I stand up and show my soul when I …
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I stand up and show my soul when I …
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I stand and show my soul when social injustices are being perpetuated.
I stand up and show my soul when racial or sexual injustices are being practiced.
I stand up and show my soul when religion, NOT spirituality, threatens to destroy people or groups by tying to eliminate those who do not believe as the perpetrators want or expect,
I stand up against the tyranny of war.
I stand up when truth is being manipulated, as truth is the ultimate reality of my life, and I am prepared to give my life for truth. This is not fake news bent to convey or manipulate, but the universal truth of all life
I am a seeker: of truth, the rights of all to live without tyranny or fear and have sought many things in life. I have searched for the meaning of life, justice and equality for all, protection of our earth and the environment, protection for those unable to speak for themselves, does God really exist, what is my purpose here on earth, and what is my responsibility as a member of the human community? There are many more questions than answers.
But what I have learned is that if you want change to happen, you must be the change that you want to happen. Life is NOT fair and there will always be suffering yet how you respond is what is important. It’s not what your burden is that’s important, but how you carry the load.
I stand up for all people and realize that there are kernels of decency in each of us, yet some have trod more difficult paths than others and understood less.
I stand up for life, knowing that taking the life of the murderer will not bring back the life lost.
I stand up and show my soul and compassion for all who lack the courage or are literally unable because they lack a voice such as animals.
I stand up and show my soul when people are persecuted, abandoned, lost hope, or are forgotten. And I grieve for the earth when greed trumps preservation and protection of all the earth’s inhabitants in the sea, in the air or living on land.
I am a blessing given from the Ancients, and perhaps even those who may have visited this planet long ago from other galaxies. To stand up and to witness what is true in my soul is the greatest gift of life.