Friday, April 29, 2016

Post No. 203: Every Lifetime Has A Cross To Bear


(Image by Paul Whiting)

Every Lifetime Has
A Cross To Bear

Every lifetime has a cross to bear!
In other words, every soul has a cross
to bear—in each and every lifetime—
and some have more than one!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Small All White in the Forest)
"I am no barrier to its sun; the light and I are as one!"

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My Writing About A Cross To Bear For Every Lifetime: Every lifetime has a cross to bear! –Paul Whiting (written June 26th, 2015 and revised October 7th, 2022)

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My Writing About A Cross To Bear For Every Soul: Every soul has a cross to bear—and some have more than one! –Paul Whiting (written April 29th, 2016 and revised October 7th, 2022)

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My Writing About My Blogs Being Sabotaged By Someone Who Is Very 'Tech Savvy,' Regarding The Blog Post "Every Lifetime Has A Cross To Bear" [September 21st, 2021 Update]:

I think that my blogs are being sabotaged by someone who is very 'tech savvy,' and they may be someone that I know, because I have noticed strange things happening while I have been editing my writing, which includes the blog post "Every Lifetime Has A Cross To Bear" not appearing on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog!

And, even though I can see it on the Blogger Dashboard, and I can go to that post directly, it appears as if I never published that particular blog post on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog!

So, I provided a hyperlink to the blog post "Every Lifetime Has A Cross To Bear" from the aforementioned blog on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs. (Please see the hyperlinks below for the posts.) You see, I am afraid of having that post appear as if it is not, in fact, published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog—and that is why I provided a hyperlink. (Please see the hyperlink below for the post.)

–Paul Whiting (written September 21st, 2021, revised July 28th, 2022, revised July 29th, 2022 and revised February 18th, 2023)

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/2016/04/every-lifetime-has-cross-to-bear.html

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-oneness-of-god-every-lifetime-has.html

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/2022/04/for-easter-weekend-part-1-every.html

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com/2015/06/every-lifetime-has-cross-to-bear.html

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My Poetic Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: Every lifetime has a cross to bear! In other words, every soul has a cross to bear—in each and every lifetime—and some have more than one!

What inspired this poem are the difficulties that I have dealt with in life, including having a truly dysfunctional childhood, since I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("The Mormon Church") and the various health challenges that I have dealt with, including issues with spiritual health, mental health and physical health (the reader should know that I am HIV-positive and that I have full-blown AIDS) all of which were based upon My Karma!

And this poem was also published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher," "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Poet, Artist and Philosopher," "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer." Plus, I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through my new "The Oneness Of God" spiritual practice!

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

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September 21st, 2021 Update [My Writing About My Blogs Being Sabotaged By Someone Who Is Very 'Tech Savvy,' Regarding The Blog Post "Every Lifetime Has A Cross To Bear"]:

I think that my blogs are being sabotaged by someone who is very 'tech savvy,' and they may be someone that I know, because I have noticed strange things happening while I have been editing my writing, which includes the blog post "Every Lifetime Has A Cross To Bear" not appearing on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog!

And, even though I can see it on the Blogger Dashboard, and I can go to that post directly, it appears as if I never published that particular blog post on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog!

So, I provided a hyperlink to the blog post "Every Lifetime Has A Cross To Bear" from the aforementioned blog on my "Small All White in the Forest," "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs. (Please see the hyperlinks below for the posts.) You see, I am afraid of having that post appear as if it is not, in fact, published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" blog—and that is why I provided a hyperlink. (Please see the hyperlink below for the post.)

–Paul Whiting (written September 21st, 2021, revised July 28th, 2022, revised July 29th, 2022 and revised February 18th, 2023)

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com/2016/04/every-lifetime-has-cross-to-bear.html

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com/2016/04/the-oneness-of-god-every-lifetime-has.html

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com/2022/04/for-easter-weekend-part-1-every.html

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com/2015/06/every-lifetime-has-cross-to-bear.html

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This "Small All White in the Forest" Post No. 203 was edited on May 6th, 2024.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Post No. 202: 'Your Enemy Is Your Fear!'


(Image from We Heart It)

'Your Enemy Is Your Fear!'

The challenge isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the challenge
that is your enemy!

The change isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the change
that is your enemy!

The burden isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the burden
that is your enemy!

The risk isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the risk
that is your enemy!

The failure isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the failure
that is your enemy!

The work isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the work
that is your enemy!

The rework isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the rework
that is your enemy!

The drudgery isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the drudgery
that is your enemy!

The breakdown isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the breakdown
that is your enemy!

The repair isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the repair
that is your enemy!

The change isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the change
that is your enemy!

The challenge isn't your enemy;
it is your fear of the challenge
that is your enemy!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Small All White in the Forest)
"I am no barrier to its sun; the light and I are as one!"

My Writing About Facing And Erasing Your Fears: If you face your fears, you will erase your fears... –Paul Whiting (written approximately on May 31st, 2012 and turned into 'my writing' on July 22nd, 2022)

My Writing About The Only Thing Preventing You From Being Happy: The only thing preventing you from being happy is you NOT facing your fear! –Paul Whiting (written September 18th, 2014, revised October 3rd, 2014, revised March 17th, 2015 and revised July 26th, 2022)

My Writing About Transforming Fear Energy: If you face a fear—you transform the energy—and you never have to be burdened by that fear in the same way again. –Paul Whiting (written March 28th, 2015, revised June 22nd, 2022 and revised July 26th, 2022)

My Writing About Your Enemy: Your enemy is your fear! –Paul Whiting (written September 16th, 2015 and revised July 26th, 2022)

My Writing About Not Throwing Away Your Enemy, But Throwing Away Your Fear Of Your Enemy: You do need to "throw away" your enemy: it is the fear of your enemy—by facing your fear—that you need to "throw away." –Paul Whiting (written December 2nd, 2015 and July 26th, 2022)

My Writing About Freedom From Fear: Happiness is freedom from fear! –Paul Whiting (written January 23rd, 2016 and revised July 26th, 2022)

My Poetic Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: 'Your Enemy Is Your Fear!'

And this poem was also published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher," "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Poet, Artist and Philosopher," "Three Dark Horses" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer." Plus, I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through my new "The Oneness Of God" spiritual practice!

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Small All White in the Forest" Post No. 202 was edited on May 6th, 2024.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]