Day 471 – Faith over Fear…

Day 471 – Faith over Fear…

Day 471 – Faith over Fear…
Like a grumbling, pensioner with a thick, flapping jowl, I can say without any of the traditional old-person embellishment needed that, “I remember what it was like when Skittles cost 27p.”
“Power comes from lying…lying big, and gettin’ the whole damn world to play along with you. Once you got everybody agreeing with what they known in their hearts ain’t true, you’ve got ’em by the balls…”
Live for the day with natural, genuine appreciation comprised of internal peace and joy by giving sincere thanks for the simplest of things: clean air, the ability to communicate, vitamin C…Plan life wisely, exceed service expectations at work, but expect NOTHING in return. Hope for communal peace with co-workers, friends, and family, and as much as it is possible be peaceable with all through integrity. ‘Unfairness’ will hit us all. For some, the face they’ve always shown will mutate. For others who understand the force that is ‘unfairness,’ the face will remain the same…
I wrote this poem in 2017. It was a reflection of what I’d learnt following an intensive nine-month group programme of the deepest level of introspection.
There’s something about the personal experience of traumatic events and the visual in the presence of horrible situations, that changes us in ways that TV and films usually can’t…
Survival is limited to ‘self’ preservation. Its deception lies in that it can produce good intentions that present a superficial morality. It also deceives with parental instincts which reveal an automatic-morality. But its nature is truly selfish in every single way. Only a severe trial of anguish can remove the mask of survival, revealing its ugly visage of naked shopping aisles and fear-inspired messages.