Poem - My Only Demand

I’m not saying I need you to love only me
I’m saying I need you to love me unconditionally.
For me
And when you’re with me
To be nowhere else
Cause I’m selfish
So I want you all to myself
When we’re by ourselves
That is my only demand
I mean
I don’t care if you hold my hand
Or if we have a long term plan
I don’t need you to wear my ring
Just to understand
That I need
Stability
In you, with me
And if that’s something you can give to me
A beautiful thing We can be
When we’re together
We’re together
And when we’re apart
We’re apart
I need you to love me period
And not flutter back & forth
Forth & back
It’s like a heart attack
A heart fibulation
The strain of wondering,
Hoping, wishing, waiting
To see if today
Is the same as before
If you still stand with me
Or if you’re ‘never more’
I’ll adore
Many things about you it’s true
And what you put in
I’ll put in times two
Buble’s crooning smoothed it well
Cause I’ll give more than I’ll get
But a ‘Her’ who satisfies my only demand
“I just haven’t met you yet.”

Poem - Sleep Walking

I walk while I should be asleep
I figure if my mind don't rest then why should my feet?
I sleep walk cause my path isn't made for me
And when you think I'm sleeping I'm working hard you see.
I believe
That is how I am able to achieve
Something greater than what was first given to me.
No father, but that's okay
I was given a Spark
And the ability from God
To hit my Mark
And it's been dark
In my life on a few occasions
No, I'm not complaining - I'm only saying.
I've been on my knee's doubled over in pain praying
Wondering if the moment was it
If the words I'd heard were true - Mark you ain't Shi...
...


Nope.
I refused to believe that mess.
And now my pressure is a different stress
But I digress
I repeat I walk while I should be asleep
I figure if my mind don't rest then why should my feet?
To bed at four am up at 6
I wish
Sometimes it wasn't so
But when I go
I will know.
I stretched every once out of what God has given me
So until I'm gone I choose to BE.
So I repeat I walk while I should be asleep
I figure if my mind don't rest then why should my feet?

Stop Dreaming. Literally.

Okay, so maybe I meant Stop JUST Dreaming. As in wake up and make it happen!
You know many people will say they want something but take no actions to get it. Fewer people will take action without passion, without a definite purpose and kind of give some energy towards a goal only to be able to say "Ah well, I tried."
The fact remains that few people in this world are as happy as they want to be or in the shape physically, mentally, spiritually or financially that they want to be. In a time where we can get our hands on information, techniques and strategy's to help us do everything from build a shelf to cooking any dish you can imagine we spend more time dreaming of all the things we'd like in our lives instead of creating a plan, rekindling our passion and persevering. This is the definition of faith - to believe in something, work at something, push for something like it must happen. Faith is shown in action not in words. How much faith have you shown in attaining what it is you truly desire?

Tonight, before you go to sleep - think about just one thing that you want to create in your life. Anything. Then think about it as being certain to appear in your life. Really see it happening. Note how that feels. Enjoy how that feels. Next, keep that thought and emotion within your mind until you fall asleep. When you wake up go through the same process again, except this time give thanks to the Universe and your Creator for the blessing of that thing coming into your life. Then write down (not think) both what that thing is and 10 ways you can start towards it (knowing that it is certain to happen).
That's part one of the exercise. If you'd like to continue please email me. I'd love to be a part of your journey!

Now as your reading this know that this is how I have managed to continually receive many of the blessings in my life. I've been blessed to work all over the world speaking, modeling, acting and just being. And every thing that I've made a must I've made a reality.
So stop dreaming. Literally. Wake up and go get what you demand from your life.

Just a thought.
Bless,
Mark

www.MarkSparks.com

"Greatness Is Simple... Not Easy" An excerpt.

This is going to get me some backlash, I'm sure of it. But before you write and tell me what a jerk I am and where to go, take in what I'm saying with a different perspective. Take it from the place where you deserve and desire to be, whether that's in better shape, in better financial standing, in a loving and fulfillng relationship and just plain old full of joy.Now looking from the place where you desire and deserve to be, read on.We live in a "hook me up" microwave era where people expect extraordinary results with less than average work ethic. They expect monumental change from their current situation without even putting in the effort to drastically adjust their foundation (that being their habits and their thinking more specifically their beliefs and reasons.)

I've worked with people one on one and in group settings for 10 years now. I've seen people achieve tremendous things and I've seen other's running like a hamster in the wheel spending valuable energy hoping for someone else or something to make their desires come true.The one thing I've learned and observed with successful people - they are not soft. They become obsessed in thought with achieving their desire and this obsession is held firmly in place by their thinking or more specifically by heir beliefs and ) reasons why.

I challenge you, the you that you are right now, the you that desires so much more to ask yourself two questions:
1. What do I want? Really.
2. Why do I want it?

Answered those yet?Good, now here's exercise two -

1. What must I have?
2. Why MUST I have it?

I know - your saying what's the difference. Here it is, what you must have you will get, what you should have you might get if someone gives it to you or you stumble upon it.You want it? You need it? You must have it? Good then stop being soft, get some Passion, get a Plan (and theirs plenty of people who can help you do that from a personal trainer to a financial adviser) then with faith and a new set of beliefs that serve you Persevere.

Enjoy your journey,

Mark Sparks

http://www.MarkSparks.com/

An excerpt from the book "Greatness Is Simple... Not Easy" by Mark Sparks Due Out in 2011.