Author: carlfmaulbeck

In the movie "Harvey", Elwood P Dowd, played by Jimmy Stewart, explains coping with the world this way: "Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, 'In this world, Elwood, you must be' - she always called me Elwood - 'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me." Well, for years I was smart, oh so very smart, I too recommend pleasant - Trust the harmony

Acceptance

It is not always about change; it is about transformation. Being one expands my range – fulfillment is in transition.   Of course, I will never be the same; and, indeed, I may be different. Being one expands my heart’s claim – contentment is embracing bent.   Some strive to make it happen; rather than […]

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Ride Along

What is my role, driver or passenger be? What to do, drive or passenger be?   As a driver, there are many decisions not just right or left but forward or backward.   As a passenger, there are many choices not just looking or averting but complaining or enjoining.   In life, I am both […]

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Sock It To Me

i struggle with life’s work my walk in the labyrinth is fraught with cant be done to start     when i vest in the morning i dread to some extent putting on my socks i find a place to perch knee pulled under my chin heel tucked under my butt thus carefully balanced with minimal effort […]

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Silence

Quietly wander without making noise, or in stillness embrace the emptiness.   It takes skill to be heartily refreshed, listening is work done with a purpose, to communicate with silence opens me.   In silence, we don’t take more than we need – being present can be a huge ordeal, being present can provide a […]

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State of Emergency

There is a state of emergency – be careful and be alert. Indeed, there is no plan, no control of what will be.   Being emergent, regardless of “supposed to” and “have to” allows me to be responsive and receptive in the moment.   In harmony with what is left, I’m one with in between […]

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Forgiveness

The heart of forgiveness is mercy. The key to embracing forgiveness is embracing healing atonement.   Forgiveness cannot be demanded. “Woe is me” and “it’s because of you” wallows in the past and holds me back.   Mercy is love just for the asking. It does not require permission – “I’m sorry” is completed with […]

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Spiritual Evolution

The DNA of my soul makes me what I am and imprints what I do.   The window of my soul reflects my species – my truth of the whole Truth.   The birthright of my soul – an incarnation that endows my being.   The advancement of my soul (does not mean “better”) does […]

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Flawed

My back hurt and I was just a participant   I need people to try and keep up. I wish people would connect the dots – Come in sit down, enjoy the ride, accept the call, and just cooperate.   I sat there in pain and things went wrong   Never impose indeed sometimes things […]

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Untethered

We are not alone but… must we be connected? Unfree from the tone – makes me feel unprotected.   It’s ubiquitous – the signal from this device. It’s continuous and… relentless to entice.   In real-time engaged, are we what’s happening? Thus we become caged – unheard with no opening.   Our lives are thus […]

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Word

To hear, I must listen, to listen, I must be all in. I labor to leave the womb, I suffer to heal the wound.   As the cosmos is revolving, the word is evolving. With others, in gestation, I embrace the mutation.   My time is not terminal. My space is real liminal. I live […]

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