Local Author's True Story Gaining Interest

Over a year ago, I stumbled upon Joseha (Ho'ZaeAh) Johnson's book exerpts on myspace; I was captivated, and immediately wrote to her. Her easy Spirit, extended vocabulary, and ability to listen to others with patient devotion sealed our fate of instant friendship. Now, for over a year Joseha and I have corresponded , and after having several brunches together, I resolved this loving woman deserved all the help I could give her. As I stated in the first article post for her, she has given me non exclusive rights to publish exerpts from 'The Souls Say'.

Please engage this article when you have some quiet time so you can really hear what her Soul has to say.

Bless you, Joseha

Dark Circles

I sit here and watch myself wander back in the midst of this life s past. I see myself ponder the rows upon rows of old baggage that has mingled with the goods, then I ask myself, 'do I have the courage to look into these cabinets, or do I choose to continue to walk?', fore my intelligence tells me if I keep walking, I will only walk in circles. I know as I complete the journey from the beginning of my this life to the Now, I will step back into the tracks of this journey, starting right where I do not want to look; fore it is true we cannot avoid our voids infinitely.

I ask my Soul, 'why do I have to look at such things?, what serves this purpose?, why do I have to look upon pain?', and I hear, 'To be what you truly Are, you have to accept all of yourself; all of it. And not for unbearable pain, but to show you how to love yourself thru whatever experience you have. To show you how to love all of you so when your flesh body expires this time, you can join the rest of You for good.' So I wondered if that meant that when our flesh dies we leave on Earth, or in lower realms, the parts of us we found too dis-functional to work on; too undesirable, or too insulting to the Ego to even look upon. And I wondered if parts of our Souls sacrifice the comforts of a Heavenly Realm to help the rest of It to get there too. I cannot wait to ask God why a Spirit would want to stay in such a cold, cold place; unless the act of doing so defines unconditional love.

So I m stuck in front of one cabinet I cannot bear to look in, because the things that can happen while the mind sleeps can make the awakened mind tell itself it is so tainted, so cursed, that it only deserves punishment for the rest of it s physical life. But I am Libra; so on the other hand, I know that time brings change no matter how subtle or seemingly darker than the first circles that appeared. And I must affirm I do feel I am supposed to continue to help others, but cannot until I stop and help myself first. But if I were to make public such things, our very World might say or do things that could devastate the rest of my this life! On the other hand, if I will exercise the faith I claim to have, I will not lose the integrity I ve gained in my Soul and therefore will not be afflicted by their reactions, no matter what they are; fore I would constantly be aware that all other flesh has darkness too. All flesh.

My Celestial Guardian

I want to see my future through a window made of You
one that shows such solace through an everlasting view

I want to look past the error forever in the world
to see the beautiful pictures only Your hands could mural.

If I saw my life reflected as the image of You
I feel the real Me would reign as my self obliged the new

then who could feel so alone and scared and incomplete
while knowing they were learning of perfections to repeat?

I want to feel Your courage while making this tough ado
so I can share my feelings with others that need You too.

I want to be at peace within while reliving all this pain
so I can walk the Lighted path to an Eternal Life of gain.

And most of all my wants is to know my heart is right
so it can heal from any pain in turning my past to Light.

Our hearts hold the memory of all joy and casualty;
I just pray for mine to remember what s best for Me.