In God's loving eyes

Know the true nature of your Beloved

In His loving eyes your every thought

word, and movement is always, always

beautiful

                                        Hafiz

I have critical eyes

it is not so much that they are critical of others

I often am unhappy

very with what I

see in that 

damnable mirror

sometimes it seems

like every little flaw

leaps out at me

becoming

alas

my point of focus

and all I can see

 

but what a waste of energy

it can be

to look in that mirror

judging

adjusting

seeking to hide

or compensate

or deny

 

I am who I am

You are who you are

 

and if we can 

in this moment 

celebrate who we are

in God's eyes

if we can see ourselves

 

as those in the image of the sacred

as those who carry the diving in us

as those who are

the children of God

 

if we can see ourselves

and in each moment

just be

that person

that created to be

one

 

joy