BE it ... ‘"To Thine Own Self Be True"... a Great Grandmother in reflection... a Consciousness of DIVINITY

I was asked, What would you wish your Great Granddaughter to be guided by? As I reflected, the words of my favored poet echoed their wisdom... ‘To Thine Own Self Be True’... yes, know and live the blessings of your creation...

"To thine own self be true" is a line from act 1 scene 3 of Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet. It is spoken by King Claudius’ chief minister, Polonius as part of a speech where he is giving his son, Laertes, his blessing and advice on how to behave whilst at university."

Here is the full text of Polonius’ speech:

"There, my blessing with thee.

And these few precepts in thy memory

Look thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue,

Nor any unproportioned thought his act.

Be thou familiar but by no means vulgar.

Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,

Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel,

But do not dull thy palm with entertainment

Of each new-hatched, unfledged comrade. Beware

Of entrance to a quarrel, but being in,

Bear ’t that th’ opposèd may beware of thee.

Give every man thy ear but few thy voice.

Take each man’s censure but reserve thy judgment.

Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,

But not expressed in fancy—rich, not gaudy,

For the apparel oft proclaims the man,

And they in France of the best rank and station

Are of a most select and generous chief in that.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be,

For loan oft loses both itself and friend,

And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

This above all: to thine own self be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

Farewell. My blessing season this in thee."

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And this be known as counsel of the heart...

When one deeply embraces the TRUTH of SELF, Bathes in the Blessings of BEING, Marvels at the workings of each body part, each cell in communication, Blessed by sensibilities, potentialities, holds love sacred, rejoices for grace, and the endowment of wellbeing... what another deems otherwise will not have dominance over SELF ~ a Consciousness of DIVINITY prevails.

Be this received as a blessing, as an endowment of GRACE.

A Great Grandmother in reflection,

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Ever with love Dear Paige and Taron,  

Mother and Father,  of daughter Londyn.

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A BIRTH NEW.~ And This Her Time ~

 

Londyn ~ birth ~ June 20, 2022

NOW the blessings of a BIRTH NEW

a generational gift of time and BEING.  

A welcome to my Great Granddaughter 

LONDYN, 

born on June 20, 2022

BE known the blessings of supernal grace upon

Granddaughter Paige and Taron, Mother and Father.

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CONGRATULATIONS ~

And This Her Time

No limit to where she sets her goal

Within all IS and in grace to unfold

A poet, an artist, a dancer she be

A sculptor, a builder, all marvel to see

A musician, a singer, an opera star

A traveler, an explorer of lands near and far

An athlete, a winner of the gold

An inventor with a new story to be told

A scientist with ideas noble and true

A doctor to be there caring for you

A teacher, a nurse, an entrepreneur

An antique collector, treasures for sure

An actress, a wife, a mother too

All in Presence in Spirit's view

Within her loving heart and knowing soul

Exploration, discovery, TRUTH be told

Tender her touch, young be her years

Innocent and knowing she holds no fears

Keep in reverence all that she BE this day

This her time, life, a toy with which to play.

Great Grandma Rose Marie 

XOXO

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BEYOND ~ the fires, the grace of BEING, in blessings conceived.

 

BEYOND

ridden with darkness and the wake of pain

the clutches of shadows and the inane

'tis not life that looms, bows and seeks to hide

but the illusions and hurts held deep inside

beyond all hurt, doubt and unabated fear

ever the hand of grace reaching near

beyond devastation and the din of despair

lies the answered call of light and faith's care

hold to a vision noble with unrelenting love

look to the vistas of beauty within and above

the call to truth, love, beauty and grace

be they within the chambers of heart to place

within the darkness be there light perceived

the fires, the grace of BEING, in blessings conceived.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

Image: Astronomy Picture of the Day ~2022 June 18

The Gamma Cygni Nebula Credit & Copyright: 

Min Xie, Chen Wu, Yizhou Zhang, and Benchu Tang,

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AWAKENED...

 

AWAKENED

awakened to the brilliant light of the SUN

to the sweet sound of the song bird song

to the embracing warmth of the morning air

to the gentle wind that dances the leaves

to the pulsing silence that is breath and BEING.

awakened to this day, this moment of time

to the gift of grace and the blessed divine

to all that life beckons to be known

we the perceiver of what is given, what is shown

alchemy ever calling to the quest within

be we one with soul, beyond all false sin

awakened to the reach of hand, heart, that has a knowing wise

to the TRUTH to banish betrayal, deception and lies

to the past, to the present and what is yet to come

to the resolve, to the light, to a shared PEACE as ONE.

Rose Marie Raccioppi

APOGEE Poet

Poet Laureate

Orangetown, New York

AWAKENED: APOGEE Vibrational Art, The Sounding Light Collection,

©Rose Marie Raccioppi, 2012-2022.

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