Poetic Philosophy episode 40 - God Force

 


There is a time

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

In this time of 2021, we forget that all things will end. Not only the good times, but the bad times. As a world, a people, we have had some of the worst days modern man has had in a long time. We've had lockdowns, mandates, and even the MPs ( the Mask Police ).  Fear and uncertainty has been our constant companions. They both wore us down.

How do we exit this state of fear and uncertainty? By finding the strength within each of us. There is a place, a silent voice that we are all connected to. It doesn't matter what our religion is. It doesn't matter what is happening to us on the outside of our being, with the personality we see.

We are all part of the one force. We are all God's children. We just forget this relationship. We go off with our own mind, our own emotions, our own way of doing. We know the mind and emotion are powerful, but we don't understand that we need the third force to balance it, that force is the one God. When we are connected to the Way, to the one God, we able to use the mind and emotion more effectively.

So if you are feeling angry, depressed, and frustrated, find a quite time, a quite place close your eyes, look and feel the God force within yourself, and when you recognize it within you you'll see it in your neighbor. Let that mind guide you in the decisions you make. There is a reason why in the Original Star Wars we love the moment when OB1 says to Luke, use the force and trust. We all can have this Luke Skywalker moment. Remember God is in control, but it can only use good people who focus on God. Keep your chin up and stay creative in the magic of life.



Autumn City Days

I wake in the morn
Cool, overcast, quite
Saturday morning
I remember
the cartoons in the morning
Kung Fu in the afternoon
Watching new shows
Excitement in serial form
I always love the series
Mostly sci-fi though
Life can be boring
Work, eat, sleep
We fill the time with
Sports, TV, and movies
Anything to fill the boredom
We don't look for purpose
We settle for illusion
And look for what we see
On TV, excitement.



Autumn City

Drive through the Millyard
Old brick buildings
Yellow leaves in front
I only know it's the present
For the paving and traffic lights.

Overcast day adds to the color
The mood of history
I can almost see
the shadows of people
Going to work or even a show.

They too have
hopes, dreams, and frustrations
As we have nowadays
We really haven't changed much
In modern times
Just more polarized in left or right.

We have forgotten the power
The magic of the middle way.
We have become more political
As a people and forget how to see
The other point of view.

We need to find the God within
Ourselves and our neighbor
At least these are my ponderings
For an Autumn morning
Here in the historic district.



Light a Candle

It is better to light a candle
Then to curse the darkness
Knowledge in tribulation
We learn in darkness,
And understand in the light
The two forces
Of Light and Love
Moves in our lives
The marriage of the two
Combined with the mind
Manifest our creativity
Good and bad
Male and female
Light and Love
Both are the same
But differ in degree
Learn from the problems
Understand the creative force
Light and Shadow
A candle and Darkness
Knowledge to Wisdom
In Life.


Autumn Meditation

Cool breeze whispers through trees
Dark clouds sneak over mountain
Leaves begin to show who they are
People spy on nature's treasures

The time of wisdom
The time of change
The time of rebirth
Nature's golden time.

I take a short nap
The energies merge
The butterfly in winter
The wizard of age

Mountains layered  
Blues and greys
Stretch forever
Up close
Shades of green
Reds, yellow and white
We try to see into our future
But it all seems as a dream
The only color seen
Is where we are
Smell of sweet grass
What connects far and near
Is the wind that blows
The breath of life
The kiss of God.

I am one piece of the whole
As each tree is to itself
Each mountain, each leaf
Together creates one picture
We're drawn to the scene
To remember the whole
That we to are part of the picture
As the one who sees
And as God
The one who creates.


The Show End

Every season has a lesson for each of us. When we connect with a season, the lesson is revealed to us.

Autumn is a season of looking back, a season of finding wisdom, a season of seeing the unseen truth.

There is a reason why we like to see the colors of autumn. We all look to find a higher way of knowing. Autumn is the other side of rebirth.  

We take many journeys in our life and they all have a beginning and an end. What we learn from one end, can help us with the next beginning.

As you go out they this autumn, take some time to meditate on the God within all and seeing yourself as a important part of the bigger scene. We are all important because we are all God's children.

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Thank you for listening and remember to stay creative in the magic of life.

Make it a great day.
Robert G Parent