Monday, April 18, 2022

My Haiku from Michael Sealey's meditation words

 

Michael Sealey.

When it comes to guided meditation, the man is a god with a voice that can melt solid steel.  Sometimes it takes a lot to put me in a relaxed state – frustration is my middle name, and I have a sugar level problem that's twitchy as well. 

 

I found Michael Sealey on YouTube during a particularly stressful time, and the first recording of his I listened to was Guided Meditation for Detachment from Over-Thinking.  At that time there was a lot of ruminating going on in my head, and that recording helped me calm down and sort out my thoughts and feelings and soften my reaction to many of my issues. 

 

At that same time, I was looking into mindfulness, and meditation with intention. I started sampling other recordings by Michael Sealey, and found Guided Meditation for Mornings: Clear Negativity, Open Chakras Awaken Vital Energy After Sleep (listed below with the link).  The words for contemplation towards the end of the recording intrigued me. When it ended, I wrote them down, with the intention of picking a word each day to meditate on, which I did. Of course, my writer's soul latched onto the words and I found myself writing Haikus.

 

When I was going through my poetry to choose something to publish in a poetry collection, I thought the haikus might add to someone's meditation in a positive way. With that in mind, instead of putting them into a book which I will charge for, I decided to just write this blog so access is free. 

 

I'm also sharing a few Michael Sealey links because they are soothing and helpful whether you have issues you need to deal with like I do, or whether you are just looking for a soothing voice to guide you into a meditative state. 

 

My Haikus:

 

ABUNDANCE:

Knowing you have helped

Is more satisfying than

All the heaps of stuff. 

 

FRIENDLINESS: 

A little smile can

Put another's heart at ease

And unclench a fist. 

 

CALMNESS

A butterfly may

Only land on still petals

Calmness courts beauty

 

HIGHER WISDOM:

To see beyond the

Rat race to attain it all

Leads to inner peace

 

LOVING KINDNESS:

Always treat others

As you want to be treated

One rule for the world.

 

LOVING KINDNESS:

Even tiny acts

Make a difference in the world.

Do something today.

 

OPENNESS: 

Sooner or later

It all comes out in the boil.

Don't let things fester. 

 

OPENNESS:

What's the big secret?

You think you'll shock the world with

Your shit? I doubt it. 

 

OPENNESS:

Even flawed flowers

Blossom in the warm sunlight

And give all they have.

 

RESILIENCE:

Get back up again.

The only other option

Is to fucking die. 

 

RESILIENCE:

Every obstacle

Can be surpassed by taking

Careful, smaller steps. 

 

PASSION:

Spinning together,

Lighting up the dark with fire

As a shooting star. 

 

PASSION:

Ideas sizzle;

As comets through the night sky

My muse lights my mind. 

 

PASSION:

Thought of no other

But one lifetime obsession

Keeps the soul centered.

 

PRODUCTIVITY:

Every moment is

Precious and should never be

Foolishly squandered.

 

PRODUCTIVITY:

Nothing satisfies

Me like a page of "to dos"

With them all checked off. 

 

PRODUCTIVITY:

A big ass stack of

Completed pages with time

To squeeze in some chores. 

 

PRODUCTIVITY:

Just enough time to

Squeeze in some exercises

Once word count is reached.

 

PRODUCTIVITY:

Do what you can do

And then stretch to take one more

Step toward your goal. 

 

FORTHRIGHTNESS:

Hiding in shadow

Will maybe keep you safe but

It's pretty lonely. 

 

FORTHRIGHTNESS:

Better mistakes made

In open honesty than

Lies of omission. 

 

FORTHRIGHTNESS:

I'd rather take one

In the heart than in the back

At least see a face. 

 

FORTHRIGHTNESS:

Show what you're about.

No one is drawn to shadow;

Life leans toward light. 

 

SELF-EXPRESSION:

Tell the world your tale

Through all the acts of your life;

Introduce yourself. 

 

LOVE:

It's not grand gestures;

it's simply being there when

Someone looks around. 

 

PATIENCE: 

Putting up with each

Other's shit every day we

Learn to muddle through. 

 

PATIENCE: 

My head might explode

So I lay off the sugar

And take cleansing breaths. 

 

FLEXIBILITY:

The daily routine

Needs to be challenged and stretched

Just like stiffened joints. 

 

FLEXIBILITY:

Surprises happen.

Stop and appreciate life's

Spontaneity. 

 

WARMTH:

Nothing better than

A snuggly blanket's warmth but

The warmth of a friend.

 

GRATITUDE:

Express your thank-yous

By returning kindnesses

Much nicer than notes. 

 

GRATITUDE:

Stop asking for more

Look around at everything

To be grateful for. 

 

PROSPERITY:

Live long and prosper

In all facets of your life

May there be passion. 

 

VITALITY:

Bustling 'round the house,

Bustling 'round the globe starts with

Bustling 'round the mind. 

 

AUTHENTICITY: 

The real you is the

Only one you've got so put

It out there and shine.

 

FORGIVENESS:

Everyone fucks up.

Your magnanimity will

Boomerang someday. 

 

FORGIVENESS:

What was the motive?

Did someone just fuck up or

Did they fuck you up?

 

FORGIVENESS:

How do we forgive

Deliberate meanness and

Keep our self-esteem?

 

FORGIVENESS:

I'm still working on

Being able to forgive

The deepest slashes. 

 

LIVELINESS: 

Get up! Breathe deeply

For even in night's darkness

There are many stars. 

 

CONFIDENCE:

Stand up; be counted

For only you can tell you

That you don't matter.  

 

CONFIDENCE:

Stand up straight and show

The world how bright you can shine,

But show yourself first. 

 

GOOD HUMOR:

It takes less muscle

By far to smile than to frown –

Relax…be happy. 

 

Sources for Haiku Collection: Contemplation Words

 

Michael Sealey Links: 

 

(The contemplation words I used for the haiku are near the end of this recording, starting at 16:00)

 

Michael Sealey – Guided Meditation for Mornings: Clear Negativity,Open Chakras Awaken Vital Energy After Sleep


Other Michael Sealey recordings I highly recommend:  (There are dozens more!)

 

Michael Sealey - Guided Meditation for Detachment fromOver-Thinking (Anxiety/OCD/Depression)


Michael Sealey – Hypnosis for Releasing Anger and Resentment withGuided Forgiveness


Michael Sealey – Guided Meditation for Sleep Relaxation / Let Goof Worries and Strengthen Health

 

Michael Sealey  - Inspirational Affirmations


 

1 comment:

  1. Great post, Terri, with some super background and haiku!

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