Showing posts with label Heaven. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heaven. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Post No. 273: The Rapture Is Fearlessness


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The Rapture Is Fearlessness
(Or, "The Rapture Is Your Fear 'Left Behind'")

'The Rapture' is fearlessness, because
the joy in life that you experience when
you make a "good" decision to face your
fear is due to the fact that your fear is "left
behind," once you face it! For, what a lot of
us souls fear is making a "bad" decision—and
having to deal with the negative consequences
of that "bad" decision. For example, you need to
figure out "which is the correct path to God in
life?"
, so that when God finally returns for the
Last Judgment, He sends you to Heaven—rather
than to Hell—and in that way, you have clearly
made a "good" decision. Therefore, you won't be
"left behind" with everyone who made a "bad"
decision. And that is what many souls truly fear:
specifically, it is making a "really bad" decision
with regard to "which is the correct path to God
in life?"
However, what if 'The Rapture'—or the
joy from making a "good" decision—instead
came from you making a "good" decision to
face your fear? What that means is that
your fearlessness is 'The Rapture,' since
it is your fear that is "left behind."

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

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My Writing Facing And Erasing Your Fears: If you face your fears, you will erase your fears... –Paul Whiting (written approximately on May 31st, 2012 and turned into 'my writing' on July 22nd, 2022)

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My Writing About How 'The Rapture' Is Fearlessness: 'The Rapture' is fearlessness, because the joy in life that you experience when you make a "good" decision to face your fear is due to the fact that your fear is "left behind," once you face it! For, what a lot of us souls fear is making a "bad" decision—and having to deal with the negative consequences of that "bad" decision. For example, you need to figure out "which is the correct path to God in life?", so that when God finally returns for the Last Judgment, He sends you to Heaven—rather than to Hell—and in that way, you have clearly made a "good" decision. Therefore, you won't be "left behind" with everyone who made a "bad" decision. And that is what many souls truly fear: specifically, it is making a "really bad" decision with regard to "which is the correct path to God in life?" However, what if 'The Rapture'—or the joy from making a "good" decision—instead came from you making a "good" decision to face your fear? What that means is that your fearlessness is 'The Rapture,' since it is your fear that is "left behind." –Paul Whiting (written August 29th, 2016, revised August 30th, 2016, revised October 23rd, 2021, revised June 28th, 2022, revised October 18th, 2022, revised May 2nd, 2023 and revised May 10th, 2024)

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My Writing About The Only Thing Preventing You From Being Happy: The only thing preventing you from being happy is you NOT facing your fear! –Paul Whiting (written September 18th, 2014, revised October 3rd, 2014, revised March 17th, 2015 and revised July 26th, 2022)

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My Writing About Transforming Fear Energy: If you face a fear—you transform the energy—and you never have to be burdened by that fear in the same way again. –Paul Whiting (written March 28th, 2015, revised June 22nd, 2022 and revised July 26th, 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 Not Throwing Away Your Enemy, But Throwing Away Your Fear Of Your Enemy: You do need to "throw away" your enemy: it is the fear of your enemy—by facing your fear—that you need to "throw away." –Paul Whiting (written December 2nd, 2015 and July 26th, 2022)

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My Writing About Freedom From Fear: Happiness is freedom from fear! –Paul Whiting (written January 23rd, 2016 and revised July 26th, 2022)

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My Writing Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: "The Rapture" is fearlessness, because the joy in life that you experience when you make a "good" decision to face your fear is due to the fact that your fear is "left behind," once you face it!

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:

'The Rapture' is fearlessness, because
the joy in life that you experience when
you make a "good" decision to face your
fear is due to the fact that your fear is "left
behind," once you face it! For, what a lot of
us souls fear is making a "bad" decision—and
having to deal with the negative consequences
of that "bad" decision. For example, you need to
figure out "which is the correct path to God in life?"
so that when God returns for the Last Judgment, He
sends you to Heaven—not to Hell—and in that way,
you have clearly made a "good" decision. Therefore,
you won't be "left behind" with everyone who made
a "bad" decision. And that is what many souls fear:
specifically, it is making a "really bad" decision with
regard to "which is the correct path to God in life?"
What if, however, 'The Rapture'—or the joy in
life from making a "good" decision—instead
came from you making a "good" decision to
face your fear? What that means is your
fearlessness is 'The Rapture,' since it
is your fear that is "left behind."

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

And this poem was 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. 273 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]

Monday, June 20, 2022

Post No. 265: God's Eternal Plan Of Salvation!


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God's Eternal Plan Of Salvation!

God's Eternal Plan Of Salvation,
For Every Soul, Is To Evolve Out Of
Literal Non-Existence—Or, Literally
Nothing—Literally Forever!

...Because Literal Non-Existence—Or,
Literally Nothing—Is What We All Are:
So, Evolving Out Of Non-Existence Is
A Continuous Effort And That Is
"God's Eternal Plan Of Salvation!"

-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 God's Eternal Plan To Evolve Out Of Literally Nothing: God's Eternal Plan Of Salvation, for every soul, is to evolve out of literal non-existence—or Literally Nothing—literally forever! –Paul Whiting (written March 20th, 2016, revised March 21st, 2016, revised June 20th, 2022 and revised October 11th, 2022)

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My Writing Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: I originally thought of the idea for this poem on St. Patrick's Day 2016—and I even published a post for it on that day in preparation for writing a poem to go along with the post, which I finally got around to writing on March 20th, 2016—but, then, I realized that I had decided to stop posting for holidays and special occasions!

You see, on my "Small All White in the Forest" blog where this post was originally published, beginning in January 2013, I tried to create a post for virtually every holiday and special occasion of which I was aware, but I realized by September 2014 that I did not have enough time and energy to continue posting for every holiday and special occasion!

Plus, I also wanted this poem to have more of a "universal appeal" and to not be focused on just one holiday or special occasion... Therefore, I decided to republish this post on March 21st (as in the phrase "3...2...1...Nothing!"), and at 1:23 AM (as in the phrase "1...2...3...Everything!"), because Literal Non-Existence—or, Literally Nothing—is what we all are: So, evolving out of Non-Existence is a continuous effort and that is "God's Eternal Plan Of Salvation!"

And this poem was 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. 265 was edited on March 21st, 2026.

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

Saturday, February 19, 2022

Post No. 126: For Our Mission In Life


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Our Mission In Life
(Or, "On Earth As It Is In Heaven!")

Our mission in life is to keep working toward a
much better tomorrow and for an end to all sorrow!

For, if we all work toward being lovin' and givin',
our reward will be life "on earth as it is in heaven!"

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

My Writing Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: This poem was inspired by the 1986 motion picture (movie) "The Mission," about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th century South America, which was written by Robert Bolt and directed by Roland Joffé. And this poem was also inspired by the movie's soundtrack "The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture" which was composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Ennio Morricone and, specifically, by the song "On Earth As It Is In Heaven." (Please see the hyperlink below for the video.)

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

This poem was written in Portland, Oregon.

-Paulee

https://smallallwhiteintheforest.blogspot.com

Watch "Ennio Morricone 'On Earth as it is in Heaven'" on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/nye62rh7aaQ

This "Paul Whiting — A Creative Writer" Post No. 126 was edited on May 5th, 2024.

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

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Post No. 123: For Nancy who offered me help when I was homeless


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A Special Place In Heaven

Like a lighthouse in a great storm,
she took on a heavenly form, because
when "my ship was so very lost at sea,"
she was so very much there for me.
Through her kind thoughts, words
and deeds, she reached out in order
to help me see that my prayers were
being heard, according to God's Word.
For, I was without any shelter in a
truly cold swelter. And so, I had to pitch
a tent—past "the dark night" of my fear—
in a nature park, right where I could hear
the comments from the many passers by
—and quite a few were really quite snide—
about the "legality" of my living situation!
And that's why I feared getting a citation.
Besides that, living out in the open was
also scary for me, which is why I simply
could not believe just how much relief
that her hope and kindness could bring.
And, thus, I can attest that all of those who
grow closer to Our Lord God through His
Everlasting Covenant to truly express His
Love for us best—by being so kind and true—
have "A Special Place In Heaven!" And
their efforts will seem well spent when
they see just how their kindness toward
"the less fortunate" was so much in accord
with God's Plan for us to expand our idea
of how we should be living in order to
receive "His Heavenly Rewards." And that
is how God's Love is shown through our
good works—just like The Lord's Hand!

-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 Giving Alms To The Poor: I budget for "carrying cash" each month in my monthly budgets for any expenses that I may wish to pay for in cash. And I budget—specifically—to use some of my carrying cash to help homeless folks who are panhandling, or "spanging" (which is a term that is a blend of the word 'spare' plus the word 'change' from the phrase, "Do you have any spare change?" or the phrase, "Can you spare any change?") and that is how I give "alms to the poor." –Paul Whiting (written December 26th, 2015, revised September 24th, 2019, revised December 23rd, 2021, revised December 24th, 2021, revised December 25th, 2021, revised December 26th, 2021 and revised July 6th, 2022)

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My Writing Notes:

The reason that I wrote this poem can be summed up with the following statement: I wrote this poem after I was homeless for ten days in October of 2009!

And, for me, the toughest part about being homeless wasn't living outdoors, since I was basically "camping": it was the way that some people treated me, because I didn't have a place to live. [However, I should clarify that it never stormed while I was homeless, nor did it ever reach freezing temperatures; plus, I had money available to buy whatever I needed (the reader should know that I am HIV-positive and that I have full-blown AIDS) due to the fact that I am on "SSDI," or Social Security Disability Insurance.]

And while I was camping in a nature park in Portland, Oregon, I met this wonderful woman, Nancy, who offered to help me, since I didn't have a place to live!

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" 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:

A Special Place In Heaven

Like a lighthouse in a great storm,
she took on a heavenly form because,
when "my ship was so very lost at sea,"
she was so very much there for me...

...It was through her kind thoughts,
words and deeds that she reached out
to help me see that my prayers were
being heard, according to God's Word...

...For, I was without any shelter in a
truly cold swelter. And so, I had to pitch
a tent—past "the dark night" of my fear—
in a nature park, right where I could hear...

...the comments from the many passers by
—and quite a few were really quite snide—
about the "legality" of my living situation.
And that is why I feared getting a citation...

...Besides that, living out in the open was
also scary for me, which is why I simply
could not believe just how much relief
that her hope and kindness could bring...

...And, thus, I can attest that all of those who
grow closer to Our Lord God—through His
Everlasting Covenant to truly express His
love for us best—by being so kind and true...

...have "A Special Place In Heaven!" And
their efforts will seem well spent when
they see just how their kindness toward
"the less fortunate" was so much in accord...

...with God's Plan for us to expand our idea of
how we should be living in order to receive "His
Heavenly Rewards." And that is how God's Love is
shown by good works—just like The Lord's Hand!

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

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. 123 was edited on July 29th, 2026.

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