The Gabriel of my Soul - by Jacqueline Teoh

Welcome to my personal writings, poems which have been inspired by places, people, events and the Great Spirit. Enjoy!

Miracles in the Mundane

The Divine hands out the cup to us
And yet we complain that it's half empty

The Divine exists within us
And yet we seek outside of us

The Divine showers us with miracles each day
And yet we call them coincidences

The Divine reveals its visible face in Nature
And yet we scar and destroy it

The Divine is in a dew drop
The Divine is in a happy thought
The Divine is in a baby's smile
The Divine is in a kind gesture
The Divine is in the morning breeze
The Divine is in a loving squeeze

and yet we choose to be in pain
whereas the miracles are in the mundane

Warriors of Life 

Sometimes it is hard to understand why we cannot let go of
all those things that worry us
all those people who hurt us
all those events which sadden us
all those situations which anger us
all those relationships which confuse us
all those moments which tire us, disappoint us, annoy us;

But very often these are the same things, people, events, situations, relationships, moments which may have at least once
Nurtured us
Loved us
Supported us
Sustained us
Understood us
Stood by us
Held us
Helped us
Fascinated us
Gave life to us
Taught us valuable lessons
Shared a miracle, laughter or even a tear
Allowed us to realize who we truly are

And yet despite of it all, we choose to ignore the Beauty, the Sacred, the Truth that are behind these experiences,

We choose the path of the Ego

But know that the Ego is allowing us to experience what is not, in order for us to experience what is
We are warriors of Love
We are warriors of Light
We are warriors of Life

New Beginnings

(I dedicate this to all my Reiki students who are my best teachers. This was inspired after a Reiki weekend class)

An unseen hand moves swiftly across the gentle morning sky

Revealing sun kissed mountains on an invisible canvas 

I drank deep from the well of my soul last night
To quench my thirst for knowledge

I breathed in deeply from life Herself
To relinquish my fears of the unknown 

I tasted the sweet nectar of love
To bring healing to my body

I had glimpses of my gentle soul
To remind me who I really am

I experienced the awesome power
To awaken the primordial wisdom within me

Alas yet another new beginning
For I have always known and now I re-member once again;
I am loved
I am safe
I am worthy
I am powerfully protected
I am the master of my body and the ruler of my mind

I AM

Seeds of Consciousness

(written in anticipation for my next shamanic component at the Sacred Trust, Dorset, UK)

I drop like a seed in silent anticipation 
into the fertile soil of the known unknown

The Clan of the Alder Moon is calling me

I drop once again in the sacred trust 
that unconditional love awaits me

The Clan of the Alder Moon is calling me

I drop into the great darkness 
where the gestation of awareness illuminates me

The Clan of the Alder Moon is calling me

I drop into the loving embrace of my soul tree 
which once held all soul seeds

I am home
I am from the Clan of the Alder Moon

Reflections

I wrote this when I finally understood one of my "big" dreams in 2006, a dream of re-uniting with my Higher Self

I honour you
by remembering who I am

The Divine spark which shines brightly in our hearts
reminds us that we are separate but not different, we are different but not separate

Pure love unites us but not without its sacrifices
We are lovers intoxicated by unconditional love and blinding light
Longing, merging, lingering moments driven by curiosity and our entwined destinies

Nourishment for the soul,
healing, love, learnings, reflections, hope, courage and joy,

At last we are together again
For you are me
And I am you

Together once again

My Path of Heart

O Great Grandmother Grizzly
I am grateful for your great wisdom and guidance
Your healing medicine
Your protection
Your inspiration

My path of heart may be paved with struggles
But you are there to give me strength

My path of heart may be paved with uncertainties
But you help transform them into excitement and adventure

My path of heart may be paved with tears
But you have taught me about removing my fears and setting boundaries

My path of heart is filled with great responsibilities
But you remind me to be playful and be a child again

Be silent, heed your own needs, meet them from within
You would say

Serve others
but find ways to serve that also teaches others
and not allow others to become dependent upon you
this is not a gift for them

There is no path to the heart
The heart IS the path

O Grandmother Grizzly

I am finally home

The Ego and the Heart

It's the unknown says fear
It's a new adventure says the heart

It's abandonment says neediness
It's freedom says the heart

It's hopeless says impatience
It's unfolding beautifully says the heart

It's going nowhere says control
It's now here says the heart

It's unforgivable says hurt
It's about letting go says the heart

It's ridiculous says pride
Have fun says the heart

It's impossible says experience
Have new experiences says the heart

Listen to your heart because it listens back
Your h-ear-t has an "ear" in it

A Heart to Heart Talk 

I closed my eyes and dropped into my heart 
Hoping to see a red beating muscle 
Instead I heard a drum beating to the tune of my life 
It is a heart who has loved fiercely, shamelessly 
A heart who has laughed like there was no tomorrow 
A heart who has felt pain when it hurt another and when it got hurt 
A heart that has been filled with joy when it gave life to another 
A heart who has given freely and lightly 
A heart who has no fear and has made gigantic leaps into the unknown 
A heart who knows no boundaries 
A heart who had mourned a death of a loved one 
A heart who had once been enveloped in fear and loneliness as a child 
A heart which has recently opened up to a wondrous world of limitless possibilities and the great worlds of the known unknown 
And yet, it continues to beat faithfully till the day it beats its last beat for the Huntress 
But at least I could say 
That I have known my heart 
I have heard and felt it 
That I had had the courage and the time to pay it a visit and say Thank You! 
For without you, life "heartly" means anything!