Weekly Wisdom from Karen
A mighty mixed bag of words
This week's delicacies started out as more mindfulness following on from last weeks’ spiritual offering, morphed into anarchy, and ended with the meaning of life.
Zen Michael what a great name! He shares wisdom on the art of mindfulness.
In a society of instant gratification, when we start any activity — sometimes even when we are just thinking about starting it — we already want to get the benefits of it, we want immediate rewards.
As an advocator of doing things differently in a world set in its very psychologically unsound way, I was delighted to find this piece by Nick Keehler. I’d say it is definitely way past the time to revolt! Go for it, Nick.
The problem is that those creatures of the night who claim this mantra as their own are labeled as outsiders. They are told to change the ways that come naturally to them. They are the counterculture, but strangely enough, this counterculture has remained underground.
Love love love this poem from Kensho Keith.
Fallen Trees…
Do they represent a fallacy? Do you believe, their roots should never hit their knees? Where they’re so deep, they shouldn’t shake or get relieved? That if your roots are strong enough, you’ll never part from the ground.
This is a first for Weekly Wisdom — a second poem from Kensho Keith. A wordsmith who brings attention to matters in a superbly crafted work of art. This poet sees issues clearly and shares his wisdom with his readers in astute metaphors.
To make it to my next phase of existence. Lately, I’ve had a penchant for destruction. The kind that precedes building. Clearing out the mental prisons that I see my peers in.
Ema Dumitru in her gloves-off attack on the corrupts and lily-livered also demonstrates compassion to those who break the law with good intentions.
He, who believes himself incorruptible has the certainty and confidence of the man who cannot imagine other circumstances than the ones he experienced so far. Such a simple matter and still no one understands it completely. Neither the politician, nor the one who votes for him.
We’ll end with the meaning of life from The Reflective Eclectic Keith R Wilson.
For many people, questions about the meaning of life get set aside; but, for us therapists, we encounter them every day. Questioning the meaning of life is part of the human condition, as ubiquitous and basic as walking upright and having opposable thumbs. It preoccupies many of us some of the time but is generally dismissed as an enigmatic and fruitless endeavor.
Maybe we could all do more when we see something that doesn’t serve the majority of us well. Or indeed, the minority who are ignored by the corrupt and or disdainful.
I’ll leave you with this inspirational piece from ILLUMINATION founder, Dr Mehmet Yildiz. I believe many will benefit from his words of wisdom.
Thank you for reading.