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I used to believe that all was right in the world; I would play and have fun, not a care in the world.

Then I grew up, now I have bills, debt, a future to plan, my emotions to consider, and go to work.

All this left me drained, drained of what truly matters, Kindness, laughter, loyalty, magic, honesty and

generosity.  Six simple things that when put together in one’s life make a big difference.

Kindness

Be kind to others and yourself, I forgot that last part.  I worked so hard to be kind

to others, to treat them fairly.  But I did not think I was worthy of my own kindness,

I thought that if I was kind enough to others that I would be happy enough.  Well it’s like buying things

Yeah you are happy for a bit, but eventually it wears off.  So be kind to yourself, and go easy on yourself.

Laughter

Yeah sure I laughed quite a bit, but rarely was it from the Heart.  Sometimes I laughed at a funny situation but I did not

 let the laughter down into my heart and soul, I laughed to cover up the pain and hurt.  Sometimes it was a gut laugh but

Almost never did I laugh from the Heart.  Just as we need to be kind to ourselves we need to laugh from

The Heart and let out the tension, to kick back and party.

Loyalty

I thought I knew what loyalty was, before I got my cat Smudge.  He taught me the true meaning of

Loyalty.  That it means never giving up on others, including yourself.  Even if that means sacrificing something

that you hold dear.  Being loyal to another means sticking with them through the thick and thin, never judging

never questioning.  Being loyal to yourself means not giving up on your dreams, holding them close to your heart cherishing

 them till they come true.  Yet like love you need to also let your dreams soar, to let them out into the universe to become

manifest. 

Magic

Magic did not enter my life until later.  It has shown up in many different forms throughout my life.

First it saved me from killing myself, It showed up as the biggest full moon I can remember.

The love I felt from that moon gave me the strength to go get help.  It did have a cost, but one I would gladly

pay again and again given the choice.  Next it came as a new spiritual path for me to follow.  The excitement of

learning the ins and outs of a spiritual path that I could call truly my own.  My path my way to view the Divine, not

someone else’s.   Then the smile of a niece.  You never really appreciate the smile of a young child till it comes from

one who is close to your heart.  It just brightens up your whole day.  So you see I am no stranger to magic or its effect

on a life, I have felt it many times throughout my life and I will feel it many more.  Just remember magic is everywhere,

in everything and everyone.

Honesty

Honesty, here is a concept that some find hard to grasp.  It is easier to lie to others and yourself to cover pain or

insecurity.  We lie to others because we think that they will not like us for who we truly are.  That if we say to the world

“This is me!”  that we will be rejected and left alone.  Then we lie to ourselves, telling us that this is the way things are,

that everyone else cusses or drinks.  But true honesty is as bright as the noon day sun.  It can be blinding when

stepping into it from the darkness, but the blindness fades and what is left is the truth.  It may not be what you want

 to hear but like it has been said, the truth will set you free.  Think back when you lied to your parents, and then you

were caught didn’t you feel better after it was all said and done?  I did.  So take the first step and be honest with

yourself.  Deal with the pain it will bring up, if you fall then fall, it is only over when you give up. 

Generosity

I have said a few things in this that would be generous.  Like sacrificing something that you hold dear to help another

 and treating others fairly.  The spirit of generosity is selfless, it gives of its self to the gain of others.  It is giving money

to the man or woman on the side of the road, not saying “oh they will just go and buy booze with it.”  So what if they

 do.  You do not know the life they have had.  If they use it for something non beneficial then that is on them. 

Be generous to people, smile and lift someone up. 

I write this poem or whatever this is because I left these six virtues, I left presence.  I was faced with the pain of the past,

and was inspired by a friend who told me I know what to do, that I had the knowledge and skill to face and deal with it. 

And most of all he told me that he cares what happens to me.  Sometimes in life all we need is a gentle reminder that

yes there are people out there that do care about us.  When we fall off the path, they are there not to put us back on,

but to show us that we have fallen off.