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May 18 · 236
Which Do You Choose
SpiritHeart67 May 18
There is Abundance in Solidarity
And Scarceness in
Isolation
Apr 25 · 514
Eternal Flame šŸ”„
SpiritHeart67 Apr 25
The Weak are Martyred
The Stronge
die Slowly over Time.

It's easy to go out
in a Blaze of Glory
for a Cause.

It's much harder
to get up
and Fight the Battle
day after day
Until the Cause is Won.
Jan 25 · 911
Elohim
SpiritHeart67 Jan 25
Everyone
is so quick to judge
the Fallen Angels
as god did.

First of all,
Who are you
to judge others
as god does?

Secondly,
I got news for you baby.
Everyone here is fallen.
If you are here,
You are Fallen.

We see in others
that which we recognize
in ourselves,
Any evil
you see in me
is simply a reflection
of what is held in thee.
Jan 24 · 1.4k
The Deathless Death
SpiritHeart67 Jan 24
Ego is the death
that never dies
that you ****
again and again
each day
moment to moment
with precisely honed
Discernment
Nov 2023 · 861
Struggle
SpiritHeart67 Nov 2023
Struggle
is all I ever know
And this broken
body
and mind
Feel like
all I've got to show.

An entire life
spent trying
to keep my head
above water,
My feet
desperately
scrambling
below me
Trying to find
purchase
on solid ground,
Something
that at this point
Seems unlikely to
be found.

Just SO
God ******
Tired...
Sep 2023 · 1.5k
Still Here...
SpiritHeart67 Sep 2023
No matter
what might be
going on in your life
if you are still here
you are stronger
than it...
Aug 2023 · 1.2k
It's Finite
SpiritHeart67 Aug 2023
So glad I'm free
And you no longer
affect me...
Jul 2023 · 1.4k
Stand Alone
SpiritHeart67 Jul 2023
If we are to take
full responsibility
for all of our
choices
and actions
then that means
that the things
that we do
stand alone,
in and of
themselves.

It doesn't matter who did what
or
what was happening
around us,
in the moment.
When we are
truly responsible
and accountable,
we do not look
to others actions
or choices
as an excuse
to justify our own.

To accept
Personal
Responsibility
is to take
Accountability
for our own Choices,
first and foremost.

Don't expect
your neighbor
to pick his
dogs **** up
off your lawn
when you
are knee deep
in the horse
manure
you just dumped
in his front yard.
Jul 2023 · 743
Truth
SpiritHeart67 Jul 2023
You find the truth
when you look
in the places
others
have not.
Jul 2023 · 671
Distortion
SpiritHeart67 Jul 2023
The truth
can never
be perceived
when looking
through the lens
of fear
Jun 2023 · 1.0k
New Age
SpiritHeart67 Jun 2023
We are in a new age,
not everyone
coming together,
Under One,
but everyone
coming together,
As One.
Apr 2023 · 1.3k
Humanity
SpiritHeart67 Apr 2023
Sometimes
People
Are *****
And I find myself
Disappointed
With the entire species

Other times,
They do
the damnedest things,
Restoring my Faith
Just in the nic of time
Mar 2023 · 256
Sleeping Poem
SpiritHeart67 Mar 2023
Occasionally
a little bit
of a human being
a widower
and I don't know what -
I woke up to find this sitting in the text box in a thread to my son waiting to be sent. I know I DID NOT type this the night before. Weird...
Mar 2023 · 2.1k
Warrior Spirit
SpiritHeart67 Mar 2023
I see no darkness in you.
I see only light
that the darkness
is attracted to
Feb 2023 · 144
It's All Light
SpiritHeart67 Feb 2023
Darkness
is simply the Furthest End
of the Full Spectrum
of Light.
All there is,
is Light
and to Light,
All Things return...
Ā©2021 Tena Tuohy
Feb 2023 · 1.4k
Starting Now
SpiritHeart67 Feb 2023
I need to start
walking my path.

Otherwise,
I'm just
an Honest
Liar
with the best intentions,
achieving nothing

Who can't find
my own way home...
Feb 2023 · 647
I'd Rather
SpiritHeart67 Feb 2023
I would rather know
An honest *******
than A kind liar...
Jan 2023 · 137
The Thirteenth Tale
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2023
ā€œThere is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magicā€¦ā€
ā€” Margaret (The Thirteenth Tale, Diane Setterfield)
This is the full quote from my profile (limited by number of allowed characters)
Jan 2023 · 1.8k
Within
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2023
What we carry within
is what the universe
reflects back to us.

And where our
attention goes
Our energy flows.

Our very redemption
is found
In that from which
We run.

The truth is not
Outside of us
But instead
is held within.
Jan 2023 · 137
In It Not Of It
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2023
Where your attention goes
Your energy flows
Where you focus your
Energy
Is where you focus your
Life.

Be mindful of the world
But do not lose yourself
Within it
What fills your field
of vision
Is what fills
your life.

Be in the World
but not of it...
Dec 2022 · 2.5k
Character
Dec 2022 · 741
Redemption
SpiritHeart67 Dec 2022
Through our pain
We are emblazend with Glory
And by the flame purified
Dec 2022 · 1.2k
Blind Sabotage
SpiritHeart67 Dec 2022
You cannot help someone escape
When they
are the one
mixing the cement
And placing the bricks
In the prison wall.
Nov 2022 · 1.9k
The Innocence of Ignorance
SpiritHeart67 Nov 2022
When a person
is in a certain state
of spiritual ignorance
They have no idea
of the audacity
of their requests
and no concept
of the abundance
of blessings
and Grace
With which they have already been bestowed.
Oct 2022 · 1.9k
Fate vs Destiny
SpiritHeart67 Oct 2022
I believe destiny
is about the
final destin-ation.
Ā Ā Fate is about the choices you make
Ā Ā along the road
Ā Ā  to arrive there...
And don't get me started about Free Will
lol
Oct 2022 · 1.8k
Power of Divinity
SpiritHeart67 Oct 2022
They built a dam
to cut us off
from the Divine flow.
But like every dam,
if there is
enough pressure
and enough flow
and enough power
Enough energy,
first one hole
will appear,
Then another
and then another
and another
Until finally
there are so many
the wall
can no longer contain
that which it has attempted
to hold back,
And it will burst free
And it will flow again
As it once did...
Oct 2022 · 481
The Gods
SpiritHeart67 Oct 2022
If we go back to the beginning,
we shall find
that ignorance
and fear
created the gods;
that fancy, enthusiasm,
or deceit
adorned them;
that weakness worships them;
that credulity preserves them
and that custom, respect and tyranny support them
in order to make
the blindness
of men
serve their own interests.
If the ignorance of nature
gave birth to gods,
the knowledge
of nature
is calculated
to destroy them.

- Baron Dā€™Holbach
Sep 2022 · 314
The Beast In Me
SpiritHeart67 Sep 2022
He who makes a beast of himself
gets rid of the pain of being a man.
Not sure where this comes from originally, my son quotes it frequently
Sep 2022 · 1.1k
Human Freedoms
SpiritHeart67 Sep 2022
"Everything can be taken from a man
but one thing.
The last of human freedoms
- To choose one's attitude
In any given set of circumstances,
To choose one's own way."

Victor Frankel
Sep 2022 · 1.1k
Eating With Discernment
SpiritHeart67 Sep 2022
He's a delightful delicacy
But
I wouldn't want
to eat him
all the time
Sep 2022 · 410
Climbing Mountains
SpiritHeart67 Sep 2022
Half of the success
of climbing the mountain
šŸ”ļø
Is understanding the terrain
and the mountain itself.
Sep 2022 · 763
Traveling
SpiritHeart67 Sep 2022
Sometimes
I'm just
An Inadvertent Traveler
On the Fabric of Time.
Sep 2022 · 390
After You
SpiritHeart67 Sep 2022
In the end
It'll be as if I never was.
And only I'll be left
with track marks
on my soul.
Aug 2022 · 118
Our Body Is...
SpiritHeart67 Aug 2022
This Bio-organic Wetsack that we do not wear, but that is animated by our Spirit and driven by the massive Super-Computing Processor that is our Brain.
Dec 2021 · 1.3k
Go Deeper
SpiritHeart67 Dec 2021
Ask yourself a question? What is at the root of every conflict?

Anger?
Go deeper.
Personal rights?
Deeper.
Ignorance?
Still deeper.
Correcting error?
Keep Going.
Ego?
Nope.

At the most fundamental level
every conflict comes
from the inability
to understand
the other person's perspective or position
and to respect their right
to think, feel and believe
as they choose
(instead we attempt
to negate
and eliminate
these things).

Everything else,
including that listed above,
all arise
from this root cause.

Now ask yourself this.
What would the world
be like
if this root cause
of conflict did not exist?
I can't say in all honesty that I know the answer to the question that I've asked here, but I would love to hear yours in the comments!

I do know, if 100% of the beings on this planet had the ability to understand the other person's perspective or position and to respect their right to think, feel and believe as they choose,
100% of the time, there would be no need for the concept of 'Personal Rights' to even exist.

It would be a non-secretar and moot. They would not exist as a SEPARATE object because they would be the given way of life and the fundamental root cause would no longer exist.

It's a Nice Thought
Anyway...
šŸ’­šŸ™šŸ»
Nov 2021 · 990
Blood
SpiritHeart67 Nov 2021
As she leaned in
Kissed
the small of my neck
I felt the Blood
in my vein
Pulse forward
to meet her Lips
Fueled
by the Pounding
of my Heartā¤
Nov 2021 · 827
Balancing The Ledger
SpiritHeart67 Nov 2021
When a thing is done
as a means to an end
Any meaning that thing
might have had,
Is ended.

Doing the right thing,
for the wrong reasons,
brings much worse calamity & destruction
Then doing a cataclismically wrong thing,
For all the right reasons.

When we do right,
with cruelty & ill intent
Lifetimes are spent
covering it up.
When we do wrong,
with pureness of heart
Lifetimes are given
to making it right.

The 1st is paid for with Blood,
The 2nd with Spirit
And both eventually come due.

The World we are living in today
Is that time...
Nov 2021 · 1.1k
Self Imposed Peace
SpiritHeart67 Nov 2021
When you let
people places
and things
around you
be themselves
Rather than
imposing
your will
upon them,
This then,
is when
we finally
find peace.

It Feels
Really Good
Ā Ā To Just
Ā Ā  Let Go...
Oct 2021 · 147
Outcome
SpiritHeart67 Oct 2021
Knowing the Outcome
does not preclude
your Participation.
your Participation
Determines the Outcome.
Oct 2021 · 116
Surrender
SpiritHeart67 Oct 2021
Remember,
one only surrenders
to that which holds no threat
And only the strongest
are able to do so.

I'm try to approach everything
with Love and Surrender.
Failure to do so
shows me my weakness.
Oct 2021 · 588
Wisdom & Respect
SpiritHeart67 Oct 2021
I feel that this very heavy weight of wisdom
and knowledge
has been laid upon my shoulders,
most of which
I can't share with anyone.

I try to carry it with Grace
and every day
I fight the feelings
of inadequacy
and the failure
of not living up to it.

I work so hard
to be my best self
and receiving respect
and kindness
from the people
closest to me
makes me feel like maybe I'm actually becoming
a better person.

Without it
there's really no reason
for me to even be here.
Jun 2021 · 693
Running Blind
SpiritHeart67 Jun 2021
The truth is,
as always,
hidden in his Silence
and in that which
he refuses to speak of...

Locked down in his mind,
Self imposed isolation
For all time.

He's running blind
Seeking Any, Every and Else Where
A Heart to match
His blank stare
He carries the void within...

and Burns Everything Else Behind.
To The Men In My Life; you know who you are...
Feb 2021 · 1.3k
Home
SpiritHeart67 Feb 2021
I walk thru
these empty hallways,
Looking for an exit
Or a doorway
to me,
Either will do.

But instead I find
Endless corridors
I wander thru perpetually blind,
No matter how
clearly I see.

Lost in a paper bag
open at both ends
I can't seem to find
My own way home.

Written 10/2020
Feb 2021 · 431
Right In Front of You
SpiritHeart67 Feb 2021
The thing so many people never realize is that the most important things in their life are here, now, in this specific moment.
At least not until it's too late.

Life is made up of moments and choices. And it's so **** scarily easy to miss the moments of the most important choices and decisions.

I've seen people have the very thing they long for right in front of them, and I've seen them sayĀ Ā hold on, just one minute, let me just do this one thing, and then I'm there.

And when they finish that one thing, the only thing they ever really wanted has disappeared before their very eyes.
Jan 2021 · 176
Your Love
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2021
You swept me
off my feet
You were the river
That washed over
and carried me to higher
Ground.

Healed by your love
You've taken
me to places
I'd of otherwise
Never found.

Entangled with you,
We are forever bound...
Jan 2021 · 598
Refraction
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2021
The light in my eyes
Is but a reflection
Of the fire
in your soul.

Please
try not to burn me...
Jan 2021 · 121
Show Me
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2021
Show me your toes
And I'll show you
My soul
and how it dances
Before you...
Jan 2021 · 442
Asphalt & Abscense
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2021
It's funny how
You can be driving along,
Minding your own business,
When all of the sudden,
Thru the now absent front window,
Your face is introduced to the asphalt.
my son and I play this game where we each give the other 2 words and we have 5-10 minutes to create a poem with them. This one is my latest
Jan 2021 · 144
Message Delivered
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2021
Those who can't write, film.
Those who can't film, write.

Where there is a message
A medium will be found...
Jan 2021 · 121
That Spot
SpiritHeart67 Jan 2021
I'm lost
at that spot
In my Soul
Between
what I do
and don't
Know...
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