Creation Spirit

MORE ON MAKING LOVE. Copyright 2004 by James H. Young. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private use–other than for “fair use” as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews without the written permission of the author.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I gratefully acknowledge the Grand Creative Spirit from which this creative expression comes. I freely and enthusiastically let it flow through me as it came: free from limitation. And I dedicate its results to the same God that is of us all, by whatever name. Yours may be different. The intention is the same.

Jim Young

Introduction

As I shared earlier versions of this material with others, I found that the wisdom I received through my heart and effected through my fingers on the keyboard can apply to anyone, no matter where they are along their journey. One way or another, in one place or another, we are all on that same narrow road. We struggle in common. Our consciousness is of One. Even though our timing may be different, the messages contained herein can apply to all of us as our needs appear. Read another time, and another, different renderings appeal to us, touch us deeply, or even send us along our path to yet another insight or uplifting twist in our journey.

Each time I read and edited this lyrical format, I found myself actually praying the verse. By converting the language from God’s Word to me, to God’s prayer through me, I have found deeper meaning, a more penetrating commitment, an even richer form of Love. Indeed, God’s presence has at times felt overpowering, yet as a simple quietude embracing my heart.

A comment about this form of verse might serve well. While taking a poetry writing workshop I heard the instructor’s adamant admonition to
s l o w d o w n
verse so the reader could permit the real meaning to enter both mind and heart. Given the context of the rapid lifestyle we generally embrace, he admonished us to do anything we could to slow down the process of reading and assimilating the messages created from the heart. It takes a special “listening” to “hear” them at the heart level, quite unlike the intellectual approach to reading verse many of us were taught. Reading from the heart takes us past the influence of the ego; beyond only the intellect to a space where the heart’s intellect takes over our understanding response.

I have also removed the titles from each verse for the same reason: that my ego might not influence your own personal rendering. Last, I have used very little punctuation in order to strengthen this approach of inner hearing. By creating your own punctuation, the pauses and intonation become that which speaks from your heart, not mine. Thus God, through me, leads you to the door of your own being and then escorts you to your own heart’s rendering. God lends us to each other this way.

This form, then, is a deliberate, purposeful way to get us to slow down enough to more fully absorb meaning and to give impetus for wanting to gain similar, deeper meaning in all aspects of our lives. In a sense, it is a lesson on listening to life, no matter with what form of life we are in relationship. It seems to me that this listening lifestyle can only lead to much richer relationships with whomever or whatever we invest such attention. It becomes a way of living compassionately in all we are and do. This is the reality of Love and Loving passionately with compassion expressed.

In any event, I know for sure that God loves me with a complete Love that is unfettered, and that Love is converting me slowly, but surely, to Love more and more likewise. I wish you the same.

Jim Young