Majority Rule or Death

 

I remember seeing an episode of Orville I once watched, (back when I'd watch a lot more tv) where the space team, went to a planet that was run by a system where social majority ruled. Basically everyone would vote someone up or down (approval or disapproval), based on whether or not they followed the rules that were created by the majority. If a person reached a point where their social "ranking" was too low, they were "judged by the majority" and the punishment for not behaving in a socially acceptable standard was either "correction" - being reprogrammed to comply or execution if "correction" failed to take. 

Kinda interesting that today you have neighbors calling the police on those who dont wear a mask, or who are getting together with close friends to get some semblance of normalcy in their lives during a very sad time. Or you have people feeling obligated to correct others whose ideologies do not fit their own. Or those that see someone entering through an "exit only" door and they feel it is their civic duty to not only inform the person to not enter there but to become hostile or confrontational if their orders are not complied with. And I'm not talking about the workers. Im talking about the customers.

The episode was called "Majority Rule".

This is just a preview but it'll help show you how the current state of society is eerily similar and I do not know to what extent this will evolve but I'm saying that I don't like it one bit. It's no different than when the "Witches" (who were just scientists, women who spoke boldly, or dreamers, artists, free thinkers) were burned alive at Salem. Or when the "Crusaders" came through and massacred entire villages of people who would not submit and conform to the same belief system. Or like the Europeans who slaughtered the Indigenous people in America for not wanting to comply with the European way of living and considered them savages (less than animals) for having their own spiritual practices.

Of course, this is only a TV show but it's the same mentality that lead to the aforementioned atrocities and many others that I could list.

We must learn to coexist. To live and let live (so long as no one is being physically or emotionally harmed, of course). If we do not, then history will continue to repeat itself, spinning on the same old paradigmatic hamster wheel, until the lesson becomes clear.

Everyone has a right to their own decisions. All that faith is..... is a belief that is agreed upon within oneself at which point it becomes our personal truth that resonates with us and so we feel a need to live out that truth. But we have to stop trying to force others to live out our truth or view the world in the way in which we view it. We shouldn't need others to conform to the same construct in order for our personal truth to be deemed valid or to seek confirmation that what we "believe" is in fact true.

But I digress, dont mind me..... I'm just over here hoping the collective conscious awakens in the coming years.

 To be humble does not mean to act less than what you are. It means to recognize all that you are without feeling as though any aspect of that recognition makes you better than anyone else. 

This is why so many struggle with self confidence, especially along the journey of finding balance in the duality of Ego and Self. In an attempt to not feed the Ego at all, they mistakenly dim the self. Because naturally, when you do let the self shine, you are bound to be complimented and good things multiply and you start to feel "too blessed". But it is a disservice to every human on earth to not be as amazing as you actually are. You cant be concerned with whether or not it will provoke envy or jealousy, or discontent in others when they see you in all your glory. Nor can you worry yourself that they may mistake your confidence of self for arrogance of the ego. That is something they have to fix within themselves. Embrace your magic. You are not small. Making yourself small isn't humility, it's a dissimulation of self.

"Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion." - Rumi

You are God being expressed.

- bri 

Someone

Someone to hold my hand when it's wrinkled and spotted from all the years spent in the sunshine 

Someone who wont mind if my body changes
And who will have the patience
To tolerate when my mood has fluctuated
As it is orchestrated by the many stages of the Moon
Someone in tune with their feelings
Who doesnt mind revealing their scars
Who will allow me to be a part of their healing
Someone appealing, not just to the eye
But to the mind as well
As far as I can tell.....
You're Someone.

Speaking Life

You are worthy, and loved. You are special and have so much to offer the world just by BEing. You are gifted with talents others do not possess. You are a caring, compassionate and empathetic soul and you matter. You make my world brighter, you inspire me and I'm sure I'm not the only one. You are BEAUTIFUL and I dont mean that in the superficial sense but you are beautiful in the way the sunset kisses the water and the water mirrors its reflection. You are supernatural and seeing you and having you be here in this Lifetime to share in the same earth upon which my feet walk is truly an honor.

Prana Center

 

Everyone speaks of Zen as if it is something that can only be attained by monks atop a mountain in a monastery. When in all truth, it is attainable right in the midst of chaos. In the same way the eye of a hurricane is calm at it's center. We can return to center and be calm within while everything around us is not.

Find your Peace. 

 

Yes, but you still cant see your eyes. The innerworkings of them. Like a headlight that illuminates what is ahead yet can never see the wiring that is causing it to be able to work.

Like who is seeing me seeing my phone right now?  Because that is not me. 

 

Watching Midnight Gospel and they said, "Listening is like being connected to the universe."

And then I thought, well, that makes sense seeing as it's from silence that sound is born, not from sound. 

Soul Drift

 

Take a hit and let my soul drift
Until I forget all my worries
Until the thoughts in my mind are no longer in such a hurry
My vision begins returning
and the yearnings within are silenced
The ego is much more quiet
But the Spirit is much more vibrant
Full of life and full of love.

Just Us

 

I just wanna go away with you somewhere
Caress your the side of your head and into your hair
I wanna take away your cares
Be the one who's there to bring you peace
Lie upon the beach
Touching hands as the waves crash upon the sands of time
I want you to be mine and mine alone
Forever to hold into eternity.

Seduction

 Caress the depths of my heart with your love 

It's not enough to flatter me with words 

Touch me where it hurts from lovers past 

Bring back to life that spark that died a little each time I cried a little 

for those who walked away 

Be the one who stays 

Kiss my mind in ways I've yet to experience 

Seduce my intellect in the most sensuous manner 

Until you cause me to stammer over my words 

and I am breathless from being submerged 

in all that you are. 

Bad Habits

 

Breaking bad habits is not simple because of their deep roots. Bad habits are not formed overnight, sometimes they are shaped by ancestral trauma, emotional or physical abuse, inner child bullying, inherited mental illness, etc. There are many reasons why they form to begin with, so it isnt simply addressing the habit but the why, and when did it start? What is at the root?

If a tree is standing in your way, and you cut the tree but leave the roots, well.... the tree is still there.... and you could still stumble over it.

I'm learning that I have to be patient with myself and bad habits because removing roots isnt a menial process but a methodical one that takes time and deep introspection.

Be gentle with yourself during this process. Just a reminder.

Shooting Stars

 

I want to run my fingertips across your lips to see what Heaven feels like. And then lay by your side on a mountain with little light, searching the sky for shooting stars only to find you are one.

 

I just want you to invade the space in my soul and explore the depths of every realm of love in metaphysical existence.

Mosaic

 I know you're scared baby,

But let me put your mind at ease
Let me be your peace
The one you turn to for release
I aim to please you in every way....
Emotionally, physically, and spiritually,
And every day....
Get to know you a little better
Because whether or not you think you are too broken
I see your colors still showing and they are beautiful to me
In your heart I can see the mosaic masterpiece
Your soul a magical tapestry
That my hands long to caress
Lay your fear at my chest and let's....
throw caution to the wind. 

Your Presence

 

I love the aura that surrounds your presence
The effervescence that your soul leaves me left with
I'm often breathless
in my attempt to express this to you
Overwhelmed by the essence you exude
Your mellow mood has got me
You've caught me in a web of bliss
For just one kiss, I'd give the whole universe.

Fall Together

 Im drawn to you like a moth to a flame 

I try to maintain my composure 

And yet I just keep drawing closer to your light 

Full disclosure? 

I think just might..... Fall

But would you catch me? 

Or maybe perhaps we....

could fall together? 

Whole of Divinity

There are those who touch your body, 

and then there are those who touch the very core of your soul. 

One feels good,
the other feels like the whole of divinity.
Like a cool wind on a hot summer day,
a kiss on the forehead, and a whisper that everything will be okay.
It feels like a place where the light enters and stays
Like the sun as it fades into the ocean on the horizon
A mesmerizing and awe inspiring moment
that leaves you hoping for more..... 

Twin Flame

 You are a vision to behold 

With a soul that glows of love in its purest form 

Compassion and humility adorn your crown 

Your reflection can be found 

in a sea of radiant beauty 

It's as if you knew me in lifetimes before 

I'm quite sure that we've met 

For eyes like yours, I would not forget 

And yet.... your heart is kept by another light 

And I am but a moon in the night sky 

Reflecting the light of my sun 

Too far to ever touch but always one. 

She

She was wild like the wind 

A fire blazing within
A force to be reckoned with
And yet the gentlest of hearts
She had a voice that could part the sea if she so desired
Yet what she aspired to be was embraced
Loved along the way as she faced every unknown
with a grace unparalleled
Someone who'd walk through hell
Just to bask in her Heaven.

Avoidance

 Don't look in there 

That closet will bare a darkness
That your heart's just
not prepared for
It's best if you just ignore it
Of course if you truly want to grow
Eventually you'll need to know
The other side to your shadow
The yang to your yin
So that you may begin to heal
Reveal the wounds you covered too soon
so that you can feel
Don't conceal your pain
To try and maintain appearances
You are a Spirit with
complex emotions
With depths akin to the ocean
And words unspoken are like a boat with
no heading
Dreading where you will end up because of letting your words stay stuck in your chest
Beloved, you must express your mind
in order to find peace
So speak.....
Speak your Truth. 

Depths

 The waves shimmer in the moonlight

Glistening like stars in the night sky 

I look up and see your eyes are a reflection 

Consisting of the essence of the aforementioned 

And my intention is to gaze deeper 

Eager to see what lies beneath 

What secrets you keep below the surface.