Astral Bridge ~ A Poem

 Astral Bridge ~ A Poem

I cross the astral bridge in the night

It links my past to my future

Each step I take that is my present

The world is a dark place

Only the moon and the stars are the light

I am a traveler in the dark

Star studded night, I am alone in the dark

What lies across the bridge is my future, a mystery

What steps I take is the present reality

What I leave behind is history

Swan~ A Poem

 Swan~ A Poem

Delicate and snow white

Graceful and elegant

You pick only clean food

Flesh and yuck, you eschew

A jewel whose soul is star bright

God's perfect creation

Gentle are your movements

Delightful is your melodious song

Artistic is your dance

Flying high, you are majesty

Cosmic Mariners ~ A Poem

 Cosmic Mariners ~  A Poem

Sailing like in the olden times

Bravely facing new elements

Mysterious and unknown

Brave mariners, you adventure forth

Stout hearts and keen minds

Sailing through the cosmos

Never flinching from danger's scary face

Curious to find, inquisitive to learn

Great minds are those who adventure forth

What you seek, may you find

Far reaching never ending cosmos

Dark and deep, flickering lights of stars

Galaxies of all shapes and sizes 

Meteors and comets scream helter skelter

Brave mariners of stout hearts, adventurous souls

I am a Soul ~ A Poem about I the Soul

 I am a Soul ~ A Poem about I the Soul

I am a Soul

Powerful and strong

Unswerving in my remembrance

Of the spirit that I am

I am not the body I dwell in

I am not of any race, nationality or creed

Just a sparkling jewel in the centre of this forehead

I can transmit my vibrations all around

Cosmic dust, dark matter, the universe

I am beyond all that you see

Unless you use that hidden eye

Never can you perceive me

I am a  time traveler changing bodies

I have seen much, known much and done much

Mystical eye ~ A Poem to God.

 Mystical eye ~ A Poem to God

Oh All father, Oh All mother

All seeing omniscient eye

Watch my efforts to become holy

Watch my efforts to become pure

Without holiness there is no Godliness

Without purity there is no peace nor happiness

Hail to thee, God of Gods

Hail to thee, Shaman of Shamans

Hail to thee, God most holy

Hail to thee, God most mighty

Oh All father, All mother

Hail to thee, wizard of wizards

Hail to thee, magician of magicians

We are souls, travelers in time

You see from your faraway abode

The very home your children came from

You are the Druid of Druids

The Mystical Grove ~ A Poem.

 The Mystical Grove ~ A Poem.

Into the dark I walk

In deep meditation I stalk

Through the mystical Grove

The moon, the stars and the milky way

Above me they watch my steps

Sullen silence punctuated by my footsteps

Owls hoot and bats fly

In meditation this is the walk

The walk I take each dark shrouded night

In contemplation, my deepest thoughts

Of the course of my life 

Each jewel of thought

Like a salve that sooths the pain

Like a sweet that makes a smile

Through the mystical Grove I stalk

Time Travellers ~ A Poem

 A poem.

We are time travelers

Walking through one life to another

What we saw, experienced and lived

In the deep recesses of our minds

In secret, those memories lie

Like a stealthy cat who keeps those secrets

Watching us, seeing what we do

Who were we, what did we do 

In ages eons before

One life impacts the other

Reverberating in age after age

An endless cascade of actions and consequences

The All Seeing Eye ~ A Poem

 A Poem ~ The All Seeing Eye.

I watch in silence to all that happens

In silence, I see you

In silence, I watch you

In deep thought, I contemplate about you

I am the all seeing eye of your mind

In silence I sit and I reflect

In silence, I am in deep thought

In a misty shroud, I speak to you

What is it you seek? 

What is you want?

Is it good or not?

I am your third eye of wisdom

I sit behind your forehead

Do not eshew me

Do so at your peril

Mother ~ A poem.

 Mother ~ A poem.

Mummy, you brought me into this world

Your love and blessings for me will last

Well after you are gone, it will be

Only God can take your place as my mom

You are the tree I sheltered under

Only God who is also my mother is the other tree

I will always love you mummy

I want to be your son again in another birth

In the sacred grove ~ Poem.

 In the sacred grove ~  Poem.

There is a sacred space in my mind

It is a dark tree enveloped grove

Its leaves sparkle like fairy lights

Showing me to the path to the sacred sanctum

I am alone , introverted

I link my intellect, the faculty of deliberation

To my Lord, God most Holy

He comes to sit in front of me

From the distant abode where I was born

Bright golden red light envelopes

Like a mystical mist, warm and comforting

I commune with the special one 

In this sacred space, in the sacred grove

The Universe is in my Hands ~ A Poem about the power of the universe.

The Universe is in my Hands ~ A Poem about the power of the universe.

In my mind I connect to you

Oh awesome power of the universe

You and I are one

You are my friend, my companion

A symbiotic relationship, incomprehensible

No intellectualization

Just connection

Awesome, simply awesome

The swirling never ending mass

Gas, rocks, stars, dark matter, comets

A titanic force beyond comprehension

Don't bother to understand, just realize and accept

Feel it, feel it and thrive

Coursing through my being

From me the soul into my brain

Through my body, released to the outside

Power, power beyond comprehension

In my hands, from I the soul

The universe is in my hands

Mind portal ~ A Poem about imagination and perception.

 Mind portal ~ A Poem about imagination and perception. 

In my all seeing third eye

Creation takes place

In my all seeing third eye

Destruction takes place

The seat of wisdom

The mighty throne where I sit

Anything I want is my creation

I am what I believe I am

Crazy as it may seem

I don't care about what others believe

In the end it is what I profoundly believe

If I listen to what others dictate to me

I might as well go for a swim with a crocodile 

My connection is to the supreme soul

This is my elation as a humble soul

I can create anything I want

Even this tapestry of words

Linked from my beating heart

Pumped from my throbbing brain

Knited all from my third eye

It is not what others create

It is what I create

That is me.

Success is sometimes the Progeny of Failure

In life, success is often measured by those who have succeeded by gaining wealth, fame, renown, health, and property. If they have struggled to have achieved such things, people see them as heroes of life and are adulated, emulated, and adored.

However, a blind eye is given to those who have failed, sometimes late in life and sometimes early in life, and struggle to succeed. They are often scorned, looked down upon, or not seen. Do you know about the heartache of such people? Do you offer them support? Do you even know they exist?

Success, my dear friends is sometimes the progeny of failure. There are those who have failed early in their lives by not doing well in their studies, not seizing opportunities when they arrive or are the victims of illness. But do you know that such people when they become wiser will grasp at any opportunity to succeed? These are people who will search and scour the landscape for any opportunity to do something great for themselves. They are fully cognizant of the bitter salty taste of failure. Unlike those who have never failed, they know the price of failure. That is why those who have always succeeded cry bitterly when they reach the apogee of success and Wham! they meet their downfall.

These people can be very ambitious and will work hard and wisely to get somewhere in life. Shouldn’t we give them support and praise? Mind you, failure can come at any time in life. The proud ones see their success and hard work without realizing that failure can hit them like a charging train. There should be an acknowledgment of their ambitiousness and hard work. It is from abject sorrowful failure that they gain success. I tell you never look down on those who fail. You might not know the incredible stuff they are made of. once a chance comes, they grasp it like an eagle grasps its prey in its strong sharp deadly talons…and they will soar as high as they can get. These people will refrain from talking about themselves, they are as quiet as church mice and are humble. Why are they humble? It is because they tread the stony thorny dusty path of life.

So, my friends, if you have succeeded in life regardless of hardship and sacrifice, do not look down on those who fail, but rather be a friend and a support for them. You will learn the great lessons of humility, opportunism, and ambition from such people.

Triumph from Failure

Not everyone has the same journey 

Life doesn't treat everyone the same

Your fate is always in your hands

Trust yourself more than anyone else

To love yourself has a deep meaning 

Life's garden has a rhythm

Disaster and Triumph

Failure and Success

It goes in that way blind as a bat

Brickbats and Bouquets line your way

Failure is the longer road to Triumph

Every one of them has made you who you are in the present

How you perceive it heralds your future

What makes me Smile?

What makes me smile?

An interesting question to ask

I smile when I see the morning sky

With birds singing, the sun rising, it's a new day

What makes me smile?

I smile in good times and bad

One must accept the existence of both in life

They are unavoidable facts

What makes me smile?

When I see the innocent laughter of a children

Fresh and new

Each they discover something new

What makes me smile?

I smile because I am alive

I have another day to do something 

It is my legacy I will leave behind 

Solitude, Silence and the Soul

Silence is Golden

Solitude is Silence

Solitude is to be Alone

Adrift in the calm Ocean of Thought

Awash in the warm Waves of Contemplation

Silence is Golden

It makes the heart sing

Solitude is to be Alone

In the Ocean of Deep, Deep Silence

Thoughts come in a row, one after the other

Dwarflings of Gold

Bearing the products of deep thought

Silence is Golden

Jewels of Thought

I bear it alone

In the deep recesses of my mind

Darkness, emptiness filling with thought

The waves of the Oceans of my mind are silent

A paradox unlike the ones at the shores

Like a drug-infused purple haze

In the midst of a crowd, I can still be alone

I lose my mind in the groovy funk of the purple-haze 

Thoughts then bear fruit

The progeny from the heatwave of silence and solitude

As they fuse and explode

Hence , their progeny born

Life, Defeat and Victory

Life brings joy

Life brings grief

Life brings victory

Life brings defeat

Life makes us realize what we miss

Life brings mystery

Life is brief

Not all of us see success early

Some of us face defeat all too quickly

Like someone adrift at sea

No lifeboat in sight 

No relief from grief

But when salvation comes 

An opportunity too can come

Should we not seize the lifeboat of relief?

No matter what others think

It is what we think

They can say what they want

But often it is because of their doom they can see

They scream they shout, they insult

But who cares a dam about them

Only the blind  does not see what he or she has got

Fight on, rock on to Valhalla's sacred halls

Victory comes from struggle 

Victory is sweeter if it is the progeny of defeat

Move forward when the chance comes

Success is your birthright

F*ck the naysayers

See their faults 

Tell them to f*ck off!

Rejoice, rejoice, victory blows its trumpets

Multicolored streamers, rainbow colors, red angels, and pink unicorns

We will ride on golden-winged  horses of victory  

On golden steeds of victory

Across the technicolored highway of the Bifrost

To the hall of the valorous

To taste then the raw sweetness of success

Emotional Intelligence.

We all have different personalities, we have different characters, wants, needs, ideas, preferences, ambitions and perceptions of people, ideas, objects and concepts. In order to navigate without friction and causing hurt and offence, we need to have the wisdom and techniques in order to this. Human beings are emotional beings and emotions can be stimulated to have happiness, contentment or anger and resentment. The plethora of emotions being many. Therefore, what is that we need to have in order to accomplish the task of dealing with people without generating negative feelings but instead feelings of gladness and contentment? Hence, the knowledge of emotional intelligence gives us the ability to negotiate our way through the maze of human thought and emotions with tact, patience and skill which will lead us to understanding ourselves and other people.

    Emotional intelligence can be defined as the ability to recognize our emotions, understand what they are telling us, and realize how our emotions affect the people around us and their emotions. Emotional intelligence also involves our perceptions of others: when we understand how they feel, it allows us to manage relationships more effectively. 

   Emotional intelligence begins with ourselves when we recognize and understand our emotions and what they tell ,us and then realize the impact that they have on other people. By having emotional intelligence. What is that emotional intelligence brings to us? When we have emotional intelligence we will be successful in dealing with people. 

    When someone has emotional intelligence, they will be successful in everything they do. This being so because they know how to address their emotions, wants and desires with the emotions, wants and desires of others. They know how to be patient and listen actively to people and this is then reciprocated by the people with whom they deal with. People with emotional intelligence foster feelings of happiness and feeling good about themselves. Such people always get help, get things done through others, get assistance and cooperation and all these without upsetting other people.

    There are six characteristics of emotional intelligence. 

1. Self-Awareness: When someone has emotional intelligence, they aware of their emotions and are in full of them. They do not display emotional outbursts, but instead remain calm and confident. They have trust in their intuition. Such people are humble enough to take a close look at themselves. They are cognizant of their strengths and weaknesses, and they can work on these areas so they can perform better. Self-awareness is held to be the most integral component of emotional intelligence.
2. Self-Regulation: Emotionally intelligent people able to control their emotions and impulses by means of self-regulation. They do not allow feeling of anger, jealousy or bitterness to take hold of them. They do not make impulsive thoughtless careless decisions. These are people characterized by thinking before they act. By being self-regulatory they are thoughtful, comfortable with change, possess integrity and the ability to say no.
3. Self-Motivation: Self-motivation means that one motivates oneself rather than having others motiving them. There is an internal drive to succeed, achieve, produce, develop, grow and keep advancing. These people do not quit when difficulties arise. They seek opportunities to move forward.  Such people willingly defer immediate success for long term gains. Self-motivating people are always optimistic, love challenges, and are effective in everything they do.
4. Empathy: Emotional intelligence requires empathy. Empathy is the ability to identify with and understand the wants, needs, and viewpoints of those around us. People who are empathetic are good at recognizing other people' feelings, even if those feelings are not obvious. A person who has empathy is usually good at managing relationships, listening, and relating to others. A person with empathy avoids prejudging people, eschews stereotyping people. They lead open and honest lives.
5. Social Skills: People who are emotionally intelligent are amiable and easy to talk to. They are team players. They pay focus on their success first and then help others to develop and shine. They have the ability to manage disputes, are master communicators, and are expert at building and maintaining relationships. 

It can be clearly seen so far that emotional intelligence can be a key to success in life and career. It is all about the being able to manage people and relationships which are key to success in leadership.

The question now is how do we improve on our emotional intelligence.

1. Paying attention to how we react towards people. We must ask if we rush into making judgements about people before knowing all the facts? Do we stereotype people? We must look honestly at how we think and interact with other people. We should put ourselves in their place. We must be more open and accepting of the perspectives of others and their needs;
2. Looking at our work environment. Do we seek attention for the things we do? Are we humble enough to say only what we know and what we did and remain quietly confident about it? Do we give others a chance to shine? Do we put focus on them and not worry too much about getting praise ourselves?;
3. Do a self-evaluation. We should see what are our weaknesses. Are we able to accept that we are imperfect and that we cannot work at becoming a better person? We need the courage and fortitude to take an honest look at ourselves. This can be life changing;
4. Examining how we react in stressful situations. Suppose there is a delay or there is something that does not go the way we wanted or we are in a rush, do we become upset? Do we become enraged? Do we blame others or become angry at them, even if they are faultless? The ability to remain calm and in control in taxing situations then become valuable in the working world and outside it. We must keep our emotions contained when developments go wrong;
5. Taking responsibility for our actions. Do we apologize directly when we hurt somebody's feelings? Do we ignore what we did or avoid that person? We will that people will usually forgive and forget if we make an honest attempt to make things right;
6. Examining how our actions affect others before we take those actions. If we have a decision to make, we should put ourselves in other peoples' shoes. We must ask ourselves how will they feel if we do this? Do we want that experience? if we must take the action, how can we help others to deal with the effects?

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Spirit and Time.

The time comes
When we leave our  lives
But really, do we die?
For death as permanent, is a lie
That time a spirit I will become
It will be a great time
My body defines me to the world
My clothes define me to the world
But they are temporary mortal and physical
Who I truly am is invisible
I am a manifestation of the spiritual
The time will come to leave this span of space and time
To become a true immortal, a traveller of lifetimes

How do I say goodbye to yesterday?

How do I say goodbye to yesterday?

Gone are the days of my innocent childhood

Long gone are the days of my naive adolescence

Never again, never again, such memories

It is different when you become an adult

In a crystal ball in my mind are the memories

Memories of play, talk, and dreams

Life moulds breaks and reshapes us we grow

We shed thoughts and create new ones

Then long after we yearn for that yesterday

We think of that time for that was

How can I say goodbye to yesterday?

We keep the sweetest and bitterest of memories

They  lurk like phantoms

We only shed the bad effects and keep the good effects

But they stay just like a fuzzy haze

Like a drug-infused purple haze

In an isolated, seldom visited corner of the mind

They never really go away

It is only how you perceive them and deal with them

Dark and dank, filled with cobwebs

Sunny and sweet, filled with roses

Memories lurk in the back of our minds