Any challenge is really
increased freedom
dressed in a Halloween costume.
Sure it has the witch’s warts
bat’s fangs and
ghoul’s claws.
But really, under the wig and cape
we find His Love
coaxing, encouraging, pressing
us on,
pleading for us to surrender
to give up the darkness
of life’s graveyard,
to release the passions
like those mini Snickers bars
we hold tightly.
“Open your hand,” the He says,
so you can pull it from the jar.”
Alas, those “confections” only leave us
with a pained stomach,
a racing mind
and an empty heart.
“Love Me,” He says.
The moment we do
the costume melts
like the Wicked Witch
into a puddle,
while we soar free,
airy as a new day
high above the dual worlds
to the land where the sun
always shines.
Beautifully painted picture of Truth!
This really is the world of trick or treat………..
So true, Tom. And it is also a haunted house!
The garments of love or soul are many…each and every facet and façade are carefully crafted and intricately *inlaid* to provide purpose and value through the intimacy and recognition of our deepest yearnings and our grandest ideals. Thank You Dear Beloved for these innumerable gifts in grace…and you too Lesley!
Wow, Bobby, beautifully said. Our journeys are perfectly tailored. Coming to know this is coming to know God.
So true Lesley…such a glorious adventure it is!!!
Beautiful
such a great read,, Lesley, cuz you write so well, inspired as you are from the higher realms within.
I love all the Halloween images, especially those mini-Snickers that give me such pleasure in a moment.
My fears of the spiritual were always that I had to give up my attachments, especially my own identity, personas, opinions, likes and dislikes, but what a great trade to cast off the masks that limit the vision, and revel in the whole instead of the parts.
Sheila, thank you for this extension of this contemplation. In fact, it nudged me make a change to the poem. We let go of our attachments, but only to grab onto the Love, so I added that in. It is such an easy and rewarding switch, and in the end we never lose anything that matters. We only gain our eternity.
Snickers haven’t trapped me, but oh, those golden chains of proper conduct, doing what’s expected. Halloween gives a taste of letting go of them, for those not blessed with a Master to teach and gift true freedom.
“Open your hand,” the He says,
so you can pull it from the jar.”
To me this is the most powerful image of your Halloween treat. There is nothing in that jar we need, and nothing in the world. What a huge statement! But everything we need (as opposed to everything we want) lies outside the jar where the lasting treats are given — with no tricks!
I think taking a Halloween theme and turning it into such a graphic truth is pure genius, Lesley. Your gift of writing comes from a beautiful and deep place. Thank you for this Halloween treat!
Lesley you are a so gifted in this beautiful “as above, so below” analogy. What a light hearted way of expressing these truths!
Hi Lesley, What a wonderful and fun Halloween poem (channeling), delving into our need to let go of our attachments to the tawdry chattels of this pinda world and to surrender in our Masters arms, as we then can soar inward and upward with The Master holding our hand. I had to laugh when you mentioned the passion of those little Snicker candy bar treats, since I really do love them…lol Your first lines,”Any challenge is really increased freedom dressed in a Halloween costume,” is such a powerful contemplation, and the way in which you used the theme of Halloween to channel the Master’s teachings is as Rudy said,”pure genius!” Thank you for such a fun way to read and contemplate how to,”soar free, airy as a new day, high above the dual worlds, to the land where the sun always shines.”
Hi Lesley, what a beautiful mystical contemplation for me on this Halloween Day , it really resonated with me , thanks so much for sharing! It was so wonderful to say hello and get a quick hug from you at seminar, Baraka bashad! …, Michael