2015
If you ask what I think Socrates meant when he said
KNOW THYSELF, I'd reply:
The sage was imploring his peers to acknowledge
The existence of the gorilla, within,
I believe this sage (condemned to death for broadcasting
His beliefs) was imploring his peers to acknowledge this fact of life:
Creating change for the better depends upon developing
The mental clarity necessary to simplify complexity, and
Here's why brainstorming to simplify layers of complexity
Proves to be a weighty, time consuming task:
It takes time and patience to muster the courage to
Grow ever more aware of personal traits, which
We deny as our own, suggesting why
The gorilla (within us all) remains invisible until we've
Gained the reflective clarity that precedes our ability to
Lift denial's veil and see the 'wild thing' within, which
Must be consciously acknowledged before we can
Actually evolve into the mindful people, whom
We've mistakenly believed ourselves to be, all along
Bottom line: It's far from easy for humanity to embrace
The humility necessary to own up to traits, which
Our egos blind us from acknowledging as our own
As common sense suggests the impossibility of
Taming traits which sneak out from behind walls of denial
I seek to learn quite a lot about
The stealthy stubbornness that characterizes
Defensive thought patterns, which prove to be
More egocentric than we'd consciously choose to know
And so, with hopes of taming my gorilla, do I consciously call upon
Inner strengths, which sit my ego in time out, whenever
Logical problem solving or conflict resolution proves necessary
In order to coax my sense of emotional maturity to
Continue to evolve, I reread my posts in hopes of
Deepening my memory's absorption of
Insights, which, upon emerging from
The intuitive portion of my brain as though all on their own
Guide my path as life moves forward
And with that goal in mind, the next train of thought, which
You shall read, today, reiterates the necessity of
Cultivating a wide variety of personal strengths in hopes of
Developing the emotional intelligence that chooses to
Actively engage in a life long quest to identify
Where denial continues to blind our conscious minds from
Recognizing closed minded attitudes, concerning
Our ownership of universal traits, which
We are taught to disparage in others
(Traits like jealousy, vanity, insecurity and defensiveness)
Each time my sense of awareness remembers to
Own up to the fact that I, too, harbor the whole range of traits, which
We've been taught to disparage in others, that's when I grow capable of
Discerning a need to tame less desirable traits, which arise, naturally and
Reactively, from deep within the defensive portion of my mind ...
On the other hand... taming my wild thing
Does not equate with turning myself into
A goldfish, whose memory, being almost non-existent
Swims passively in circles while
Watching the rest of the world evolve
You see, unlike goldfish in glass bowls, getting no place fast
People are innately passionate creatures for sound reason
And as a passionate creature, who has been
Naturally enriched with a sophisticated memory bank
I fail in my quest for deeper truth, each time
Denial blinds me to the fact that the entire spectrum of
Human emotions, especially emotions that serve to
Fuel my desire to improve upon my present lot in life
Can't help but slip past my Line of Self Control, from time to time
As you can see, the sincerity of my quest for deeper truth depends upon
My conscious mind identifying those times when
My wild thing exposes itself, suggesting why
I tune into intuition, as courageously and patiently as possible in
Order to strip away at the many layers, which make up my wall of denial
And with the utmost of humility ... so sayth your friend, Annie
(Hey, look at that! My brain's rested sense of mindfulness
Felt like writing a post!)
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