a recognition

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My mind is troubling me
 Thoughts engulf me
 An influx of emotions rush in
 the anger felt on my chest
 Shoulders tensed
 Thoughts of hate forming
 Images of a disgusted face
 makes the fist clenched
 Schemes suddenly appear
 To hurt 
 To cause suffering
 Then it dawned
 I am now taken back
 realising I was drowning
 dropping to the bottom
 of the abyss of thoughts
 of emotions
 submerged by sensations
 deeply unpleasant
 There is a recognition
 I am more than this
 I am untouched 
 I am unmoved
 I am that is aware of all these
 But unaffected by them
 Now focused on being 
 Being aware of being aware
 Suddenly it starts to change
 The ocean of emotion subsides
 Residues of pain remain
 But only for a while
 Now I am focused
 Totally on being aware
 I am realigned
 I am back to where
 I should be 
 Here and now
In stillness
In peace
~Don Fakarii 17/01/2019

Dad

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Your rugged hands show much toil
Your scars portray the pains endured
Your feet reflect rough roads traveled
Your smile manifests a satisfied soul
Your wit reveal personalities you've known
Your knowledge express the years of experience
Your children foster your carefulness
Your stature brings respect
Your faith draws admiration
Your life glorifies humble beginnings
Your wisdom exhibits fear of disrepute
Your legacy marks simplicity and humility
~Don Fakarii 11/01/2019 on dad's birthday

You are God

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You are God

Walking closely day by day

Looking above in all my ways

You, my lord 

My God

My Maker

With all of my heart 

I give you praise

All in all

You are aware

Where ever I go

You are there

My deeds

My thoughts

You know them all

Oh, my great Creator
We'll sing of your greatness

We'll sing of your faithfulness
You are God

You are God
When I stumble on the way

You were there to pick me up

You, my rod, my staff, my Shephard

With all of my heart, I give you praise

When I find it hard to live

You are there to say I'm yours

The universe and all creation

Bow and worship you
We'll sing of your greatness

We'll sing of your faithfulness
You are God

You are God
~~ Don Fakarii yr 2002

The root of our problems

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Any thought that separates
you from the other,
your gender from the other,
your family from the other,
your community from the other,
your tribe from the other,
your island from the other,
your race from the other,
your country from the other,
your belief from the other,
your church from the other,
your status from the other,
is the root of our problems.

~~ Don Fakarii 6/10/2017

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You are all I need

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So lost that I am
 I found myself in you
 When darkness invade I'll run for that light in you
 When feeling down and weary
 I will look and gain the strength from you
Jesus you are all that I need
You've touched my heart so real
Knowing you is such a gain
Because your love keeps coming stronger each day
When I call on your name
I'm sure you will answer
When I need to decide your Wisdom is applied
When I need to be right
You showed me your way
When my hope is in you I will keep looking onwards
When my trust is in you nothing will move me
 
~~ Don Fakarii yr 2001    

















			


    



			
				


			
				


 	

					
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The one that is all





two sides to the way I think
one says I am this, 
the other that says I am that
one that says I am something, 
the other that says I am nothing
one that says I am many different things, 
the other that says I am everything combined
one that comes and goes, 
the one that stays all the time
one that is lost in thought, 
the one found in consciousness
one that is transient, 
the one that is eternal
one that is lost in time, 
the one found in timelessness
 And the one that is all





~~Don Fakarii 10/01/2019


			


    



			
				


 	

					
Presence
		
				

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Presence





Something that is felt
 Awareness of something felt
 Don't be lost in thought
 Don't be lost in concepts
 It is here and now
 Know that I am God
 Be still
 Be truly still
 Let all illusions drift away
 Be truly awake
 The true absence of time
 the absence of space
 There you are
 In timelessness
 In nothingness
 One with life
 One with love
 One with God

 
~~Don Fakarii 08/01/2019 







			


    



			
				


 	

					
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I am both the dreamer and the character in the dream

When the dreamer is asleep

The character in the dream awakens

When the character in the dream sleeps

The dreamer awakens

The dreamer is peacefully resting

While the character experiences a journey

At first, the character believes the world experienced is all there is

Slowly the truth unfolds

As the character is struck by the truth

The dreamer awakens and knows it was only a dream

Now at ease

The dreamer awakes to another world

Another dream.


~Don Fakarii 10/01/2019


			


    



			
				


 	

					
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I truly am


I have accumulated

and grown accustomed to the concept

that I am the land I am from

The tribe and the lineage

I am the ocean on which my life depends

I am this name, this family

I am this order of offsprings

The link that unites different peoples,

different tribes

I am a father

a husband, a brother

I am this status, this held position

I am even all that I possess

I am all these things

But deep within

In my quiet place of solitude

Where I am not identified

by the appearances of thoughts and concepts

I am not any of these

I am ”no” thing

Not a thing or label

I am that I truly am

I am


Don Fakarii 08/01/2019