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The Beauty of Exaltation

by Odin odin@aflx.com — Read all 3,869 poems by Odin odin@aflx.com

According to Martin Seligman, Ph.D. Psychology, humankind experience three kinds of happiness: Pleasure and Gratification; Embodiment of Strengths and Virtues; Meaning and Purpose. “I knew a wise woman and she said to me that the river would mold me, and the wild wind would cool me, that the trickster the coyote, he would fool me.” - unknown

Sunday, December 18, 2022


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The Beauty of Exaltation

 

There is the air of life surrounding beings

Oxygen we breathe in

Breathe out

An effervescent tonality

Wafting from creation’s song of life,

Whose melody we learn throughout life.

 

Some sense it

Some hear it

Some know it

 

For Hedonists…

 

Doing what feels good,

Self-care,

Fulfilling desires,

And feeling a sense of satisfaction

Allows limited happiness,

As its often-hubristic influence

Tends to baffle parts of the melody’s harmony.

 

Oh, how fortunate

The exalted ones who practice

Conviction with passion

Share inspiration to change behaviors and conduct

And discover exaltation can change life.

 

Resonant are the ones

That find it easy

To wear their earned smile

Without reservation,

Allowing joy’s subtle vibrations to sing.

 

 

 



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Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on December 19, 2022
I found your poem a bit mixed between living well and praising something. I know that I will not exalt any thing or personage because of those bright images were created by manipulators of one kind or another.

When I sing of the songs exalting the little Jesus baby this time of year, I get a good warm feeling in my heart because all babies are very innocent and beautiful. And the life of Jesus, like Gandhi and other martyrs is very commendable as a way of life that very few can follow.

But a warm feeling in my heart is not what is needed. What is needed is to act well throughout life until life is gone. And that is all, all there is.

Ron


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