Showing posts with label Friendship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friendship. Show all posts

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Post No. 170: For The End Of All Warfare


(Image by Paul Whiting)

For The End Of All Warfare
(Or, "Your Enemy Is Your Friend In Disguise")

The Best Way To
"Get Rid Of Your Sworn Enemy"
Is To "Turn Your Enemy Into A Friend."

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., A Creative Writer)
"I maybe say too much about how life really is!"

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My Writing About Turning Your Enemy Into A Friend: The best way to "get rid of your sworn enemy" is to "turn your enemy into a friend!" –Paul Whiting (written March 23rd, 2014 and revised August 31st, 2022)

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My Writing About Your Enemy: Your enemy is your fear! –Paul Whiting (written September 16th, 2015 and revised July 26th, 2022)

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My Writing About The Reason We Are At War With Each Other: We are at war with each other, because we are at war with ourselves. –Paul Whiting (written May 10th, 2016 and revised August 19th, 2022)

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My Writing About How The Conflicts Across From Us Are The Conflicts Within Us: The conflicts that we are fighting with those who are across from us are the same conflicts that we are fighting within our own consciousness. In other words, the conflicts that are across from us are the conflicts within us. –Paul Whiting (written approximately on May 10, 2016 and turned into 'my writing' from my notes on May 11th, 2024)

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My Writer Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "The best way to 'get rid of your sworn enemy' is to 'turn your enemy into a friend!'"

Just so you know, I revised this poem, as I often do with my writing! And I changed how this poem was written when I was editing it on my "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer," "Small All White in the Forest," "Poet, Artist and Philosopher" and "Three Dark Horses" blogs. So, I wanted to show you how this poem used to be written, before I revised it as above.

And it used to be written like this:

For The End Of All Warfare
(Or, "Your Enemy Is Your Friend In Disguise")

The Best Way To "Get Rid Of
Your Sworn Enemy" Is To "Turn
Your Enemy Into A Friend."

Thus, I revised this poem to be written as it is above.

And this poem was also published on my "Poet, Artist and Philosopher," "Three Dark Horses" and "Small All White in the Forest" 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 "Poet, Artist and Philosopher," "Three Dark Horses" and "Small All White in the Forest." 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://poetartistandphilosopher.blogspot.com

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

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This "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" Post No. 170 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

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

Friday, March 4, 2022

Post No. 139: For the Upgrade of "Footprints in the Sand," Part 1 — Footprints in the Sand 2.0


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Footprints in the Sand 2.0
[A "Footprints in the Sand" poem poetic adaptation]

One night, I dreamt I was watching
the beach of life unfold before My Child
and many scenes from his life flashed
across the sky. In each scene, I noticed a
sets of footprints in the sand. Sometimes,
there was one set of footprints. And other
times, there were two sets of footprints.

This concerned Me because I noticed
that during the lowest periods of his life,
whenever My Child was suffering from
any anguish, sorrow, or defeat, I could
see there were two sets of footprints.

So I said to My Child, "Son,
you promised Me that if you
followed Me, and accepted Me
as Christ, that you would follow My
Example always. But I have noticed
that during the most trying periods
of your life there have been two
sets of footprints in the sand."

"Why, when you needed to be like Me the
most, have you not been there walking
very much alone, shouldering all of the
burden, taking on all of the responsibility,
and acting as independently as I would?"

And My Child replied, "The times, Lord,
when You have seen two sets of footprints
in the sand, during the most trying periods
of my life, whenever I was suffering from
any anguish, sorrow, or defeat, is when
I was being carried by a dear friend."

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., A Creative Writer)
"I maybe say too much about how life really is!"

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My Writing Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: Someday, I hope to be the next Walt Whitman, or Robert Frost, or Mary Stevenson! And I hope that my name will synonymous with some of my poems or, even, aspects of my poetic phrases...

...For example, the way the title "Footprints in the Sand" is associated with that poem, along with the stanza, "The Lord replied, 'The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.'"

And that is why I decided to write this poetic adaptation, or this "upgrade," so to speak, of the famous poem by Mary Stevenson in order to talk about the importance of looking to friends during troubled times in our lives which includes, of course, anyone within your support system of life!

So, that is why I poetically adapted that famous poem to talk about relying on friends during troubled times:

"And My Child replied, 'The times, Lord, when You have seen two sets of footprints in the sand, during the most trying periods of my life, whenever I was suffering from any anguish, sorrow, or defeat, is when I was being carried by a dear friend.'"

And this poem was also published on my "Three Dark Horses" and "Small All White in the Forest" 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" and "Small All White in the Forest." 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

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This "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" Post No. 139 was edited on July 2nd, 2026.

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

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Post No. 040: For My Friends, Part 5 — The Bright Sun Blessing


(Image from Transforming Truth)

The Bright Sun Blessing

How bright the sun
Warming your face!

How wise the star
Marking your path!

How full the moon
Guarding your rest!
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How clear the spring
Filling your well!

How fertile the soil
Yielding your seed!

How soft the breeze
Cooling your brow!
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How eternal the flame
Heating your hearth!

How sweet the love
Imbuing your home!

How kind the hand
Holding your own!

-Paul Whiting
(a.k.a., A Creative Writer)
"I maybe say too much about how life really is!"

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My Writing Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: I used to give poems as gifts for holidays and special occasions!

And I wrote this poem in as an any-occasion gift poem for anytime that I needed a heart-warming message, like a greeting card, but one general enough to be used for any special occasion.

And this poem was also published on my "Three Dark Horses" and "Small All White in the Forest" 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" and "Small All White in the Forest." 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 Salt Lake City, Utah.

-Paulee

https://threedarkhorses.blogspot.com

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

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This "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" Post No. 040 was edited on April 26th, 2026.

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