is the prison that we create ourselves
and think to be safe in it
we take refuge
refusing in reality to face our own limitation
to become our pure desire
to embody it
we think that a prison is safer than what is out there
out there is only danger
while our own limitation
however tights and burdensome
are still ok to be cooped with
as long as they are our own
we have "a hand" (of no power in reality) over it,
while the change may snatch away from us
the little that we already possess
because we do not believe in the flow of Life
we do not believe that Life is also for us
and that we are part of it
as much as it is part of us
till physical death comes
and we regret of not having lived,
and be-lieved.
Fear
Fear is the biggest of our enemy
it is the enemy of Life
Fear only feels its existence
when it exists
so we breed fear
and we think that we can at least survive
and not lose this little of property that remains
because how the unknown be kindness to us
when the known is already so burdensome?
because we do all that we can
to make ugly that which is beautiful in us
but this we can never accomplish.
we can never make ugly the Face of God within us
His Light
His Shine
this very inner beauty, shining star that we have all heard of.
because of this inimaginable gift
because of this priceless gift
we do not believe to be its depository.
how could we have such a generous gift
of a priceless treasure within,
when ourselves we are so stingy?
how could it exist within,
when we do not see it being manifested?
because we forgot,
that the deal was that we are to recognise it,
for we are its bearer.
and above all,
in reality,
we are afraid of its power
to accomplish everything we can wish for
we are afraid to face the unknown
for this power of Love is all the opposite of us.
For it is Love
and i am Fear
it is Light
and i am in darkness upon darkness
it is open
and i am closed...
some would say,
the Perfect match!
like the day is to the night
or the male to the female
so is the Hope to the Fear
indeed,
it is He, whose presence fills the cup of the thirsty
that brings to completion and perfection
the lowest of the low
to the highest of the heights
and i realised
the forsaken one and the blessed
were both the same
while the witness raised upon the couch
the couch,
that was there for me to sit upon
so that both faces of the same coin
the whole picture
the turning of seasons
could be observed
raising from the actor
to the viewer
and the whole world view changed.
also in our naïvety, or call it forgetfullness
in our refusal to Self Trust
in our stubborness
we go to the extent of destroying ourselves
to prove to the world
that we are right,
we are just miserable and without support/resources.
only we feign this, in order not to go out of our ways to realise our dreams,
not to live our heart desires.
because we are coward
we do not want to shed off our limitations
we do not want to go out of the cocoon
even if it has become a prison for the butterfly
but we prefer to nip it in the bud
and let ourselves choke.
because we fear
we fear to face our real fears
for it means to let them go
it means to face them
and use the power within to move forward
and become what we already are
the beauty within
we all have our own shine
when we face our fears
they dissolve
and we receive in its stead
The Face of God
The Beauty within embodied
the one which has been recognised
and allowed to blossom
the japanese have a word for this :
Some might be familiar with "wabisabi," a term that refers to
the appreciation of beauty that resides within things that
slowly alter their appearance with time. The term has come to
represent a quintessentially
Japanese sense of aesthetics and culture.
source : http://www.heiando.com/lacquerware.htm
The more you use them, the more they increase in beauty.
source : http://www.chopsticksny.com/features/059/11
"Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of traditional Japanese beauty and it occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West."[1] "if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi."[2] "[Wabi-sabi] nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect."[3]
The words wabi and sabi do not translate easily. Wabi originally referred to the loneliness of living in nature, remote from society; sabi meant "chill", "lean" or "withered". Around the 14th century these meanings began to change, taking on more positive connotations.[1] Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs.
After centuries of incorporating artistic and Buddhist influences from China, wabi sabi eventually evolved into a distinctly Japanese ideal. Over time, the meanings of wabi and sabi shifted to become more lighthearted and hopeful. Around 700 years ago, particularly among the Japanese nobility, understanding emptiness and imperfection was honored as tantamount to the first step to satori, or enlightenment. In today's Japan, the meaning of wabi sabi is often condensed to ″wisdom in natural simplicity.″ In art books, it is typically defined as ″flawed beauty.″
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi
and in truth
it is no mere words
all, absolutely ALL
even the most imbalanced people
have within this beautiful shining light
but you do not see theirs
because you do not see yours to start with
and as light is ONE
yours is veiled to you
so is theirs to you
and they do not see it
because they are OBLIVIOUS to their own beauty
they end up to dis-believe in their own beauty
after having feign that it existed not within
by dis-associating themselves from their Trust
they forgot who they are.
and now,
wander
like shades.
though light is one step away
but for them
it is like a whole light year away from them
so far has their forgetfulness dis-associated them
from their inner nature.
this very beauty is found
when you choose to see it
the mere wish to see it
leads you to FIRST confront your fear
the lie that you created to justify your poor condition
this very lie that is covering it
the light itself is not in prison
for it is light
but YOU are in prison
because you are its bearer
and instead of experiencing it
and letting it BE
and expand
and grow
you prefer to call yourself a prisoner
instead of a trustee of the Light
because thereby you can keep the little you think you have
instead of risking it to receive more
but the fear is your own disbelief in your capacity
to use your power within
to accomplish your pure desire
this movie is great to see,
here is an eye-opening commentary on it.
Are you ready to live a fairytale? The Lifetime Original Movie “Lying to Be Perfect,” starring Poppy Montgomery and airing January 30 at 9 pm et/pt, will inspire you to begin living your happy ending. After watching this enjoyable modern day take on the Cinderella story I felt pardoned and empowered. Let’s face it, we all have told a tinsy lie about ourselves. Am I the only one who has “accidentally” entered the wrong weight on the treadmill? Ok my bad. But lies do more damage to us than we sometimes realize. Stopping us from getting to our full potential. Trying to be the perfect size and shape in a media crazed world filled with princess images can be tough.
In the film, Nola Devlin (Poppy Montgomery) is an unassuming, frumpy magazine editor who is overlooked and teased by her coworkers. When the sun sets, though, and she is behind the glow and anonymity of her computer screen, she becomes the famous and “reclusive” advice columnist Belinda Apple. Belinda becomes for the women in the film what we all sometimes need. A “fairy godmother”, encouraging us to recognize the undiscovered beauty within and prompting us to achieve our goals. Nola’s friends tired of being overworked and overweight, band together to create the “Cinderella Pact,” vowing to lose pounds by following the advice of their “fairy godmother”.
As I watched a scene from the film, I recalled a conversation I had with my niece Shelby a few weeks earlier. I overheard her singing “I don’t want to be your Cinderella sitting in a cold dark cellar.” I nearly dropped my plate when I heard this. I was so taken by these words. Early on in the movie, Nola’s character says that sometimes it’s easier for Cinderella to hide out versus go out and find real happiness. When I asked my niece what the words of the song meant, she said you’re not supposed to hide away from the world because you’re afraid you have to go out and live your dreams. With 7 in 10 girls feeling that they don’t measure up in some way this is a message that we need to get across and the film does that. Nola learns this life lesson although the journey for her isn’t always easy.
Early on, binging on sweets was a way that Nola comforted herself when things went wrong. Her overeating was a symptom of a chronic problem experienced by so many of us. Fear. Fear of failure, fear of love, fear to speak up for yourself. Nola is forced to take her own alter ego’s advice and confront her fears when her secret identity is threatened. Through the process she learns that she is stronger than she thought she was and she had the power within all along to live her dreams.
Belief in yourself is the first step to getting fit and healthy. Nola’s friends, her step sisters of sorts initially think their fairy godmother helped to give them the confidence to go out and lose the weight. As the friends drops dress sizes, their real issues are exposed, and better-than-expected life changes begin to blossom. Including love for Nola with a real prince charming played by Adam Kaufman. Nola’s love interest is attracted to her even before she begins to shed the pounds. He sees the beauty in her before she does.
Nola works for a wicked boss at a magazine called Shine. Through self discovery Nola learns that she has her own shine. A star quality that was always there but needed to blossom.
After watching the film, I felt pardoned from those times where I felt bad about myself and empowered to continue creating my own happy endings. If you want to live the fairytale, watch “Lying to Be Perfect”. It is the perfect feel good movie and that’s no lie.
source : http://www.lifetimemoms.com/womens-health-wellness/blog/lying-be-perfect-lifetime-original-movie-review
