[Faith.Hope.Love]'s diary
#Poetry #Awaken!
"The Tree Of Freedom"
| There is a stately tree that stands proudly in the park. Every day another chip is taken from its protective bark. Days goes by, weeks, months, even years, As the sound of the axe falls on closed, deafened ears. Til one day the stately tree topples to the ground, Its mighty thud is heard for miles and miles around. As the people gather 'round, wondering why it fell, There is a whisper in the breeze, a story it must tell. "The tree, majestically it stood, so mighty and so tall, Its value and its worth, for granted, taken by one and all. People never noticed as it was chipped away, For each tiny chip was taken day after day. Not until the tree could no longer stand, Have the people noticed its value, just how grand." Like the stately tree that is chipped away, Our rights and our freedoms, we're losing every day. The government swings the axe as we pay no mind, Each tiny chip taken, while we remain blind. As the axe hits its mark, LISTEN to the sound, SEE the chips fly and fall to the ground. Now fast forward this, multiplied, ahead, The math is very simple to do in one's head. Are we going to wait until fallen is the tree, Or are we going to save it, all for you and me? It's time to take the axe from the abusive hand. "People take back control! LET FREEDOM STAND!" |
Written by Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-07-14
Sharing an Adam Jones' status... :)
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#Quotes: "All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." ~ Edmund Burke
So right! When people know that there is wrong being done, but do nothing, they are then perpetrating and supporting both the wrongdoer(s) AND the wrongdoing. People who do such are "enablers" or "bystanders". I am neither an "enabler" or a "bystander", although I am expected to be. I have been called names, chastised, grossly humiliated, my character assassinated, barraged with cruel and very unkind treatment... but still... I seek the truth and I speak the truth, regardless of who likes it or not! If the person(s) responsible for my subjugation doesn't like this FACT, I suggest then, that they stop telling lies about me to protect their own neck(s), speak the TRUTH, and then I will no longer have to tell the TRUTH for them, about them!
Yes, indeed! Build a mountain of lies and one fine day, the truth will waltz in and bring your mountain crumbling down ...and keeping the truth concealed won't and doesn't guarantee that the eruption of truth won't still take place, because it will erupt and the longer one hides and suppresses the truth, the more powerful and the more damaging are the results. You know what they say...
"The bigger they come, the harder they fall!"
The bigger the mountain, the higher the wall,
The bigger the lies, the bigger the fall!
There IS an explosion... on the horizon! Ka-BOOM!!!
"Mountain Of Lies"
So, build your mountain, build it high,
Lay your bricks, each made with a lie,
But be forewarned, truth is watching you,
Keeping tally of all the lies you spew.
Then when you've outsmarted it, or so you think,
The truth will erupt, in a flash, in a blink,
Bring your mountain down to ruins in a blast,
Catching up to you, present meet your past.
All your wussy minions, each of narrow mind,
Shall all be exposed with their deeds so unkind.
Lies, ultimately, cost the deceivers in the end,
Because truth is truth. There is no twist or bend.
When your mountain's crashed, the rubble amidst you stand,
Remember, truth beckoned with a warm, receptive hand.
But you rebuked it, scoffed at, spit in its face,
Welcomed in deceit to fill in its place.
With your stubborn self and arrogance applied,
Self serving attitude and your ego fed pride;
Your need to control, manipulate, and use,
Takes precedence and so, you live just to abuse.
Fill your heart with hatred, every tiny, little crack,
But don't be too surprised when it's what you're given back.
Love cannot live in a dark place of desolation,
Where all there's room for is self adulation.
The hate you feed with all your manifested lies,
Is in fact your burden you seek to disguise
And then you project it, onto others lay the blame,
Voiding you of decency, voiding you of shame.
You babble against censorship, oppression,
But you're just a hypocrite, full of self obsession,
For when it comes time for you to follow through,
You cannot abide by all the crap you spew.
As a god, you, yourself perceive,
Yet you say, God is only make believe.
The only make believe is this notion in your brain,
Caring and compassion can't thrive in the insane.
Being good or bad is a personal choice to make,
You choose the latter, any goodness is a fake.
Your superficial charm laced with deceit,
Now has surfaced and will yourself, defeat.
The only one you've really hurt is your pathetic self, a shell.
In such a place only loneliness and bitterness can dwell.
So tell yourself you're perfect, bring on the brass,
For Karma is awaiting to bite you in your ass!
So, build your mountain, build it tall,
If built on truth, it shall not fall;
If built on lies with bricks of deceit,
It will come crashing down at your feet!
However...
"The Shoe..."
If the shoe fits, wear it then, smugly on your foot,
But if it smells foul, blackened with evil soot,
Then it's time to change it, take a different stroll,
Wash away the stench, relieve it of its soul.
Once the foulness has been thoroughly washed away,
What has been suppressed will be let out then to play.
Caring, kindness, hope, embers of, stifled, will ignite.
Smothering out the darkness, to shine with love and light.
Remember what you sow, is also what you reap,
Will the seeds you're planting bring you joy or will you weep?
Remember what you say, remember what you talk,
Is the path you must follow, the path you must walk.
"Path Of Least Resistance"
The Path Of Least Resistance whispers in your ear,
"Come hither, follow me, follow me my dear.
Come, take the easy route, eliminate your stress,
As far as pain and hardship, virtually none or less.
You will not feel the need, nor will you have to bear,
Nor will you have to harbour the pressure for to care.
You can skate through life, never on thin ice,
Escaping responsibility will be very nice.
You will need no passion, no desire, nor to dream,
Because you'll have no goals for, to aspire or esteem.
But your life will be full of lots of wasted time,
And there'll be no mountains you will face to climb.
You can plunder, take whatever you please
With no accountability
And at the very end of your journey, though unfulfilled,
You can say you made it with nothing being tilled.
There will be no legacy for you to leave behind,
Nothing to remember you in each and every mind.
So, you will leave this ol' world as naked as you came,
And when you're dead and gone, forgotten be your name.
Do follow the Path Of Least Resistance, the much easier course,
Your journey will be uneventful; no joy. No remorse?"
All written by Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-07-13
“Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love. In a modern economy it is impossible to seal oneself off from injustice.
If we have brains or courage, then we are blessed and called on not to frit these qualities away, standing agape at the ideas of others, winning pissing contests, improving the efficiencies of the neocorporate state, or immersing ourselves in obscurantism, but rather to prove the vigor of our talents against the strongest opponents of love we can find.
If we can only live once, then let it be a daring adventure that draws on all our powers. Let it be with similar types, who's hearts and heads we may be proud of. Let our grandchildren delight to find the start of our stories in their ears but the endings all around in their wandering eyes.
The whole universe or the structure that perceives it is a worthy opponent, but try as I may I can not escape the sound of suffering.
Perhaps as an old man I will take great comfort in pottering around in a lab and gently talking to students in the summer evening and will accept suffering with insouciance. But not now; men in their prime, if they have convictions are tasked to act on them.”
― Julian Assange
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"Ignorance & arrogance walk hand in hand normally.. and provide the terrain for greed, hatred, power-abusemen
...And this is spoken by one who actually works from an "intelligent mind", but WITHOUT bitterness, resentment, and hatred; instead, harbours love and caring in his heart, which is way more than what can be said in regards to a certain individual who likes to proudly claim how arrogant he is.
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A status I posted on Facebook (for those who cannot see it):
Artsieladie Donnelly:
A conversation on Adam Jones' timeline preempted some thoughts in moi. To fill readers in, I'm making reference to comments that led to my thoughts...
Facebook user made a comment about blocking another to avoid an argument due to differing viewpoints...
Adam Jones: "Blocking people who disagree with you? That's a VERY good way to make sure that you only surround yourself with people who align with your world view. That's the perfect way to keep your mind closed."
Exactly!
One religion teaches this; another religion teaches that; while another religion teaches something else altogether and so on. Meanwhile, each religion "claims to be" the true, right, and correct religion and that any and every other one is wrong. What ALL religions based on believing in God, seem to be forgetting is that God loves ALL His Children, believers or non-believers and all in between. God and Love are interchangeabl
We do not need to be "in" a building or structure "said to be a temple for God". "We" ARE each a "temple for God" within us, whether we realise this or not. When we think we need to be in a 'place' said to be a Holy place, to be close to God or to feel we must then behave as God wants us to, we are mistaken, because we are already in God's Holy Place, in God's Presence, "within Ourselves". When we attack, belittle, show hatred and judgment, etc. towards one another, we ARE in essence going against God, because we are not only dishonouring the temple of God "within Us", but we are also dishonouring the temple of the One or Ones we are doing so to. When we do so in God's name or in the name of a religion "professing" to teach about God, we are "betraying God", NOT upholding Him, because God.. IS.. Love.., period.
We may have different beliefs, come in different shapes, sizes, and colours, have varying opinions and points of view, make different personal choices, dress differently, walk differently, talk differently, come from a variety of backgrounds, customs and cultures, and a whole slew of other differences, BUT... the bottom line, the ONE common bond is that we are ALL human and we ALL inhabit this planet. So regardless of our differences, we ARE ONE and when ALL humans finally get this, ONLY then will we humans be able to live in and have peace with ONE another.
When we "preach" about God, these are "just words", and "empty words", unless we "LIVE our words", which does not mean we have to be "perfect", because none of us are and none of us will ever be. "Those without sin/mistakes, cast the first stone." We are all "works in progress" and each day we LIVE in LOVE, we are striving to better ourselves and so, since we are ALL ONE, we therefore, make better ALL.
When we preach...
We 'may' reach
...ears,
But when we LIVE...
In God, In Love,
We touch hearts
And hug souls!
~ Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-07-06 06:22:00
A birthday greeting I made for my buddy and mate, Adam. :)
Only "one" member online... little ol' me. I can remember so well the many times I was the only one online on Elf12, working away, doing stuff for the site. But see where that got me. Being dedicated and devoted to heddate sites could very well get you great rewards of ostracizing, humiliation, character assassination, falsely accused, and a whole bunch of other "goodies". Oh yes, and having all your hard work destroyed besides, while on another site, I was accused that "I" was going to destroy "my" stuff. Now I know why. "I" wasn't supposed to destroy or have any say in regards to "my" stuff, so others could have the enjoyment of stealing it and destroying it, instead. I see! pfffffft
Happy Birthday, Julian Assange!
Posted by my friend, Adam:
Happy 42nd Birthday Julian Assange!
He's still stuck in the Ecuadoran mission in London. Noting the European Union's 2012 winning of the Nobel Peace Prize, Assange said: "Europe must rise to the occasion and show its willingness to defend freedom of information, whatever its fears of political pressure from its 'best friend' the United States."
Article: http://www.ndt
For those who are interested, I recommend this collection of twelve interviews featuring an eclectic range of guests, who are stamping their mark on the future: politicians, revolutionarie
http://worldto
Please show Julian some support by clicking that share link.
“Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love. In a modern economy it is impossible to seal oneself off from injustice.
If we have brains or courage, then we are blessed and called on not to frit these qualities away, standing agape at the ideas of others, winning pissing contests, improving the efficiencies of the neocorporate state, or immersing ourselves in obscuranta, but rather to prove the vigor of our talents against the strongest opponents of love we can find.
If we can only live once, then let it be a daring adventure that draws on all our powers. Let it be with similar types whos hearts and heads we may be proud of. Let our grandchildren delight to find the start of our stories in their ears but the endings all around in their wandering eyes.
The whole universe or the structure that perceives it is a worthy opponent, but try as I may I can not escape the sound of suffering.
Perhaps as an old man I will take great comfort in pottering around in a lab and gently talking to students in the summer evening and will accept suffering with insouciance. But not now; men in their prime, if they have convictions are tasked to act on them.”
― Julian Assange
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIAN
Your courage is contagious!
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...And so, as much as others "think" that I should not "defend" against the injustices levied on and against both others AND myself, "THINK" again! I am not a wuss, nor a bystander, nor an "enabler". Anyone who thinks that I should not defend, then you must be an "enabler", because it's either or, with NO in between.
“Fear not to shine your light,
Amidst the darkest places;
For your light may be the hope,
Needed by lost faces!”
By Artsieladie #Quotes #PoeticQuotes ©2013-07-03
Umm... someone ought to inform [Hedda] that the preview feature is not working on his site: http://writers
Written about Monday 2013-07-01
Written: (4115 days ago)
"Wherever I gaze
Wherever I voyage
All I see is mine
Bow down to me
you petty minions
or suffer the wrath
of unspoken horrors"
Well, THIS says it all in a nutshell just HOW this person thinks: that everything automatically belongs to them, that everyone is made to be their minion and do as they want. THIS is the problem. This person can't CONTROL me and so, is determined to make my life hell because I won't bow down before them. It will NEVER EVER happen! Those that are willing to? Be minions! But I will NEVER be!
“When we listen to others who do not have our best interests at heart, we allow them to feed our fears, thus preventing us from reaching our full and true potential.” ~ Artsieladie #Quotes ©
"Karma"
When Karma comes a knockin'
To hand you your fate,
Don't be too surprised
By what's upon your plate.
If you spread love and goodness
Upon your daily bread,
You will receive the same
And so you will be fed.
But if you choose to
Spread hate and bitterness,
Then expect the same,
No need to even guess.
Karma keeps a record
Of all you say and do,
And when the time is right,
It sends it back to you.
If you spread kindness and caring,
Then this is what you'll reap
And if you spread the opposite,
Then do expect to weep.
We do not feel the impact
Of all that we so give
Until it is returned
And it, we're made to live.
By Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-06-24 19:56:00
“Being silent about something that's being done wrong, makes the silent party an "enabler" to/of/for the perpetrator(s).” ~ Artsieladie #Quotes ©
So, are you an "enabler" or a "dis-abler"? ..And "upstander" or a "bystander"? There's no middle ground.
| What destroys more relationships I think than anything else, regardless of what type of relationship in reference, is when those involved lose sight of that which they admire and respect in the other, wherein the "magic" lies. When the going gets tough for whatever reason, the focus becomes more on what's wrong, causing what's right to disappear from view and if left like this, the right fades until eventually... it is gone. "Keep In Sight What Is Right"When storm clouds gather and send down the pouring rain, Remember there is a rainbow, the sun will shine again. But if we allow the rain to wash away the light, We then lose direction to all that was so right. But if we keep the light within our sights, Dawn will come again, wash away the nights. When the sun reappears, it will be brighter than before, And all that was right will be right, even more! So if you love someone, and of the truest kind, Your love will grow stronger if you bear this in mind. Thanks for this share goes to Adam Jones. The inspirational credit goes to name not mentioning. |
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Great post, Rising Byte! It IS about the "oil" and the "money" and so, the "power". The blood lost on all fronts, of ALL those involved in the fighting, both civilians and soldiers, IS on the hands of "those in power". "Those in power" could CARE LESS about the lives lost and maimed. "Those in power" give the commands, make their demands, but are in actuality, too damn COWARDLY to actually DO and carry out their dirty, filthy, rotten deeds themselves, because they mustn't dirty their own hands nor be held accountable, and so shift the blame on others who aren't given a choice but to follow orders.
I refuse to be classified WITH such blood thirsty, money grubbing, money lusting, power hungry zealots and every opportunity I have, I speak out loudly against them and what they stand for. Unfortunately, the madness is not just isolated to the US, because there are plenty other zealots running the show or trying to obtain the power to, for the same blood thirsty, money lusting, and power hungry reasons and they plan, sleep, and work together AGAINST the PEOPLE, ALL the People OF THE WORLD! They plot and scheme to keep the "People of the World" DIVIDED and THIS is what We, the People of the World, need to UNITE and stand up against! When we allow our differences to "divide us", we then allow those in power to dictate TO us, just how things are supposed to be.
"Love 'n' Light Vs Hate 'n' Darkness"Hatred or love, Darkness or light, Which do you choose To be what's right? Deceit or truth, Shackled or free, Which do you choose, That'll affect you and me? On which side are you, darkness or light? On which side will you stand up and fight? "...And Your Choice Is?"Censorship OR freedom of speech, Truth OR lies, accept and teach. Middle ground, there is none, It's either or, choose, must one. If freedom of speech is your choice, Then stand up and use your voice. If truth is what you seek, Then do so, learn and speak. We are the world, we, the masses, We must remove rose coloured glasses, So we may see with opened eyes, Expose what's been so disguised. UNITE TOGETHER must be our course. We MUST defeat the deadly force! ©2013-06-16 All rights reserved. |
“The true value about money, is learning, thus knowing, that money has no REAL value at all!” ~ Artsieladie #Quotes ©
I'm not one who likes pick up lines, smooth talkers, or those who come across as trying to impress me with their "polished" charm. A man who has no compassion and is full of himself, will score a minus 10 with me. I'm more inclined to look beyond the exterior, because the "real" person is on the "inside" not the "outside". ♥
"My Dear Geek, Affectionately Addressing..."
| Your words may not be perfect, calculated, planned; Your demeanor may seem blunt, unpolished, even bland; Your exterior may seem average, not standing out; Your actions may seem awkward, causing others doubt. But words, demeanor, actions, unrehearsed are real, And so speak clearly, and profoundly make me feel, Unintimidated, relaxed, and receptive, Knowing your intention is not to be deceptive. Finesse is overrated, smooth has hidden churns, Cool is not so cool and hot causes burns. What I like best is the fact you are you, And if others can't appreciate what is truly true, Then it is their loss, but my richly gain, I'll gladly pass on fancy and go for just the plain. For in the final tally, real is the best, This makes you a star, outshining all the rest. I need not you to practice the perfect way to smile, Nor are your mistakes to be focused on for trial. I do not even care what hair is on your head, Some or none will not bring me any ounce of dread. I just need from you to show me what is in your heart, For this is all that matters, from your most important part. |
By Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-06-03 05:49:00
Inspirational credit goes to Julia Jan because of a share, she shared, which preempted this poem.