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KNOCK

Posted on Jul 19th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ
Yesterday Friday there was a knock on my door.  I was not going to answer it thinking it just might be solicitors but I opened the door and was surprised.  My two brothers are outside the door.  I was quietly surprised to see my eldest brother at the door the one i described in one of my posts whom I cannot relate with.  He asked me how am I doing and asked why I am off from work.  He wants to know if I am okay.  For the first time in my life, I felt his care and concern for me.  Looking at his face there was no judgment there. He didn't scold me but for the first time he understood me and we understood each other.  That's all it takes.  He didn't have to say anything.  My broken heart melted and became whole again.  That's all it took.  I am your brother.  I am your family. I am my own self.  What I am is who I am. Please accept that.  The way he always talked to me before is like always scolding me.  Maybe it is his expression to show his love and concern for me but it is getting old news and we don't get to meet halfway and relate to each other.  Oh sure I am grateful for him to have worked so hard in his life to take care of the whole family and being the reason for us to be able migrate here. But I felt so alienated all these years for he does not accept me as to who I really I am.  With just one look, a simple act of gesture, I knew.  Our walls dissolved.  This was the simplest thing that ever happened to me and the greatest at the same time.  We ate out and I never heard any, "listen to me I know more about life than you", kinds of speeches.  I felt accepted.  And then the rest of the day, I have connected with some friends as if they all talked with each other to surprised me.  But it wasn't like that.  They all happened to their own accords.  God rained blessings and surely is everyday. 
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MORNIN'

Posted on Jul 17th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ



Mornin' Mr. Radio
Mornin' little Cheerios
Mornin' sister Oriole
Did I tell you everything is fine...
In my mind

Mornin' Mr. Shoe Shine Man
Shine 'em bright in white and tan
My baby said she loves me and
Need I tell you that
everything here is just fine
In my mind

'Scuse me if I sing
My heart has found its wings
Searchin' high and low
And now at last I know

Mornin' Mr. Golden Gate
I should walk but I can't wait
I can't wait to set it straight
I was shakin' but now I am
makin' it fine
Here in my mind

My heart will soar
With love that's rare and real
My smiling face will feel every cloud
Then higher still
Beyond the blue until
I know I can
Like any man
Reach out my hand
And touch the face of GOD

'Scuse me if I sing
My heart has found its wings
Searchin' high and low
And now at last I know

Mornin' Mr. Radio
Mornin' little Cheerios
Mornin' sister Oriole
Did I tell you everything is fine...
Wooo in my mind

So, won't you get up Oriole
So, won't you get up Cheerios
Wake up Mr. Radio
....it's fine
Here in my mind

Singin' about mornin' little radio
Mornin' little Cheerios
Wake up Mr. Radio
Need I tell you everything
right here is just doing fine










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BOOKS

Posted on Jul 15th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ
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Before the Q&R came into existence I had posted some questions for members to answer and in that tradition, I would like to ask what will be your 10 Desert Island books.  What will be the 10 books that you will bring in a desert island?  This exercise is to know the 10 most favorite books that you would like to bring.  I prefer to read in the comments a list of books and not things like you will just meditate or relax.  Also there are already books in this island such as the OT and NT bible, Tao Te Ching, Koran, Encyclopedia, Oxford Dictionary, thesaurus, almanac and blank books for you to write your own story.  So I prefer not to see those in your answers and would like to discover some more books that you like.  Please list titles and authors.  Thank you for sharing,
Samme

P.S.  Your books or your answers don't have to be in English.
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HEALING

Posted on Jul 14th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ
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The Warrior Is A Child



I am invoking all the saints, bodhisattvas, angels and allowing them to come and guide me in my journey to life.  Not that you completely left me, I think, I know that all of you are always there but I have distrusted people and even divine beings who have nothing but the highest love and desires for me.  I have felt so alone that I thought I was abandoned.   I open my heart to the truth of what is, that love is within me.  I should not wait for love.  I should give love and love will come back to me.  All my life I have been waiting for that love.  I have read and have been told that I am enough.  What exactly does that mean?  Like others I need to feel love and give love and be love in return.  But I am not getting it.  Love has no time, has no space, has no dimension, and has no expectations, no rules, no rewards, no consolations, no lacks, no wants, no sight, no hearing, and no thinking.  Love is not something that you "have" and love is not something to be had.  But does love has a feeling?  No, love has no feelings either.  The love with feelings is an earthly love which is not bad.  Your soul purpose is universal love.  Love has only one thing to be called love – giving.  Love is giving.  Love is not wanting or needing.  It is only giving and should be unconditional.  When you are giving you love.  There are so many opportunities to love and so why do I not love?  What is stopping me from loving?  Love is not a reward, love is not the reward.  Love is not a prize, love is not the prize.  But I am only human.  I am stubborn.  I forget.  I get impatient.  I get lonely.  I get depressed.  I.   I.   I.  I?  Who is the I?  That which you are calling “I” is love.  So why are you waiting for love when you are love?  What’s stopping you from loving?  What’s stopping you from helping other people?  You do but don't give up.  What’s stopping you from opening yourself up?  What is still hurting you?  What is still bothering you?  Let it out and be free of them.  Be naked in the face of God.  Be vulnerable to the rest of the world.  Your example is a catalyst for freedom to flow, for love to grow.  Isn’t that what you want?  So why are you hiding?  So why are you keeping still?  The world needs you now.  You will see that you will have love far beyond your expectations.  You will have love more than you can contain.  Your cup will overflow.  Love is not somebody else in the house.  Love is not somebody to hold hands with.  Love is not somebody you can kiss.  Love is not something you marry.  Love is not something you join.  On the contrary love is what you give away.  Love is what you let go.  There is a much higher love than that.  If you have that take care of it and be happy and nurture each other.  If you do not have that “image” it does not mean that you do not have love.  Love is not an image.  Love is not even a manifestation.  Love is not stagnant.  You cannot just say you love the world and not do anything about it.  Love is action, conscious compassionate considerate kind discerning action.  Yes love should be discerning, that’s the time that you are showing love to yourself.  All of you are not vibrating yet at the same higher level frequency.  Until then you should be discerning.  But practice openness, compassion, conscious loving actions.  Love should not stay inside of you.  Love should not be waiting inside of you waiting to be love.  Bring out the love in you.  The partner is not the goal.  You are the goal.  So what exactly is I am the goal?  You are infinite in a limitless universe and endless incarnations.  Do you still need to be depressed?  That is what you don’t see and what is making you impatient.  You lose your focus and your purpose.  Love is not a competition.  Love is not a game.  There are no losers and winners in love.  You are not a loser if you do not have anybody or have lost somebody.  All the things that have happened to you, they are all nothing.  I repeat – nothing.  And I am not being harsh or judgmental on that one.  No I am not validating or invalidating you or anyone.  Your sadness, your sorrows, your hurts, your broken hearts, your pain, your losses, your aches and so on and on are nothing.  That time when your boyfriend told you that he is moving in with someone else and you are so heartbroken and your dad picked you up.  You could not cry inside the car but your father knows your pain and he loves you and asks forgiveness of you.  I know you have forgiven him and have forgiven yourself.  Even those times of happiness, of joys, of bliss, of job promotions, of your first kiss, your peak experiences, they are all nothing.  Nothing in comparison to what I can give you.  Sure you should be happy about them but don’t lose sight that if it is the opposite it does not mean that you have been slighted.  What do you love?  I am asking you Samme what you love.  Do you love your past, your hurts, and your broken heart?  I can give you some more of those.  Show me what you love and I will give it to you.  Do not show me what you don’t love, show me what you love.  We are not your enemy.  We are your friends.  We are much more than love.  We already know what you want but we want you to show it to yourself.  We want you to give it to yourself.  We want you to allow yourself.  We want you to open yourself.  Do you get it now?  Do not forget.  This time you will never forget.  You can be much more than what you are now.  Your healing has begun.  Keep on walking forward to the light and love all the way.  You invoked all the angels, all the bodhisattvas and all the saints.  They are all around you.  They are always around you.   But listen closely who is talking to you.  Listen closely.  Listen like you’ve never listened before.  I have always been here for you.  I never abandoned you.  I was more hurt than you were in your loneliest times.  But you never know what it is for me.  You were never alone.   You are love.  I love you!

 

take me out of the dark-gary valenciano




letting go (Gary Valenciano)


You are not healed.  You are love.  You cannot heal love.  Love is love.  There was never anything wrong with love.  There was never anything wrong about you.  You just forget and now you remember.  You have shed some layers and parted veils to see your truth.  Accept the truth that you are love.  Your true nature is love.

 

 


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EXPRESSIONS

Posted on Jul 13th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ


I will be featuring an art by a certain artist (great masters and contemporary artists or Gaia member if they ask me) in my profile page which will stay there until I decide to post the next one.  This art feature will include pictures of; paintings, sculpture, art installations, murals, street art, outsider art, photography from all over the world and different era and traditions.  Link to the original sources will be included.  An archive of the past features in my

ART & ARTIST FOR THE DAY will be place in one of my pods.  I will implement this for inspiration, meditation, awareness and to spread beauty.  Emphasis is on the artwork and not on the personal life of the artist.  There are other venues for erotic and violent art but they will not be featured here.  Suggestions are welcome for a link to an artwork that you would like to be featured in my profile page.  Your name with a link to your profile page will appear at the bottom stating, “suggested by”.  You can start suggesting here in the comments and your suggestions will be lined up in a list.

 

Also I will be featuring VIDEO FOR THE DAY of music from different genres and would also like to ask for help with your suggestions on this one.  Also once again the erotic and violent videos can be viewed anywhere else and will not be featured here.  Nothing shocks me and I am in favor of free speech and noncensorship but I am practicing the Buddhist tenet of mindfulness and compassion and discernment and basic consideration.

 

Another feature will be POETRY FOR THE WEEK.  Any suggestions to all these features are welcome.  Watch out for their unveiling.  I understand these are all copyrighted materials and links to their sources will be supplied.

Thank you,

Samme

 

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reSOULutions

Posted on Jul 12th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ
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DIVE HIGHER, FLY DEEPER

by Samme S. Samareta, ©July 12, 2008

 

 

Do not confuse the messenger with the message

Think of what was being said instead

Of how it relates to your head

Or just ignore it and don’t be upset

If you are upset in your own little world

Remember that you have grudges you hold

But when you are upset with the whole world

Being bold is admirable but also humility is bold

So step back and relax

There is nothing that can hurt you to the max

But stop hurting each other

Crisscrossing negative energies to the ether

And don’t be hateful either

Love yourself and what follows is to one another

Over an “I” the whole world collapsed

And its always “you” that is the culprit as the time lapsed

It is never “me” that is to blame

But “we” as a community, love we should claim

Remember “us” is also like “them”

Remove the walls that separate but then again

See with your hearts this is not a game

One can conquer all but there is nothing to gain

Seek to understand that is my stance

There is no fluff when I say we should dance

The whole world is around you and within you

It should never be upon you, on your shoulders

Or the one who is stalking you

One word can save the world

One act to have and to unfold

You say this is not enough

I say let’s just laugh

There will always be oppositions

People will have their different positions

Align yourself with your convictions

There will always be differences in opinions

Who’s right?  Who’s wrong?  It does not matter

What is admirable is to get together

One word can start a fire

One word can set your heart’s desire

One word can start peace

Look inside your heart you will never miss

Look deep and dive higher

Look up and fly deeper

There is no point in getting stuck in the gutter

Together as one we can be stronger.

If our negative oppositions towards one another

Is so great it sends out harmful energies, why bother

If we turn it around, can you imagine the force we can make?

There is no fire to break, no weather we cannot take

Roll out the resolutions and form revolutions

I start with myself and wait for second the motions.

 

 

 


To Be By Your Side - Nick Cave


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SUGGESTION

Posted on Jul 10th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ

Attention cultivators and moderators of Gaia pods:


I would like to share with you an idea for your pods.  I would like to suggest for you to open up a venue where other people can post a "widget" that contains the RSS feed for other blogs.  This is so that people in your pod can easily see what is happening in other people's pods.  Also for cultivators and moderators of pods, by doing this and posting in other pods your "pod widget" you will creatively plug your own pods and not just writing, "please join my new pod". 

I used to have a widget for my pods when we used to have the zPro.  The widget for those who don't know will refresh to show the latest posts in a particular pod. 

For pod cultivators who would like to implement this, you can either create several pod widgets RSS feeds of your own choosing and post them in one single thread so it can easily be read in one go.  I don't see this as a way of distracting others away from your own pod.  I see it as we are all helping each other out and this can be another way of transferring information faster.  Please link to this blog post when you implement so others can follow suit.

There are several sites out there that you can make your widgets from.  I will let readers suggest sites.  Please let us know if you don't know how to create a widget or how to post it in your own pods. 

Did you read this here first?

Love and blessings always.

Thank you,
Samme


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ADD-ONS

Posted on Jul 7th, 2008 by ღSÃ¥mmêღ : ♥artlover♥ ღSåmmêღ
Add-ons
What's in this blog post for you?  You may discover some new stuff to download that can enhance your enjoyment and productivity while surfing Gaia or the net.  Each individual is unique but there are plenty on the links that you can choose from.