Dear Creator of
Darkness and Light:
A positive spin on life has
never come easily to me. It's so much easier to feel victimized, to wallow
in the drama, to point the finger of blame and fault at others when life has
failed to meet my desires. I've lived in the THEY-can't-possibly-understand-or-take-the-time-to-care-about-what-I'VE-endured- self-involvement. And it wasn't until I was so depleted emotionally, that with
nowhere else to go, I finally and desperately turned to YOU. When that happened I heard the Voice that had
always been there. I felt the Touch that reached for me. And as I came into the Love that never
leaves, I started to feel the
warmth fill my heart and
my eyes opened to see all
that has been there all along, for me. The dark days became suddenly brighter, the clouds lifted, and all that I need for life itself in good moments and terrible, in
the ordinary and the amazing, from the depths of despair to the heights of
heaven is an open heart to You. Thank You for being here for
all the time it has taken for me to turn my mind around. Thank You for
the Free Will that allows me to choose my own path. And although I may
slip again, I now know the gift and glory of being lifted up into the
light and no longer will I want to drown in the darkness of my own
making. amen.
*Gibran Kahlil Gibran, [1883-1931] the third best-selling poet of all time after Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu, was born
in Lebanon and emigrated to the US as a young man settling in Boston's South
End. Also an artist and a writer - most famous is his fictional but
inspiring The Prophet written in 1923 and which gained a
tremendous resurgence of popularity during the 1960s counterculture
turbulence and took new root within the New Age movement. Raised a
Maronite Catholic, Gibran was also influenced by Islam, particularly Sufi
mysticism and had strong connections with the Baha'i faith. His request to be
buried in his native Lebanon was fulfilled by his close friend and his
sister.
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