Monday, June 12, 2023

Courage, wisdom, serenity

Tomorrow has the makings of an interesting day, especially in Florida. I suspect I’ll be busy with some personal business and will only check in on any goings on from time to time. I do find it fascinating that Hitler committed suicide before he could be brought to justice. Does giving any credibility to a claim that a federal indictment is baseless suggest that the US has gone soft on law and order or just that not as many folks died of COVID and sharing top secret national security tidbits as were murdered in gas ovens? The fact that an orange monster is the “front runner” for a major party presidential nomination certainly adds credibility to rumors of the failure of the American education system. Whatever happened to root cause analysis and critical thinking skills?

no rain, no sun, no rainbow
no rain, no sun, no rainbow
Photo by J. Harrington

A long time ago I learned a short version of a sweet prayer that I’ve been repeating more and more often recently. It’s called the Serenity Prayer and it goes like this:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

It’s the third part that most often gives me a hard time. I have a feeling this week I’ll need all the wisdom and grace I can get my hands on, as may most of us who are thinking and caring people.


My Wisdom


When people have a lot
they want more
 
When people have nothing
they will happily share it
 
*
 
Some people say
never getting your way
builds character
By now our character must be
deep and wide as a continent
Africa, Australia
giant cascade of stars
spilling over our huge night
 
*
 
Where did the power go?
Did it enjoy its break?
Is power exhausted?
What is real power?
Who really has power?
Did the generator break?
Do we imagine silence
more powerful because
it might contain everything?
Quiet always lives
inside noise.
But does it get much done?
 
*
 
Silence waits
for truth to break it
 
*
 
Calendars can weep too
They want us to have better days
 
*
 
Welcome to every minute
Feel lucky you’re still in it
 
*
 
No bird builds a wall
 
*
 
Sky purse
     jingling
           change
 
*
 
Won’t give up
our hopes
            for anything!
 
*
 
Not your fault
You didn’t make the world
 
*
 
How dare this go on and on?
cried the person who believed in praying
God willing     God willing        God willing
There were others who prayed
   to ruins & stumps
 
*
 
Open palms
     hold more
 
*
 
Refuse to give
   mistakes
      too much power
 
 
*
Annoying person?
Person who told me to stay home
and do what other girls do?
If you disappeared
I still might miss you
 
*
 
Babies want to help us
They laugh
for no reason
 
*
 
Pay close attention to
a drop of water
on the kitchen table
 
*
 
You cannot say one word about religion
and exclude Ahmad


********************************************
Thanks for visiting. Come again when you can.
Please be kind to each other while you can.

No comments:

Post a Comment