In our quest for a more fulfilling existence, we sometimes start to lose hope. At times, we feel down, hopeless, and discontented. And in times like these, we should look for hope and inspiration wherever we can find it.

So, for the first time on this blog, I am featuring someone else’s writing. It is my honor this week to bring you two inspirational poems from poet and musician Prince Rahman’s latest collection of poetry, Paths of Pondering (re-printed with his permission). I hope they give you a lift where you had none before.

The Gift

By Prince Rahman

Learn

Grow

Breathe deep the gathering fire

You are transformed

More your own true voice

Than you have ever known

Doubts

Like sacrificial lambs

Burst into light

Contradicting their inherent cry to hide

Learn

Grow

You are a gift

Unto the world

A gift much needed

 

 

Have you…?

By Prince Rahman

Have you smiled today?

Have you tickled yourself

And grinned a moment away?

Have you gazed at the sky

And sighed

Because its grandeur

Takes your breath away?

Have you thanked yourself

For choosing to live with intention?

Have you thanked yourself

For all the wonderfulness in you?

More in you than there are enough days to mention

Let us thank you

For being who you are

For being how you be

We thank you

So…

Have you smiled today?

Have you?

About the Author

Prince Rahman is a poet, musician, and leadership coach whose mission is to facilitate your ability to become the change you wish to see in your life, and therefore in the world. For more information on how to purchase Paths of Pondering, and its accompanying CD, you can go his site here.

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