Just a Choice Away

I have been sad enough times

To know it does not work for me 

And have fought in anger enough 

To know battles can’t set me free 

I have cursed fortune enough 

To know cursing doesn't change luck 

The more I wallowed in self pity 

The more it kept me stuck 

I have delighted in pointing fingers 

And even mastered the blame game 

Only to realize pain does not ease 

By attributing to another name 

I have known the darkness of shame 

And carried the burden of regret 

Indeed the pain that stems from the past 

Can be often difficult to forget 

And yet I have felt a lightness 

That seems to be the DNA of Life 

An undercurrent of peace and joy 

That is underneath the pain and strife 

This undercurrent is always there 

And it is just a choice away 

Why would I not choose it for me? 

Why would I not choose it today?

The Divine Tease

You exist somewhere between heaven and earth
You play with us between death and birth
You are, but then you also are not
Everything I've asked for, and everything I've got

You are the ball of dreams, the chalice of hope
You are the fabric of strength that helps us cope
You are the magic of possibility strewn around
Disguised as brown dust on the ground

You are the matter of wood, of leaves, of flowers
You are a rainbow grid of colourful powers
You are a spark that sets this world on fire
This world sandwiched by fear and desire

You are the raw potential of life and love
You are the silent peace we see in a dove
You exist but unless we embody you here
We are left just holding your vision so dear