Rotating Consciousness

Do you give or do you grab?
Do you listen carefully
or do you gab and gab?.
Giving doesn’t always have to do
with buying gifts. You must listen too.
Giving time to others will help to keep 
worries off your mind.
Rotate consciousness into being kind!

Do you truly love? Or is your love a lust?
Do you give yourself completely?
Surrendering is a must.
Do you feel you need control
of those you call your kin?
If righteous indignation is called for,
temper it with patience and compassion.
Let the love of Jesus in.

Do you lie more than you should
beyond the small white lie?.
Is it hard for you to tell the truth?
Lies can lead to bigger lies.
Being forthright leads to being wise.
In telling what you really feel,
you practice removing your disguise.
Nothing is so freeing as being real.

Be aware that even your doing all these things,
there are people still who will not care.
There are folks who sadly have not learned
the value of giving love and truth,
and they have not learned how to be fair.
Do not let them bother you. Simply know
that peace and unity in this world can come
when rotating consciousness you can learn to share.

Nov. 4, 2022
for Unseeking Seeker's  Rotate Consciousness Polarity Poetry Contest

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Date: 11/11/2022 7:01:00 PM
Honest Andrea! Absolutely love your poem! It was a tough contest, perhaps unfair to toss so many polarities to contemplate on, all at once! I’ll let you in a secret, the order of the polarities alluded to in the contest corresponds with ascension of the kundalini from the root to crown through the seven chakras. So there! Now you know :) Warmest congratulations on your win
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Date: 11/9/2022 4:35:00 PM
A FAV for me, my dear poet friend. A lot of life and wisdom shared through this poem. I enjoyed it thoroughly and hope the contest judge does too. Good luck! Bill
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Date: 11/6/2022 6:59:00 AM
I'm in awe of how you can take a challenge from a contest and make such a deep thought provoking poem.
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Date: 11/5/2022 12:41:00 PM
Listening is indeed a challenge! Aloha!
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Date: 11/5/2022 7:00:00 AM
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Date: 11/5/2022 3:03:00 AM
You would make a great preacher with this poem. Superb spirituality.
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Date: 11/4/2022 11:14:00 PM
A philosophical one here, Andrea:)
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Date: 11/4/2022 10:40:00 PM
So many learning curve here, Andrea, such is the joy of reading this...Harry
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Date: 11/4/2022 7:29:00 PM
Very thoughtful writing. Thought-provoking, too. I enjoyed it.
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Date: 11/4/2022 6:22:00 PM
Very interesting write, but all have a thought. I am one of the very lucky ones that found my soul mate.. It wasn't all perfect, but it was a give and take.. He married me twice without me asking, his choice, even though he wasn't Catholic he help me teach catechism. Besides so many more things. Blessings my dear friend
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Date: 11/4/2022 4:30:00 PM
You raise some thought provoking questions. This low key sounds like a sermon at church. Or maybe a preacher might use this poem as an outline for a sermon at church. I hope that when people read your poem that they pause for reflection. Good luck by the way in the contest you entered.
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 11/4/2022 4:32:00 PM
Notice I don't condemn white lies. haha
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Andrea Dietrich
Date: 11/4/2022 4:31:00 PM
yeah, it's hard to write on this type of topic. Takes me back to my church days!!
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