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Charlie Chaplin – as I began to love myself 

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY”.

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it “RESPECT”.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it “MATURITY”.

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be calm. Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE”.

As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it “SIMPLICITY”.

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF”.

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is “MODESTY”.

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT”.

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART”.

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know “THAT IS LIFE”!

Next one by Curtis G. Aikens Sr

I love you Be-cause      

I love you Be-cause your smile

I love you Be-cause your heart

I love you Be-cause your mind

I love you Be-cause your nice

I love you Be-cause your sweet

I love you Be-cause your neat

I love you Be-cause your meek

I love you Be-cause your strong

I love you Be-cause your not Weak!

I love you Be-cause – When we meet you make me smile in my heart in my mind you make me nice and quiet sweet that is neat.

I love you Be-cause you allow me to be meek sometimes weak…So I can be STRONG then compete!

Curtis G. Aikens Sr

April 15, 2014 Birthday poem For one of my true Friends! I love you so deep and true!

Curtis

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Graduation Day

Today May 18, 2013 Graduation Day Dominican University Of California.
I am trying not to cry as I write. I woke at 2 a.m., the kid on Christmas Eve.
I am Full, with Thanks for so many wonderful people and God Almighty for allowing me to reach this point.
The Lord is “my shepherd I shall not want.
He make me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
He Restores my soul; H…e leads me in the paths of righteousness
For his name’s sake
Yea, thought I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My Cup runs over.
Surely Goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever