So—
If I be a seeker of deeper truth
And
If I believe full well
That
Groups, who fear each other
Will
Divide and conquer
And
Wage war over gaining, maintaining
And
Usurping control, passionately, feverishly, pretty much forever
And
If I know
That
Human nature has two sides
One
Being as crudely brutal
As
The other is tender and loving
Then
Why would I hope that you'd
Work
Along with me
Toward
Sparking a goal as improbable as achieving world
Peace?
Well—In truth achieving world peace is
Not
My goal, at all!
In
Truth, I've come to see
That
My life's work does
Not
Bend toward achieving
Idealistic
And thus unattainable
Goals
My life's work
Is
Bent toward provoking trains of thought
Which
Reflect over what's passed
In
Such insightful ways as to
Inspire
Inner peace in hopes
That
Life with loved ones may grow
Secure
By creating a safe haven
In
Which children grow up feeling
Safe
And in this way will
Emotionally
Mature, self confident leaders develop
Who
Are realistically aware
Rather
Than fearsomely unprepared
To
Inhabit a world that is
Not
Immune from predatory dangers
Which
Abound, all around
And
In the spirit of my
True
Goal, which is to spark
A
Grass roots movement
As
Realistic as that ...
I
Work and teach and speak and write to
Inspire
Mindful self discovery, resulting in adults
Modeling
Self-improvement for children
In
Home after home
And
In hopes of having made
My
Goal crystal clear
On
This January 1st
The first day of the year
2012
I've chosen to open my mind
And
Let these thoughts spill into this post
Just
As I choose to publish
What
Ever's on my mind
After
Mustering inner strengths
Necessary
To place my defense system in time out
So
That when I
Invite
You into my memory
Bank
Where the saga of my life
Can call upon humility and courage to
Expose
Whatever needs be said
At
Those times
When
My mind feels black
And
My spirit feels blue
And
My body is sick of sneezing, coughing and fighting the flu
And
As denial must be put into it's proper place
Repeatedly
I choose to work many hours, each day
At
Coaxing clarity out of the depths of my mind
As
Giving clarity my best shot
Often
Proves a difficult feat
I
Believe this choice
To
Post my stories, thoughts
And
Vulnerabilities will
At
Some point on the time line
Serve
The common good for all mankind
And
Womenkind, too :)
Sooo ...
If you choose to ride kick
Through
This saga of my life
I
Believe you, too, may find that
My
Decision to write
And
Your decision to chug along
May
Expose us both to positive experiences for this
Reason:
If necessity is the mother of invention
Then
My need for sanity
Has
Provoked my mind to invent
Successful
Problem-solving techniques
And
In addition to my stories being
True
These solution seeking techniques are proving
Timeless
Universal and classic
Too!
And having said all of that ...
Happy
New Year one and
All!
If I be a seeker of deeper truth
And
If I believe full well
That
Groups, who fear each other
Will
Divide and conquer
And
Wage war over gaining, maintaining
And
Usurping control, passionately, feverishly, pretty much forever
And
If I know
That
Human nature has two sides
One
Being as crudely brutal
As
The other is tender and loving
Then
Why would I hope that you'd
Work
Along with me
Toward
Sparking a goal as improbable as achieving world
Peace?
Well—In truth achieving world peace is
Not
My goal, at all!
In
Truth, I've come to see
That
My life's work does
Not
Bend toward achieving
Idealistic
And thus unattainable
Goals
My life's work
Is
Bent toward provoking trains of thought
Which
Reflect over what's passed
In
Such insightful ways as to
Inspire
Inner peace in hopes
That
Life with loved ones may grow
Secure
By creating a safe haven
In
Which children grow up feeling
Safe
And in this way will
Emotionally
Mature, self confident leaders develop
Who
Are realistically aware
Rather
Than fearsomely unprepared
To
Inhabit a world that is
Not
Immune from predatory dangers
Which
Abound, all around
And
In the spirit of my
True
Goal, which is to spark
A
Grass roots movement
As
Realistic as that ...
I
Work and teach and speak and write to
Inspire
Mindful self discovery, resulting in adults
Modeling
Self-improvement for children
In
Home after home
And
In hopes of having made
My
Goal crystal clear
On
This January 1st
The first day of the year
2012
I've chosen to open my mind
And
Let these thoughts spill into this post
Just
As I choose to publish
What
Ever's on my mind
After
Mustering inner strengths
Necessary
To place my defense system in time out
So
That when I
Invite
You into my memory
Bank
Where the saga of my life
Story
Is stored
ICan call upon humility and courage to
Expose
Whatever needs be said
At
Those times
When
My mind feels black
And
My spirit feels blue
And
My body is sick of sneezing, coughing and fighting the flu
And
As denial must be put into it's proper place
Repeatedly
If my mind, body and spirit
Are
To heal through and through ...
ThenTo heal through and through ...
I choose to work many hours, each day
At
Coaxing clarity out of the depths of my mind
As
Giving clarity my best shot
Often
Proves a difficult feat
I
Believe this choice
To
Post my stories, thoughts
And
Vulnerabilities will
At
Some point on the time line
Serve
The common good for all mankind
And
Womenkind, too :)
Sooo ...
If you choose to ride kick
Through
This saga of my life
I
Believe you, too, may find that
My
Decision to write
And
Your decision to chug along
May
Expose us both to positive experiences for this
Reason:
If necessity is the mother of invention
Then
My need for sanity
Has
Provoked my mind to invent
Successful
Problem-solving techniques
And
In addition to my stories being
True
These solution seeking techniques are proving
Timeless
Universal and classic
Too!
And having said all of that ...
Happy
New Year one and
All!
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