In recent years
I've had reason to re-evaluate my traits:
Traits which serve me well propel me to achieve my goals
Traits based in subconscious fear limit my scope and thus, my choices
Want an example?
An open mind musters the courage to welcome
Trains of thought that deepen self awareness
A closed mind, fearful of looking inside, sets up a defensive wall
An open mind makes good use of
Courage and humility to achieve personal growth
A closed mind makes use of defensiveness to block
Any opinion that differs from one's own
Each time open minded courage and high self esteem partner up
Personal growth results and horizons, offering peace of mind, expand
Whenever closed minded defensiveness blocks any opinion
Other than it's own, trains of thought run around the same tired tracks
Mind expansion depends upon openness to self awareness
As insight into deeper truth, concerning my vulnerabilities
Expands my trains of thought
I can see how hot spots of yesteryear's pain
An open mind musters the courage to welcome
Trains of thought that deepen self awareness
A closed mind, fearful of looking inside, sets up a defensive wall
An open mind makes good use of
Courage and humility to achieve personal growth
A closed mind makes use of defensiveness to block
Any opinion that differs from one's own
Each time open minded courage and high self esteem partner up
Personal growth results and horizons, offering peace of mind, expand
Whenever closed minded defensiveness blocks any opinion
Other than it's own, trains of thought run around the same tired tracks
Mind expansion depends upon openness to self awareness
As insight into deeper truth, concerning my vulnerabilities
Expands my trains of thought
I can see how hot spots of yesteryear's pain
Cause me to fear that which may come tomorrow
Each time fear of what may come tomorrow causes
Anxiety to rise, my think tank fills with static (confusion)
Which interfers with my ability to come up with a plan that
Resolves inner conflict, once and for all
Each time inner conflict arises, two needs are clashing heads
When inner conflict lasts overlong, my brain, in need of a rest
Builds it's own defensive wall, and thus does
Unresolved anxiety stop me from resolving inner conflict by
Creating a plan that balances both needs, thus offering peace of mind
Anxiety to rise, my think tank fills with static (confusion)
Which interfers with my ability to come up with a plan that
Resolves inner conflict, once and for all
Each time inner conflict arises, two needs are clashing heads
When inner conflict lasts overlong, my brain, in need of a rest
Builds it's own defensive wall, and thus does
Unresolved anxiety stop me from resolving inner conflict by
Creating a plan that balances both needs, thus offering peace of mind
As personal needs tend to grow more complex as we age
I've learned to rest my mind and return to the drawing board if
Inner conflict arises, again
And historically, here is why that proves wise:
When inner conflict repeats, intuition is suggesting that
I've not considered every choice, as of yet …
I've learned to rest my mind and return to the drawing board if
Inner conflict arises, again
And historically, here is why that proves wise:
When inner conflict repeats, intuition is suggesting that
I've not considered every choice, as of yet …
If I don't go back to the drawing board then
Inner confict wears my spirit down
Each time I ignore an intuitive need to feed opposing needs
I deny my mind's need to expand
And when I shut my mind to where it needs to grow
My spirit cannot thrive
This insight describes a vicious cycle
Each time fear of loss blocks my mind from
Recognizing a balanced view of today's reality
I tell myself untruths, which
Offer me a false sense of peace of mind ...
Except for one thing—
These untruths, which I tell myself, sadden my spirit until
A soulful sense of intuition asks me to clarify which
Deeper truth is trying to speak to me, causing my mind to
Flip back and forth between two emotional reactions:
Inner conflict, which gets me no place better than before, or
A sense of hopefulness that change for the better is still possible
Once I recognize intuition prodding me to accept
An honest emotion, struggling to live free of denial
My sense of clarity, which had felt too complex to understand
Simplifies, and as the simplicity inherent in deeper truth
Clears confusion from my mind, guess what appears?
A plan that rids my mind of inner conflict, and as
Historically the simplicity of these plans meets with success
Confusion resolves, anxiety relaxes, and
My spirit has sound reason to thrive
Bottomline, if life is good, but
My spirit's not thriving, intuition is trying to tell me to
Go back to the drawing board and
Figure out what or whom I'm missing … as in
Follow your heart—and when your heart feels mixed up
Listen for intuition suggesting that you lighten up on yourself
Inner confict wears my spirit down
Each time I ignore an intuitive need to feed opposing needs
I deny my mind's need to expand
And when I shut my mind to where it needs to grow
My spirit cannot thrive
This insight describes a vicious cycle
Each time fear of loss blocks my mind from
Recognizing a balanced view of today's reality
I tell myself untruths, which
Offer me a false sense of peace of mind ...
Except for one thing—
These untruths, which I tell myself, sadden my spirit until
A soulful sense of intuition asks me to clarify which
Deeper truth is trying to speak to me, causing my mind to
Flip back and forth between two emotional reactions:
Inner conflict, which gets me no place better than before, or
A sense of hopefulness that change for the better is still possible
Once I recognize intuition prodding me to accept
An honest emotion, struggling to live free of denial
My sense of clarity, which had felt too complex to understand
Simplifies, and as the simplicity inherent in deeper truth
Clears confusion from my mind, guess what appears?
A plan that rids my mind of inner conflict, and as
Historically the simplicity of these plans meets with success
Confusion resolves, anxiety relaxes, and
My spirit has sound reason to thrive
Bottomline, if life is good, but
My spirit's not thriving, intuition is trying to tell me to
Go back to the drawing board and
Figure out what or whom I'm missing … as in
Follow your heart—and when your heart feels mixed up
Listen for intuition suggesting that you lighten up on yourself
At a time when I was blind to
Misperceptions absorbed during childhood
Misperceptions absorbed during childhood
I'd nursed this false belief:
By empowering my mind with talking and listening skills
I'd be able to encourage others to dismantle
Their defensive walls and in this way
Would I be instrumental in enticing those I loved
To embrace the concept of deeper truth, leading toward
Clarity, just like me!
Ha!
I had no clue how powerfully built defensive walls
Fortified by unidentified fear, prove to be, because
We want to believe what we want to believe!
Clarity, just like me!
Ha!
I had no clue how powerfully built defensive walls
Fortified by unidentified fear, prove to be, because
We want to believe what we want to believe!
In recent years, I've had reason
To recognize 'the myth of movement'
Which suggests that I'd misperceived myself empowered to
Inspire extended family and friends
To make significant strides in a positively focused direction when
Inspire extended family and friends
To make significant strides in a positively focused direction when
Nothing was further from 'The Truth'
With time, my eyes opened to this painful truth:
My leadership skills could not inspire
Change for the better in minds that were closed
Due to subconscious fears of their own
Though we think to know what we fear that's not always true
With time, I came to see that my brain had been fooling me
Change for the better in minds that were closed
Due to subconscious fears of their own
Though we think to know what we fear that's not always true
With time, I came to see that my brain had been fooling me
In the same way that the brain's defense system
Fools us all in that ...
I'd thought to know where all of us were heading
I'd thought to know where all of us were heading
Until, this insight into clarity dawned on me:
None of our brains had yet found its way out of
Its own paper bag—including my own
No matter how lovingly I'd guided 'my' flock toward
Its own paper bag—including my own
No matter how lovingly I'd guided 'my' flock toward
Anxiety-free clarity
We'd find ourselves facing dead ends, again and again
Though I'd thought to hold all of the puzzle pieces
In my hand, I'd not yet put them together in such a way as to
Recognize that one piece was missing, and without that piece
The bigger picture, in terms of balancing opposing needs
Had escaped my mind's eye
We'd find ourselves facing dead ends, again and again
Though I'd thought to hold all of the puzzle pieces
In my hand, I'd not yet put them together in such a way as to
Recognize that one piece was missing, and without that piece
The bigger picture, in terms of balancing opposing needs
Had escaped my mind's eye
Thank goodness, intuition prodded me to dive within until
Insight inspired me to lift the bag of denial off my head
And when I did, guess what I saw?
I got a much deeper look into my core, then ever before
Each time my spirit sags I think to
Insight inspired me to lift the bag of denial off my head
And when I did, guess what I saw?
I got a much deeper look into my core, then ever before
Each time my spirit sags I think to
Remove the paper bag and look into myself—and
Guess what I find?
My baggage staring back at me more clearly than ever before
And it's this same piece of baggage that continues to
Blind me to this 'hard to accept' fact:
I can't drive any train of thought other than my own
My baggage staring back at me more clearly than ever before
And it's this same piece of baggage that continues to
Blind me to this 'hard to accept' fact:
I can't drive any train of thought other than my own
Here's an example of one of my blind spots that's finally come clear:
I am empowered to share insights with all; however
The only people who will choose to
Muster the courage to hear me out with an open ear
Will be those who are capable of placing fear in a time out chair ...
Apparently, certain truths, which prove too hot to handle
Cause many to close their eyes, ears and minds to
Reconsidering personal beliefs, which
Reconsidering personal beliefs, which
Which may, upon deeper consideration
Be based in over simplication
In addition to over simplification
Be based in over simplication
In addition to over simplification
I watch closed mindsets
Protecting their egos from suffering the humiliation of eating crow
At times, when I'm doing my best to
Talk to a think tank in a soothing manner but
I can see that a defensive ego is half listening to
That which my heart feels the need to say
Here is what I tell myself in hopes of
Miinimizing my frustration, which can't help but emerge:
If a listener has not yet gained insight into those times
When his/her ego sneaks out, grabbing control over
Most of that person's thought processor then that tells me
This person has not yet recognized the importance of
Sitting the ego in a time out chair, so that
The entire brain can
Embrace the state of humility, which
Saves us from reflecting back with regret when
Deeper truth emerges, as though all on its own—because
Historically, twenty-twenty vision is ours—down the road
As every brain comes with an ego
We do not fear strengths, which we've already developed
Our egos tend to fear strengths, which are not yet ours
And here's why that's true:
*Each time we come up against strengths that
We've not yet developed
We can sense subconscious vulnerabilities that we're
Not yet ready to identify as our own
The fact that we harbor fear of our unidentified vulnerabilities
Pushes us away from mustering the courage
To review today's unmet needs until clarity is ours
As long as confusion reigns over clarity
We can tell ourselves untruths until
Deeper truth looms so large inside that
The depth of our true emotion filters into
Our conscious minds, and at that point
Inner conflict reappears until our need to
Embrace humility is acknowledged, at last
Protecting their egos from suffering the humiliation of eating crow
At times, when I'm doing my best to
Talk to a think tank in a soothing manner but
I can see that a defensive ego is half listening to
That which my heart feels the need to say
Here is what I tell myself in hopes of
Miinimizing my frustration, which can't help but emerge:
If a listener has not yet gained insight into those times
When his/her ego sneaks out, grabbing control over
Most of that person's thought processor then that tells me
This person has not yet recognized the importance of
Sitting the ego in a time out chair, so that
The entire brain can
Embrace the state of humility, which
Saves us from reflecting back with regret when
Deeper truth emerges, as though all on its own—because
Historically, twenty-twenty vision is ours—down the road
As every brain comes with an ego
We do not fear strengths, which we've already developed
Our egos tend to fear strengths, which are not yet ours
And here's why that's true:
*Each time we come up against strengths that
We've not yet developed
We can sense subconscious vulnerabilities that we're
Not yet ready to identify as our own
The fact that we harbor fear of our unidentified vulnerabilities
Pushes us away from mustering the courage
To review today's unmet needs until clarity is ours
As long as confusion reigns over clarity
We can tell ourselves untruths until
Deeper truth looms so large inside that
The depth of our true emotion filters into
Our conscious minds, and at that point
Inner conflict reappears until our need to
Embrace humility is acknowledged, at last
As life is short, let's hope that 'at last'
Does not come too late to create
Change for the better, all around
I say that because in my line of work
I come in contact with many who look back with regret
Each time humility sits a closed mind in a time out chair
Our spirits are freed to embrace an expanded sense of
The joys inherent in offering love without
Fear of rejection or guilt, and here is why that's true:
Deeper truth suggests that
We can't choose whom to love—in fact
Love comes unbidden, and that's why
Try as we might, it cannot be denied or forbidden
As fearing vulnerability proves true of all people
I keep this hope in the forefront of my mind:
When I adopt a patient, 'wait and see' attitude
While working, peaceably, to deepen my sense of clarity
I can envision a time when
Fate, coupled with an intuitive sense of deeper truth
Will offer more of us insight into how to attain
A greater sense of inner peace though
We live in a world fraught with scary unknowns
Whenever insight offers me reason to identify
A subconscious anxiety left unresolved during childhood
My fear-based, negative focus relaxes and so does inner conflict
Once anxiety relaxes
Clarity redirects my train of thought, and
My heart feels ever more free to reach out to
Yours in ways that prove
More meaningfully connective than ever before
If you ask why I've stopped
Knocking my head against defensive walls, which
Knocking my head against defensive walls, which
Belong to those I love—I'd reply:
In truth, it's work enough to identify and take down my own :)
In short, if I come to believe that
Voicing my view of reality threatens
Another person's false sense of security then
That which I feel the need to say may cause
My listener's anxiety to double up, and
Here is why that insight makes me hold my tongue:
Each time deaf ears tune me out, my frustration heightens
And the last thing I want to do is to
Heighten frustration, all around—and
That explains why a quiet sense of patience and
Hope go hand in hand
As insights, such as these, inspire me to
Change my expectations and behaviors
I hope to maximize tomorrow's success by
Minimizing frustration, today, and if you ask for
An example of how I minimize my frustration when
Facing a wall that's not of my making, I'd reply:
Though I enjoy debating with open minds
My spirit has worn out more than once while
Working in hopes of dismantling walls not of my making
That fact suggests not speaking my mind to
Deaf ears, repeatedly, thus expending energy, wastefully
In truth, it's work enough to identify and take down my own :)
In short, if I come to believe that
Voicing my view of reality threatens
Another person's false sense of security then
That which I feel the need to say may cause
My listener's anxiety to double up, and
Here is why that insight makes me hold my tongue:
Each time deaf ears tune me out, my frustration heightens
And the last thing I want to do is to
Heighten frustration, all around—and
That explains why a quiet sense of patience and
Hope go hand in hand
As insights, such as these, inspire me to
Change my expectations and behaviors
I hope to maximize tomorrow's success by
Minimizing frustration, today, and if you ask for
An example of how I minimize my frustration when
Facing a wall that's not of my making, I'd reply:
Though I enjoy debating with open minds
My spirit has worn out more than once while
Working in hopes of dismantling walls not of my making
That fact suggests not speaking my mind to
Deaf ears, repeatedly, thus expending energy, wastefully
Rather than speaking my mind, inviting frustration to
Heighten on all sides, I free pent up emotion by
'Telling' stories, laden with insights, which
Highlight the ways in which change for the better
Results once walls, built to protect my vulnerabilities
Are consciously taken down—suggesting this deeper truth:
What goes up must come down :)
Are consciously taken down—suggesting this deeper truth:
What goes up must come down :)
Each time I search for deeper truth while circling Walden Pond
At those times when denial blocks me from
Recognizing my deepest unmet needs
My heart grows heavy, and
My life force (spirit) sags
Recognizing my deepest unmet needs
My heart grows heavy, and
My life force (spirit) sags
In order to revitalize my spirit, I need to figure out which of
My attitudes is in need of review
Once an attitude in need of expansion has been identified
My think tank returns to the solution seeking table feeling refreshed
Today's train of thought suggests that I've come to understand
How anxiety contributes to making any problem seem worse than
Clarity suggests is true …
My think tank returns to the solution seeking table feeling refreshed
Today's train of thought suggests that I've come to understand
How anxiety contributes to making any problem seem worse than
Clarity suggests is true …
Each time I feel the need for solitude
Intuition is offering my mind a much needed break from
Intuition is offering my mind a much needed break from
Confusion, inner conflict, arguments, frustration and stress
With time spent in deep reflection
Insight into deeper truth sparks my spirit to revitalize, and
Intuitively, my mind lands on a youthful lesson which
Proves too simplistic to make sense of
Confusion, flooding through my mind, today
In short, inner conflict is a symptom of necessary change
Taking place inside my mind
If after making a change, inner conflict arises, repeatedly
That makes me question whether
My first thought was my best thought
As fate offers me sound reason to
Open this questful side of my mind more often than I'd like
I brainstorm with myself until
Insight into deeper truth emerges, and
With clarity in hand, I embrace an instinctive need, which
My defense system had failed to numb at my core
When Will and I had reason to separate
I came to see mental exhaustion as
A silver lining for this reason:
Mental exhaustion offered me reason to
Seek solitude in a safe place where
I was able to differentiate between the reasoning of others—
Who had not yet felt that which I was feeling vs
Truly thinking for myself, and
Ever since that difficult time
I listen when intuition offers me sound reason to
Separate my experiences from
The experiences of those who have not yet
Gained insight into a state of mind that differs from their own
Proves too simplistic to make sense of
Confusion, flooding through my mind, today
In short, inner conflict is a symptom of necessary change
Taking place inside my mind
If after making a change, inner conflict arises, repeatedly
That makes me question whether
My first thought was my best thought
As fate offers me sound reason to
Open this questful side of my mind more often than I'd like
I brainstorm with myself until
Insight into deeper truth emerges, and
With clarity in hand, I embrace an instinctive need, which
My defense system had failed to numb at my core
When Will and I had reason to separate
I came to see mental exhaustion as
A silver lining for this reason:
Mental exhaustion offered me reason to
Seek solitude in a safe place where
I was able to differentiate between the reasoning of others—
Who had not yet felt that which I was feeling vs
Truly thinking for myself, and
Ever since that difficult time
I listen when intuition offers me sound reason to
Separate my experiences from
The experiences of those who have not yet
Gained insight into a state of mind that differs from their own
In short, over the past twenty years
I've quietly but not passively separated myself from
Close-minded judgement calls at times when
My mind feels too exhausted to rise up in defense of
My personal needs and strengths …
And when life offers me reason to exhaust
I've choose to spend time with sages, like Socrates and Thoreau
Who instruct me to understand the importance of continuing to
Develop a voice of my own
If you ask:
Annie, how do you respond when
Others introduce painful Truths to you?
Here is my reply:
I call upon courage and humility to
Fortify myself to listen with an open mind for this reason:
If I hope to live life to the fullest then
It makes sense to review
My blind acceptance of personal beliefs that prove
In need of reconsideration
I mean if I'm asking you to open your mind then
It makes no sense to close mine
If you ask why this insight—seeking path, which
I choose as my own, leads toward
Healing subconscious wounds, left over from childhood
I'd reply: We can't heal from wounds that we can't name, and
No one leaves childhood emotionally unscathed
As life grows more complex with age, I find that
Old paradigms are often in serious need of review—
And thus do I write stories, proving why that's true—
For example:
Once upon a time
A fearless leader could not shake a sore throat
Two of the most renown physicians of the day were consulted
Both were advocates of blood letting ...
Which had been thought to rid the body of evil humors
That travel through the blood stream
However, when the cure kills the patient
Tis past time to seek out a new train of thought
Unfortunately, new trains of thought came too late to
Cure our fearless leader's sore throat
And thus did two fine physicians draw blood
Until their patient
Succumbed to a paradigm in dire need of change
And as a result, George Washington bled to death
Sometimes a belief in need of review causes
The health of the body to wither away
Sometimes a belief in need of review causes
The spirit to grow too heavy to lift your smile …
Either way, some paradigm is in need of change
Day by day
My mind feels too exhausted to rise up in defense of
My personal needs and strengths …
And when life offers me reason to exhaust
I've choose to spend time with sages, like Socrates and Thoreau
Who instruct me to understand the importance of continuing to
Develop a voice of my own
If you ask:
Annie, how do you respond when
Others introduce painful Truths to you?
Here is my reply:
I call upon courage and humility to
Fortify myself to listen with an open mind for this reason:
If I hope to live life to the fullest then
It makes sense to review
My blind acceptance of personal beliefs that prove
In need of reconsideration
I mean if I'm asking you to open your mind then
It makes no sense to close mine
If you ask why this insight—seeking path, which
I choose as my own, leads toward
Healing subconscious wounds, left over from childhood
I'd reply: We can't heal from wounds that we can't name, and
No one leaves childhood emotionally unscathed
As life grows more complex with age, I find that
Old paradigms are often in serious need of review—
And thus do I write stories, proving why that's true—
For example:
Once upon a time
A fearless leader could not shake a sore throat
Two of the most renown physicians of the day were consulted
Both were advocates of blood letting ...
Which had been thought to rid the body of evil humors
That travel through the blood stream
However, when the cure kills the patient
Tis past time to seek out a new train of thought
Unfortunately, new trains of thought came too late to
Cure our fearless leader's sore throat
And thus did two fine physicians draw blood
Until their patient
Succumbed to a paradigm in dire need of change
And as a result, George Washington bled to death
Sometimes a belief in need of review causes
The health of the body to wither away
Sometimes a belief in need of review causes
The spirit to grow too heavy to lift your smile …
Either way, some paradigm is in need of change
Day by day
Post by post
One train of thought leads to another
In the same way that one insight sparks the next until
A spotlight highlights a missing piece to my puzzle, and
Suddenly a whole new picture shapes up inside
My mind to which I'd been blind
As intuition leads me to make one change after another
One train of thought leads to another
In the same way that one insight sparks the next until
A spotlight highlights a missing piece to my puzzle, and
Suddenly a whole new picture shapes up inside
My mind to which I'd been blind
As intuition leads me to make one change after another
My think tank carves out a path
Whereby my sixth sense pinpoints
Which of my beliefs is off base …
Which of my beliefs is off base …
And if you ask what keeps me focused upon
Consciously redirecting my think tank, I'd reply:
Whenever I identify another subconscious vulnerability
Another half baked strength slides into the oven
Thus offering me a new opportunity to
Create a thought-processing soufflé, which
Consciously redirecting my think tank, I'd reply:
Whenever I identify another subconscious vulnerability
Another half baked strength slides into the oven
Thus offering me a new opportunity to
Create a thought-processing soufflé, which
Will not collapse if fate tosses another surprise my way
Today
My inner strengths, based in deeper truths
My inner strengths, based in deeper truths
Prove to be no flash in the pan
Today
Insight
Deepens my definition of friendship
Deepens my definition of friendship
Today
I appreciate the length and breadth of my wing span
I appreciate the length and breadth of my wing span
For this reason:
When my spirit sags and I feel like
A wounded bird in need of soaring above fear
I call upon courage to sit denial in a time out chair, and
In this way do I reconnect with
Healthy instincts at my core which
Inner conflict had failed to numb up
When my spirit sags and I feel like
A wounded bird in need of soaring above fear
I call upon courage to sit denial in a time out chair, and
In this way do I reconnect with
Healthy instincts at my core which
Inner conflict had failed to numb up
And as I develop new attitudes concerning
How best to take good care of my needs while
Offering love and respect to
Family, friends, colleagues and strangers, as well, my
Wounded wing heals, and
My spirit, feeling balanced, soars, as never before
As I sincerely believe today's train of thought to be
Sound of mind, I'll take advantage of this time in my life to
Smell the fragrance of every rose I've worked
So diligently to plant, thus expanding my garden instead of
Knocking myself out, putting up walls—
And that makes me ask:
If you are struggling with an inner conflict that just won't quit, then
Which deeper truth might you be blocking that continues to
Filter through your wall of denial?
Today
I believe old dogs can learn new tricks as soon as
Courage to look deep inside takes down defensive walls
Today
How best to take good care of my needs while
Offering love and respect to
Family, friends, colleagues and strangers, as well, my
Wounded wing heals, and
My spirit, feeling balanced, soars, as never before
As I sincerely believe today's train of thought to be
Sound of mind, I'll take advantage of this time in my life to
Smell the fragrance of every rose I've worked
So diligently to plant, thus expanding my garden instead of
Knocking myself out, putting up walls—
And that makes me ask:
If you are struggling with an inner conflict that just won't quit, then
Which deeper truth might you be blocking that continues to
Filter through your wall of denial?
Today
I believe old dogs can learn new tricks as soon as
Courage to look deep inside takes down defensive walls
Today
Chatty Cathy continues to work optimistically
Tirelessly ... in a brand new quiet, patient and tranquil way
Today
I hope to inspire more good folk to seek insight into denial in hopes of
Freely facing up to reality's deeper truths, buried inside
Today
I hope to encourage others to recognize when anxiety makes us
Look down in the mouth at those whose opinions differ from our own
I hope to inspire more good folk to seek insight into denial in hopes of
Freely facing up to reality's deeper truths, buried inside
Today
I hope to encourage others to recognize when anxiety makes us
Look down in the mouth at those whose opinions differ from our own
Guess what happens when denial blinds us to this attitude:
You're either with me or against me!
Unfortunately, this person has no clue
That divisiveness invites birds of prey to
Chase the blue bird of happiness away
Once I grow up, here's what you shall see in story after story:
Your friend, Annie, will choose to work, side by side, with
Minds open to carving out a path whereby
Experience suggests that old paradigms are
In need of reconsideration in hopes that
As defensive walls come down
New foundations of friendship are fortified with self respecting views
As you watch me choose to redirect my path in hopes of
Your friend, Annie, will choose to work, side by side, with
Minds open to carving out a path whereby
Experience suggests that old paradigms are
In need of reconsideration in hopes that
As defensive walls come down
New foundations of friendship are fortified with self respecting views
As you watch me choose to redirect my path in hopes of
Leaving Denialand behind
You'll see my mind seek out and absorb
A wealth of knowledge that, year after year
Strengthens my ability to approach the future with
Clarity, hope and positive focus intact
You'll see my mind seek out and absorb
A wealth of knowledge that, year after year
Strengthens my ability to approach the future with
Clarity, hope and positive focus intact
If you agree with any part of today's train of thought
I hope you'll muster the patience
To ride side kick through each philosophical post
That pops out of my mind, though
Many will seem to repeat the same refrain, because—
Deeper truth suggests that lasting change takes tons of hard work!
Deeper truth suggests that lasting change takes tons of hard work!
When an insight reappears in post after post
You are watching my subconscious sending a signal to warn me
Not to let inner conflict compromise my hard won strengths
And thus while watching my brain at work absorbing
Deeper Truths more wholly than ever before, perhaps
You, too, may have reason to embrace this choice that
Makes sense to me:
We can freely choose to work at identifying deeper truths or
Or we can unknowingly keep our mindsets stuck in
The tunnel that runs around the same tired track
Which gets us no place that we're longing to go
You are watching my subconscious sending a signal to warn me
Not to let inner conflict compromise my hard won strengths
And thus while watching my brain at work absorbing
Deeper Truths more wholly than ever before, perhaps
You, too, may have reason to embrace this choice that
Makes sense to me:
We can freely choose to work at identifying deeper truths or
Or we can unknowingly keep our mindsets stuck in
The tunnel that runs around the same tired track
Which gets us no place that we're longing to go
Though leopards do not change their spots
I am not a leopard—I am a 'people-person'
And as a person whose mind has been trained
To track trains of solution-seeking insights
Here is a truth that I've come to believe in whole-heartedly:
And as a person whose mind has been trained
To track trains of solution-seeking insights
Here is a truth that I've come to believe in whole-heartedly:
It's never too late to take your mind by the hand
And coax it to approach a fork in the road
Where a bright new, positively focused paradigm
Awaits to help you to dismantle defensive walls, thus
Welcoming you to peaceably get to know
The whole person you prove to be at your core
As every day is the first day of the rest of our lives
Awaits to help you to dismantle defensive walls, thus
Welcoming you to peaceably get to know
The whole person you prove to be at your core
As every day is the first day of the rest of our lives
I hope that, person by person, we may each feel enticed to
Remove our own paper bags by conscious choice, so that
Remove our own paper bags by conscious choice, so that
Together, we may seek out a mindfully expansive path, which
Leaves the dark, dizzying maze of Denialand behind ...
Leaves the dark, dizzying maze of Denialand behind ...
And having summarized all of that
I'll leave you with two questions to
Ponder more deeply, today, than ever before:
Ponder more deeply, today, than ever before:
Can you see my spirit smiling from my core?
Do you feel the warmth of my hand reaching out, sincerely, for yours?
As my stories unfold ...
Slow as that progress may prove to be
You'll see why my family sees me as Lucy—
Though less looney :)
Slow as that progress may prove to be
You'll see why my family sees me as Lucy—
Though less looney :)
In fact, one holiday gift from my adult offspring was
An 'I Love Lucy Doll'
A fitting addition to my doll collection, for sure!
Perhaps, one day, I'll open a gift box and
Delight to find—Snow White—or wait—make that Eve
If you ask me why I'd love to add those dolls to my collection
I'd reply:
Every day, I awaken with the need to write about my quest to
Seek insight into simplifying life's most puzzling mysteries, and
With that thought in mind, I've just offered you a clue into
Stories that will show me seeking for the tree of knowledge as
My future unfolds
As for now, you and I will both need to muster the patience to
Wait and see what my mind tells me to post, day after day
And if you're as hungry for answers as I am then
Perhaps you'd like to share an apple with me …
Perhaps, one day, I'll open a gift box and
Delight to find—Snow White—or wait—make that Eve
If you ask me why I'd love to add those dolls to my collection
I'd reply:
Every day, I awaken with the need to write about my quest to
Seek insight into simplifying life's most puzzling mysteries, and
With that thought in mind, I've just offered you a clue into
Stories that will show me seeking for the tree of knowledge as
My future unfolds
As for now, you and I will both need to muster the patience to
Wait and see what my mind tells me to post, day after day
And if you're as hungry for answers as I am then
Perhaps you'd like to share an apple with me …
Your friend,
:) Annie/Lucy/SnowWhite/Eve …
PS
Yep. Did it again. For the sake of clarity, complex trains of thought in yesterday's post were simplified. Insights added. With humility I admit that when it comes to editing after publishing—I'm incorrigible …
:) Annie/Lucy/SnowWhite/Eve …
PS
Yep. Did it again. For the sake of clarity, complex trains of thought in yesterday's post were simplified. Insights added. With humility I admit that when it comes to editing after publishing—I'm incorrigible …
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