MORNING STAR
Inspirational Writings from the Soul

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LOVE'S OFFERING

How can the world that has known so much lack,
Cut off, in its consciousness, from the Source of loving,
Ever be able to offer to the hunger
Of our soul
The love that we want, and truly deserve.

How can a love's embrace, that is always going to be lacking,
In the arms of those
Even unable to hold their own emptiness,
Ever give to us all that we long for,
All that we need.

How can the words of our parents, lovers and friends,
Feed us with the truth of our beingness,
As their own mouths have been fed with a field of lies
Built upon the foundation-stone of a world,
Closed to its own light.

What truth can be offered, but that which is found in our own heart.
What grace can be given, but that which arises from within,
Fed to our souls from the deep well of love's offering.
And through that divinity
we take our ascension
into grace.
FLOURISHING



As the first rays of sunlight warm the day, and the flowers burst into life, welcoming the springtime with their delight, the gentle breeze stirs my awakening. It has been a long winter where time has seemed to stretch out for an eternity, while I have been waiting for life to happen and wondering what existed beyond the void, of this period.

Then gently the waters begin to flow, feeding me with hope that has long been forgotten. Stirring my seclusion by bringing me back to the moment where joy can be fulfilled, rather than projecting into a future than I cannot yet see.

This apparent shift has been disquieting, what do we do in those times of the void, when the last bridge of familiar experience has been crossed, and the future seems so hard to grasp and realize? Perhaps like the flowers of the spring we must just awaken to each moment of opening, knowing that with the sun upon our face and fresh air to breathe, that life surely must follow and be a natural occurrence of flourishing, even as or though no end result can as yet be seen.

Perhaps the dark nights of our soul, when we leave one life behind in favor of our hope for something else, something new to take its place, can be a time of just enjoying what is, of flourishing in present time and moment. Through each momentary presence of our awareness the flowers in our life will simply bloom, following their own natural process of rhythm and timing. Nature can be a clear mirror for how easy it can be to follow the natural flourishing of the soul, when we leave it be, to open and move into life at its own pace, rather than following the mind that always has to know what will be and when it will happen.

Just as the flowers in the fields, Great Spirit awakens us at the exact moment of our soul’s right timing. Our flourishing is a natural occurrence that cannot be forced or always pre-determined, and until that moment occurs perhaps it is simply the time, and God given opportunity, to rest a little, take in the sunlight, and enjoy the breeze stirring the landscape of what is, allowing us to catch our breath before the new journey begins.
'Flower Fountain' Sedona.
Photograph by Sally Jordan Austin.
'OF THE LIGHT'
Inspirational Poem and Guided Meditation from Spirit & Morning Star


You were born of grace, within the silence of my mind and heart.
You emerged within the night, and like the sun, you shine.
A great burning star–illuminating the energy field of those around you,
And even as this happens, you were not born for them,
You were born of the light,
For your own Self to be discovered.

You were not born for them, for they are here to learn that they are of the light also,
Even as you are a mirror for what they too can discover.
You do not belong to them, to anyone at all,
You belong to Us, you belong to love,
And All-That-Is, heaven.

Your fierce radiance shines forth to shelter you from darkness,
From the illusion of those who would try to hold you, own you, and claim this as their right.
Your brilliance shines through their empty words and accusation.
Your light is the fire of love, that dissolves all that is limitation.

Your radiance is apparent, it is truth, it is innocence,
That needs no other reflection to validate your worth, or livelihood.

You are here to become as God, as the God Self-that you are.
You are of the light.


 Meditation
Imagine that you are surrounded by light, a light of loving, of unconditional love. Absorb it, take it into your mind, body, and spirit. Allow yourself to be illuminated by love and receive it, allow it, just take it into your energy field.

As you receive this energy that surrounds you, now imagine a starburst, a burst of energy within you, that emerges as you, as this illuminated star-light-being.

Image you are this star-light-being, shining, just shining out who you are, and all that you are, with this light. Notice what it feels like to have this much light, to let it shine, to feel its brilliance, brightness, and power.

Now imagine this light, your light, is so powerful, so beautiful, so illuminating, that it shines out into the darkness, it shines so much that it pushes back the darkness–the negativity, opinions, and energies that you are known by or currently experience, and allow those energies to just dissipate. They disappear because all falsehood and illusion and lies about you, even from within your own small self consciousness, cannot be upheld, cannot have an impact, and no longer exist in your energy field, in the presence of this wonderful light-that is the God Self within you.

Just imagine how this feels, imagine all inhibiting energy just dispersing, being blown away by the solar winds. All that is left now, is your light, that is all–loving, and that is innocent. Because of its pure and innocent nature, you never have to fear this power, even as or when it may stir up negativity or resentment in others. That is the nature of light, to illuminate darkness, and the impact of this light, as it shines from you and through you, is nothing to fear, and its impact on others is not your responsibility. You are pure light.

So shine, love, and be, and reflect for a few moments on how your light may shine, what forms this may take, and what you might create or simply experience your life as being, as you stand within your light and simply shine.

Blessing be.
IMPERMANENCE



The wave that crashes to the shore is unique, its expression occurring only once, in one moment that exists within the infinity of all moments, that have been or will ever be.

This day will be like no other, the soft breeze whispering through the trees as the moon rises, and the first stars of evening become visible, where I the observer capture my breath in that moment of beauty, a moment lived for now, that will never exist again, except in my heart.

The love shared this day in a soul meeting, whose temporal experience has touched similar ground, where one heart kindles another and where our compassion, self-forgiveness, and recognition of innocence is shared. A moment of healing that will never be repeated, even as we may take another healing journey together. This moment, the love felt in this day, will never come again in quite the same way.

A moment of inspiration, where words on a page touched and awakened my soul to the greater power that lives within me, and all things. Such words that speak of faith and miracles, and on this day, with the choice made to read this page, in the moment when I was ripe to receive it, and that touched me in such a way that moved my world, and opened up within me a whole new paradigm. And even as this awareness will live in my soul forever, the same impact of those words may not be received in the same way, even if I would read them again tomorrow.

Soul and spirit live in these moments, capturing their essence and their beauty, the same essence that is felt in moments of a world that keeps turning. Days that are filled with sunlight, and days that then turn to winter’s longing for the sun’s return. There is nothing that can stop this influx of experience, and no way to hold onto them either.
Those who walk in my life today will be gone tomorrow. The loving embrace that I enjoyed in one moment, will not stay forever. And yet the essence of joy, of love, and beauty that such moments bring, will always live in my heart, as their sweet nectar touched me, filled me with wonder, and forever changed me, and I am richer for it, for the experience of noticing the wonder of a moment’s precious embrace.
Love's Discourse


I am waiting to be touched by your soul,
wrapped within your love
as my silent longing slips from my sight.

I am waiting to connect with your mind,
that our discourse may dance together
like autumn leaves swept away by the breeze.

Mostly I am waiting to be known as I am,
to see myself reflected within the pools of your consciousness,
to be seen in your eyes,
and know that what is seen in me, is accepted.

I am waiting for that moment when I come home to you,
known to you again.
To know that I can never be lost or forgotten,
that I am never ignored,
and that there is a place for me, a place of belonging,
of true love.

Yes, these are the things that I long, and am awaiting.

___________

I am here, I touch you each night as you sleep,
I am the Spirit of your dreams.
I am the warmth of the sun stroking your face,
I am within the touch of the gentle water, in which you refresh yourself.
I am the heart that hears your prayers and comforts your sorrow.
I am in every place, all around you.

There is nothing for you to wait for,
nothing that can be lost.

I see you in the reflection of everything that astounds you,
you are within the song bird sat upon the tree,
in each flower bursting forth towards life.

You are within everything that is beautiful and God-made,
you are in each star of the heavens,
you are the dust upon the earth, and the great mountain.
I see you in everything that is great and small.

You are everything to me, my precious daughter,
you bear every kind of relationship to me,
lover, partner, daughter, and friend.
Because love holds no bounds,
love is simply love, that fills every longing and every need,
and even as you feel this deep well of longing,
so it is filled by the outpouring of my love to you in each moment.

There is nothing that you are waiting for,
for heaven rises to meet you, as your heart and mine finally embrace, becoming one,
filled by the soul of All–That–Is.

There is never anything lacking in you,
and even as you have been left waiting,
you come to me and know,
that everlasting love is here for you.
As the sun it has been shining down upon you and within you,
it is simply that you are ready to turn your head, to face it,
and to know its warmth at last.

There is no more waiting, there is only love that has always been here,
ready to capture your attention.

UNBRIDLED



I no longer want to go in the direction that you want, I was born to be free, and so I release the shackles of a man-made existence, with its conditioned ideas and thought of who I should be, and what I should do. That no longer interests me.

You see I was born free, as a soul and spirit, with my white main flowing with the wind. To canter and to climb the highest hilltop, to move unbridled through the passion of my heart and the limitless mind.

I have come to this place to breathe the life of my essence to those I may meet, and to share in their essence in return, to love the way that I have chosen and that feels right to me. I cannot be paddocked into the ideas of conditional love, where one favor is contracted with another. That is not my way.

The love that I give and receive, is carried on the wings of the white eagle, which flies in the home of our creator. This love is free, freely given, freely shared, it holds no contracts. It may be there for a moment or even a lifetime, none can know its way for it is determined in each moment, and like the eagle it flies where it must and where it is led to go.

So I ride now as the wind that carries me forward onto new pastures and amazing new journeys set before me. My heart is carried with the love that I hold in my spirit, that is always forthcoming and never lost. This spirit of love in my heart brings me the freedom to exist in the wilderness that is not bound by the rules of man. Here I reside, here I roam, and here I am free to rub noses with other free spirits, that I might meet along the way.