{"id":1385,"date":"2012-06-17T20:53:39","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T20:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2012-06-17T21:06:09","modified_gmt":"2012-06-17T21:06:09","slug":"the-measure-of-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2012\/06\/the-measure-of-a-man.html","title":{"rendered":"The Measure of A Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A measure of a man lives on in the hearts of those who are privileged to know him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It&#8217;s one of my favorite days of the year. The day we honor all the beautiful men in our lives that bring all of themselves to each moment embracing the role of a lifetime&#8230;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"lucky man\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znAQoOkkvp4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<address><strong>I AM A GREAT MAN<\/strong><\/address>\n<div><\/div>\n<address>My actions create a solid chain of unbroken kindness<\/address>\n<address>My power lies in the heart of human kind<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I own my responsibilities but I am not weighed down by responsibility<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I am a great man<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>Dignity and resolve become my daily companions<\/address>\n<address>I rise up to any challenge with integrity<\/address>\n<address>I face what seems unfaceable<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>And begin again<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I offer up all of my being<\/address>\n<address>To the force of my family<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I put the past behind me<\/address>\n<address>It has become to heavy to carry<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>Temptation will not sway my steps<\/address>\n<address>I will rise into the full glory of my warrior self<\/address>\n<address>Far above<\/address>\n<address>The undisciplined rabble<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>My remembrance of all great deeds will grow fuller with each breath<\/address>\n<address>My action will be born out of the integrity of my being<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I am a model of humility and 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spoken<\/address>\n<address>I will not resist the next expression of my soul&#8217;s code<\/address>\n<address>I will look over whatever wreckage has been wrought<\/address>\n<address>And see the &#8220;deeper fields of possibility.&#8221;<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I am a great man<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I will speak with authority and strength<\/address>\n<address>I will soften to the righteous way<\/address>\n<address>I see my losses as opportunities<\/address>\n<address>To reclaim my clarity of spirit<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>Let my knowing guide my aim<\/address>\n<address>Let not my thoughts rule my actions<\/address>\n<address>Let a deeper river instruct the truth.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>The battle is not my concern<\/address>\n<address>I abide in the honor of my deeper home<\/address>\n<address>Raised up in full light<\/address>\n<address>My heart has a steely knowledge of the open timelessness of being.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>Where I am weak<\/address>\n<address>Make me strong<\/address>\n<address>Where I am<\/address>\n<address>Talking cheap<\/address>\n<address>Let me be free<\/address>\n<address>Of my need to know<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>Le me<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>Be me<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>I am a great man<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p>Wishing you a wonderful day!<\/p>\n<p>Lots of Love,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Melanie<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Melanie Lutz is a writer living in Los Angeles California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A measure of a man lives on in the hearts of those who are privileged to know him. 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