Archive for the ‘Poetry’ Category

Be a Rainbow in Somebody Else’s Cloud

“I believe the most important single thing, 
beyond discipline and creativity, 
is daring to dare”

Maya Angelou

I interviewed Maya Angelou three times. What an inspiration! Her courageous, heartfelt writing, speaking, acting and campaigning lit up the whole world. One of my treasured possessions is a signed copy of her memoir I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. I quote her in almost all my talks and workshops. 

Maya’s aim in her great life was to be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Below is a clip from a Maya Angelou Masterclass recorded for the Super Soul Sunday Oprah Show. It’s less than 2 minutes long. Take a time-out. Press play. You’ll be glad you did. 

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The Inner Life Of A Leader

Success is a Real YES!

by Robert Holden, Ph.D
Poetry

Today I am giving a 1-day workshop on success intelligence and the inner-life of a leader. The workshop is taking place in Manhattan, and is being hosted by One Spirit. One of the themes I will be exploring is “The Real Yes.”

I believe a leader is anyone who senses the big YES in their belly and immediately goes into labour; Continue Reading

How Many Times Will You Fall In Love?

A Poem

Happy Valentines Day to you. Today is a good day to pay attention to your relationship to love, and to commit to being the most loving person you can be. Make it your intention today to love everyone. Allow yourself to let love in today. Don’t leave yourself out. Loves excludes no one, after all.

To mark this occasion, here is a poem, Falling in Love, which I put inside a card for my wife, Hollie, this morning.

You can fall in love with the same person
for the first time at least ten thousand times,

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Loving Everyone: A Poem for Valentine’s Day

Spread The Love Around

by Robert Holden, Ph.D
Poetry

Happy Valentine’s Day to you.
Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is the day we show our love to one special person in our life. This is a lovely thing to do. That said, I feel that Valentine’s Day would be even lovelier if we made it a day to show our love to everyone in our life. Everyone must also include our self too. Maybe we could start a new tradition. Starting from today. Continue Reading

To Love Someone

A Poem for Valentine's Day

by Robert Holden, Ph.D
Poetry

Happy Valentine’s Day!

May TODAY be a day in which every individual, and the whole wide world, chooses love over fear, love over hate, and love over attack.

Below is a poem I wrote, called “To Love Someone” when I was putting together the vision for a workshop called “Love and Fear.” Continue Reading

Christmas: The Angel of Forgiveness

A Poem to Reflect on Forgiveness

by Robert Holden, Ph.D
Poetry

Happy Christmas to You! I wish you and your family an enchanting Christmas and glad tidings for the new year ahead. With that in mind I offer you the following poem, The Angel of Forgiveness.

Forgiveness is an Angel you pray to
when you need a miracle to
save you.

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