Let Love Lead. ©

Let Love Lead. 

Love isn't a Noun.

It isn't something we say when we're feeling good.

Love isn't just one big thing...

Love is a verb A set of many "small" actions repeated.

A series of details that we commit to That's what create Love.

Love is communication.

Love strives to understand before looking to be understood.

Love gives.

Love delights in success.

Love leads.

Sometimes we simply don't follow it's path,

Let Love Lead.

We follow all sorts of paths, some we choose and

others we let choose us and we forget the most important thing,

Let Love Lead.

We sometimes, in hopes of being cool or being 'like the rest' follow another path,

Let Love Lead.

We fall into the trap of old habits that don't serve us,

 Let Love Lead.

We fear that if we take a risk, if we open up, if we are vulnerable we'll get hurt,

Let Love Lead.

We fear that being unique we'll be made fun of.

Let Love Lead.

We think our dreams are 'dumb', that we aren't deserving of the joy we wish for,

Let Love Lead.

We get lost on our path and think we have no map,

Let Love Lead.

 When we are lead by Love we can conquer all things.

When we Let Love Lead we are able to turn our desire into our reality.

This isn't a feel good thing - Love hurts sometimes.

Love calls us to a higher standard, one that takes more work than the alternative 

but it also pays with a reward that is greater than anything that isn't of Love could provide. 

Whatever it is you want to accomplish, Let Love Lead. 

Whatever it is you desire most, Let Love Lead. 

In any case, in all cases, Let Love Lead. 

Let Love Lead. 

Let Love Lead. 

Let Love Lead. 

Bless, 

Mark Sparks 

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Better to be fat than full of Crap!©

Now that I've got your attention here's my real belief:

It's better to be out of shape
than be full of crap.

Stop saying 'I want to change' yet live proving you don't. Yes I said it. But I said it with love in hopes that you'll inspire yourself to change.

Please understand that being in shape is a very arbitrary measurement based solely on what you believe that to mean for you. Sure there are some baseline, guideline type numbers that we all should aim for (things like a body fat percentage of 15-25% & a healthy weight for our height & frame and I'm not talking Body Mass Index as it was not created for the diversity in our frames that culture creates) but ultimately being in shape is about feeling confident wearing what we want to wear, being strong enough to do what we yearn to do & having the energy to take on that which we love to take on!
We all know when we're "out of shape" and yes, my "in shape" is vastly different from yours, of this I'm certain. The one thing that transcends all of our definitions is this: habit.
If you are not in shape, you are not confident in your shape, you do not have the energy you desire then quite simply you need to change your habits to ones that serve you. Eating, moving, sleeping, meditating, reflecting & relating. All these things must be examined to find where we are doing things that are not serving us or worse hindering us from being able to get what we deserve & desire!
We all long to be confident, we all long for abundant energy & the joy that comes with being able to do exactly what we set out to do (ie discipline). We all deserve to be in shape & that takes honesty, self evaluation, facing some pain & then passionately getting a plan (ps get help, preferably from a professional who you see as "successful"), create some specific goals & persevere until you get what you desire. After all you deserve it.
Bless on your journey,
And thank you for allowing me to join you, if only for a moment.
Mark Sparks

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Desire: hope vs. Obsession ©

"There is but one thing in this world that I am determined to have, and that is_________________."

If we cannot answer this, to ourselves in truth & with conviction what we want is simply a wish, a hope & not a desire.

Desire to attain an end can never be a hope, or a wish but must transcend into something which closely resembles, no, is obsession! This sounds extreme when talking about going after one's goal but isn't it the way we create habits by which we live by? Isn't it how we continue to cycle of action & thought in our lives that doesn't serve us towards what we desire for ourselves?

"Obsession - the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, desire, etc."
When all you can think about during the work day is getting home to sit on the couch & watch "that" show, eat "that junk food" and veg isn't that obsession?

When you are, in hopes of loosing weight, always fretting food, thinking about how clothes don't fit you, wishing that you looked different isn't that obsession?

The only difference is that in both cases the obsession don't serve towards. The second, in particular (which I've come upon countless times in my 10years+ working with clients) is actually an obsession with being 'fat' - which is the exact opposite of what is desired!

If I want my relationship with my partner to work - I must know exactly that & what that entails!
If I want my workout & diet plan to work, I must know exactly where I want my body and spirit to go & a bunch of ways to get there!
If I want to be a success in my work, I must have a measuring stick for what "success" is & continually check myself against it to ensure I'm traveling the path I need to in order to attain my definition of success!

Desire must be specific. It must move you to action which serve the purpose of the desire. But first any desired success must become the dominating thought & thus the dominating magnetization of people, places & circumstances which allow your efforts to be multiplied & your actions rewarded with the desire with which you seek.

Thoughts are things. Manage them. Protect them. Make sure they're in line with your desires & revisit them often making adjustments accordingly.
If we do, the rewards for these consistent efforts is greatness! The rewards are the attainment of the things we have dreamed for our lives!
That's something worth obsessing about, in habitual thought & action.
Blessing & joy to you on your journey.
With gratitude,
Mark.

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Thinkin About You.©

I'm sitting here thinking 'bout
How we worked out
So long ago
And got strong
Together even though
We was so different
We made an effort to make it work
I admired then
And still do now your quirks
They way you do things
You say is different than I
Yet you swear
We'd be able to survive
But our show
Though sweet
Didn't get resigned
And I'm hear
Picking up the pieces
Wondering deep in my mind
Wandering deep within my thoughts
Hoping to find an answer
Among all this loss
D'ah well
A tornado like force
Swept me up & put me down
Could've heard the weatherman's warning
Had a chance to stay dry & warm
But then I'd have missed this beautiful rainbow
That came out after the storm
Plus playing in the rain
Opened up my heart
And in part
Helped me to be whole
Filled a void in my soul
So I say thank You
As I sit here thinking about You...

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Poem - Ni**as In Paris (I Am Not) ©

We scream for Trayvon
Yet "Nigga's in Paris" plays on
It's a habitual thought process
We need to erradiate
In order to facilitate
The growth of our people
From subordinates
And into equals
Born with equal rights
To live, prosper and fight
For that in which we believe
Born to lead
Born to be
Greater than we are
Born to shine like stars
But instead of shining our own light
We're told to buy "bling" and shine that light
Which, we're told, makes us shine bright
But it's a dim solution
With an even dimmer future
If we keep spending our means
On things with no meaning
Cause that habitual thought process
Is the one that keeps us needing
More than we have
Fiscally, spiritually and in rights
And if we continue to fight
Each other
Kill our brothers
How are we supposed to trust one another?
I've never heard a person of Jewish decent
Speak of the holocaust as if it were anything less
Than a cataclysmic tragedy
And yet black people we
Continue to wear "nigger" like a badge of pride
Misguided
By this system
To listen
To songs that spit them
Lyrics that we take into
Our everyday language
Which we take into
Our everyday thoughts
Which we live
In our everyday actions
Which become our
Everyday actions
Nigger.
A word used to bond slaves
To take away a man's worth
To give an individual a nasty group name
Nigger
A word created out of pure hate
Made to disgrace
And separate a man or woman from who they truly are.
Nigger
A word to make the eyes not see
The lush & rich history
That a people have come from
And where we ought to strive to be.
Nigger
Wear your pants so I can see your underwear
Cause that "casual style" tells me you don't really care
And that "casual style" teaches you not to care
About your self worth cause I know
Any man worth anything to himself
Doesn't go about showing his ass while building up himself
And as a side note in jail
If you want to show off your availbility
You'd wear your pants so that other willing participants could see
Your ass
Think about that.
We are not nigga's by any stretch
Not in Paris or anywhere else
We've got to lift up ourselves
Embrace with self love
Give our own self worth a hug
Forget all the bull
And the material right now wealth
Work to take care of your family, community and self
Live by God's law
Execute your plan
Stand up black people
Cause we are descendants of Kings, Queens and survivors
I write from my heart with love but
I just need you to understand
I am no nigger
I am a proud black man.

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