The movement seems to be from
power over
and
power
under
to
power between
power among
power with.
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Authority
has shifted
from
without
to
within
from
other/Other
to
Self.
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Meaning is in the moment
not in the broad view
and
fear
is
diminished
because
"judgement"
-as in heaven or hell-
is
gone.
So
as the gospel hymn says
"What do I fear?"
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Life comes and goes.
Some aspects
I influence
others not.
The point of life
is to exist
in good grace
with a light touch
as best we can
in
harmony
with
the
Universe.
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But it's OK if sometimes
we're
out of
balance
because
the Universe
goes on
whether we're along for the ride
or not.
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Nothing
humanity
can
do
will disrupt
the perfect
balance of
the Universe.
We are not that powerful.
Even though our choices
can throw certain elements like
climate
species survival land and water ecology
out
of whack
nothing
we can do
will
throw off
the beauty
of
the Universe
itself.
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Even if
humans
destroy
this planet
the
Universe
goes
on
in
perfect
harmony.
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All we can do is choose
moment
by
moment
to
go
with
the
natural
rhythm
of
life
or not.
Each individual's choice
significantly
affects
planetary
existence
but not
the
Universe.
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What is
this "Universe" of
which
I speak?
It is
Nature
Rhythm of Life
Flow
Balance
Harmony
Life and Death as One
Energy
Force
Spiral
The Core of Things
Source
Center
Root
All-There-Is.
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How do I know
I am in
harmony
with the Universe?
There is a sense of flow
no blockage.
I feel energized
not drained.
What I do fits perfectly with
who I am.
The consequences of my actions
serve to benefit all
elements of the planet
and its life forms.
There is a deep core of peace
even if conflict is on
the surface.
My own sense of Knowing
is respected.
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Yes.
Respect is always
present.
My Self is never harmed or
diminished.
I "do" no longer
"do for".
Approval becomes a
non-issue.
I am detached from the outcome
even as I take
responsibility for the
consequences of my
attitudes and actions.
I in my deepest self am
my only Authority.
Everything fits together in ways
I could not have
imagined.
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No one
loses
All gain.
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I call these "Millennium Musings" not because I wrote them at the time of the new Millennium, rather because that was when I re-found them.Looking for something else in one of my journal drawers, I came upon a manila envelope, opened it and discovered this handwritten poem. If my memory is correct, I wrote this as a journal entry in 1995. A friend whose opinion I valued encouraged me to create an artist's book filled with what she called my "wisdom". This is as far as that project progressed. But when I re-read these pages in December 1999, they spoke in ways that I could still hear. Though I have no "religion" as such, perhaps this free-form poem could be called my Articles of Faith.
© 1995-99 Patricia
Lay-Dorsey. Please use with attribution.