KINDNESS POEMS: SELF

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Friday, August 18, 2017

WHY?

“Why magnify your ego's size today? Why let your fears and worries stick Around? Please, Drop the drama, practice peace, and Pray! 'Cause That's how true tranquility gits found.”

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

“Lord, Will this option only cause more pain? Should I instead do what I've done before? Please, help me wisely choose ta do what's Sane... and act in my best int'rests, more and more! So, Should I choose this option, Lord – or not? Please, Help me be most Merciful, ta Me! Please, bless this cherished child of Yours, a Lot! And Help me be as Kind as I can Be!” Please, and Thank You! Amen!

Sunday, August 13, 2017

BEING KIND IS SMARTER

“Though mischief may ta jaded hearts appeal, it cannot help our inner wounds ta heal. It only will perpetuate our pain; friends, doing evil simply isn't sane!”

Saturday, August 12, 2017

TOO MANY SPICES MAKE YOU SICK

(to someone focusing on unwholesome things)

“Too much attention paid ta crazy stuff! Of bullshit, some can't seem ta get enough. Your jaded mental tongue can't taste what's sweet; what Is this cockamamie crap ya eat? Too many evils tickling your brain, and blessings disappearing down the drain! Your mental food is way too over-spiced! Why not surrender all ta Buddha-Christ?”

Note: “Paying attention to what is not is like spice for your brain food.”

Friday, August 11, 2017

PLEA TO A CRAZY PERSON

“Now why indulge yourself? Why don't ya pray? Why have your fears and worries stick around? Please, Drop your drama, practice peace today, ya Could be one who Happiness has found!”

BE WARY OF THE IMPULSE TO HELP SOMEONE

“I guess you wanta help a neighbor out, but, man, ta drop a good routine is dumb! Ta harm your health is nuts, beyond all doubt, be Kind ta YOU, er else you're gonna bum!” Yoga faithfully!

Note: the essence of yoga is action-and-relaxation.

YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH YOUR TROUBLES

“Please, If your job seems thankless, don't despair; could Be ya Should go Easier on You. Especially when nobody seems ta care, ya gotta Love yourself, ya really do! If you ain't gettin' stoned, ya need a change; your attitude 's the perfect place ta start. Some things you're gonna need ta rearrange, my friend, ya gotta take a path with Heart! Why Don't ya ask the Lord... ta Help ya Out? When Life is hard, that's very wise ta do. Please, don't indulge in anger, never pout, but trust in love, and it'll rescue you! Gal, May ya find complete relief, right now; may Heaven be most merciful ta You! The Lord can point the way... and teach ya How ta keep your head up high… and Make It Through!”

NOT AFRAID TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY SELF

“If I get in a Bind, I let 'em know; ta play the silent martyr then is dumb. I take good care 'o Me, and don't be slow; I do my part ta Help Christ's mercy come!”

WE'RE ALL KINDA FUNNY

“What sacrifices can we make fer peace? Our fears, our hate, our anger – How 'bout Those? Tranquility within us Will Increase – when We see Christ disguised in all our foes. Lord, Help us love ourselves and everyone! Please, help us overcome our Own worst fears! Increase in us the love o' wholesome fun, so laughter drives away all useless tears! And we'll appreciate Your doin' That, we'd really like ta have some Fun Today! Seems Now, that havin' fun is where it's At, and we're all kinda Funny, anyway!”

BALANCE

“It's often good ta Help out someone else, but, pilgrim, do be good ta you, yourself!”

THE POWER OF LOVE

“Before my attitude goes sour, Lord, fill me up with love's sweet power! Please, help me give myself sufficient care – and then my heart will overflow with love ta share!”

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

HE'S SOMETHING ELSE!

“So, how ta make the craziness decrease? Why not rely upon the Holy One? Just Ask Him what ta Do, ta practice Peace, and ask Him how ta git some Lovin' done. Please, Give Him Thanks, fer what he's done fer you; be kind to all, and don't exclude yourself. Yes, honor Christ, with All ya say and do, please, Love the Lord, He's Really Somethin' Else!”

~~Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford~~

~~apologies for the strike-throughs, don't know how to change that~~

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

FOR SOMEONE STRUGGLING TO CHANGE

“Fer less perversity of spirit, Pray, please practice peace, self-care, and patience, too. If you would greater kindliness display, please, every morning, offer thanks, anew. Be faithful, practice being Still awhile; tranquility 's a truly precious state. And when ya can, please, do your Best ta smile, and life 'll soon be Brighter, Just you Wait….”

Saturday, July 29, 2017

JESUS CAN CHANGE YOU

“Why ever try ta change somebody else? You've found it's hard enough ta change your Self! It's only love ta which a heart responds, and Jesus' Love can break the captive's Bonds!

Please, practice Jesus' presence every day; a little wholesome discipline can pay; get still a while, and silent, those are key – ya just might find it sets your spirit free!”

Thursday, July 27, 2017

PEACE & JOY FOR AMERICAN CHRISTIANS

“Our self-indulgence never brings us bliss, so why indulge, while children starve and die? We claim we're Christians, but the Mark we Miss – our selfish pleasures never really Satisfy. So, Heaven, please, these hearts of ours Inspire, so we'll discover love's a Peaceful thing. Yes, Loving 's how we'll reach our hearts' desire, and know the Joy that only love can bring.”

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

TO A DESPERADO

“Ya don't feel loved? Now, love's a basic need, and self-indulgence can't real love replace. Might Be, if You would git from meanness freed, the need for change you're gonna need ta face! What once was best just might no longer be; that just might be a fact ya should accept. Consult the Lord, and maybe then you'll see: some things must be got Rid of, some be kept...” Ask the Lord for wisdom!

Monday, July 24, 2017

RECOVER WITH PATIENCE

“So You'd achieve recovery Right NOW? I'd like ta say, 'Impatience isn't How!' And 'Easy Does It', faithful pilgrim, please! Why ever magnify that old disease?”

PERFECT MAY NOT BE BEST

“Perfection's what you MUST achieve? You're gonna hurt yourself, I do believe! No, please, pick out a gentler, kinder way, and patience, that's what wiser ones display.”

Sunday, July 23, 2017

MAY I GLOW WITH LOVE

“Lord, help my heart be loving, just like Yours, and help me practice peace and kindly glow! It's harmony inside my heart prefers… ta help me overcome my fiercest foe – myself!”

Saturday, July 22, 2017

IMITATE THE LORD

“Ta love like Jesus Christ (the Buddha) does, ya must start taking better care of You! Their love's the greatest is, or ever was, and they spoke Helpful words, both kind and true. So copy them; your love will grow and bloom; your fruits will be the kind that nourish all, that bless the old and babes within the womb, and people fat or thin, and short or tall. Let's all love God and everybody, please, devote ourselves ta serving those in need. Let's live the sacred truth that sinners Frees, let loving-kindness be our dearest creed!”