8.31.2024

D E F E N S E S

 

D E F E N S E S



Our illusions marshal

stiff defenses


with e v e r y

approach of TRUTH

R O M A N C E

 

R O M A N C E


Romance is specific
and sexual whereas

LOVE is general
and genderless


M O R T A L I T Y

 

M O R T A L I T Y



Having been CREATED

IMMORTAL SPIRIT


we decided to try

on mortality for size

F E A R L E S S

 

F E A R L E S S


There is no fear

in LOVE making

L O V E fearless



I M P R I S O N S

 

I M P R I S O N S


O u r ability to
m i s c r e a t e

fearful scenarios

is what imprisons us
in a world of f e a r

E M O T I O N S

 

E M O T I O N S


All the
emotions of fear

predate any scenario

we would assign
to them

S C E N A R I O S

 

S C E N A R I O S



While our head may dream up

many f e a r f u l scenarios a

great e x h a l e will d r o p

our b e l l y and s u r e l y

r e v e a l  t h e  W A Y

P R I S O N E R

 

P R I S O N E R


When w e forget and take
our world seriously that
J O Y is held prisoner
and cannot escape

E S C A P E

 

E S C A P E


Our only escape from this

very s m a l l world is to

venture out in L O V E

and realize that our

fearful scenario i s

n o t the only show

in t o w n It is n o t

m e but a b o u t we 

C O N S C I O U S N E S S

 

C O N S C I O U S N E S S


Consciousness i s
the reduction o f
A W A R E N E S S
down t o a single
p o i n t  o f view

L I M I T A T I O N S

 

L I M I T A T I O N S


When we reduced P E R F E C T

AWARENESS d o w n to a single

point of v i e w we subjected

our  s e l f to the limitations

of our own private universe

N A R R A T I V E

 

N A R R A T I V E



TRUTH comes from

our C R E A T O R


O N E


single narrative

that applies to ALL

M O R T A L

 

M O R T A L



I M M O R T A L   S P I R I T

taking on mortal flesh has

reduced o u r world t o a

single p o i n t of v i e w

S I N G L E

 

S I N G L E



After forsaking the R E A L M

of  P E R F E C T AWARENESS

we reduced our experience

to a single p o i n t of view

R E V O L V E S

 

R E V O L V E S



B y believing everything

revolves around us we have


reduced our world down t o

a single p o i n t of v i e w

A U T O M A T I C

 

A U T O M A T I C



While L O V E  i s automatic

in H E A V E N our world

requires that L O V E

m u s t be chosen


* * *


In our own private world

L O V E must be chosen

w h i l e in H E A V E N

L O V E i s automatic



S P R I N K L E D

 

S P R I N K L E D



We each experience

a private  universe

sprinkled    w i t h

illusions of matter

D E S C E N D I N G

 

D E S C E N D I N G



O u r departure meant leaving

the REALM of C R E A T I O N

and descending i n t o our

o w n  private  universe

P R I V A T E

 

P R I V A T E


Upon leaving H E A V E N on

our prodigal misadventure

we miscreated our own

p r i v a t e universe

where we are the

center of attention

T R I P

 

T R I P


Planning
a trip and

making the journey

are worlds
a p a r t


S E N S E

 

S E N S E


T h e r e
is no making

s e n s e

of an insane
w o r l d

C O N S T A N T

 

C O N S T A N T



We l i v e in a world of
constant change making it

impossible t o stay the same

M O U N T A I N

 

M O U N T A I N



We have a l l circled

t h e mountain a few

times without making

m u c h   p r o g r e s s

P R O D U C T I O N

 

P R O D U C T I O N



We a r e the

p r o d u c e r

director writer

and  s t a r  in

a production

of our o w n

m a k i n g


R E J E C T

 

R E J E C T


That w h I c h
we r e j e c t

w i l l  b e

withheld from
our experience

B R O A D C A S T

 

B R O A D C A S T


We seem to have been

b r o a d c a s t around

the c i r c l e of t i m e

miscreating a long line

of d i s p a r a t e lives

D I S P L A C I N G

 

D I S P L A C I N G


By displacing the WHISPER
of HEAVEN for the sound
of our own the voice

we e x c h a n g e d
what was LOVING for
one that lives in f e a r

J O U R N E Y

 

J O U R N E Y



What we have forgotten is

we all b e g a n our journey

a t the s a m e moment even

t h o u g h  it now a p p e a r s

we were broadcast around time

C H A N N E L

 

C H A N N E L


E a c h of u s
is continually
broadcasting

o u r  o w n
p r i v a t e
c h a n n e l

D I S T I N C T

 

D I S T I N C T



Everyone d i f f e r e n t

d i s t i n c t in every way


how c o u l d we all have


c o m e from  w h a t is

e s s e n t i a l l y ONE

S H A D E S

 

S H A D E S


With each of our lives
reflecting shades
of gray we

benefit from
those  willing  t o
spread more L I G H T

* * *

With each of our lives reflecting
s h a d e s of gray we benefit from
those willing t o spread more LIGHT

R A D I A N C E

 

R A D I A N C E



All of the lives we have

dreamed up in this world

can hardly compare to the

R A D I A N C E of our GLORY

E X T I N G U I S H E S

 

E X T I N G U I S H E S



The GOOD NEWS is L I G H T

extinguishes darkness no

different than LOVE

overcoming fear