Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul for Monday, September 7, 2020

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Monday, September 7, 2020

The Nature of Fear

One Will Hear Sermons to Myself The Nature of Fear Fear is a bit tricky. In fact, it is a trickster like Iktomi* On one hand, fear helps us survive. On the other hand, Sometimes it paralyzes us In a prison of anxiety and depression. Oh, my dear protégée, Do you not know that tricksters Must be honored but not believed. Acknowledge your fears, But, do not be scammed By their False Evidence Appearing Real. Before you flee or fight, Ask yourself this, “Is this a real and present danger Or, is this... Sign in to see full entry.

The Simple Life

The Simple Life aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, 12 so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. An aspiration worth more than gold, Shams calls it, ‘mission everydayness’: To live a life extraordinary in its ordinariness. To be kind to all So simple, so hard for some. Don’t let the woundedness of others Take away your love. ***** Lean closer while Shams Shares a few secrets For living the... Sign in to see full entry.

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