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Bring the inside outside to breathe life, empathy, perspective and understanding. For, when all those are combined, the sum is community!kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-28167260426058745862022-02-03T08:17:00.001-08:002022-02-03T08:17:23.364-08:00Creative Energy is CurrencyWriting saved me in my childhood and continues to save me but more than that, it propels me forward into beautiful spaces, wonder-filled places and uncovers a gratitude that brings life to the simple joys in each day. The propulsion that creative energies offer are the prescription for healing, resilience and forward movement. Let us shine the light withn ourselve that is brighter from the legacy of those who have gone before us. ♡<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My response is that knowing what transpired along the path to my arrival helps me understand the puzzle pieces, the players , and their journey is filled with lessons that give purpose to my existence. If x, y or z did not happen, I would not have the privilege to be here and experience this life as I am. It gifts me with gratitude, inspiration, resourcefulness, resilience purpose. Similar to looking back at our own stories to discover the lessons within them, it harkens a part of ourselves that overcomes but sometimes lies dormant when the book is closed. If we open the book and rediscover the stories of our own or our family resilience, we remind ourselves of our strength, our ability to navigate challenging waters and remember that we always have the tools to build the ship we need to traverse the roughest waters and simultaneously soak in the beauty as we travel.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-65057782826176306232022-02-01T18:25:00.000-08:002022-02-02T07:54:26.723-08:00Let It Rise<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">When the day to day</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Goes up in smoke</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Don't freeze and don't choke.</span></span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Let it rise,<br>Dry your eyes,<br>Wait for . . .</span></p><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The clearest blue,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The clearest sign,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">No devil in the details,</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">No mixed emotions.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gratitude for the reveal!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Gratitude for the shake up!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Then, write the first line</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the new chapter of your life.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kyra Faith</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">9/3/21</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikvUHTNhQoXxv0X1IJlXgUGUipxaW0VeqNFbFbhshEdXezgYKSqSRhDF6su7P35nkFIA0HWBFIKEhkYLY7vdJAfI2RxvvZS_MC1i9i7M2dfxcH9NEKx_U--fXMisK2pOhr0UQ4cr-W7kK-yY2IdanKspamhQQHl1i1Y5duKGca1lLCDrvDfiU_OEKN3Q=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikvUHTNhQoXxv0X1IJlXgUGUipxaW0VeqNFbFbhshEdXezgYKSqSRhDF6su7P35nkFIA0HWBFIKEhkYLY7vdJAfI2RxvvZS_MC1i9i7M2dfxcH9NEKx_U--fXMisK2pOhr0UQ4cr-W7kK-yY2IdanKspamhQQHl1i1Y5duKGca1lLCDrvDfiU_OEKN3Q=w400-h300" width="400"></a></div><span style="font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-73059199363521675562020-12-21T12:27:00.002-08:002022-02-02T07:54:01.443-08:00Time Tables<p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Time tables make minds stable </span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Or break them wide open</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Break down the way forward </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Elevate the truths inside</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Deconstruct the journey</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fight against the memories</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seduce the joy, invite the wonder</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beckon the strength </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Block the midnight call to arms as</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Day slips in to halt the breakdown</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">That darkness bred the night before</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't be drawn into the race </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As sand pours through the hourglass </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the deadline approaches </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Keep your mind from breaking</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">While you cast your gaze to the horizon</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dawn smooths out the wrinkles of time</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And we wake before the breakdown </div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">And, we break the day wide open!</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">-Kyra Faith</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">11/11/20</div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVWKI1rqjSSfm0rXCotji1_pcdPsLfvOTm_z2accTMtoe800wkqj4Oc8dWkuCNETylxHP0TM7H6S-Kf-N8_lYzuYvNb0Vzr0RnYr-d8VQBJOIbvG890OIGYo34xKoR-QQkGkmbeSBJThw-G35JJ0ZaiSBxkszvU40f65LkOD15bbXikFuBii3bPN5l8Q=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; 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white-space: pre-wrap;">Life Blood</span></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Pour the colors of your heart onto the canvas</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The stark white reflects a thirst for pigment</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Expression causes the blank space to vanish</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">A gift to be treasured by the voyeur’s vision</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Let the words within, drip as poetry from your lips</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Carved out from memories over the passage of time</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Wellspring of emotions rushing into script</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Interpretation as fluent as the gestures of a mime</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Put pencil, charcoal or ink to paper reflecting the images inside</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Sketching utensils rush from inkwell to linen</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">To transcribe those etchings littering the halls of the mind</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">No boundary, no box of rules on how to begin</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Stream the consciousness of your soul into song</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The notes are burning embers of pain and desire</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The structure is a collision of moments that belong</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">To the string of vacancy spilling chorus into the fire</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Strike the chords composed by your imagination</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">The audience will memorize the rhythm</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Sparked by their desire for reconciliation</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Music is the universal healing serum</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Kyra Faith</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">3/31/2017 @ 3:00pm</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-24433448166436037312014-05-15T09:28:00.001-07:002014-05-15T09:28:20.993-07:00Unplug the Circuit<p dir="ltr">My heart, like a flashing neon sign<br>
From birth, calling to those, far and wide<br>
They take their places in line<br>
To freely take what is mine.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Line up, line up, I proclaim! <br>
Whether out of pain or learned behavior<br>
I forsake myself to the brink of shame<br>
Forgetting that only I can be my savior.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Unplug the circuit, dim the lights<br>
Darkness to guide the way<br>
Shadows fuel the fire inside<br>
Teaching the heart  to stow away.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Be a student,  with silence as the teacher<br>
Allow it to do all the talking<br>
An avid motivational speaker<br>
For those with the patience to listen.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Allow the peace to flow in and around<br>
All that my heart is anxiously awaiting<br>
Harness the reticence that flows down<br>
Funnel it into my potential for greatness</p>
<p dir="ltr">By Kyra Faith Jackman<br>
5/15/2014</p>
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Could I slip through the cracks<br>
Even disappear into the atmosphere</p>
<p dir="ltr">Or could I slip inside<br>
Your beautiful mind<br>
And reside there</p>
<p dir="ltr">But, for the fear of not being accepted<br>
Or the scalding truth of being rejected</p>
<p dir="ltr">No map to lead the way<br>
For your voice reverberates <br>
The music my heart wants to play<br>
If only I could scale these prison gates</p>
<p dir="ltr">If only I could tear down the walls<br>
And escape from inside<br>
These sterile, vacant halls<br>
I could be visible and alive</p>
<p dir="ltr">By Kyra Faith Jackman<br>
4/15/2014 @ 2:20pm</p>
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Off in the distance<br />
It doesn't experience<br />
Loneliness, heartache or hopelessness. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It grows and breaks<br />
In the wind, it shakes<br />
It lies dormant for a time, cheating death<br />
Storing nutrients, in preparation for a strong comeback. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It does not strive for perfection<br />
No boundaries, limitations or expectations<br />
It simply reaches for the sky without abandon<br />
Water, Earth and Sun, a recipe to dazzle the imagination. </p><p dir="ltr">By Kyra Faith</p><p dir="ltr">April 8, 2014 2:45pm</p><p dir="ltr"><br /></p>
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<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Sharing a few photos of one of my favorite spots, "The Raft". This is a little place on Lake St. Clair in Fair Haven, Michigan. This quaint little spot specializes in burgers and chili, but for me, it covets some very dear memories with my Daddy. We used to make the drive North along Jefferson Ave, ending up at "The Raft". As we traversed this scenic road, my Dad would share stories with me. We would order our food at the walk-up window out back and with no real care for time on those days, we would sit out at the picnic tables behind this little restaurant and share a meal while taking in the remarkable view. On most occasions, while visiting this old familiar spot, there would be a swan or two wandering around just off shore.
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0Fair Haven, MI 48023, USA42.6774 -82.64812442.6657265 -82.667864999999992 42.6890735 -82.628383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-79965157664863612442011-07-02T06:05:00.000-07:002014-05-15T09:00:08.639-07:00When Silence CallsDarkness falls<br>
Closed in walls<br>
Can you hear it<br>
When quiet calls?<br>
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Thunder rumbles, lightning cracks<br>
Stops the world in its' tracks<br>
Rain pours down<br>
Drowning out the sound<br>
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No one would hear it<br>
No one is around<br>
It remains, leaves a stain<br>
World of pain <br>
Rained down<br>
On this one horse town<br>
Sun and dry air surround<br>
The perimeter of this hollowed, solo ground.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-47215303962124849312011-06-06T17:09:00.000-07:002011-06-06T17:16:50.115-07:00"The Light Inside" by Kyra Faith completed 6/2/2011Today, I want to share with you my most recent painting, The Light Inside. "Let the light inside shine and reflect the treasures that you did not expect." This was created as a gift for my cousin, Scott, on his 40th Birthday. <br />
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I created this painting for them to express the joy that I see in their future that is built from the strength of their love and the strong and beautiful family unit that they have created which has put them on the path toward reaching their goals and dreams with passion. I believe the foundation they have built will take them on an amazing journey through the sea of dreams and beyond.<br />
I hope you will enjoy this piece, I call it, Riding the Wings Of Love . . . to the Sea of Dreams and Beyond. Completed by Kyra Faith on May 28, 2011.<br />
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Within the confines of my mind<br />
By stretching the truth from<br />
A vacancy left there by my youth<br />
Stretch it until it bends into some alternate reality<br />
Because the light of day exposes<br />
Infinite possibility.<br />
The limitless energy flow drives fear right through your skull<br />
Like a stake into the heart of your dreams, <br />
fear pierces the boundless energy and paralyzes your soul<br />
Whisking away what lies within and <br />
Leaving it cold on the floor in front of you, <br />
lifeless and destitute, <br />
framing the burdens of a life left in chains wrapped up in shame.<br />
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By Kyra Jackman<br />
April 13, 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-43953307406683625032011-03-31T16:28:00.000-07:002011-03-31T16:30:35.063-07:00A Limitless DivineWith intensity in our eyes<br />
Our hearts dancing through<br />
A limitless divine,<br />
Power and passion seep out<br />
Beyond the confines<br />
Of our minds<br />
Into the gift of tomorrow<br />
So that we may lift ourselves up<br />
Into the deepest blue,<br />
Into the richest bounty,<br />
The boundless beauty<br />
That we can touch with our minds.<br />
All of that and more<br />
Surrounds us here and everywhere.<br />
We can borrow that which is within sight,<br />
Absorb with our souls and <br />
Every inch of our being<br />
As much as we can,<br />
Short of drowning ourselves.<br />
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By Kyra Faith August 2005 revised March 31,2011<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-68471400504076721832011-03-28T17:55:00.000-07:002011-03-28T17:55:19.745-07:00Disconnected ConnectionWe run to convenience<br />
Losing the personal touch<br />
That as humans, <br />
We crave so much.<br />
We become so disconnected<br />
All the while<br />
Convincing ourselves<br />
We are more connected, more in touch.<br />
We are less in tune with reality,<br />
becoming more and more disjointed.<br />
<br />
If we cannot hear<br />
The emotions behind the words<br />
If we cannot experience<br />
All that is revealed in body language.<br />
Can we really engage?<br />
Can we really connect?<br />
We can read the words<br />
Or hear the voices,<br />
All is left up to our interpretation.<br />
Still, it is like watching <br />
A performance from backstage.<br />
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Written by Kyra Faith 8/12/2005 and revised 3/28/2011<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-36672768890464115482011-03-19T10:55:00.000-07:002011-03-19T10:55:45.557-07:00New painting, currently untitled . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxHuA49xDb300_v-ZdWFIEW9LZtkqe2XfjarDTaPqqUieapsF60t22hyphenhyphen8t0mycp4cb4DULf7-YPm0el52450XKs2VKhdM3PKii51WivTPYmHHkx-iCeCwUt5LuhOVAkXQf5B60E6uKz9Q/s1600/CREATIONS+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxHuA49xDb300_v-ZdWFIEW9LZtkqe2XfjarDTaPqqUieapsF60t22hyphenhyphen8t0mycp4cb4DULf7-YPm0el52450XKs2VKhdM3PKii51WivTPYmHHkx-iCeCwUt5LuhOVAkXQf5B60E6uKz9Q/s400/CREATIONS+015.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Completed by Kyra Faith on March 18, 2011, as of yet untitled.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-9775715170232073592011-03-16T19:05:00.001-07:002022-02-01T18:10:16.953-08:00Peace Out, Peace InDive deep into<br />
waters, wind,<br />
life and the living.<br />
Breathe deep, exhale,<br />
take it in.<br />
Wonder, beauty,<br />
fire and ice,<br />
swallow it whole.<br />
Peace, fill your soul.<br />
In the air<br />
that fills the lungs,<br />
Peace, flowing into <br />
veins giving life,<br />
a gift, a treasure,<br />
Peace.<br />
<br />
In the beginning, <br />
In the end,<br />
In between<br />
Peace.<br />
Drink it all in<br />
and cry out for it,<br />
Peace.<br />
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Written and published work by Kyra Faith.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7RBzHRG9oxJOjuA0Eafwza7-fJ2U84iCiOJMXhnffGU-arjkO4hijmia7GTXh7ugtNZ5mKa4a6umdmHrnp-5gj6BSX6ifj8wxPajEIK55S6PyXj0vaBwHaTd-nHxd2dwKZgS_i0hAsb_ZtPqAs-cY5s1ooaYj7axI1gQuGtmENi-YORwWbctjzE4zpQ=s889" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7RBzHRG9oxJOjuA0Eafwza7-fJ2U84iCiOJMXhnffGU-arjkO4hijmia7GTXh7ugtNZ5mKa4a6umdmHrnp-5gj6BSX6ifj8wxPajEIK55S6PyXj0vaBwHaTd-nHxd2dwKZgS_i0hAsb_ZtPqAs-cY5s1ooaYj7axI1gQuGtmENi-YORwWbctjzE4zpQ=s16000" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-7959450257967881622011-03-14T18:22:00.000-07:002011-03-14T18:22:16.728-07:00Waves of Fire in the Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPfqtwboPS57Kl7x0HuTbw-Z9kg_31aA00xmOi7ODkSFnA5_5QvRsahPGfRk4bGpH6Oup2lt_1YyZfAVULYLQYq9tYvZPcWCGK-hWTQf0nQ4-tOdRMaN2q1X97BO_z19Biv15TsIPIn0o/s1600/CREATIONS+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPfqtwboPS57Kl7x0HuTbw-Z9kg_31aA00xmOi7ODkSFnA5_5QvRsahPGfRk4bGpH6Oup2lt_1YyZfAVULYLQYq9tYvZPcWCGK-hWTQf0nQ4-tOdRMaN2q1X97BO_z19Biv15TsIPIn0o/s400/CREATIONS+011.jpg" /></a></div><br />
This is a painting that I completed in June of 2010. I have been working on the title for it. I have been thinking of "Waves of Fire in the Heart" but contemplated "Oceans of Fire Inside My Heart" and "Oceans on Fire Inside My Heart". Any thoughts to share on which title you prefer? I appreciate any feedback.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-90407717586357269602011-03-14T15:46:00.000-07:002011-03-14T15:46:22.252-07:00Nurture & Feed Your Soul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r3LvSkG8xHYyK3acOYvstIbtYPyS3gzFDWWLxmQm22uk2-EDE1WMD1Rq3c-Txw1IrKaN5YjGu5pGGSp9hDWObCNoWsYJAmOhxIZpUvkSjUO1nT9yDWFnJwT74Dkm1P2tbYGVsHYj8wc3/s1600/Bird+Feeding+by+Kyra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7r3LvSkG8xHYyK3acOYvstIbtYPyS3gzFDWWLxmQm22uk2-EDE1WMD1Rq3c-Txw1IrKaN5YjGu5pGGSp9hDWObCNoWsYJAmOhxIZpUvkSjUO1nT9yDWFnJwT74Dkm1P2tbYGVsHYj8wc3/s400/Bird+Feeding+by+Kyra.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Nurture and feed your soul<br />
Each day<br />
As it hungers <br />
To grow strong<br />
and soar<br />
and it will.<br />
<br />
<br />
This drawing was completed by me on May 16, 2010 and accompanies the poem to express the notion that all souls need constant fuel and nurturing to experience growth which causes evolution in the heart and mind.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-4660694560667434472011-03-11T09:38:00.000-08:002011-03-11T09:38:12.386-08:00Fragile: Handle With CarePeople run when my lips speak the truth.<br />
Running from the shame,<br />
The burden of my youth.<br />
<br />
So, I will walk awhile<br />
Into the wilderness,<br />
Ignore the pain inside.<br />
<br />
Walk amongst the crowd<br />
That clings to <br />
Only what is allowed.<br />
<br />
Stories told of happy times<br />
To hide the pain<br />
Behind classy rhymes,<br />
<br />
Those that tell of<br />
Sugar plums<br />
Or ancient tales of love.<br />
<br />
It is acceptable to dream<br />
Of sweet and treasured <br />
Souls that gleam.<br />
<br />
Do not speak of the night<br />
Where danger and demons<br />
Fill us with fright.<br />
<br />
By Kyra Faith<br />
December 30, 1993<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-77225781470301462892011-03-08T18:20:00.000-08:002011-03-08T18:20:16.624-08:00Sunflower Fields Shall RevealIs it even real<br />
Telling you only half of what I feel?<br />
Holding back for your gain,<br />
Burying the sadness and the pain.<br />
<br />
Are we really friends<br />
If I don't know where to begin?<br />
Do you really care<br />
That I am gasping for air?<br />
<br />
I am standing in the shadows<br />
Of those sunflowers in the meadow,<br />
Dreaming that you will look for me there.<br />
I am cold and lonely, lost and bare.<br />
<br />
I am desperately searching my mind for a place<br />
That isn't filled with longing or disgrace.<br />
How did I get here in a flash,<br />
If it was not built to last?<br />
<br />
Why should it have to be discarded?<br />
Only fools take the role of the broken hearted.<br />
Why did you lead me to the sunflower fields<br />
Only for the empty truth to be revealed?<br />
<br />
By Kyra Faith<br />
November 21,2006<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-31122810864296940762011-03-04T06:58:00.000-08:002011-03-04T06:58:00.492-08:00Chester the Cat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXZkm6omBfc4byglWzhoFAGaKtMFe9rziAyJif5dAOVGvCP6owAI1hEc6qFdtcvAk1fT_ZGH2-7h4DBqNLyR4twvjJWsKvzRM3AOf0YVDfR2rdTSoNSTECyOBGCkIYOqHwM7QUmQ2Cdyb/s1600/Chester+and+J+Bear.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXZkm6omBfc4byglWzhoFAGaKtMFe9rziAyJif5dAOVGvCP6owAI1hEc6qFdtcvAk1fT_ZGH2-7h4DBqNLyR4twvjJWsKvzRM3AOf0YVDfR2rdTSoNSTECyOBGCkIYOqHwM7QUmQ2Cdyb/s320/Chester+and+J+Bear.bmp" /></a></div><br />
Chester the Cat<br />
<br />
Filled with grace<br />
Your sweet, kitten face<br />
Warmed my heart<br />
Brought joy to my days<br />
<br />
Your spirit strong <br />
Life, full and long<br />
As a kitten, you loved to play<br />
You grew more loyal with each day<br />
<br />
A faithful companion<br />
Right up to the end<br />
Always generous with affection<br />
All you desired was attention<br />
<br />
We shared so much love over the years<br />
Memories will make smiles from the tears<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Thank you to my remarkable kitty, Chester, for two decades of love and companionship! I am so fortunate that you chose me!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1549363187057390384.post-76988176618685123412011-02-27T15:45:00.000-08:002011-02-27T15:45:18.877-08:00Over ConsumptionOver consumption is<br />
The poison in our veins<br />
Slowing us down in many ways<br />
Stealing away valuable space<br />
In our minds<br />
In our hearts<br />
It is undefined<br />
It is broken apart<br />
In our souls<br />
Keeping us halfway<br />
From being whole<br />
We have, we hold<br />
The anecdote<br />
That goes against <br />
All that we have known<br />
It contradicts<br />
What is comfortable<br />
It's lush and green<br />
Spacious and clean<br />
Home to no material things<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://affiliates.broadjam.com/signup?a_aid=9666e98d&a_bid=4a8ac13e&target=4</div>kyra faithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17001353552837930182noreply@blogger.com0