Dreams are only made possible if one pays attention to its message and act upon it.

A very thoughtfful write. Thank you Eileen!

Sandie May Angel a.k.a. Sandie Angel :o)

A million-dollar question, Eileen. As if such things can be measured in coin. Balance is indeed hard to maintain. The scales are so often weighted to one side or the other. Still, all living things seek equilibrium. The times when we are poised on the axis are usually those that are in sync with our own inner compass. What blissful joy they hold but seem to last but a moment in time. Absolutely stunning introspection, Eileen!

A still small voice speaks with much power and soothing wisdom inside the lines of DREAMS AWARENESS. Spirituality by its nature in this world reflects often unsettling paradoxes. Yet the the kind of inner harmony and vision of knowledge demonstrated here elevates one above the schizophrenic deluge. Not an easy balancing act to achieve or maintain but one always worth the effort.
Aberjhani

Thought provoking...thanks for sharing!!

Love Tinka

for us to continue to exist, so must that impossible dream....i loved this write. There is still so much unsaid in there and yet one knows..

This is brilliant and you are right, but maybe that's the only way one can advance...
Love, B&R

"How do we keep from being affected by others without becoming isolated." We can't. The more you push against your binds, the tighter you become bound. ~ Sara

Roots of great knowledge, Eileen..Thank you!!

Xxx dove

Excellent write, Eileen; very well done!

You would have laughed at me last night: saw an Elvis Presley impersonator last night, and wow, he was good! Looked and sounded exactly like Elvis; it was kinda' spooky, really, but he put on one whale of an entertaining show! I tried not to look at his swiveling pelvis, but wow, it was hard NOT to! He had me sweating! LOL I can see why Elvis had such a huge impact on his female fans; he had them screaming!! LOL

(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D

Eileen,

Thought provoking, wisdom filled beauty in verse; well done!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

I too choose Him Richard;-)!

There are no easy answers Eileen. You and Jude are reaching into deep waters and provoking a lot of thought!

I believe all people need to believe in something other than themselves. We make our choices and we live with the consequences of those choices.

There is an irrefutable rule in this universe - seedtime and harvest. What we plant we reap.

History has given us many examples of those we can believe in, or fashion ourselves after. Although there are many forces that try to discredit or re-write Him, only one was resurrected from the dead and offers His creation more than we could ever imagine.

I choose Him!

Richard

LOL At Andy, yeah Knee's up mother brown too....;)

Seriously though, the only way to not be affected by others without becoming isolated is too carry disposable cotton balls to stick in our ears! No, yeah it dosent work either, um, Im still figuring that out to Queen, you make an incredible point. We can say all we like, think all we like and be as positive all we like, but blow me down, ppl will always affect us, and the only reeeel way I can percieve of shaking it off so it dosent become overpowing, is to decipher between the useful affects, and the non useful affects, discarding the latter.
And, that take alot of talking to oneself too, plus a WHOOOOLE lotta help from Above.
Top write as always
Love n hugs
Ch'erie

Eileen
As my Aunt used to say to me " Stop worrying about what others think of you "...
Then you really begin to live !
Love
Peter

We can be at peace within the largest turmoil.

I found using Churchills approach helpful as did my grandfather.

Everday have a selfish hour, hang up the phone and relax in the Lords word and be still, in his presence, soon the sub con becomes so aware of the positive results, all negativity gets up and leaves...

Even though there is no silence in the world I make my own

I think something we all need to do periodically, or this noisy chaotic world can truly drive us over the brink.

What everyone else is saying...right on the head with this one...me & he...

I sometimes believe, Eileen, that we think a little too much on the spirituall and cosmos of our enviroment. It tends to make life not much fun, especially when we try to understand how to do all this and not "affect" others. If we live by our convictions we should not be all that concerned with seeking others praise or condemnation. I like good old fashioned "thinking" poems and you have given us one in this beaut.

Wisdom of the highest degree. Super poem. GBQ

You have profound wisdom Eileen..and you express it very well gifting the reader with gems..
I saved this one ..thankyou dear friend!

Vesna:)

When we become aware of our being, there in the solitude we find God.

"I know I can change myself, by changing my awareness of myself..."
Love it all ... great philosophical write Eileen!!
Love, Suzie :-D

Nice philosophical speculation in Daoist and Eastern mode.

How do we keep from being affected by others without becoming isolated?

by being cautious and specific whom is affecting us ... isolation then is specific and calculative ...

very interesting poem ... i like the format you chose to use ...

good one