I AM NOT MY BODY. I AM A CHILD OF GOD – The Vampire's Wife

I AM NOT MY BODY. I AM A CHILD OF GOD Here is a prayer from the American author, spiritual leader, and political activist, Marianne Williamson. She has a wonderful website Transform, where you can receive daily meditations. I love her compassionate activism and the broad reach of her spiritual teachings. She is something of a miracle. Love Susie x

I am not my body. I am a child of God.

Not my body, but my spirit, is who I truly am. My mortal self is not my ultimate Self, but rather a fraction of my being. I accept today that I am part of God, therefore a part of the immortal world.

My body is but a temple space. May it serve me well in extending light from my spirit into the world. My body is blessed when I see it correctly, as a device for giving love.

Dear God,

May my body serve your purposes

As a conduit for love.

Deliver my cells

From darkness

To light.

And my being

From false to true.

Amen.

I am not my body. I am child of God.

I COME FROM THERE

I love this poem, Tropical Town, by Salomón de la Selva. The poet was born in 1893, in León, Nicaragua, writing in both Spanish and English. He was active throughout his life in numerous labour and political movements He died on February 5, 1959. I love the line ‘I come from there…’, suggesting that the poet is an immigrant, far from home, dreaming of the repose of the cemetery, ‘where the green trees are.’ So very beautiful.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL LOVE

Someone called Vivienne from Auckland sent this beautiful poem/piece of philosophy from Pádraig Ó Tuama to my husband’s Red Hand Files this week. Such a wondrous thing as it falls to its very most simple and touching conclusion. Thank you, Vivienne, for enriching our little corners!

GRETA BELLAMACINA IN VENICE

Actress, poet, filmmaker, style icon and dear friend, Greta Bellamacina prepares to take on Venice Film Festival in her bespoke Raspberry Vampire’s Wife Dress and Cape. ‘There's such a magic to the shape of the dress–and the colour. It felt very special. There's also this timelessness to it. A lot of pieces from The Vampire’s Wife transcend the decades,' Greta says of the dresses. We adore Greta here at The Vampire’s Wife. Love Susie. x Black Under Heaven everything lives unnerved tiny cups and scissors hungover lilies in heaven marching in glass on the table our child arranging the sky,...

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