There is someone I often have contact with
who is very harsh to me and often unkind
I am walking wounded right now, with
a huge gash in my soul due to my son's death
It feels like that harshness and unkindness is making
my heart hurt worse and discouraging me at a time
that I need to cling to things that promote healing
and mental health, so I have some decisions to make
However, I can see that I am progressing on my
healing journey because I can recognize it and feel
strong enough to know I can do something about it
Discouraging
It may seem
That choices are
Not original
Not by the individual
But seemingly from
A bundled backstory
Maybe like AI
A focusing of
Everything which
Cannot be focused..
What can I do?
Relish the freedom?
Discouraging
It may seem
That choices are
Not original
Not by the individual
But seemingly from
A bundled backstory
Maybe like AI
A focusing of
Everything which
Cannot be focused..
What can I do?
Relish the freedom?
There's a woman named Lily
who just set out with a dream,
She put her best foot forward
Even though she didn't know how long
and hard chasing it would be
In the end when she saw herself succeed
It was worth all the struggles that she'd faced in between,
that girl she is a genius and a queen
Proud of her for standing firm
even when things looked discouraging
She wasn't giving it up for anything
& that's inspiring
By: J.N.R Dutton
May we be blessed to create a world…
where we were building bridges
instead of blowing them up…
Where Instead of discouraging one another
and tearing each other down…
We were encouraging one another
and building each other up
A hippopotamus,
no matter how industrious,
like pigs, will never fly -
no matter how hard they try.
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hope
delicate, bright
whispering, fluttering, ascending
feather, prayer, burden, condemnation
discouraging, stagnating, descending
heavy, gray
despair
interesting
attractive, splashy
gripping, fascinating, exciting
concert, comedian, tax prep, silence
tiring, drudging, discouraging
tedious, humdrum
boring
fresh
modern, fashionable
pleasing, entertaining, inspiring
clothes, music, rags, silence
boring, annoying, discouraging
lackluster, drab
stale
a mystery
Dumb. criminal and vulgar
Also courageous, we ask ourselves
Why did we find him heroic
when nearly shot
Almost killed by a young man
We are told nothing about
Political killings happen too often
Perhaps re-selection is
That brings us to another murder
that of Charlie Kirk
Something does not add up
The young man accused of the killing
perhaps did not
Those investigating the murder
are confused
Is there another killer on the loose
If so, we are not informed
We can speculate
Once he was an Israeli asset, until
He woke up asking questions
The answers he got were discouraging
They had told him he was property
and do as told
His angry protest got him killed
a female name props up
A moment of glory in the spotlight
Did she know Charles was
doomed
If all is of mind, then what are we doing?
Physical life, is it worth pursuing?
So discouraging, so immature,
How can mere man, ever endure?
The mind can think in such jubilations,
Creative thoughts giving sensations.
We rush to create, with no time to spare,
No patience displayed; we do not dare.
Take our time, uncertain as it seems,
Let thoughts mature manifesting our dreams.
For surely the timing is part of perfection,
A thing in its time finds no rejection.
Live in the moment, this time is just right,
To be who you are, bring others to light.
Each moment is filled with all that we need,
Sometimes we’re a blossom, sometimes a seed.
The joy is in sharing, however we can
A smile, a hug, or a comforting hand
Give unto others, you’ll surely receive
God’s blessings of Love if you only believe.
The sun does beam
Over many a quick stream
That run into valleys flourishing with floral
Where the wind howls with seemingly no morals
It lashes out it's rage against swaying, tall trees
High doe they stand, and far doe they see
Rain falls light
Unless cursed with the winds' might
But on hot, Summers' eves
Does the wind blow little but leaves
Cooling and soothing
Still ever moving
Far is it's reach
From hill top to sandy beach
Carrying birds to and frow
Ever discouraging the hunters' bow
It is a thing of love, and a thing of hate
In any matter it is a thing of great debate
The air it fills
But never as greatly as the valleys' windy hills
( I asked Google and this "Quora" following)
"Since J6, the Republican Party has become the largest active communist group in America. Most Republicans have no idea what is and what is not communism, so they fail to comprehend that, in spite of their fascist rhetoric, they are promoting communism rather than discouraging it. With only a few exceptions, like Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, “establishment” Republicans have given up trying to explain this to the base and have thrown in with the communists". - James F________* ~ Prof. Econ. - *________ State.
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NOTES:
If this is not a joke then why can't I stop laughing?
Sincerely;
The Accidental Communist
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Sometimes, I have to put my shadow under a tree
Observe the things right in front of me
Don't open your eyes if you can't see
Just prepare your intuition and count to three
Blink twice and open your eyes wide
Look at the view you thought of inside
Does it look like something you had memorized
Or is it a blank stare in the distance that caught you by surprise?
Whatever you saw in your vision, we see it too
It's a messed-up world right in front of you
Life is changing, and it's a discouraging view
It's scary sometimes if you watch the news
The perspective we see is an illusion to some
When reality hits, it's an awakening of your vision
To look into the depth and believe you're not alone
Realizing at this point, your shadow now has the light from the sun
Another election year
Hate seems everywhere
A mist of righteousness fills the air
Hate seems everywhere
Everywhere just look around
Hate so easy to be found
Unamazed why so many choose it
It is so easily to be fueled
Amazed how so many find it
So easily to be cruel
Hate seems everywhere
Everywhere, all around.
An unpleasant stench that surrounds
Turn down the discouraging nouns
Hate seems everywhere
Spew through emotions so unclear
Grooms an ignored atmosphere
in abyss of life's despair
Fed by paranoia and told fears
Becomes a common behavior
around election year
Hate seems everywhere
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