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Memorial Day, Maybe We Can Do Something to Honor



Memorial Day Sonnet

 We're here
to honor those who went to war
Who did not wish to die, but did die,
grievously,
In eighteen sixty-one and in two-thousand four
Though
they were peaceable as you or me.
Young and innocent, they knew
nothing of horror ---
Singers and athletes, and all in all well-bred.
Their
sergeants, mercifully, made them into warriors,
And at the end, they
were moving straight ahead.
As we look at these headstones, row on
row on row,
Let us see them as they were, laughing and joking,
On
that bright irreverent morning long ago.
And once more, let our
hearts be broken.
      God have mercy on them for their heroic
gift.

    
May we live the good lives they would have lived.

 ~
Garrison Keillor ~

(A Prairie Home Companion, May
29, 2004)

 Maybe we can do it for
them
, in honor of their memory and what they gave
so we may live.

"May
we live the good lives they would have lived."

 excerpt:

Doubt always follows truth. So we need to
ignore our doubts, and pay attention to our truths.

Every
time we have an experience or a thought that elevates us, that makes us
feel like "Wow!", perhaps we should pay attention to it. Thoughts
like

"Maybe it is not that crazy to create heaven on earth.

Maybe we really are filled with
LIGHT.

Maybe we are that magnificent.

Maybe we are a part of God."
This is a
time for humanity to have courage and not be afraid. We are going to
have to be clear headed and opened hearted for what is coming next.

When we
are fearful, we lose our ability to hear our own truth. We know that we
have lost our connection to our own truth when we have to call our
friends and ask "What's going on?" or "What should I do now?" In these
unpredictable times, it is understandable that we might need some help
getting clear by calling trusted friends.

This is why we need each other so much right now, because we will
have these momentary lapses of time where we lose it for a little bit.
We are human. But remember, we only ask for help, because we doubt
ourselves, and doubt is a form of fear. As soon as you allow fear to
dominate you, you cannot heal yourself, you cannot access your truth,
and you are temporarily cut off from the light of spirit.

We doubt ourselves, but we also know we are full of light.
But
we quickly doubt these revelations.
Yet again, if we get
over the fear surrounding our uncertainties, doubt can be a really great
emotion, because it is a sign post to the truth and the light within
you. Sadly, the epiphany type moments are the ones we take for granted. The
doubt we feel about ourselves is a lie, and the revelation we just had
is the truth.
 

The Star Elders want you to
take it a step further. This is homework. Write down a list of all the
amazing and wonderful things that you know you are (for your eyes only). Get up in
the morning, and read it to yourself. Then claim it. Say

"OK, I AM this person".
Ask
to be of service in the best, absolute way you can, and walk out of
your room assuming that that is true.
Each day
it will get easier to claim yourself.

P.S. . . .
you can add to the list anytime you want. You will discover more
amazing things about yourself the more you do this.

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posted on May 28, 2010 7:14 AM ()

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