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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Self Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n I had a little quiet time to myself.<\/p>\n I began thinking I need some help.<\/p>\n I am nearing the winter of my life.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve seen the danger and the strife.<\/p>\n Life was always better in \u2018the old days.\u2019<\/p>\n It\u2019s impossible to keep up with \u201cthe new ways.\u2019<\/p>\n The important things now are family & friends.<\/p>\n I hope this list gets longer & never ends.<\/p>\n Everyone needs something to give their life meaning.<\/p>\n Be it religion, a job, a hobby , or just a feeling.<\/p>\n By feeling, I mean a strong desire to love others.<\/p>\n Not in a physical way. More like an agape mother.<\/p>\n Love thy neighbor as thy self type of love.<\/p>\n This desire must come from God above.<\/p>\n People need people. They need God too.<\/p>\n All are brothers and sisters \u00a0under God\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n I am but a sinner. I feel like chief of them all.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think I\u2019m one to spread the beckoned call.<\/p>\n But, I can\u2019t keep quiet about changes going on in me.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a strange feeling to have but, it can set you free.<\/p>\n So, as I sit here , deep in meditation.<\/p>\n Some people may say I need some medication.<\/p>\n But, whatever the case may be.<\/p>\n There are changes going on in me.<\/p>\n I haven\u2019t reached my final destination yet.<\/p>\n I have a long way to go. On this you can bet.<\/p>\n But, I prefer a more sure thing.<\/p>\n In the Bible, I can hear the truth ring.<\/p>\n It is calling me loud and clear.<\/p>\n So, I guess I will proceed without any fear.<\/p>\n ——————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2013)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Self Meditation I had a little quiet time to myself. I began thinking I need some help. I am nearing the winter of my life. I\u2019ve seen the danger and the strife. Life was always better in \u2018the old days.\u2019 It\u2019s impossible to keep up with \u201cthe new ways.\u2019 The important things now … Continue reading Self Meditation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,16,29,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-factual","category-free-bird-poetry","category-life-lessons","category-religious"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":545,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions\/545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}