The mind bubbles
Here, there, everywhere
Until—
Countless thoughts, caught up in a net may be served up in a stew ...Which is not easy to digest until editing takes place
And if every so often—
While rechewing this thought or that
A pearl of a post
Pops out of my mind ...
Onto your screen
And into your mind ...
And if this pearl produces
A meeting of like minds
Then it seems likely
That mustering patience with preceding posts
Which layer up to create a pearl of a post
May be worthy of your choice to witness the depth of my work
And here's why that's true:
Though insights appear here, there, everywhere
Many insights must layer up
Before an epiphany shapes up within our minds
And epiphanies (Aha! moments) are highly valued because—
It takes an epiphany to shift an attitude from idealistic or pessimistic to realistic.
You see, each time you watch me move through this step-by-step process
Whereby a disillusioned idealist is working to transform into an optimistic realist
Your mind may absorb so many insights
That the strength of my epiphany may entice your subconscious
To readjust old attitudes, which have stuffed your mind
With pent up frustration, too
As you watch me change from quietly 'grinning and bearing'
That which fate throws my way
You'll see what happens when I choose to bare my frustration aloud
And given time, we may both become more mindfully aware of how—
An adult thought processing center continues to heighten peace of mind—
By acquiring knowledge beyond that which we'd grasped in the past
And while watching me learn how to take control over
More aspects of my life than ever before
We'll see how an 'old dog' can learn new 'tricks'
In terms of confronting conflicts, which are bound to arise
When life's irreversible changes weigh so heavy on my spirit that
My need to make necessary changes within my thought processor can not be denied
So if you agree that—
Epiphanies, empowered by way of insight to reshape subconscious attitudes
Into optimistic, and thus hopeful, outlooks
Are worthy of your time as well as mine
And if you agree that—
Attitude (leading toward conflict resolution, inner peace and repose) is everything
Then perhaps you'll also agree that—
Once we choose to work in tandem
Thus shifting the thought processing center of our minds
From idealistic or pessimistic tendencies toward realistic tendencies
Then each of us may begin to accept our imperfections
And those of others, less judgmentally—more compassionately than ever before
And with this pearl in hand, perhaps you, too, can see why
Epiphanies, which produce shifts in attitude
Are utterly necessary during life's most trying times
So that we, who victimize ourselves, unknowingly,
May stop pointing fingers of blame at so-called villains
Who, in truth, are every bit as disraught as we
Bottom line—during trying times
When pain feels too hard to bear—all around
The only attitude, which lessens frustration, all around
Is a conscious mind set that works to differentiate between
Vulnerabilities, commonly shared vs. vulnerabilities
With which we each undermine ourselves
And if the eventual result of weaving insights into the fabric of our minds
Provides more of us with a positively focused train of thought then—
Hopefully, subconscious attitudes may transform into a treasure chest—
Where pearls of wisdom enrich each mind with compassion and repose—
And if my blog can engineer any of that, then perhaps we've been chugging along the right track
Ever since post #1 popped out of my mind, thus enticing your mind to read on and on—
And if, having reached this point
You agree that it behooves us, both
To keep chugging forth from station to station
Where each person
May choose to identify and unload one's own baggage—
We may actually begin to heal a wide assortment of undeserved guilt trips
Which had been stuffed deep into our subconscious during childhood
And in this way, we, who are in the process of raising children, today
May influence the development of future leaders
Whose bent toward humility may accept partial accountability
Rather than allowing defensive Egos to unleash
And fling another generation of undeserved guilt trips
All around the world Remember how veterans of Vietnam were welcomed (?) home?
As common sense and clarity
Suggest that one train of thought
Connects with the next
I believe we may come to see that—low and behold
A PLAN FOR PEACE AT HOME AND ABROAD
Is shaping up—as though all on its own—within this grass roots movement of which I speak
And if all of the work, which leads to change, requires countless experiments
Before progress pays off, all around
Then this collaboration, where I write, review and edit
While you read, reread, and reconsider insights, which layer up into epiphanies
May prove a time worthy activity for both of us, indeed!
You see:
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius (Roman emperor from A.D. 161-180)And as I'd love to know
When we are of like minds
And when we are not—and perchance why not
I hope you'll say 'open sesame' and enrich my mind
By depositing questions, perceptions, and pearls of your own
Into the comment box, which waits hopefully to be fed at the end of each post
Your friend, Annie
J
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