My hope for the new year?
I hope to expand a grass roots movement
Which spreads mindfulness like wildfire
How might one transform a hope, so seemingly out of reach
Into a goal, worthy of working, tirelessly, to achieve?
Such a goal may be achieved one thought, one post, one reader at a time
Such a goal may be achieved, little by little, step by step ... in this way:
*Believe in the power of one, holding hands with the powers of many
And thus, do I entice you to encourage family and friends to connect with my blog
If asked why I entice you to promote my blog, I'd reply:
As we absorb stories ...
Concerning defensiveness transforming into...
Self trust, mutual respect and inner peace ...
We ponder over insights, which inspire personal growth
*Once insights into mindfulness have been absorbed, naturally, far and wide ...
Then families across the world may make gainful strides ...
Toward peaceful re-connection more trustfully, less painfully than ever before
At this point, if you were to ask how reading my blog
Might spark the start of such a monumental change, I'd reply:
Insights are thoughts ...
And stories filled with insightful thoughts
Inspire us to think differently than before
Then I'd say—what we think, we become—So
*If the written word can spark a wild fire
Spreading insight from one mind to many more, then ...
What hope for the future could feel more enriching
Than working, together, to fire up a global movement
Which seeks to encourage people of all ages and both sexes
To transform classic vulnerabilities into personal strengths!
And as this train of thought has been chugging through my mind
while I'm sitting in front of my computer
Sipping from a cup of chicken soup in hopes of nursing the flu ...
I grow aware of this fact:
*Each time a positively focused train of thought
Stokes my spirit with positively focused fuel
I re-energize myself to feel better than before!
How can I tell?
Seriously?
Well, my positive focus is strengthening
And—I'm feeling cornier by the minute!
All kidding aside ...
This is not the first time
That I've pounded my hope for the future into my keyboard ...
One day, several years ago, while I was writing
In hopes of inspiring myself to catalyze this grass roots movement—
Concerning mindfulness—
A close friend walked into my office and looked over my shoulder
Upon reading my words, my friend declared:
Annie, you can't think to change the world all by yourself!
At this, I looked skepticism straight in the face
And heard the positively focused side of my mind reply:
Of course I can!
Then, as my brain soaked in the scoff in my friend's laugh
I tossed this thought provoking question, breezily, into the air:
Don't you believe in the power of one?
After a brief pause, my friend laughed, again ... but
Rather than skeptical, her laugh proved quizzical
And if you ask what might have caused her attitude to change
From 'scoffing' to 'reconsidering'
I'd reply:
The purity of my belief made her dig deeper than before
You see, as we dig deep, classic truths emerge
And in this way—as one mind connects with the next ...
We engage in discussions in which clarity of thought
Inspires each of us to agree with this fact:
*Our first thoughts are not always our best thoughts
And so, here I sit in front of my computer
Pounding away at my keyboard, today ...
Watching the purity of deeper truths march
Across my screen, one word at a time
And each time I write a post
Which tosses thought provoking questions
Concerning classic truths into your lap/tops ...
I hope to entice multitudes to dig deep inside your minds
Until hidden pockets of subconscious negativity turn inside out
And once negativity, exposed, is given good reason to fade away
Your brain, like mine, may open up to soak in new ideas
Which catalyze the brain to carve out channels of positively focused thought
Like the on-going series of thoughts, which inspire me
To sit down and write another post, day after day ...
Even on days when my head feels stuffed up enough
To sip chicken soup from a cup
And now that I've expressed thoughts
Which had been ready for release, today
My little voice is telling me
To ask you to contemplate a question
Which I'll leave to linger in the air
While I swallow my last drop of chicken soup ...
Down two Excedrine
And take my flu back to bed:
Do YOU believe in the power of one?
PS
Speaking for myself—You know I do!
Especially when we empower ourselves to reach out
And hold hands with the powers of many, around the world
PSS
If today's train of thought provokes you to stuff a question of your own
Into my comment box, and if that question proves to be:
ANNIE, WHAT IS YOUR #1 HOPE FOR THE NEW YEAR?
I'd most assuredly reply:
I hope the power of one will go forth and multiply
Then, I'd smile and thank you
For caring enough to see that my comment box
Feels happy, healthy and well fed!
And being mindful of having answered my own question
I hope you'll feed my comment box questions of your own ...
JAnnie
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