Fear creates anxiety
believing we are helpless
unable to control our future
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Fear drives us to climb on board
riding the band wagon of distress
cheering as we careen toward the cliff;
Just like Thelma and Louise
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Fear preempts good judgment
listening to our insecurities
believing in hopelessness
instead of common sense
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Fear grasps for that last straw
knowing it will not save us
while denying the inevitable
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Fear is the method of control
for politicians, religious leaders, and jihad i terrorists
Dictators, Presidents, Kings, and Priests
Why do we choose a spirit of fear
when we could have…
“…a Spirit of power, of love, and of a strong mind” (NKJV)
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I agree. Fear only leads to more fear. Life is to short for spending it hidden under a cloak of imagined threat.
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Thank you Peter! I agree. Fear is like a pandemic. It shuts you down and keeps your from living a full life.
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Your insightful poem makes a powerful statement on life in these troubled times. Fear can drive people to do terribel things.
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Yes you are so right… and also not to do things they should do. Thank you so much!
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You’re welcome, Dwight!
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Very wise.
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Thank you so much for your comment!
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🙏🙏🙏🙏
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I think your 3rd stanza is my most common fear Dwight … and of course we all suffer from fear, … a couple of great quotes from a couple of ‘greats’
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
Nelson Mandela
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
Marie Curie
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I wrote this a couple of years ago before the pandemic! It seems to fit now more than ever. Thank you for your great quotes. Lots of wisdom there!
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Yes … more than every Dwight ..
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:>)
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Love and strong mind, much more beneficial. Excellent, Dwight!
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Sometimes it is simply a matter of common sense rather than listening to all the hype!
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Yes, indeed!!
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Thank you Jeff, I am glad you connected with it.
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I did, indeed. You’re most welcome, Dwight!
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True. 👏
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Thanks!
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So true. Reading this, and some other posts on fear, I am beginning to wonder if happiness and security can change mindsets built on fear. And think on what one can do personally to effect this change in society, even if it’s a drop in the ocean.
Still haven’t got down to watching Thelma and Louise, so I couldn’t get the reference. It’s on my Netflix list. 🙂
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Thank you so much! The message we share should be built on hope rather than fear. You are right, it can happen one on one if we do our part!
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I won’t give away the Thelma and Louise reference if you haven’t seen it! :>)
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A powerful message of truth, Dwight! 🙂 Much needed in our world today! Thank you for sharing this poem with us!
I’ve learned from personal experience that faith and trust can conquer fear!
So I try to keep faith and trust foremost…in high gear! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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A splendid set demonstrating the paralysing effect of fear
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Thank you Derrick!
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Great poem with so much wisdom and common sense! I especially appreciate these lines: “Fear drives us to climb on board/riding the band wagon of distress/cheering as we careen toward the cliff…”
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Thank you so much Will. I am glad it connected with you… Fear does make us do strange things it seems.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Amazing piece and full of wisdom and common sense, Dwight!
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Thank you Eugi…
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Most welcome, Dwight.
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sooo well written.. sending this off to a client.. so good! 💖💖
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Thank You very much Cindy. I am so glad it was meaningful to you. I hope it is helpful to you client as well.
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You words always ring true my friend. I sure hope so as well!!! 💖💖💖
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Thank you for your kind words!
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It’s my pleasure!💖
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It is when there is a struggle for control that fear easily manifests, yet control doesn’t grant us the love that we already possess.
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You are right. Control issues and strivings often leave Love behind!
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So true! You writing is powerful. I could almost feel the fear and it was a relief to read that last line. That’s from the new testament but I can’t remember exactly where.
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Thanks Morag! I am glad it connected with you. Yes the quote is from the New Testament, but I did not look it up. Maybe Timothy.
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Thank you, I will look it up.
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2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
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I surely vote for common sense, Dwight. I choose not to live in fear. I think it is best to do our due diligence and then relax!
I love this post, Dwight! ❤
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Thank you so much Cheryl! I agree completely. I appreciate your kind words!
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Thinking a long the same lines. Best wishes! Pejj
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Thank you. glad it connected with you.
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