We are not in a position
in which we have nothing
to work with.
We already have capacities,
talents,
direction,
missions,
callings. 4
in which we have nothing
to work with.
We already have capacities,
talents,
direction,
missions,
callings. 4
You will recognize
your own path
when you come upon it,
because you will suddenly
have all the energy
and imagination
you will ever need. 1
Beginnings . . .
We're not always looking for them
when they find us,
They pick us up,
tossing us like playful waves
rolling shells to the shore,
Churning us around a bit
before we glide to a stop
on a smooth,
shimmering beach.
Beginnings . . .
Sometimes they come to us
like secret gifts wrapped in fancy paper,
or rolled up inside plain brown bags,
We don't know what to expect,
we are grateful, but unsure;
excited,
but cautious.
Beginnings . . .
When we meet them face to face
sometimes they loom before us
like a path leading into a forest,
Will it lead us to unknown streams to cross,
to wet leafy slopes
where we might slide,
past rocks or tree roots
which threaten
to make us stumble?
your own path
when you come upon it,
because you will suddenly
have all the energy
and imagination
you will ever need. 1
Beginnings . . .
We're not always looking for them
when they find us,
They pick us up,
tossing us like playful waves
rolling shells to the shore,
Churning us around a bit
before we glide to a stop
on a smooth,
shimmering beach.
Beginnings . . .
Sometimes they come to us
like secret gifts wrapped in fancy paper,
or rolled up inside plain brown bags,
We don't know what to expect,
we are grateful, but unsure;
excited,
but cautious.
Beginnings . . .
When we meet them face to face
sometimes they loom before us
like a path leading into a forest,
Will it lead us to unknown streams to cross,
to wet leafy slopes
where we might slide,
past rocks or tree roots
which threaten
to make us stumble?
This is the beginning of a new day.
You have been given this day to use as you will . . .
You can waste it or use it for good.
What you do today is important
because you are exchanging
a day of your life for it.
When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever.
In its place is something you have left behind . . .
Let it be something good. 5
People become really quite remarkable
when they start thinking
that they can do things.
When they believe in themselves
they have the first secret of success. 6
Fear is the brightest of signs
The shape of the boundary you leave behind
So sing all your questions to sleep
The answers are out there in the drowning deep
You've got a journey to make
There's your horizon to chase
So go far beyond where we stand
No matter the distance
I'm holding your hand. 7
You have been given this day to use as you will . . .
You can waste it or use it for good.
What you do today is important
because you are exchanging
a day of your life for it.
When tomorrow comes,
this day will be gone forever.
In its place is something you have left behind . . .
Let it be something good. 5
People become really quite remarkable
when they start thinking
that they can do things.
When they believe in themselves
they have the first secret of success. 6
Fear is the brightest of signs
The shape of the boundary you leave behind
So sing all your questions to sleep
The answers are out there in the drowning deep
You've got a journey to make
There's your horizon to chase
So go far beyond where we stand
No matter the distance
I'm holding your hand. 7
Credits:
[1] ~Jerry Gillies
[2] Beginnings ~Denise M. Ford
[3] ~St Augustine
[4] ~Abraham Maslow
[5] -Unknown
[6] ~Norman Vincent Peale
[7] -Harbor ~Vienna Teng
Music: Unknown
Contributed by KT+
[1] ~Jerry Gillies
[2] Beginnings ~Denise M. Ford
[3] ~St Augustine
[4] ~Abraham Maslow
[5] -Unknown
[6] ~Norman Vincent Peale
[7] -Harbor ~Vienna Teng
Music: Unknown
Contributed by KT+
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Beginnings . . .
Sometimes they sweep us away
like a hot air balloon ride
that keeps us above the storms,
Bouncing on the clouds,
sailing on the wind,
with the sun
never casting shadows
our way.
Beginnings . . .
Well met and ventured into,
may be fresh as new fallen snow,
where we make our own tracks,
Where we take a running jump
and slide down the nearest snow bank,
Where we tilt our faces
to welcome snowflakes
as they land on top of us.
Beginnings . . .
They come to us today,
They are here reaching out to us,
beckoning us to embrace them,
Daring us to charge along
on their challenges,
Promising us strength
to endure,
faith to see beyond,
and hope to continue.
Let us welcome our Beginnings
and all that they are
and will be!
May we mark these
Beginnings of our journey together,
arm in arm with prayer.
And may these,
our Beginnings,
unwind into a comfortable journey
on which we carry
patience,
understanding,
and kindness.
A journey that Begins
and continues
with the light
of Hope
and Faith! 2
People travel
to wonder at the height of mountains,
at the huge waves of the sea,
at the long courses of rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean,
at the circular motion of the stars;
and they pass by themselves without wondering. 3
Sometimes they sweep us away
like a hot air balloon ride
that keeps us above the storms,
Bouncing on the clouds,
sailing on the wind,
with the sun
never casting shadows
our way.
Beginnings . . .
Well met and ventured into,
may be fresh as new fallen snow,
where we make our own tracks,
Where we take a running jump
and slide down the nearest snow bank,
Where we tilt our faces
to welcome snowflakes
as they land on top of us.
Beginnings . . .
They come to us today,
They are here reaching out to us,
beckoning us to embrace them,
Daring us to charge along
on their challenges,
Promising us strength
to endure,
faith to see beyond,
and hope to continue.
Let us welcome our Beginnings
and all that they are
and will be!
May we mark these
Beginnings of our journey together,
arm in arm with prayer.
And may these,
our Beginnings,
unwind into a comfortable journey
on which we carry
patience,
understanding,
and kindness.
A journey that Begins
and continues
with the light
of Hope
and Faith! 2
People travel
to wonder at the height of mountains,
at the huge waves of the sea,
at the long courses of rivers,
at the vast compass of the ocean,
at the circular motion of the stars;
and they pass by themselves without wondering. 3
For prayer requests and more, visit our sister site Stella Maris,
- a place where truth and beauty dwells: or write for information.
- a place where truth and beauty dwells: or write for information.
To submit comments, requests or materials,
contact me at: outreach@dawncoveabbey.org
contact me at: outreach@dawncoveabbey.org
I gladly welcome all article, haiku, humour and poem contributions
For empowerment workshops and seminars see:
http://www.dawncoveabbey.org/healing-circle
For empowerment workshops and seminars see:
http://www.dawncoveabbey.org/healing-circle
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