We can look at each other
From both sides now;
Letting the distance between
The me in you and the me in me
Soften us.
Knowing so perfectly
Each other’s geography,
We can pause to stay comfortable
In each other’s silence,
Leaving the lights to burn
All through the night.
Lessons in Self-Love
By: Charlie Chaplin
As I began to love myself
I found that anguish and emotional suffering
Are warning signs that I was living
Against my own truth.
Today, I know this is authenticity.
As I began to love myself
I understood that I am always in the right place
At the right time and everything happens
Exactly at the right moment,
So I can be calm.
Today, I know this is self-confidence.
As I began to love myself
I stopped longing for a different life,
And I could see that everything around me
Was inviting me to develop.
Today, I know this is maturity.
As I began to love myself
I stopped filling every minute
And designing huge projects for the future.
Today, I only do what brings me joy;
Things that I love to do, and that make my heart cheer,
In my own way and at my own pace.
Today, I know this is simplicity.
As I began to love myself
I let go of everything that was no good for me:
Food, people, things and situations
And everything that drew me down and away from myself.
At first I called it healthy egoism,
Today, I know this is loving yourself.
As I began to love myself
I understood how much I offend others
When I try to force my desires on them,
Even though I know the time is not right,
And the person is not ready for it –
Even if that person is me.
Today, I know this is respect.
As I began to love myself
I stopped trying to always be right,
And ever since, I’ve noticed more and more often
That nothing is black and white.
Today, I know this is modesty.
As I began to love myself
I refused to go on living in the past
And worrying about the future.
Now, I only live in the moment, in the here and now,
Where everything is happening,
And I call it fulfillment.
As I began to love myself
I realized that my thoughts can run away with me
And make me feel bad.
But as I listened to my heart,
My mind became a valuable ally.
Today, I call this connection wisdom of the heart.
As we begin to love ourselves
We no longer need to fear confrontations
With ourselves or others.
Even stars collide, and new worlds
Are born from that.
Today, I know this is life.
I am adrift
In the world
Only leaping
At surfaces
At certain fated
Times.
As if I am riding
An air current high above
Green coastal woodland ,
My mind spread and curved
With thoughts
Wrapped around
Dreams of you.
Without you
I’ve got a weightless heart,
Letting winds change my way.
I am like a bird above the sea,
Always on my way home.
Plant me in soil,
Anchor me at sea
I will drift,
Without you…
Without you
I am a prayer without direction,
A country without coordinates,
My only compass made up
of debris from a memory of you.
Plant me in soil,
Anchor my at sea
I will drift,
Without you…
Without you
I am a barren paradise,
A colorless dream…
Plant me in soil,
Anchor my at sea
I will drift,
Without you..
Without you…
We came here as children in search of a dream,
But now we are bleeding from the past,
Again and again we make mistakes that will last.
We break laws like glasses,
For we don’t understand at all
The meaning of walls.
We run until our souls unfold,
Not worrying about wasted time,
Until our story is told.
We stay until the lessons are learned,
Sharp enough to cut the corners
Of the world.
We brave the weather to mend our scars
Fixing shards like model planes
But we’re not the only ones
To love without a perfect heart.
We close our eyes to silver linings
At the risk of breaking apart,
Stabbing blue skies to find the stars.
We run until our souls unfold,
Not worrying about wasted time,
Until our story is told.
But we’re not the only ones
To love without a perfect heart.
Your worth does not increase
Or decrease by the amount
Of people who love you.
It stays constant, irrevocable
And unconditional throughout
Your life.
He was the only witness
to my own Being unfolding
And finding its way through
A maze of exquisite moments
Born and bred
To luxuriate the transiency
Of life.
