What's gone has made you what you are
So don't fear what's ahead
Put trust in what will be, will be
And choose to live instead
Don't live in the now worrying
What may or may not be
Take this moment in your time
And live it totally
There's no time like the present
Breathe deep and feel alive
Living in the here and now
Will help you rise and thrive
Now is all there ever is
It's the only time that's real
Let the future take it's course
And leave the past to heal
Well below your ego
There's a place that doesn't care
What people say or think or do
It's very peaceful there
This place is deep inside you
It's way beneath your skin
The stillness that surrounds you there
Is you without the spin
It's soul, unspoilt, it's raw
Untouched by human mind
Affected not by boxes
Or labels of any kind
When you can find your inner peace
Anytime or place
No matter what is happening
You have your own calm space
We mainly grow
Through bearing hardship
We tend to learn
By living pain
We're able to
Enjoy the sunshine
From wading through
The pouring rain
Embracing hard times
Help us learn
To trust that good days
Will return
And every cloud
Has silver linings
And every minus has a plus
They'll be good times
They'll be bad
It's the same for all of us
We're given what we need to grow
Enough to almost fall apart
But riding through it helps us know
A kind and gentle loving heart
Choose to be happy
Take that option today
Find delight
In a contented way
We opt for 'If only'
We had this or that
Our lives would be better
Instead of being flat
'If things were different'
I'd be so content
But if things were different
About other things we'd vent
So be mindful of what
You think you need
Happiness doesn't come
From material feed
Nor does it come from
People or praise
It comes from within
And with you, it stays
Choose to be happy
It's by far the best way
Then watch how your life
Improves every day
I need to lose my ego
It carries me away
To places I don't want to be
And stresses out my day
I need to lose my ego
It forges way ahead
Evoking anger, stirring hurt
My ego's easily lead
I need to halt my ego
It feeds on grief and pain
Only when it's truly starved
Will I feel at ease again
Embrace your fear
Breathe it in
Feel your trembling deep within
Accept your fear
Breathe it in
Feel your throbbing pulse racing
Love your fear
Breathe it in
Feel the tingling on your skin
Take your fear
Breathe it in
Feel your pounding heart within
Use your fear
Breathe it in
Feel it die and freedom begin
Less and less people
Seem to care
About each other
And more about their
Material belongings
Their clothes, their car
If they loved more people
The world would be a far
Better place for everyone
We'd see more respect
If people knew better
They'd be able to connect
To others with empathy,
Understanding and kind
If people loved people
We'd have happier minds
There lived a wise old owl
Who said 'Let the people be'
What they wish, What they want,
Let them all be free
To make all their own choices
Without pressure, without guilt
Learning from their own mistakes
is how confidence is built
Let the loved ones in your life
Decide from their own view
The path they choose to walk down
Not the one that pleases you
I listened to this wise old owl
Still make mistakes, but know
The best way for me to be
is advise but then let go
The joy and happiness I have within
Soars, as you fly free
When in turn you learn the same
You'll let your people be