~Today's Inspiration~
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The Liberty Song
Come, join hand in hand, brave Americans all,
And rouse your bold hearts at fair Liberty's call;
No tyrannous acts shall suppress your just claim,
Or stain with dishonor America's name.
Chorus:
In Freedom we're born and in Freedom we'll live.
Our purses are ready. Steady, friends, steady;
Not as slaves, but as Freemen our money we'll give.
Our worthy forefathers, let's give them a cheer,
To climates unknown did courageously steer;
Thro' oceans to deserts for Freedom they came,
And dying, bequeath'd us their freedom and fame.
Chorus
The tree their own hands had to Liberty rear'd,
They lived to behold growing strong and revered;
With transport they cried, Now our wishes we gain,
For our children shall gather the fruits of our pain.
Chorus
Then join hand in hand, brave Americans all,
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall;
In so righteous a cause let us hope to succeed,
For heaven approves of each generous deed.
Chorus
In Freedom we're born and in Freedom we'll live.
Our purses are ready. Steady, friends, steady;
Not as slaves, but as Freemen our money we'll give.
The tune is the English air, Heart of Oak. These American words were written by John Dickinson and published in 1768. Dickinson was one of leaders of the American Revolution, a famous lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania, life long friend and correspondent of Jefferson. In Jefferson's words, "He was so honest a man and so able . . . "
"A reminder to be conscious of each day."
"Expect not to fully ascertain the spiritual, by relying on your intellect.
By ones own faith and spiritual faculties, for more of the heart shall
be God's 'presence', than from intellectual thoughts. To empty the mind
of all the limitations of material things...God's spirit shall be illuminated."
'Praise God'
"Expect not to fully ascertain the spiritual, by relying on your intellect.
By ones own faith and spiritual faculties, for more of the heart shall
be God's 'presence', than from intellectual thoughts. To empty the mind
of all the limitations of material things...God's spirit shall be illuminated."
'Praise God'
~GOD.... A name and concept of this Higher Power, which most folks erroneously conceive to be outside themselves, separate from and alien to themselves, a "Santa Claus" god which is supposed to fulfill their dreams, their wishes and wants, to "make" the conditions of Life comply with their desire and their idea of "religious correctness"... Sorry about that, it just doesn't happen that way.... we have established the conditions and locale of our relationship and understanding which we are to acquire of "Our" Higher Power.....
"We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. ( ~But of a much greater friend, for in fact it is our own self, Our Own True Self, that portion of localized divinity that He has given to each of His Children.~) Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found. It was so with us." ..... We are never separate from God. Separation from God is only an illusion that we have created.
~GRANT...to assure (in its original meaning) a knowingness of the orderliness of God's eternity, a prized condition that we earn through our efforts of learning to apply the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to our lives, not an "undeserved gift" as we hear so many times around the tables of AA.
~ME... the I Am, of self, the True Self, that portion of self which knows that it is, in all instances.
~SERENITY... Again a word that is misunderstood, that most folks take to mean a quiet, unruffled, calm, undisturbed, tranquil condition in the circumstances of life about us. In truth what it really means is Presence of Mind in the Here and Now, viewing the Reality of whatever conditions and circumstances that may be occurring ... Not fighting Reality with illusions of how things should or should not be.
~TO ACCEPT... to acknowledge the Truth of Reality, to take what is offered or given, to receive willingly... As we are given Life, one moment, one condition, one circumstance, one happening at a time...God's Life for God's Kids has to be a happening. It can't be any other way.
~THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE....Reality, period...Reality cannot be changed. It simply is. And no amount of mind bending illusion creating will change it. The Truth is the Truth and it needs no defense. The only thing we humans can do with Reality is change our point of view, our perspective. Reality itself will remain unchanged.
~COURAGE... The ability to make the Responsible Decisions Necessary and take Action to DO the things we already know need to be done in the face of unknown outcomes and consequences.. Our Life is determined by the decisions and actions that we take and the thoughts that we hold, by no other forces. We must in all cases live with the consequences of our decisions or our lack of decision. Life cannot be lived any other way.
~TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN...The only thing that we can change is our perspective as we view Reality, learning to make better Responsible Decisions, living our way to better thinking each moment.
~AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE... Wisdom, an acquired trait through the experience of life, a recognition and remembrance of the things which do or do not coincide with Reality, which do or do not work, of the things which are true, which are honest, for that is the meaning of Truth, Rigorously Honest.
'Amen'
"We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend. ( ~But of a much greater friend, for in fact it is our own self, Our Own True Self, that portion of localized divinity that He has given to each of His Children.~) Sometimes we had to search fearlessly, but He was there. He was as much a fact as we were. We found the Great Reality deep down within us. In the last analysis it is only there that He may be found. It was so with us." ..... We are never separate from God. Separation from God is only an illusion that we have created.
~GRANT...to assure (in its original meaning) a knowingness of the orderliness of God's eternity, a prized condition that we earn through our efforts of learning to apply the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to our lives, not an "undeserved gift" as we hear so many times around the tables of AA.
~ME... the I Am, of self, the True Self, that portion of self which knows that it is, in all instances.
~SERENITY... Again a word that is misunderstood, that most folks take to mean a quiet, unruffled, calm, undisturbed, tranquil condition in the circumstances of life about us. In truth what it really means is Presence of Mind in the Here and Now, viewing the Reality of whatever conditions and circumstances that may be occurring ... Not fighting Reality with illusions of how things should or should not be.
~TO ACCEPT... to acknowledge the Truth of Reality, to take what is offered or given, to receive willingly... As we are given Life, one moment, one condition, one circumstance, one happening at a time...God's Life for God's Kids has to be a happening. It can't be any other way.
~THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE....Reality, period...Reality cannot be changed. It simply is. And no amount of mind bending illusion creating will change it. The Truth is the Truth and it needs no defense. The only thing we humans can do with Reality is change our point of view, our perspective. Reality itself will remain unchanged.
~COURAGE... The ability to make the Responsible Decisions Necessary and take Action to DO the things we already know need to be done in the face of unknown outcomes and consequences.. Our Life is determined by the decisions and actions that we take and the thoughts that we hold, by no other forces. We must in all cases live with the consequences of our decisions or our lack of decision. Life cannot be lived any other way.
~TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN...The only thing that we can change is our perspective as we view Reality, learning to make better Responsible Decisions, living our way to better thinking each moment.
~AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE... Wisdom, an acquired trait through the experience of life, a recognition and remembrance of the things which do or do not coincide with Reality, which do or do not work, of the things which are true, which are honest, for that is the meaning of Truth, Rigorously Honest.
'Amen'
Nice choice. Where'd you find that?
I got the following from NA>
“Some things we must accept, others we can change. The wisdom to know the difference comes with growth in our spiritual program.”
It’s relatively easy to accept the things we like—it’s the things we don’t like that are hard to accept. But remaking the world and everyone in it to suit our tastes would solve nothing. After all, the idea that the world was to blame for all our problems was the attitude that kept us using—and that attitude nearly killed us.
Basic Text, p. 95
Just for today: Higher Power, grant me the wisdom to know the difference between what can be changed and what I must accept. Please help me gratefully accept the life I’ve been given.
Basic Text, p. 95
Just for today: Higher Power, grant me the wisdom to know the difference between what can be changed and what I must accept. Please help me gratefully accept the life I’ve been given.
"Thanks for sharing! Praise God'.
"A lot of my entries are from archives of the past six years from another web site, as I can still
log in on it for references. My 'reflections' are many, Thank God!"
Plus some four decades of data from ( 'a friend of a friend' ® ) R.I.P.
'Praise God'
My best sponsor past away too. R.I.P. Cherokee.
"Let us be glad of the 'memories''Thank God, for the time that 'was'.
'Praise God'
Elder's Meditation of the Day June 16
"To learn is to live and to live is to learn". We daily seek guidance from the Creator. When we give freely we are allowed many gifts spiritually,We never expect anything in return for doing good or helping another human being. We find it an Honor to work for the people and not self."This is how we learn". How productive will I make my day?
Ah-ho!
"To learn is to live and to live is to learn". We daily seek guidance from the Creator. When we give freely we are allowed many gifts spiritually,We never expect anything in return for doing good or helping another human being. We find it an Honor to work for the people and not self."This is how we learn". How productive will I make my day?
Ah-ho!
Look not at our differences, but at how much we are alike.
We are indeed ONE!
An excellent page of Native American Lore with 150 stories from tribes everywhere on Turtle Island.
I say, once again, these are things that I know -
Peace and happiness are available in every moment. Peace is in every step.
We shall learn to walk hand in hand.
There are no political or theological solutions to what is primarily a spiritual problem.
The ONLY solution is the TRUTH.
Remember, If the Creator put it there, it is in the right place. The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.
I know that All must be brought into the Sacred Hoop for it to be mended. I often wonder how we will bring those who do not see even the simplest of Circles into the greatest Circle of all.
Then I remember it is a thing that has been promised by Spirit.
That is how I know it will come to be.
Aha! Love and Peace!
( Windwalker® ) from a friend to a friend R.I.P.
'Praise God'
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Computer error, LOL. That's my story, and will stick by it......
