Shifts and Changes

Greetings, and happy autumn.  As well, to all celebrants, Happy Rosh Hashanah! Oh, how the time flies...
Here, we are reminded that change is the only constant. And as we look towards the rest of the year, this is an ideal time for rumination and recalibration. Hence, here are some questions for personal reflection: Generally, how well do you handle change? What keeps you grounded? In our restless world that’s seemingly tilting and turning towards an upside-down-state, what keeps you hopeful?

COURAGE REQUIRED
 
It takes courage to submit to truth
And so, face up to reality
The prudent will embrace the tension
As a blessed opportunity
For in the absence of simple truth
Our lives are discombobulated
We are left defenseless and exposed
Corrupt, and utterly frustrated
 
At times, it may be quite challenging
To acknowledge that we have done wrong 
Thenceforth, folly overtakes our minds
Controlling us in ways very strong
The soul turns into a battlefield 
At which impulse and reason wage war
Truth regulates this ongoing fight
Inward balance and peace to restore
 
Although difficult, we may find it
We have to constantly look within
To keep current our understanding
Of where we’re headed, and where we’ve been
Being honest to forgive ourselves
We confront foolish inclinations
And ditching idiosyncrasies
We target wholesome expectations
 
With grit and gumption we dare approach
The varied seasons that life presents
And see the beauty within each change
Though not all may seem to make good sense 
While our outward self is wearing out
As the months and years roll right along
Truth e’er whispers to the allied soul
And day by day helps to keep it strong
 
David McAdam
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