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Everything You Need

29 Sunday May 2016

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Matthew 6:26, mindfulness, nothingness, stillness, wisdom crieth out to the streets

Matthew 6:26 | #codeofthestreets: Everything you need is within arms reach; the key is to separate the needs from the wants. With a little #mindfulness, you shall hear wisdom crying out to the streets. When you become acquainted with the art of #stillness, you shall become awakened to the world and the universe shall bring forth the moments that you seek. –@StevieStreets

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Same Pool, Different Swimmer

04 Monday Apr 2016

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acceptance, anger, anxiety, anxiousness, emptiness, fear, meditation, nothingness, stillness, worry

You may rise above thought
or you may drown in sorrows

You may enjoy the presence of today
or be consumed by the yesterdays and tomorrows

Anxiousness is like fighting the waves,
stillness is like learning to float

Meditation is the art of surfing brain waves,
anger is the madness that rocks the boat

You must learn to cope with anger:
you must master the art of removing the antigens of worry and fear;
you must become the curator of the mental images exhibited in your mental space

You must learn to disengage from dysfunction:
you must master the art of nothingness;
you must learn to free yourself from your mind,
you must learn to draw upon emptiness to open your mind,
you must learn to clear your mind, to illuminate a better mental space

You must learn to surrender:
you must understand, surrendering does not mean the absence of action;
to totally surrender is to become non-resistant to all that is in the moment

You must learn to find peace through acceptance:
you must understand, acceptance does not mean the presence of agreement;
to totally accept is to be fully aware of all that is in the moment

You must learn to master your emotions

Emotional Intelligence is like a bridge over troubled waters

Worry. Anger. Fear:
they are the toxins of thought,
the ethos of high anxiety,
the wellsprings of displaced emotions

Letting your thoughts drift towards worry, anger, and fear is like throwing stones at troubled waters

Worrying disables your well-being;
you must learn to let the things you can’t control lift you like a kite in the wind

When you learn to go with the flow,
you’ll begin to understand the kite defies gravity by accepting the push of the wind

Enlightenment is a process,
the teacher was once the beginner

You may be consumed by fear
or you may be consumed by freedom;
same pool, different swimmer

–@StevieStreets #stilllife #perspectives | Same Pool, Different Swimmer

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Quieting The Noise

04 Monday Apr 2016

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anxiety, calmness, goldenness, halcyon, meditation, noise, peacefulness, queitness, silence, stillness

Getting back to home…
returning to peacefulness,
quieting the noise.

–@StevieStreets #queitude | Quieting The Noise

#codeofthestreets:
Learn to calm the noise
and protect your sanity;
enjoy the silence.

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Strong Enough or Weak Enough

21 Sunday Feb 2016

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faith vs fate, mindfulness, stillness, strength, weakness

I’m not sure if I’ve ever been strong enough or weak enough to surrender…
but I’ve totally surrendered to God’s will for the first time in my life.

I have seen the unseen
and I have made the impossibles possible…
I have learned to adjust and adapt,
I understand that I must persistently pursue my plans
yet prepare for the unknowns in life.

I’m a risk taker…
However,
I’ve developed the discipline of taking calculated risk;
I’ve learned early in life:
“You can’t become skilled at gambling,
there are no skills to be acquired in games of chance.
There’s only two things to consider before you engage in a game of chance: 1. Know the odds
and 2. Never gamble with more than you’re willing to lose.”

I have never left the results of my life to chance,
I have developed the discipline of weighing the odds in every aspect of life;
when you possess passion and purpose,
you live with a sense of urgency…
every day is life or death in my life.

I have always wagered accountable actions to get what I desired in life,
I have taken calculated risk
and I tenaciously train to control the outcomes in my life.

I have adopted an expect nothing
and prepare for everything attitude.
I have learned to understand how the water cuts a rock.

I have studied the ant,
I have become mindful of the little things.
I have learned to understand why the eagles don’t flock.

I have never let chance control my fate…
I’ve never employed futile efforts of faith;
aint no half stepping,
when it comes to my beliefs.
I practice my principles to foster love, peace, and happiness.
I have learned to utilize my mind, body, and spirit to achieve favorable outcomes.

I have never put my faith at stake…
I have come to count on my moral compass to point me in the right direction;
my character will never lie in a chip on the craps table.
I will never pretend to be passionate,
my integrity is evident;
if the truth hurts,
my presence may represent a weapon.
I have learned “All the faith in the world is useless without the actualization of attainable actions;
I’m relentless on the road to rewarding results,
I am a go-getter – I do not wish for successful outcomes.”

I have come to understand,
surrendering is not giving in;
it’s more like being still long enough to unlock the power within.

I have come to understand,
surrendering is not giving in;
it’s more like being mindful of the doors that are being locked before you,
yet being still enough to remember you possess the keys of the world within.

I’m not sure if I’ve ever been strong enough or weak enough…
All I know is
“I am learning to let be.”

I’m not sure if I’ve ever been strong enough or weak enough…
What I know for sure is
“I’m learning,
everything is everything,
and everything will be.”

I’m not sure if I’m strong enough or weak enough…
Either way;
I WILL BE.

–@StevieStreets #faithvsfate | Strong Enough or Weak Enough

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Be

30 Saturday Jan 2016

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don't worry be happy, if you want to be happy just be, meditation, mindfulness, stillness

I have to learn to
not become stressed about things,
what will be will be.

–@StevieStreets | Be

codeofthestreets:
Don’t worry, just be…
your being lies within your
power to be – still.

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Everybody Loves The Sunshine

20 Sunday Dec 2015

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inner glow, mindfulness, smiles, stillness, sunshine

Feel what I feel, when I feel what I’m feeling… in The SUNSHINE! -Roy Ayers | #codeofthestreets: SUNSHINE… Everybody Loves The SUNSHINE

All it takes is a little mindfulness,
to radiate your inner glow.

When you discover the beauty in the moment,
love – peace – and happiness will consume the mind.

When you think beautiful thoughts,
your presence will become illuminant; luminous as the sunshine.

All it takes is a little stillness,
to cultivate your inner glow.

Each day blooms a beautiful surprise,
let your eyes exude the sunrise.

Never lose sight of your insight,
open your heart – open your mind.

Always remember,
peace of mind is buried within pieces of the mind.

Keep in mind;
where the mind lies, the heart soon arrives.

Forget tomorrow, forget yesterday;
all you have is this moment in time.

Don’t forget to smile,
your smile is as lovely as the sunshine…

And – everybody loves the sunshine.

Forget tomorrow, forget yesterday;
it’s a lovely day,
today is a beautiful day,
all we have is this moment in time.

Don’t forget to smile,
your smile speaks volumes to a beautiful soul;
one may surmise,
the are eyes are the windows of the soul…
yet I apprise – when you open your eyes to let the sun shine in,
your inner glow becomes brilliant as a diamond…
when you unlock the power within,
even the blind can see your inner shine shinnin’…
when you live life like it’s golden,
love – peace – and happiness become treasure troves illumined in the mind…
when your heart smiles, your eyes smile;
and – your smile – your smile becomes as lovely as the sunshine.

A smile does to the soul,
what the bee does to the flower…
exercise self-restraint,
to gain ultimate power…
forget tomorrow, forget yesterday;
all we have is this moment in time…
don’t forget to smile,
your smile is as lovely as the sunshine…
don’t be afraid to let your light shine on the world,
– everybody loves the sunshine.

–@StevieStreets | Everybody Loves The Sunshine

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