justgemmie
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greetings HisGirl ~~ here are a couple things i really like. hope these are the types of things you're looking for ......... Marianne Williamson, from her book, _A Return to Love_. She writes: 'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.' " _______________________________________ “Touch of the Master's Hand,” by Myra Welsh T'was battered and scarred, and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But held it up with a smile. “What am I bidden, good folks,” he cried, “Who'll start the bidding for me?” “A dollar, a dollar,” then, two! Only two? “Two dollars, and who'll make it three? “Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice; Going for three . . . “ But no, From the room, far back, a grey haired man Came forward and picked up the bow; Then, wiping the dust from the old violin, And tightening the loose strings, He played a melody pure and sweet As a caroling angel sings. The music ceased, and the auctioneer, With a voice that was quiet and low, Said: “What am I bid for the old violin?” And he held it up with the bow. “A thousand dollars, and who'll make it two? Two thousand! And who'll make it three? Three thousand, once; three thousand, twice; And going and gone,” said he. The people cheered, but some of them cried, “We do not quite understand What changed its worth?” Swift came the reply: “The touch of a master's hand.” And many a man with life out of tune, And battered and scarred with sin, Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd, Much like the old violin. A “mess of potage,” a glass of wine; A game, and he travels on. He is “going” once, and “going” twice, He's “going” and almost “gone.” But the Master comes and the foolish crowd Never can quite understand The worth of a soul and the change that's wrought By the touch of the Master's hand. well wishes, gemmie
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"Being a Master to somebody or a slave to somebody is a relationship bound status. Without the relationship the status does not exist and all that is there is the potential or the natural inclination to fulfill such a status in the future." ~ ishyB
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