“We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It’s up to us to make it good or bad.” 

~Author Unknown

 

 

 

An Anonymous Poem about LIFE

 

 

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering
are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.

 

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody
as I try to force my desires on this person,
even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it,
and even though this person was me.
Today I call it “RESPECT”.

 

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life,
and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call it “MATURITY”.

 

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance,
I am in the right place at the right time,
and everything happens at the exactly right moment.
So I could be calm.
Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.

 

As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time,
and I stopped designing huge projects for the future.
Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness,
things I love to do and that make my heart cheer,
and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.
Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.

 

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything
that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations,
and everything the drew me down and away from myself.
At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.

 

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right,
and ever since I was wrong less of the time.
Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.

 

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past
and worry about the future. Now, I only live for the moment,
where EVERYTHING is happening.
Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it. “FULFILLMENT”.

 

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me
and it can make me sick.
But As I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally.
Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.

 

We no longer need to fear arguments,
confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others.
Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.
Today I know THAT IS “LIFE”!

 

“Sometimes we become so focused on the finish line, that we fail to find joy in the journey.”~ Author Unknown

 

“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.” ~John Irving

 

“It’s important to put a lot of years into your life, but equally important to put a lot of life into your years.”~ Author Unknown

 

 

“Each day I am thankful for nights that turned into mornings, friends that turned into family, dreams that turned into reality, and likes that turned into love.” ~  Author Unknown

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may your day be as unique as the date on the calendar today 12.12.12.

Thank you for visiting the TREASURE TROVE today.

Namaste,

Bhagya