Saturday, February 22, 2014

Touch the Earth



Touch The Earth!
Love, Papa.

Many forces are at work while we scream through the cosmos on this tiny blue marble we call earth.
Each force is precisely coordinated and synchronized to work in harmony with the other.
We are presented with one miracle after another during our daily life,
Yet we blindly go about our day without much notice of what it takes for us to exist here.
Reach down and touch the earth and become aware of the marvel that we exist within.
This tiny rock hurtling though space is our home, the bringer of life, the safe harbour, the bubble within which we journey!
Touch the earth, put your toes in the dirt, feel the leaves of a tree, roll in the grass!
You are but one of the miracles that exist here, yet you are the one most capable of appreciating the earth.
Touch the earth!
Show your appreciation!
Express your love for this home that we enjoy!
The alternatives may not be as hospitable?
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Love, Papa.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Our Way



Our Way
Love, Papa.

I watched what they did, so I followed.
I heard what they said and I agreed.
But I couldn’t seem to feel it.
It seemed logical at the time, because everyone was doing it.
But eventually I began to wonder about my feelings.
Others continued seemingly without question or thought.
Were we right or wrong?
Shouldn’t someone have questioned it by now?
There were always those with different ways.
But obviously, they must be wrong.
For this was our way.
And who am I to challenge?
Indeed...
Who am I?
Love, Papa.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Right the Boat



Right the Boat
Love, Papa.

When life is listing sharply to one side
Gather yourself together to the center
Pull in your oars.
Stop flailing.
Focus!
Right the boat.
And keep sailing...
Love, Papa.

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Process



Process
Love, Papa.

Pause, breathe, walk around the block!
Life is bombarding you with answers
To the questions you’ve already asked.
Take time to process them
Before you ask the next question.
You always know the correct answer,
As long as you take the time to listen.
Love, Papa.

Please share Papa with those you love.
Jim McKillop
Notes From Papa

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

If Not You, Then Who?



If Not You, Then Who?
Love, Papa.

You made the choice
Put yourself in harm’s way
Failed to step away
And now you are looking for someone else to blame.
How is it that they can be responsible for your outcome,
When if you had made other choices, you would not be here?
Asking another to accept the blame for your decisions
Is like the flower blaming the earth for where it grew,
When the flood comes and washes it away.
If not you, then who?
Who chose for you to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?
To take up with the wrong people, marry the wrong partner, get the wrong job?
Nice to have someone to blame...
But how’s that working out for you?
Responsibility begins when you accept it!
If not you, then who?
Love, Papa.

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Monday, February 17, 2014

Sought



Sought
Love, Papa.

Don’t be startled by the discovery
Of the answer close at hand.
For it is that which you seek most fervently
That toils beside you in your search.
To the degree that you seek,
You are being sought!
Love, Papa.

Please share Papa with those you love.
Jim McKillop