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The Sea of Thoughts

The mind is a boat floating in ideas
Belief is the paddle of our choice

The mind is pulled
The mind is pushed
Until we question our thoughts
Until we take control
Of the paddle in our minds

We paddle away from unity 
We paddle back to holiness
We drift apart in painful division
We return to blissful wholeness

The mind is tricked into beliefs of division
We paddle in the dark until we ask for vision

A strong belief is an anchor
But what are we anchored on?
Love or fear
Compassion or hate
Truth or lies
Wholeness or division
What thoughts do we cherish so dear?

Author notes

For the contest 'Darwin, Charles', I was inspired by his quote:
"The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts.”

But I would say it's the belief in our thoughts that makes the difference. We can control our thoughts somewhat. But if we believe a hateful, fearful thought, controlling just pushes it into the subconscious, only to have it surface again someday when something or someone pushes the right button.

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  • whitecoffee
    July 5

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    Wow! I love the images this gave me of a boat on wild waters, which is our minds. An excellent introspective write. Thank you very much for entering it in the contest.


  • Floorboards
    May 10

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    Great imagery and thoughts, really well executed. Thanks a lot for entering my contest and good luck.

    Floorboards.


  • dark-n-broken
    May 9
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    this is so good.i can picture everything clearly.great job love the write.keep doing what you do


  • Janice M Pickett
    May 3

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    Very true wise words of wisdom. If people made sure they were rowing towards the brightest star in the sky, they could encounter some beautiful rainbows along the way. best of luck in this contest.


  • Pisces rainbow gold member
    May 3

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    first step is awareness
    it isn't easy to shed protective skins, primortal instincts it has become a part of who we think we are, but it isn't true, we are not animals and we need not react.
    wholeness is being in step with Divine and that is who we all are, seperation is an illusion we can not seperate.
    but you know this
    BRAVO
    Love it!
    God bless you my friend...

  • sleepinglion
    May 3

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    Thought provoking poem, the paddle is usefull, it is also good if we can use our sail to catch a favourable breeze, funny I was just discussing this with another AP member
    Regards David

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