love – Page 3 – Deb Hawken

Sugar-coated

My life is sugar-coated by moneyGlossed like an expensive donutWith the good old sturdy cake beneathPeople look at it and see the sparkleBut rarely the emotional costYou don’t dare to complainBecause you have MONEY It is one thing to be gratefulFor what you do haveAnd I am so gratefulIt is another to thinkThat the icingContinueContinue reading “Sugar-coated”

Double Edged Swords

Today’s writing prompt, or one three years ago depending on when you’re reading this, inspired me to think about the ways that we humans are so unaware of our impact. How we look at things only one way, when there is at least one more way they can be viewed. How our word comes fromContinueContinue reading “Double Edged Swords”

Blame -v- Responsibility

I’m learning something new that is based on taking total responsibility for your life, for everything that happens to you, even when someone else has done whatever it is. So if someone is unpleasant to you, you were in that place at that time, and so you take responsibility. You may feel like stopping readingContinueContinue reading “Blame -v- Responsibility”

Soul-centred Living: Truth

To live this way is very simple but it can sound and feel complex if you’ve never tried it. Here are a few simple tips: Always tell yourself the truth. You don’t have to tell anyone else, but you do need to be completely honest with yourself. You achieve this by: Live from the heart.ContinueContinue reading “Soul-centred Living: Truth”

Soul-centred Living: Getting in Touch

In the introduction I laid out what it meant to me to be in touch with my soul, how empowering it is. Particularly as it frees you from a lot of human ideas and social constructions. I would say emphatically though: It does not free us to do exactly as we like with no boundariesContinueContinue reading “Soul-centred Living: Getting in Touch”

How to Love Yourself

People trot out that old chestnut, ‘you should love yourself more’, then generally walk away leaving you to get on with it, possibly because in truth they have no real idea how to put those words into action. I do. I had to learn. First by rebuilding my character to bring out the real me.ContinueContinue reading “How to Love Yourself”

D-Day 2024

Love and respect for all At a time when the world is watching to see what happens next. How does the current world situation make any sense? We have the lessons of history. There is a massive war. Someone wins. Twenty years later we’re all trading together again as if nothing happened. Why can’t weContinueContinue reading “D-Day 2024”

You Are Me

You are meNo matter how far apart we areI feel youI know youAs well as I know meI understand youBecause we’re identicalWe aren’t even relatedSo how can it beThat one person understands meAs no other doesOr is it beyond understanding?I think soTwo people who don’t even needA conversationTo visitTo be togetherTo knowI know who youContinueContinue reading “You Are Me”

You Don’t Have The Right

You don’t have the rightTo poison my lifeWith your cruel wordsYour violent badass waysOr your cherished beliefsYou think you’re strongBecause you can kill or maimAnything or anyone weaker than youBecause you’re ‘clever’ with wordsAnd can destroy someoneOne piece at a timeWithout raising a handYou think you’re better than othersBecause your fists are fasterAnd you knowContinueContinue reading “You Don’t Have The Right”

Creating Happiness

Sometimes happiness arrives on a sunbeam, seemingly out of nowhere, and unexpected joy takes over our lives. Other times life is so challenging we wouldn’t recognise happiness if the sunbeam smacked us straight between the eyes! Imagine that! Drowning in focus It sounds like an urban myth but it’s actually true, that what your focusContinueContinue reading “Creating Happiness”