Perception according to the Freemason James Kirkpactick, is ultimately an illusion. How you see yourself, your neighbors, the world… isn’t real. For just a few moments, attempt to put aside everything you think you know about yourself. Every belief you have about the universe, creation, society, freedom, government, and God. You have beliefs, but you are not your beliefs. Just as you have a body, but you are not your body. You have a mind, but you are not your mind. You…
Haiku Tuesday. Write a poem, pass it on. Syllables: 5-7-5 #poetrylives
There’s a bluebird in my heart thatwants to get outbut I’m too tough for him,I say, stay in there, I’m not goingto let anybody seeyou. there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I pour whiskey on him and inhale cigarette smoke and the whores and the bartenders and the grocery clerks never know that he’s in there. there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I…
Fear not to recognize the whole idea of sacrifice as solely of your making. 2 And seek not safety by attempting to protect yourself from where it is not. 3 Your brothers and your Father have become very fearful to you. 4 And you would bargain with them for a few special relationships, in which you think you see some scraps of safety. 5 Do not try longer to keep apart your thoughts and the Thought that has been given…
The world in 2014 is loud. Almost everyone in America can share their ideas, their innermost desires, their engagements, and their gossip for the entire virtual solar-system to see in an instant. As it becomes easier to communicate, life as a free citizen is being steeped in non-stop noise. Hence, one of the greatest challenges facing America, is the rediscovery of our listening power. We all have a story. And we tell our story through language. To quote Heidegger, “language…
Haiku Tuesday. Write a poem, pass it on. Syllables: 5-7-5
