484 AN ADDITION TO POST 479

Upon rereading Post 479, yet again
These insights, absorbed while
Opening my mind to the spirits of sages
Popped out of my memory bank:

Let it be written
That with each gain
There will be loss
For example:
Upon winning my freedom
To express my needs
Openly, self assuredly
And yet clearly compassionately—
Rather than subserviently—
As as I'd worked tirelessly
To comprehend the main source of conflict
What was there to lose?
A lot!
You see
The defensive walls of others
Made trampolines of their ears
And as indignant personas
Remain blind to imbalances
Which cause relationships to fail
Trust was lost—little by little—all around
And as loss accompanies gain
It proves wise to ascertain
Whether that which is gained—
Freedom to be true to oneself—
Is worth that which is lost—
That being ... attitudes of servitude
Which, when mistaken for love
Tend to be heavily weighted
When placed on the popularity scale
That supports our belief in this myth:
To be utterly selfless enriches your life
HA!
Remember, my friends—
Myths have been known to trounce upon
Deeper truths, such as:
Balance in all things
Each time 'balance in all things'
Takes precedence over myth within my mind
I am able to differentiate truth from fiction
And as I come to understand
The frequency with which
Mixed-messaged myths mess with our minds
I think of the simplicity with which
Sages blow smokescreens of confusion away
In hopes of maintaining peace of mind
For example:
Had Confucius been a gambling man
Who'd happened to pop in for a spot of tea, today
Here is what the spirit of this sage might
Whisper into open ears, eager to absorb
Wisdom passed forward
From one open mind to the next:
Confucius say: Why gamble with confusion
When clarity provides a sense of winning, all around
And thus, the more I learn about the grievous means
By which minds filled with confusion disseminate
Thoughts, darkened by insecurity's misperceptions
Misunderstandings, in-sensitivities
Misinformation and total ignorance of the truth
The more I can see why sages applaud simplicity
And now that I've worked for years
To blow smoke screens of defensiveness
Out of my mind
I've come to see the need
To tell stories, describing
The 'right of passage'
Which conveys each nubile relationship
From a place of latent insecurity
Toward a place of mutual fulfillment
Once a couple gains a wholly conscious sense of
Emotional maturity that enriches both unique individuals
Uh—then again—please do not be fooled
Into believing that this sense of fulfilling enrichment
Occurs at least half of the time
Because we've yet to factor in
The pitfalls of complacency
Which serve to keep countless relationships
Stuck in a stalemate of a rut
Where unmet needs remain numb to pain
Until such time as Fate knocks at the door
And leaves an unmarked package
Concealing a time bomb tick-tick-ticking
Till peace of mind blows all who care
To kingdom-come
And while some, overcome by bitterness, scar down
A phoenix may rise from the ashes—
Scratching the ruffled feathers on her head
While her need to quest toward clarity
Turns this question round and round
Inside the acutely inquisitive, solution seeking
Side of her mind:
WHAT IN THE WORLD EMPOWERED THAT BAT TO FLY OUT OF HELL
THUS SCARING COMPLACENT ATTITUDES CLEAR OUT OF OUR MINDS?
And having said that you may see why today's train of thought suggests pondering this:
Let it be written
That with every hard won personal gain

A painful sense of deeper truth

Must be courageously confronted, all around

Or

The defensive nature of the faint-hearted ego's

Fear of inevitable change
Will continue to feed it's need

To find some brave soul to—put down ...

HA!  To 'put down'—as in ...

Revere me as a saint or let it be known that you are as good as a dead dog to me!

(You know, as in 'putting down' a dog ...)

And if asked:
Annie, how doth thee replace myth with deeper truth?
I'd reply: 

Let it be written

That Post 484 serves

As an addendum to Post 479

You see, at first I'd thought to slide

These insights into Post 479

However, here is what induced me

To reconsider changing my mind:
*My first thought's not always my best thought
Thus upon second thought

I figured that post 479

Had already grown over long

And as mindful reconsideration leads toward revelation

I've consciously chosen to imprint this insight

Right here, where it has a better chance

Of being more sensibly absorbed within the center spot light

Of your mind—and mine

And as the rustlings of loved ones awakening

Are beginning to tickle my ears thus catalyzing my spirit to smile—

Tis time to balance work with play, and so that's it for today!

With thoughts of you consciously planning

To make the most of your Memorial Day weekend...

:-)I hope to remain your true friend,

Annie