#6

"WHEN I HAVE
MOST CLEARLY BEEN AT PEACE
AND FULL OF JOY
I REALIZE THAT
HAPPINESS DEPENDENT
UPON ACHIEVMENT
CAN BE TAKEN AWAY.
IT IS BASED UPON
AN ARTIFICIAL PREMISE.
THE REAL JOY OF LIFE
COMES FROM AN INNER AWARENESS
AN AWAKENING
OR WAKING UP TO
THE JOY THAT IS WITHIN US
AND RISES UP OUT OF US.
JOY IS AN INNER CULTIVATION
THAT EXIST IN THE NOW-
A PRESENT POSSIBILITY
AND CAN PRODUCE
A STATE OF LOVINGNESS
AND BEING
THAT DOES NOT DIMINISH
BASED UPON WHAT HAPPENS TO US.
THIS IS AN INNER
LETTING GO
A DROPPING THE BOTTOM
OUT OF THE OCEAN
NOT SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN PURSUE
WITH THE INTELLECT-
SOMETHING WE CAN ONLY
PURSUE WITH THE HEART"


Stephen John Kalinich © 2003
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