“MY TIME IS NOW and THE BEST IS YET AHEAD” a poem about overcoming our fears about the future and living fully in the present
PLUS a heart melting poem by Mary Oliver about our soul need to commune with nature AND enlightening wisdom quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh, Henry David Thoreau, Melody Beattie and Chinmayan
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This is the WEEKDAY edition of “THE DAWNING LIGHT” Magazine # 1418
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JOURNEY Of The HEART Section # 764
Transformational Poetry and Love Songs For The Soul by Chinmayan to encourage you to seek, find and follow your own highest purpose and pathway to true greatness from now on…
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MY TIME IS NOW and THE BEST IS YET AHEAD!*
It is true that my days
Are going by, one after another,
Into the abyss of the past
Of glittering memories
And lingering sorrows.
I know more days
Have gone than remain
In the golden vault of
This life’s timeline,
And yet, I still say,
With a full and happy heart—
“The best is yet ahead!”
Because I have learned to live
In this very present moment,
Where all good things are found,
I have no regrets over the past
And no anxieties about
The coming times.
I simply live in
This here and now—
Grateful for this body
Which still breathes
And this heart which
Still beats to the melody
Of love’s sweet delight.
Even though
I know even the brightest
Day must turn into night,
And that
Everything is always changing
Beyond my ability to control,
I still soar on my spirit’s
Eternal and joyous flight,
Fully alive and loving each
New moment as it arrives,
Still saying every day and night,
With a full and happy heart—
“My time is now!” and
“The best is yet ahead!”
October 21, 2020
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*I have included secret simple instructions for using the closing lines above as a powerful affirmation at the end of this issue, just below the last picture of a dreamy beach…..
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Original Revelations Poem and Hand Calligraphy by Chinmayan
*If you want an immediate lift in your spirit and attitude, repeat this powerful affirmation lovingly to yourself as many times as you can…and you will soon know It is true—-“This is my time…and the best is yet ahead!”
—Chinmayan
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