“I CHOOSE TO LOVE, TO SERVE AND BE A LIGHT IN THIS WORLD” a poem about rejoicing in this day and its limitless opportunities
TRANSFORMATIONAL POETRY For The SPIRITUAL SOUL by Chinmayan
THE DAWNING LIGHT, Volume 8, # 764 Saturday, February 10, 2024
JOURNEY OF THE HEART Section # 465 Lovingly written and published by Chinmayan…reminding you that this world needs your Love and your compassion and your kindness during this time of strain!
All images in this issue courtesy of Pixabay
I CHOOSE TO LOVE, TO SERVE AND BE A LIGHT IN THIS WORLD AND DO MY PART IN THE PLAY OF GOD’S GRAND DESIGN FOR ALL “This is the day the Lord hath made— Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” —Psalm 118:24 All night, I tossed and turned and Sought entry into the realm of sleep, Totallyexhausted from the rigors of the day, Truly seeking and needing simply to rest. Only as dawn stretched the night sky Did I find the secret inner stairway Down into deep and blissful repose after Entering a state of acceptance and gratitude. I am reminded that things will not always Go as I want, however well planned or urgent My needs may be, because this spirit I really Am lives in a body that will have it’s way. I am, after all, on the same train as Every living being, running down the Clickedy clackedy tracks of my life Towards that final station where I must get down and leave this world To continue this spirit’s mysterious journey, Over which I have no control except To choose my attitude towards ever new Levels of experience as they come to me— And so, right here, right now I choose to Rejoice in this day and all its opportunities— To love, to serve , to be a light shining in This pain filled world, to listen to the inner Guide and seek to do my humble part to Lift up my fellow man and humanity in The unfolding of God’s plan and grand design. January 11, 2021 Still Mountain Retreat
TODAY’S SONG FOR YOU FROM CHINMAYAN’S INSPIRATIONAL PLAYLIST
This is a rousing, high energy rock n roll/country song with profound lyrics….all about how we neglect to pray or turn to God until we get in overwhelming situations….but with a wry country nitty gritty twist!
“Need A Favor” by Jelly Rollwith complete on screen lyrics…
Original Revelation and Calligraphy by Chinmayan
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“Your greatest service to humanity is to attain your own Self Realization!” Ramana Maharshi
“When you change the way you think about things, and the things you think about change”
—Wayne Dyer
“I see my life as an unfolding set of opportunities to awaken.” —Ram Das
“When God is the center and focus of my life, everything else falls into it’s rightful place.”
—Chinmayan
“This day is yours to In Joy, to appreciate and savor and revel in…so let us remember to rejoice and be glad in it!” —Yeshe Gyamtso
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