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WE CAN We can labour, listen, learn and laugh and love and live and give as best we can. We can teach and share and care and let go of the past whilst always holding fast to the value and the dignity of human life, no matter what its station. We can learn from all that’s been, yet live right here in present tense and share our gifts with all, with grace and do it now – before our strength has gone. And so we are lucky men – my sons. We are lucky women – my daughters. And this world – because of us - will be a lucky world. November 2002 |
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History:
I
wrote this poem 6 years ago, each verse started with the words “If you”, in a
manner similar to Rudyard Kipling’s famous poem “If”. Following my attendance at a Landmark Forum,
in October 2002, I changed the start of each verse to “I can”. Ironically the concept “If” was removed as
there no longer seemed to be an impediment to these things now happening.
Following
my attendance in the November 2002 Landmark Advanced Course (which I would
highly recommend to anyone), I changed the beginnings of the verses from “I
can” to “We can”.
This
poem may be reproduced without permission, preferably complete with the above
notes.
THE
POSSIBILITIES
This may – or
may not strike a chord with you.- some bits might, some not – which is just
fine.
Let’s
not just dwell on the poems of the past –
let us live now with the poems of the future. Poems of hopes and dreams
that we invent, without the burden of what’s been.
As
we clear the past we make a space.
To
take no action leaves the void to fill – with more of just the same.
We
now know that we can fill that space instead, with new possibilities and poems
of our choosing.
Sharing
these – lets them be a part of our communal consciousness and thus more
powerful.
Let
your top 10 become our top 100.
Have
them be brief in noble form, not for ourselves as units – but for us all as
Group – of which we are all part.
To
clear the past, walk down the lane of memories – of childhood and of friend – and
foe – and those who’ve left us. They are
gone – but our stories of them stay.
Be
gently present to them ‘til the anger, hurt and sadness dissipates and
disappears. Forgive – move forward and
let go.
We
can complete all issues that are incomplete – be they in relation to
relationships – or some large or petty item that we stole or took possession of
and that was never ours. And let go too
– the habit of “I’m right (or weak or
victim)” and of judgment – for we may find that we, in fact were wrong.
Let’s
thus reduce the power of that magnet of the past.
The
possibilities that we create become our magnet of the future.
Let’s
hold with this and be drawn forth – to achieve our dreams and those of others
too.
Stay
gently focussed on your vision of the life you want to live and keep extra room
for magic on the way.
And
as we listen to those who are struggling, let us not try to fix them – but to
instead to stay gentle and quiet and visualise in them perfection that they
cannot see themselves – until their anger and / or fear dissipates or the right
words come from our mouth and hearts – or from a Heart which is greater than
ours.
We
are not just a names pinned to our chests – we are possibilities that can
become reality.
Today
I am the possibility of Love, and Healing and Transitions.
Tomorrow
I may be the possibility of Compassion, Strength, Vision, Empowerment, Freedom,
Courage, Listening and
And
do not keep it to yourself – for if you do you will not have it.
Share
it with the world because you love it – and the more you give away the more
you’ll have.
November 2002 (This piece of writing may be reproduced without permission.)
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