Post No. 016: A Peace Prayer For Norway And The World!

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A Prayer For The
Evolution Of Peace...

God created us to evolve beyond pettiness!
God created us to evolve beyond ignorance!
God created us to evolve beyond childishness!
God created us to evolve beyond placing blame!
God created us to evolve beyond immaturity!
God created us to evolve beyond destruction!
God created us to evolve beyond violence!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: God created us to evolve beyond pettiness, ignorance, childishness, placing blame, immaturity, destruction and violence!

And this poem was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

"Norway: Democratic Defiance Amid Devastation" from Amnesty International:

Tragedies often bring out anger, outburst, and, sometimes, hate. Not so much in Norway. Amid the devastating massacre of dozens, Norway is making sure its soul of tolerance is not stained with blood. Below are top five inspiring quotes by Norwegian officials.

1. Mayor of Oslo: “We shall punish the terrorist, and this will be his punishment: more democracy, more tolerance, more generosity.”

2. Norwegian Prime Minister: “…the answer to violence is even more democracy.”

3. Diplomat Steinar Gil: “Norway will not change. Evil will not prevail.”

4. Norwegian Prime Minister: “With the strongest of all weapons — the free word and democracy — we stake our course for Norway.”

5. Crown Prince of Norway: “Tonight the streets are filled with love. We have chosen to meet hatred with unity. We have chosen to show what we stand for.”

Norway’s message is clear: counter terror with more democracy. As Ernest Hemingway has said, courage is grace under pressure. May the Norwegian victims rest in peace. And may Norway’s democracy prevail.

https://blog.amnestyusa.org/waronterror/norway-democratic-defiance-amid-devastation/

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 016 was edited on May 3rd, 2024.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 015: Shamanic Seeing — "A Bird on the 'Golden Pothos' of Flight!"

(Image by Paul Whiting)

Shamanic Seeing — "A Bird on
the 'Golden Pothos' of Flight!"

The image illustrating this "Shamanic Seeing" post is a closeup of a leaf from my Golden Pothos houseplant, which has a hole in it that looks to me like a bird in flight in a sort of 'abstract' way and, hence, the title of this post!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "Shamanic Seeing" is basically the same thing as the Rorschach test in that you are "seeing" what's in your subconscious mind!

In other words, it's just like when you were a child and you saw "a monster in your closet" at night, rather than seeing that "the monster" was simply the contents of your closet in the dark.

Thus, "Seeing Shamanically" is essentially the same thing: it is simply seeing a pattern in something abstract like the patterns in a plant—and having that mean something to you a metaphorical way—as it represents some part of your subconscious mind.

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 015 was edited on December 7th, 2022.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 014: My Theory on Homo sapiens' Social Structure

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The following is My Theory on Homo sapiens' Social Structure, as it relates to our 'primal thinking,' or 'base thinking,' which lead to about half of America's electorate—who voted—actually voting for George W. Bush:

"Planet of the Chimpanzees!"

I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are—literally—making Earth into "a planet of chimpanzees." In other words, we are becoming a planet of 'primal thinkers,' or 'base thinkers.'

And, in addition to us making Earth into a "planet of the chimpanzees," I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are making America into "a nation of chimpanzees." In other words, we are becoming a nation of 'primal thinkers,' or 'base thinkers.'

For, Americans went so far in our 'primal thinking,' or our 'base thinking,' that approximately half of America's electorate—who voted—actually voted for George W. Bush.

Plus, approximately half of Americans supported George W. Bush in literally stealing the American presidency—twice! And George W. Bush even looked like a chimpanzee in his facial expressions, an image of which is illustrating this post.

And the thinking of George W. Bush (or "W," as he was sometimes called) was obviously 'primal thinking,' or 'base thinking,' in the way that "W" ran our Country into the ground, just like all of those corporations that George H.W. Bush (the father of George W. Bush) placed "W" in charge of that he ran into the ground.

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this prose can be summed up with the following statement: "I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are—quite literally—making Earth into 'a planet of chimpanzees.' And, in addition to us making Earth into a 'planet of the chimpanzees,' I think that we, the Homo sapiens, are making America into 'a nation of chimpanzees.'"

And this prose was also published on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blog (please see the hyperlink below for the blog), since I feel that the message in this prose applies to the message that I am trying to convey through "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer."

This prose was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

"Chimpanzee" from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia—which is funded primarily through donations from millions of individuals around the world, including this blogger (I make a totally affordable monthly donation):

Social structure:

"Chimpanzees live in large multi-male and multi-female social groups called communities. Within a community there is a definite social hierarchy which is dictated by the position of an individual and the influence the individual has on others. Chimpanzees live in a leaner hierarchy in which more than one individual may be dominant enough to dominate other members of lower rank. Typically there is a dominant male referred to as the Alpha male. The Alpha male is the highest-ranking male who controls the group and maintains order during any disputes. In chimpanzee society the 'dominant male' does not always have to be the largest or strongest male but rather the most manipulative and political male who can influence the goings on within a group. Male chimpanzees typically attain dominance through cultivating allies who will provide support for that individual in case of future ambitions for power. [Bolding mine.] The alpha male regularly displays by making his normally slim coat puffed up to increase view size and charge to look as threatening and as powerful as possible. This serves to intimidate other members in an attempt to hold on to power and maintain authority, and it may be fundamental to the alpha male's holding on to his status. Lower-ranking chimpanzees will show respect by making submissive gestures in body language or reaching out their hand while grunting. Female chimpanzees will show deference to the alpha male by presenting their hind-quarters.

Female chimpanzees also have a hierarchy which is influenced by the position of a female individual within a group. In some chimpanzee communities, the young females may inherit high status from a high-ranking mother. The females will also form allies to dominate lower-ranking females. In contrast to males who have a main purpose of acquiring dominant status for access to mating privileges and sometimes violent domination of subordinates, females acquire dominant status for access to resources such as food. High-ranking females will often get first access to resources. In general, both genders acquire dominant status to improve social standing within a group. [Bolding mine.]

It[']s often the females who choose the alpha male. For a male chimpanzee to win the alpha status, he must gain acceptance from the females in the community. Females have to make sure that their group is going to places that supply them with enough food. In some cases, a group of dominant females will oust an alpha male who is not to their preference and rather back up the other male who they see potential of leading the group as a successful alpha male."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 014 was edited on December 7th, 2023.

"Prose is using all of the words that are necessary in order to describe all that is necessary to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]

Post No. 013: For My Facebook Friend — "The Power Of Prayer"

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The Power Of Prayer

To anyone whose hands
are circled in prayer,
God is there for all of us
—if we are simply aware!

We can call upon God in
our hour of need and ask
God for God's Blessing; we
can ask God to intervene!

Because we all need God's
Love, singing on its wings, to
make right all that is wrong
and to heal everything!

And we all need God's Light
to come down in a beam
to shore up our souls and
to make our hearts gleam!

That's why we need God's
Understanding be there for us,
as we face what we have to—
For, In God Is Our Trust!

And the times that we endure
can be tough, to say the least,
so we cannot do it alone; we
need to ask for God's Peace!

Thus, you can call upon God
when you are saying a prayer
and know that God is listening,
because God is always aware!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., Poet, Artist and Philosopher)
"I am the poet who thinks that he knows it!"

My Writing About Where To Find God, Version No. 1: If you are looking for God, go inside of yourself. That is where God is. –Paul Whiting (September 19th, 2023)

My Writing About Where To Find God, Version No. 2: If you are looking for God, go inside of yourself. That's where God is. For, God is the entire Universe which, I believe, is like a Super Computer! Therefore, the reason that God is inside of you is due to the fact that God Is All Of Us in zillions of different forms—such as plants, insects and animals, which includes humans. And that is why God is contained within each one of our consciousnesses, which is how, and why, prayer works. So, pray to your God! For, God is always listening, since God is always there. –Paul Whiting (September 19th, 2023)

My Philosophical Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "You can call upon God when you are saying a prayer and know God is listening, because God is always aware!"

I should mention that this poem was written for—and posted on—Facebook, way back when I was actually on Facebook, which I haven't been for years...

And this poem was also published on my "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" blogs (please see the hyperlinks below for the blogs), since I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through "Three Dark Horses," "Small All White in the Forest" and "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer." Plus, I feel that the message in this poem applies to the message I am trying to convey through my new "The Oneness Of God" spiritual practice!

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

https://paulwhitingwriting.blogspot.com

This "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" Post No. 013 was edited on May 11th, 2024.

"Poetry is using the fewest words possible in order to describe all that is possible to describe." –Paul Whiting [June 1st, 2022]