Freedom

Love that lasts forever

Dreams that never die

Hope that never fades

All these cliché’s denote all things are eternal and will never perish.

The truth is the only thing that remains forever is God’s love. 

All things human are frail, wither and are temporary.

Relationships come and go and many people are only in our lives for a season.

True commitment relies upon honor that transcends the vows so many make.

Honor doesn’t rely on feelings; rather honor is grounded in a steadfast devotion and allegiance to our highest virtues… faithfulness, loyalty and a pledge with assurance to remain true no matter our circumstances, situations or immediate opinions and way of thinking.

I am truly an idealist and would rather dispel the notions of the cynics and seek optimism and take action.  I would rather choose honor, choose to dream and choose love, and love someone special in a place where there is no space or time. 

I write these words today for those whose feelings are vacillating, for those who have suffered bruised or broken hearts, and felt they have exchanged their dreams for broken promises.  I write these words to remind me to live with honor this day.  None of us are a cliché, nor is our lives, or our thoughts.  Open your eyes and see the open door leading to your dreams.   If you can see your dreams then you can realize them and experience the real freedom you desire in your life. 

We work to gain freedom, and we desire freedom so we may live.

Know this my friend, there is…

Love that does remain forever is vibrant and all encompassing.

Dreams which empower one’s soul and are eternal

And hope is realized when we take the first action step to make a change in our lives.

Innocence

Tonight, I feel compelled to write about innocence.  It is a shame we all cannot rewind our lives back to our childhood when we longed so much to know about the world.  In our ignorance we wanted to know about everything, when in reality we were so protected from the brashness of this world which kept us from harm and without knowledge of how polluted this world truly is.  Polluted with disdain towards others due to their origins, their color, their pasts without realizing there is nothing different between any of us, except our ideologies.  We all bleed the same.  The truth is God loves us all.   He truly does, even the ones we feel do not deserve it, He loves them.  In His eyes, we are all Holy.

So this evening, the question I pose to you, who is holy in your eyes?  Have you been deceived?  Are you deceiving yourself, and if so, are you ready to grow and to expand your horizons and the limits of your being-hood.  Do you truly know what love is …and who do you love most?

What if I told you that I loved you, would you believe it, would you accept me, would you acknowledge the purity found in my eyes?  I wish we could all go back to a time of innocence, a day where we accepted everyone, smiled, extended our arms unafraid to take the hand of others.  We called everyone our friends, we shared and we loved without worry of what we might receive; only concerned with what we had to give.  We said hello to strangers and we did not fear.  Ah! those days of innocence. 

If I placed my finger on your lips and gazed into your eyes, what would you feel?  When you look deeply into my eyes, who do you see and what do you sense?  Are you able to sense the real me and connect with my soul, or are you skeptical of my intentions and ambivalent about what lies in my heart? 

Today, I pray we are able to find our way back to a day of innocence, and when we arrive may we all discover love, find peace, and experience holiness in one another.  Peace to you and your journey in this life.