Poem of the Day - I Know the Way You Can Get

I Know the Way You Can Get

~Hafiz (from I Heard God Laughing: Renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)

I know the way you can get
When you have not had a drink of Love:

Your face hardens,
Your sweet muscles cramp.
Children become concerned
About a strange look that appears in your eyes
Which even begins to worry your own mirror
And nose.

Squirrels and birds sense your sadness
And call an important conference in a tall tree.
They decide which secret code to chant
To help your mind and soul.

Even angels fear that brand of madness
That arrays itself against the world
And throws sharp stones and spears into
The innocent
And into one's self.

O I know the way you can get
If you have not been drinking Love:

You might rip apart
Every sentence your friends and teachers say,
Looking for hidden clauses.

You might weigh every word on a scale
Like a dead fish.

You might pull out a ruler to measure
From every angle in your darkness
The beautiful dimensions of a heart you once
Trusted.

I know the way you can get
If you have not had a drink from Love's
Hands.

That is why all the Great Ones speak of
The vital need
To keep remembering God,
So you will come to know and see Him
As being so Playful
And Wanting,
Just Wanting to help.

That is why Hafiz says:
Bring your cup near me.
For all I care about
Is quenching your thirst for freedom!

All a Sane man can ever care about
Is giving Love!

Joshua: Re. Moving

Message to Joshua: I would love to ask about our upcoming move. We are moving 6 blocks away to a larger space with a real kitchen and oven, bath tub and room for a guest. Yeah! Is there anything that we need to do for preparation? I will also be able to have my home office there where I am developing my businesses.

Joshua's Response: Dearest Elizabeth. All you have to do is to move forward in expectant joy - and in the tone of your asking we are hearing this. Allow Source energy to help you as you proceed. Pre-pave the way with your intentions. Start each day with the intentions of ease, joy, and grace, and allow it to unfold that way. When you find yourself in resistance or feeling stuck (and many such feelings often come up during moves), just take some time to breathe. Deep breathing is one of the most useful tools that are available to you. Even 3 deep breaths can help break down any resistance. Taking time for 10 deep breaths is magical. I will remind you again of how loved you are and how much Source wants for your continued growth and unfoldment to proceed with joy and ease. This move is very blessed, and will flow with as much ease as you allow.

30 Day Challenge and A Message from Joshua

So, in case you were wondering what happened to the 30 day challenge, I actually did finish it. I just finished it on another blog, my Equilawbrium Blog. I had been writing it on that blog and then re-posting here. I decided that was too much work on my part, so I just left it there. Check it out if you get a chance... there's good stuff there.

I want to use this blog for another purpose. Actually, something wants to use me through this blog. It's very strange to explain, but several months ago I became a channel. A source of higher consciousness/divine wisdom began speaking through me. At first there was a group, simply called "the guides" who spoke through me. More recently, a voice named Joshua, began to communicate to and through me. Joshua said that he wanted to share messages to the world through this blog.

So here is today's message from Joshua:

Greetings to all who are reading this. I am very pleased to be able to communicate with you through this exciting medium. And I am grateful for Monick who has allowed this interaction. I desire for you to ask me questions through her. You may ask questions in the comments and the responses will come back through these blog posts.

In the meantime, today I just want to share the message of how loved, special, and appreciated you are of Source. Nothing you have ever done and could ever do can ever diminish this love that Source energy (some of you may know this energy as God, Allah, Jehovah, or the Universe) has for you. As you go about this day remember this love that is here for you. This love that desires to meet all of your needs is always here. Please turn to Source for anything (there is nothing too big or too small). The more you allow Source to pave the way for you, the easier things will flow for you. It is always your choice of how you can go about it, but why not choose ease and joy?