Category Archives: Contemplation

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Decorating inner space

Let me enter the space within. With all my being, I walk through the inner chambers of my mind. What a beautiful place to visit! Equanimity decorates the walls, and sincerity is the thick carpet for me to walk barefoot on. Yes, I took my worldly shoes off before entering the sacred space of well-being, contemplation, contentment, and acceptance.

I love the lush gardens of my inner world and exploring its beauty and intricacies. The growing stems formed, by the virtues I treasure, grow well to form a hedge of protection, a firm boundary that keeps this most mystical and sacred place alive and well. So many life experiences have helped to make this an extraordinary landscape for me to enjoy and to walk slowly through the corridors of my mind.

The air I breathe is love and care. I gently look at the pictures in front of me and allow the peace to wash over me. Here, there is a reassuring intercom that is ever unperturbed. I stay for a little bit longer to absorb it fully and make the space part of my being for the rest of the day.

I truly am here now, grateful to be present and accepting what is as it is.

Don’t neglect your inner world. Take today a break from the rush of the world and enjoy your inner world. If your inner world does not bring you beauty then remember that you are the creator of your inner world. Begin today to reshape and reframe your space of being.

© Jurgens Pieterse, 2023, All rights reserved.

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The call of duty

Duty calls me to honor my commitment to follow through with the day. An inner yearning calls me to read again the wisdom of the Havamal and put it into practice. Today is Thursday, and I am on my post for another day. I am ready for this day.

The past week has been productive, informative, and filled with its own adventure of being. I have a few neglected things that need my attention, but I have also made progress on a spiritual dimension in the last few days. My automatic writing and focus on the senses, combined with upliftment of my thoughts and stabilizing of emotions, has contributed to me getting in touch with my inner man.

I am eager to continue the journey and find consistency in a new level of awareness, compassion, and being. Ideally, each morning’s reflection should reflect this progress. Even as the mind and body age, the spirit should awaken more and rise stronger into the world of the present moment. Here, I find balance, harmony, coherence, and integrity for my being.

I am expanding my being along with my knowledge and creativity. My creative mind can find inspiration for grasping the opportunities that lie ahead. Increasing awareness, expanding knowledge, creativity, and preparation are all things I have to find a concise description for. As I express the metrics for my progress mentally, I would like to give a crisp expression of growth in being, knowledge, and conscience. Being does not grow alone, but is accompanied by a surge forward in both consciousness and conscience. I can lift my spirit into a higher plain. It is possible!

I am ready to answer the call to duty today. I am ready to grow in being, knowledge, and conscience. I am ready to lift my spirit into a higher plain.

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Starting the day right

If I could wake up in the morning to the gentle sound of music, uplifting my spirit and guiding me on an inner journey to my loftiest thoughts, how different my life would be! Like a prayer or sacrifice, this would be my first ritual of the day, with the firm intent of setting small goals for myself to live with virtue and act with virtue on the lofty heights of inspiration and hope.

The days will come when my body is tired, but wouldn’t it be a lovely experience if the pure power of habit could softly lift my soul to a new level of the next phase of existence? Simply smoothing the soul with the sharp rise of mellow thoughts. Yes, I am setting myself a new goal for my automatic writing: to uplift myself and cultivate the crafty skill of simplifying my morning routine so that I can rise with the habit of being positive, energetic, and in harmony with my inner world.

Now, in my time of luxury, I have the space, time, and convenience to cultivate a habit that can serve me well until the very end. Isn’t the first hour of my humble day an opportunity to live with honor and insight? My spiritual and philosophical journey has led me slowly to the sacred moment of realization: to declare the first few waking minutes sacred and holy.

The Sabbath is not only the seventh day, but also the first flimsy hour of the day.

I feel life pouring through my body from my human soul. I grasp life with enthusiasm. I deal with it gently, making each thought conscious and a deliberate expression brought into inner harmony, and expanding it into hope to put action behind the dreams I still hold dear as I awake.

Copywrite Jurgens Pieterse, 2023

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Fortitude

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~ Fortitude ~

The virtue of fortitude allowed me to remain steadfast. Agile, I bend like a palm tree in the wind. If my roots are deep within virtue, then firmness will be the fruit my life yields. Fortitude is a trust that I have the prowess to deal effectively with any challenge. Pressure teaches me what is really important and lack tutors me to be happy with less. These are the pointers to true freedom and personal liberation. Fortitude is about cultivating an attitude of strong will and the resolve to stand firm under all circumstances. Virtue upheld by a firm will, will endure confidently that which cannot be resisted. I accept as part of my life path the lessons I need to learn in order for me to experience the presence and full potential of myself.

© Jurgens Pieterse 2022