3 Poems About Making Work Into Worship: “Grateful All The While”
“When I Call Through The Night” and “Simply Being Here Now” Plus POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY Transformational Poetry for the Spiritual Soul
JOURNEY OF THE HEART # 41 Monday, March 27, 2023
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
Grateful All The While
There is something profound
About being deep in the woods alone,
On a mission to make fire wood for
Our home from dead fallen trees
Far from town and the world of man—
To be sent here to a task that challenges
This body with work just hard and
Heavy enough that I must push through
Many levels of inner resistance with
Voices that whine “I don’t wanna and I can’t”
To a space where all my overcoming power
Is tapped and fully activated, flowing freely
As I bend to this work and rise up away
And above my normal mind’s limitations
Into the realm of silent spiritual revelation,
Free and soaring ever higher as
My body warms up, splitting wood and
Loading truck, grateful all the while
For the need to be here in this forest solitude
And the making of fire wood for our hearth.
April 12, 2019
Photo Credit: Chinmayan
When I Call Through The Night
These precious hours are mine—
Alone in the middle of the night,
Long after the day’s work is done,
Is my time set aside to seek
The solace and comfort of being
In the silent sacred presence of
My own heart’s inner Beloved.
It is always hard to find the
Inner path up Prayer Mountain
In the cold and dark time apart,
When this body is hurting and
Exhausted from the daily fray…
Until I simply bow my head
And pray my way through until
Grateful tears fall like rain
And the inner Lord welcomes
Me home once again.
If we do not seek,
We will never find
Our way into these higher
States of divine consciousness.
We are all drowning in
Our own ocean of pain.
Life is hard to bear,
Even in the best of times.
It is not easy, but I already know
There is no where else to go
Where I can be free
Of all that hinders me.
These precious hours are mine,
As I travel inside myself in solitude,
Praying my way through to
Release all worldly stress and strain,
Climbing up Prayer Mountain,
As the hours flow by in sweet union
With the One who sent me here,
Who always comes for me
When I take this time apart
And call through the night.
March 5, 2023
Still Mountain Retreat
Photo Credit: Chinmayn
Simply Being Here Now
As I work alone, doing
Difficult things with my
Body in blessed strain,
I also seek to rise
On the lifting energy
Of focused exertion,
To escape the complaining
Day to day mundane mind
Into simply being present…
As I breathe, as I bend,
As these hands lift,
As the work begins to flow,
In the freedom beyond thoughts,
Beyond wanting and heartbreak,
Beyond anything except
Simply being here now
In the sweet flow of grace
And my own highest good.
March 29, 2020
Photo Credit: Chinmayan Muir Mill Creek
POSITIVE THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
“The more faith and gratitude that we have, the more abundant grace and blessings will flow into and through our lives and the less pain and suffering we will have to go through.”
“ An invincibly positive attitude keeps me surrounded by a field of powerful positive energy which attracts ever greater Love, blessings and grace in an abundant stream.”
—Chinmayan
Dear Friend…
Thank you for reading today’s issue and being here with us!
If you loved it, please let us and our family of readers know you did, by clicking on the little heart below…and sharing it with anyone you know who would love and be inspired by it… please share your thoughts by clicking on the Comment button.
We sincerely want to know how you are doing, what you think of this story and any suggestions for how we can improve “The Dawning Light” or serve you better. We also want to develop a community of like minded folks who share themselves and their love here…and all this can happen if you communicate with us!
You can access all of our wide range of stories in our extensive library for free anytime by going to: thedawninglight.substack.com.
If you love this newsletter and get value from it, we ask that you consider supporting us on our mission to help save the world by becoming one of our treasured Paid subscribers.
We are offering 50% off a full year’s subscription (which is more than 600 issues) through April 1st, 2023…plus Paid subscribers get lots of goodies and bonuses! Check it by clicking on our Special Offer Button…
Meanwhile, may this be one of the most wonderful and amazing days of your life!