an invincible love

My dear, in the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love.

In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile.

In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm.

I realized, through it all, that…

In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.

And that makes me happy.

For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me,

there’s something stronger- something better, pushing right back.

                                                             Albert Camus

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my dears

it is a dreary time

up is down

down is up

good is bad

bad is good

truth is called a lie

and lies are presented as truth

Those who would divide us

and make us hate

and be afraid

clamor and rail

stirring the pot of enmity

until the world swirls with

confusion and fear

and friendships are sundered

and faith is shattered

and hearts are broken

and souls are shriveled

and people gather fearfully

into tribes

protective and hostile

red tribes

blue tribes

abysmal tribes

and the world fragmented

becomes a horror show

it seems at times as if we

are doomed to be crushed

by the weight of it all

our fragile beings

imploded by the pressure

of abused power

by the sheer number of lies

by the horrible atrocity of abused power

by the greed

and racism

that seeks and destroys

the vulnerable

and yet

we are called to remember

remember

remember

that we are Sacred Children

that we are Spirit carriers

that we are not empty fragile shells

but people filled with all that is good

and powerful

and loving in this world

we are not helpless

it is not hopeless

as long as we live from within

find out power, within

the moment we seek the answer outside ourselves

in a leader

a party

a lover

in money, or power

in an ideology

or even a religion

we are in jeopardy

for the answer is not in those things

the answer is in our hearts, our souls

given to the Sacred

open to the Sacred

powered by the Sacred

by wind and fire

ah yes, the truth is in there

and no matter how hard the world pushes against us

within us there’s something stronger-

something better, pushing right back