McNeely Chronicles of an affirmative Life

I received this as an email forward and thought it was beautiful.  I decided instead of forwarding it I would just share it here with all of you.

I hope your hours are wonderful and that your days are blessed that the weeks go by as fast or as slowly as you'd like and that the years treat you well as those who call themselves your friends!

God Bless Us Every One

mcneely

Lately as I've persued this web family of blogs that I am a participant of I've found so many personalities and such varied life experiences that make me grateful and blessed just because perhaps just because we all find ourselves here for one reason or another that somehow that simple serendipity connects us to each other across oceans of time and existence.

There is so much strength here and love, strong and loving people.  I admire this.  I hope to earn the dignity of this place and the people that make it what it is.  To each and all of you "the soul in me honors the soul in you" ~Namaste~

This is just a poem I wrote some time ago...

today it inspires me and moves me forward  I hope you like it.

Why try

What is the meaning of this

Where is my reason to believe

When I see dead people walking on their feet

Comfortably numbed on their chemical vacations

From reality

They’ve forgotten

They created

And forgotten they are the creator

Of their yesterday

Their now

Their tomorrow

Wallow in their sorrow

Because their pain is

Always more hurt

Than anyone else’s

A wild thing never asks what is the meaning of this

A butterfly’s wing

Can make the heart sing

In wonder and fascination

Of the universe of machinations

That make why matter

A starfish a seahorse

A sunrise in the east

A sunset in the west

Life is filled with tiny moments

That are best

And some that are worst

Tiny moments

A first and last breath

An inhalation

An exhalation

The tide coming and going

The ebony velvet night sky

Dotted with diamonds

That don’t ask why

It matters that they

Are suspended

Against god’s canvas

Enigmatic

Savant

That’s why

the journey of this temple

begins and ends

once the kingdom within is revealed

all this shall pass

and truth shall be

revealed

what was broken will be healed

dance now in the rain

when your heart is filled with sorrow

laugh out loud

until you cry

reach out your hands

to the heavens

stretch out your spirit

and fly

the journey is worth

giving

thats why

A blast from the past...just for fun...and though I can't be sure if the band is Irish or no...the song itself reminds me of Ire somehow...

and a friend I met in chat recently reminded me of this tune...*smiles* u know who you are...

God Bless Us Everyone!

love and light,

mcneely

Every wish is like a prayer -with God. 

Earth is crammed with Heaven.

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

I work with patience, which is almost power.

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me.
I love you for the part of me that you bring out.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

I am filled with hope

and blessed with the present moment to honor this life

-this soul-

this body I have been given

whether broken or renewed

each day I have your hands to hold

through the hours

as we fumble and find our way together

the words we speak to one and an other

are the words and thoughts that define

our experience

let them be joyful

let them cry out

if they must

but let them be real

and let them reveal

the light within

to find the light

all round

when you're in the dark

and you can't hear a sound

just remember

there will be beauty

from rain

there will be beauty

when the sun shines

there is beauty

because you are mine

and I am yours

together

we will find

what we find

and be blissful

in blindness

or delight

in soundness

of mind

and spirit

we will

wear it

our lives

our lives

our lives

sm

Keep in mind that angels do not belong to any one religion; they go beyond a single religion. The angels represent the Divine energy of God.

-Terry Lynn Taylor,
"Angel Days"

This is an image of a young man and his sister taken by their mother just before the boy was to have surgery.  I just thought I'd share it as a reminder that angels are everywhere whether we can see them or not....

I can not say with any credible certainty whether this image has been altered or no...but I can say if it were it wasn't done by me personally; however, it is powerful and amazing!

God Bless Us Every One,

mcneely

A wise man

I wrote this today thinking of someone dear to me...it's a poem or a song si vous plait....it is what it is is it's name

It is what it is is it's name

Follow through

Keep the faith

Stay the course

Go to return

Go down with the ship

Courage

Be brave

It will hurt

You’ll have to hold on

To yourself

You’ll have to

To find your way

To find the light

You’ll have to say

Your right words

Everyday

Loving every minute of it

Being good

Or  being good at it

You’ll have to find a way

To love you today

You’ve got your whole life

To make it work

You’ve got every now

To have dessert

You’ll reap what you sow

You’ll learn what you know

And like it or not

You’ll get what you got

Then it will all pass away

Cause all you get is today

 mcneely 081407

I love this song!!

I hope you do too!

You can check out any time you like,

but

you can never leave....

your soul is eternal.......

you can do as you please

find the kingdom within

and be at peace....

just another song I love...

can I handle the seasons of my life...

uh huh...

uh huh....

I know I can...

bless you

bless me

bless the holy three

mcneely