Giving Shelter to the Wayshowers of Peace

I find poetry is just this song singing. It is the universal rhythm that sings to every person, when they are listening. I changed the title from Investing in the Peacemakers to Giving Shelter to the Wayshowers of Peace.  I did this because I don’t resonate with investment, it is not a business decision.  Peacemakers tend to brand people like Gandhi (who wouldn’t want to be branded as the saviour) etc.  In truth it is wayshower, as these people are simply wise guides.  They may show you to live your path more deeply. Peace is the essence of who they are (who everyone is) but they are just kindly travellers loving the world as it is (not condoning, not resisting).  I so love that.  There is no force, fighting for, no argument, being love, just loving what is. Byron Katie is another wayshower, so is Eckhart Tolle.  We are not without guides in this life. These people exist in most families, in government, business, on the streets, in the crowd.  They are the people you won’t notice who quietly share something that changes you.  They are the magic of life.

We can support infrastructure projects, we can push for more products to market, we can have more things, we can lament at the world or we can be the change we wish to see. Everyone is changing the world, the question is in what direction does it change. In truth it will be what it will be, but we do have choices around the type of world we all co-create for children. My vision is a world of love, peace, truthfulness with little stress. I see a world where people feel empowered and make decisions with others in mind. I see a world where we feel a sense of responsibility for our neighbours, strangers as if they are our family. As a clown I have lived this vision, I have seen the best in humanity and I know that world is here, when we choose. It can be a uncertain road, it can be challenging as you have to face your own self. All conflict arises from within can you believe. The real work of peace is inner work and inspiration. I have chosen this path. Do you choose peace as a way. If so then get started within yourself and weed out all negativity, learn to be alone, learn to see the world as your family. Or perhaps support those who dedicate their time to another way. Support can be a phone call, a nice message, checking in, sharing ideas, sharing food, a place to stay. Yes it can be money, as this world seems to give only when it gets money (conditional love). Remember we are One.  You may want to check out Peace Pilgrim, she was one of the wayshowers, amazing.

I have this feeling that the people will find their way. Everyone is great as Patch Adams said, he was so right in that. No-one is better than anyone, just know you are great and get to work, he said.

GIVE SHELTER TO THE WAYSHOWERS OF PEACE

There are many people quietly working for a new future,
Few if any will be reported in the news,
For they silently achieve without funding,
They diligently persevere without encouragement,
Many regard them as having failed in society,
Just get a job!!!
Yet the society failed to see that real wealth is not in money
But harmony.

We say ha to money.

For the success is in being true to yourself,
There is valour in speaking truth to power,
There is colour in living to give,
Pushing past the boundaries of conservatism,
As self respect reflects staying the path,
Despite ignorance scattering lives like stones to slow the higher path,
For many have no idea of the great sacrifice in following a dream,
Your hair becomes grey and frayed,
Yet the candle inside is alight,
Burning bright in the darkness of this age,
Keeping REAL HOPE alive and in-sight,
As the embers of disappointment burn,
For many will pursue self interest,
Forgetting the gold is in shared interest,
As they pretend service to seek personal gain,
For this is the grain that rubs the hard shell,
Eventually the pearl of truth is birthed,
From a dark hollow world,
That knows not true beauty.

I truly have moments where I question the purpose,
I truly despair at the undulating cross-current,
For there are no rewards in silent retreats,
Contemplation the silent spring re-making,
There are no accolades sending peace to the world,
Nor support to SPEAK UP for children,
For you must find your own way as others are too busy,
They won’t stay the course.
They have not given this any thought,
Yet they have opinions or base argument on the hearsay so taught,
For what they say doesn’t matter in the long run as the horse has bolted and not caught,
It is better to answer the call of solutions then bury the head in the sands of an hourglass of doubt as we only have 2 minutes to midnight.

Einstein said:
“You can never solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it.
We must learn to see the world anew”

And this life is dedicated to living differently to challenge the status quo,
Stepping off the beaten track,
Allowing others to judge as you do not conform to stereotypes,
This is not rebellion it is carving a new track,
Allowing the love of life to illuminate a newer way,
To pass another peace candle,
To the next generation forced to rethink…

Compassion as the eye of the needle passing the camel,
Empathy stands in the place of all others,
Truthfulness seeks to be fair not right,
Love is the dove in the heart giving to ourselves so that we pass love to another,
For the beauty within shape changes the beauty with-out,
As no-one has ever sinned to play their part,
We just lost our way in the dark forest of confusion,
We believed what we were told in the ignorance of collusion,
We became saddened as the promises were never kept and the dreaming faded at sunset,
Yet I am here to say there is a shard of light,
Never give up no matter the plight,
For each kindness shines,
Every truth reveals and heals,
It is the roof and the shelter,
For many live rough out in the cold,
And they need to be cared for as family,
For they are the way showers,
Here to show another way,
They are the ones on the leading edge,
Without a safety rope,
And they are here to learn to take us to the ledge and prepare us to step off,
For only in the unknown,
Will we fly home.

So my friends,
This is my song to humanity,
That it is time to stop the insanity,
Treat another as you wish to be treated,
Let grudges fall and freedom rise,
For each has a path to walk,
You cannot know the rhyme or reason,
How do you know what is truth or treason?
It is on your own path that you have a say,
Only you know your own way,
So allow the world to be diverse and different,
Open the windows to a new course, curriculum to start a new chapter,
Speak to all no matter their character,
Keep all in favour for they do their best,
For life is a fun test not a trial,
And we are here to fly not fail,
No matter the eagle or the snail,
Both have an important way to play,
In the creation of infinite possibilities,
For this is the golden ray of the central sun,
Shining on a renewable life that’s fun!.