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The Courage To Think

Gear HeadThe thinking mind is one of those abilities that’s easily taken for granted. It’s always available, and yet so quickly put on reserve.

This automated world we live in, of microwaves, drive-thru’s, and prescription drugs, leaves little need for a thinking mind. And yet, we need it now more than ever ….

Case in point : Where does a person stand -outside of her family views, outside of her friends’ views? What is her opinion? Or, need she even have an opinion if she has no power, wealth, or fame? Who would care? And why should they? So why should she?

There’s a really good chance that no one would care …but where does that leave her?

Opinions, beliefs, convictions define who we are as individuals. Without them, we’re left to be defined by somebody else. Be he powerful, or wealthy, or famous ….

But does he know her? Can he speak for her?

Can he “think” for her?

“Switched at Birth”

To give birth to a child

that would never know you

never understand you

-either one of you-

because her world ….

was a place of

“…truth …justice …and ideals…”

She couldn’t hear a thing you said

she couldn’t see

“you all” were the problem and always have been

this is the coldest form of disrespect I know.

And it’s in my very bones.

And I’m now certain

that this is why

my life is cursed…..

God gave “you all” the wrong child.

“Heaven’s Dollar”

To have, and to buy

and to hold whatever

my hand may find,

cloaks the peace

and well-being of my

stay in this world ….

… so they say …

Yet to wonder of

the thinness of this

cloak -this “paper power”-

leaves my spirit hollow.

But to fathom such a

world whose cloak

is weaved of

settled spirits borne

of heart once held,

is a true and rich

refinement of this

tattered paper well.