Over 20 years at the beginning of my spiritual journey I had the opportunity to attend a spiritual seminar, which is now called Intuitive Mastery; that changed my life forever. 

As a result of that seminar I was prompted, prodded, propelled, whatever you want to call it to find a different church to attend that embraced the new age thought and spiritual practices.  I decided to attend Church of Religious Science and found that it really resonated with me. 

They had a beginning class that you could take, that introduced new people to the Church of Religious Science, its spiritual beliefs and practices.

At the end of the class there was a class project where you had to present to everyone something that summed up what you had learned or how you had changed.

I didn’t know what I was going to do, and kept wrestling with various ideas. The thought kept coming to me that I should write a poem about what I had learned. I have never written a poem before and the thought was so overwhelming and scary for me.

I tried many times to write the poem, but I kept getting nothing.  I was becoming frustrated and concerned that I wouldn’t be able to complete the project.

The night before the project was due I sat down at my computer and just emptied my mind and waited for inspiration.  After a few moments the words began to flow and within about 20 minutes the poem was written.

I went back to the beginning to go over what I had written.  As I was reading, the energy began to build and tears started flowing.  I could barely read the poem to the end.  In that moment I knew that it wasn’t me writing the words; it was the Divine flowing through me that was writing the verses.  I also felt the Love from the Divine and knew within the core of my being that I was truly LOVED. 

When I stopped trying to make it happen and just allowed things to flow, that’s when the words began to pour through me from the Divine.  It was so magical and powerful.

I then framed the poem and took it with me to the class the next day.

When I told my story and read the poem again, I was barely able to get through it.  Even to this day I get emotional when I read the poem. 

I believe the reason this touches me so, is because one of my life lessons that I am to learn is to Love My Self.  This has been a huge challenge for me.  This poem is a constant reminder to Love myself, that I am Loved, and that I am Love.

Below is the complete poem “Loved” that was written on November 2000.

As you read the poem, know that you are LOVED TOO!