We
Cannot Fight the Dragon All Day Long
by John MacEnulty
So
many ways to love.
So
much going on. So many ways to forget.
When
things get tough one of the first things we
forget
about is beauty, joy, love, happiness.
But
nothing is really more important than those things.
They
are what makes life worth living. Life would be hell without them.
There
are painful and difficult times when we may not be chirping bluebirds.
Maybe
someone calls you a name. Maybe there's a war.
But
chronic stress is, quite literally, fatal.
Don't
let hard times take your most essential
and
beautiful humanity from you.
The
ability to let go of a problem
is
one of the highest functions of our consciousness.
We
cannot fight the dragon all day long.
We
need to rest, hug, smile, love.
Beethoven
and Mozart left
incredible
legacies of their beautiful thoughts.
And
they lived in times of constant wars and battles.
I
take all that to mean that love is more than a joy.
It
is my responsibility to strengthen love in my consciousness
at
all times, especially when everyone else seems to be on another page of
the Book of Life.
Work
your way to your highest thoughts when you are struggling.
Get
out. Let go.
Focus
on love or peace
or
just not screaming or going off on someone,
whatever
you can manage.
But
move toward the light, the wisdom of flowers.
That
way the butterflies will land on you and cheer you up.
Eman8tions
Copyright ©
2001 by John MacEnulty
9/23/2001, St.
Louis, MO
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