Inhaltsangabe
Wake up! The Soul's Collection: An Intimate Awakening gives voice to everyday life-the words that we use, the prayers we express, the places we call home, and the day-to-day dreams that go unattended. It reminds us that without hope, we live without direction and fail to embrace the small joys that connect us to ourselves and to each other. Each section offers a new awakening and then poses a question for reflection. These verses ask readers to describe their own awakenings, thus completing the circle from awareness to awakening. The Soul's Collection asks what appear to be simple questions. Where would you like to travel? Who do you call when trouble comes? Who in your life liberates you? In reality, these questions are the very soul of our existence. Examine the power in showing up and the importance of knowing our path, both past and present. An invitation to tell ourselves the truth, this collection speaks to the complexities of life, the resilience of the human spirit, the power in awakening and, the healing that takes place when love is the intention. "I commend Mark Loring's "awakenings" to your thoughtful reflection. Consider them brief meditations on commonplace miracles, inviting you to ponder and perhaps to begin recording your own soul's collection of intimate awakenings. Awakening invites awakening"-Charlie Finn, LPC
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Mark Loring, lives in Santa Cruz, California, with his husband, Steven, of twenty-two years and their cats, Nina and Simone. They Whispered To Stay Alive-Bring Us Home is his second collection of poetry. His first book is entitled The Soul's Collection: An Intimate Awakening (2011).
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The Soul's Collection
An Intimate AwakeningBy Mark LoringiUniverse, Inc.
Copyright © 2011 Mark LoringAll right reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4502-9242-9
Contents
What is the Soul's Collection?.....................1Children...........................................2-5Dream..............................................6-7Music..............................................8-9Travel.............................................10-11Hope...............................................12-13Prayer.............................................14-25Truth..............................................26-29Kindness...........................................30-31Home...............................................32-39Peace..............................................40-41Humanity...........................................42-43Uncertainty........................................44-45Strength...........................................46-47Path...............................................48-51Permission.........................................52-53Grace..............................................54-55Friendship.........................................56-57Animals............................................58-59Lost and Found.....................................60-61Loss...............................................62-63Resiliency.........................................64-65P.S................................................66-67
Chapter One
The Soul's BLDBLDollection speaks to the complexities of life, the resiliency of the human spirit, the power in awakening, and the healing that takes place when love is the intention.
The tucking of children into their beds is a ritual that every parent, guardian, loved one, honored one can embrace
A time when thoughts of spelling bees and math equations can be rested
A time to dream of a world beyond themselves, a world where humanity is valued and celebrated
Reflection: What words describe the best in humanity?
Awakening:
The promise of the universe is celebrated with the arrival of new life
Reflection: What promise would you extend to the life of a newborn?
Awakening:
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With iron intention They stood Heads raised Contained by hope
Hearts danced with possibility Spirits of soldiers sang a distant song Echoes of yesterday's dream
Reflection: What dream of yours appears in the distance?
Awakening:
Movement ... our first language Music ... our second Transporting listeners to places Where love is known Hurts are healed Existence renewed
Reflection: What does music do for you?
Awakening:
May your light be the passport to increased understanding May you witness the humanity that connects us Go well
Reflection: You leave in the next hour; where would your travels take you?
Awakening:
Begin each day
With the promise
That you'll find
Hope in something
Take inventory of your
Hopes not yet realized
Wrap them in the promise
That Life is possible
Caress the parts of you
That seem unsure
Gently renew your
Commitment to live, to dream
Forgive yourself when
Your efforts fall short
Remember that each
New day holds the promise
Hope belongs to you
Reflection: Where in your life do you find hope?
Awakening:
May you live where truth is found May you know days in which your heart is remembered May you gently remain within reach May you have your own space to stand May your faith keep you surrounded I wish you peace I wish you joy I wish you love
Reflection: Who in your life exemplifies peace, joy, and love?
Awakening:
May the day offer you
The opportunity to embrace
An unattended dream
Connect with an old friend
Know the power of solitude
Heal an old hurt
Gently and intentionally keep ... hope within reach
Reflection: What opportunity or unattended dream would you openly embrace?
Awakening:
Bound by your agreement and your bid for happiness You move forward with the knowledge That life is difficult
You remain a participant, contender Grasping the fullness of it Arriving with purpose in tow
Reflection: What agreements have you made with yourself?
Awakening:
I shall hold it in the palms of my hands Mold into my personal need Confirm with intention Release to the beyond ... and believe
Reflection: What shape do your prayers take?
Awakening:
As sure as the sun and moon know their purpose
Much is found in the movement of her steps
While reaching for the distance
She is joined by determination and grace
And her prayer is found there
Reflection: What activity speaks to your expression of prayer?
Awakening:
Awakened from a hardened silence The voices of those long departed' Championed my spirit The cadence of my steps Reached far beyond my known existence And the aged echo carried me forward
Reflection: What carries you forward?
Awakening:
The need to seek permission
From a world that bears no investment
In your life, no longer exists
The moment has arrived
In which you are
To honestly witness
The unveiling of the fairy tale
You deserve no less
Reflection: What fairy tale have you unveiled and released?
Awakening:
On the evening...
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