The You That Has More

If you think you have gone as high as you are going to go

That is testimony most lucid that there is much you do not know

For is it not hubris beyond compare to maintain there is no higher me?

For no one has the fullest picture of whom they can truly be

If you decide that your life has reached it's ceiling

You have drained it of any continued meaning

For how can you matter if for you, more life does not matter

Open your heart and forget not to be humble
No matter the journey , no matter your stumble

For folly it is to assume full knowledge of that that which you did not create

So you stand willing , wanting and thirsting at possibility's gate

At the ready to learn and welcome the you that has more

As always with excitement to see what else is in store

How do I find joy

How do I find joy in life
When all I see and feel is strife
Wherever I turn wrong seems rife
And regret has the cut of a searing knife
For some reason eventually I take pause
And it dawns on me that maybe I am the cause
Of what I choose to see and where I stand
So despite any strife I let my vision expand
To include what goes right ,what is magnificent and grand
I then busy myself with thank you so I have no time for why me
It suddenly becomes possible for me to authentically be
I choose better over bitter so that good is what I feel
then enduring joy no matter how big or small become totally real

True Courage

True courage is also when the going is good Taking an honest look at what is under the hood
You get more miles when you care & maintain
Getting rid of the camouflage,seeing what is plain

Because when you treat a car as it if it were a plane
You go through the pain but you find no gain

When you get that no matter what it is you,you must face
And build a willingness to do what you need to change and replace

It will all start to be more authentic and real
And your true courage and greatness you will start to feel

Life no matter your age,situation or circumstance
Will then reveal it's true tune and most enjoyable dance

Shine Divine

Hashem you give me this moment,It's mine
To give it my all and release my shine

So I let go of needless distraction
Which gives me no meaningful traction

I look for the wonder no matter how small
Knowing that I am taller than any wall

Because this moment is truly a gift
I will do what I need to make the shift

Finding myself standing strong in a light
That seems so much brighter because I am willing to fight

To take this moment to it's unlimited peak
Revealing that it has so much more than I seek

So I open myself up to all I can receive
For now I am truly willing to believe

That in my every choice
Lies the opportunity to find my true voice

I decide in this moment to realign
And to never give in or resign

For mine is a beautiful and unique design
With all of me in every moment shines Divine

Each day

When you choose to see each day as a gift

You can't help but let the blessing give you a lift

Even when you are feeling down
You find a smile ,your upside down frown

As you know that where you send your mind
Is the world around that you will find

Sometimes you just get so full of fear
But with gratitude you know miracles are near

So you decide never to give up hope
And you carry on climbing even a slippery the slope

The day may be full of apprehension
So you give it all over to G-d's attention

You do your best ,doing what you must
But there is a time that you just have to Trust

So with each new day that has come your way
Fill yourself with gratitude and don't astray

So that you remember that you are worth the fight
Because the world is in need of your authentic light

The Land Woke Up

Israel was a land that was mostly sand

On which many for centuries dreamed to stand

It's vitality in hiding , milk and honey not flowing

For Israel without it's people had not much for the showing

The people began to recant and return

And the Land woke up and felt it's turn

Much sand receded giving way to redeeming green

Flowers , fruit and trees began to be seen

Beauty & potential aplenty still lie beneath the land & within the nation

Challenges abound with much work and anticipation

For 2000 years as individuals with not much more than a dream

Getting a nation to understand they are one takes time but we remain keen

I am here

Israel is alive as long as I am here

For to wander no matter how long,is neither here nor there

Israel is vibrant through my simple life

No matter the attempts to augment national strife

In Israel the routine of going to the store

Ignites history making it so much more

Travelling to Jerusalem transcends what in my heart I will

For that seemingly mundane journey is a prophecy I fulfill

In Israel to live you cannot replace

As only here can our nation find it's true face