Short Sleeves Insights - I Am A Cornerstone!


by Hal Manogue - Date: 2007-04-22 - Word Count: 374 Share This!

"Show to me the stone which the builders have rejected. That one is the cornerstone." That's from the Gospel of Thomas. I think we are all cornerstones.

In my physical life, many builders have rejected me for one reason or another. As I travel the road of remembering, I have tried a lot of things. Some have been accepted efforts and others have been lessons in rejection. I now see that the rejections were more important than any acceptance. I was able to see myself in the eyes of others and realize something about myself that I have been overlooking. In most cases I was able to discover a hidden trait. Once I acknowledged that part of me, I became a stronger personality. It gave me the power to look at myself and not fear rejection. I could choose each probability that presented itself and know that one way or another, I was still a cornerstone in the foundation of who I am. Each choice is a building block in my creation.

Nothing can change that, unless I change it through my thoughts. Acceptance and rejection were choices I made in order to learn, grow, and live physically.

Understanding that my thoughts create my world, changes everything I see. I am no longer at the mercy of someone or something else, the buck as they say, starts and stops with me. Each daily task is a lesson for me. Each situation and person I meet, is there for me. All there to add to my foundation. To build the house where my spirit lives. To awaken the creative energy that is flowing through my body, and to share it in gratitude with all life.

My purpose is unconditional universal service, and every second my thoughts direct my actions. In happiness and in contrast I am still a cornerstone, and can build a grand version of myself. Belief is all I need to manifest the person I want to be, and for others to see.

No longer thinking as a rejected stone, brings comfort and joy into my life. I am a stone of love, connected to the quarry of love. My needs are simple. My thoughts are pure. My truth is lived in unity with All There Is, Love.


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Hal Manogue is a poet and author of Short Sleeves A Book For Friends. Insightful thoughts for the 21st century. Hal's 2006 collection and 2007 collection are available in bookstores and online. Visit Hal's website: http://www.shortsleeves.net or blog: http://halmanogue.blogspot.com/ for more information about his work and life. Download a copy of the new E-Book,"Unite To Write" a collection of articles written by writers around the globe, that will inspire and fill you with useful information. It's value is priceless. It's Hal's gift to you.

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