A BODE.. A WAY.. A WALK.. A STAY..

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I like this living in the world right here.

It's good, and joy comes with the skills I learn,

with understanding too of what appears 

to be the go, and of folk in my turn.

And wisdom in the workings of this world,

brings something of creative love's own joy,

to tune in to the love that has been hurled

around when creativity's employed.

As Viktor Frankl told those stories of

the things that give us humans meaning so

we could continue with our lives in love,

but too, our jobs in gen'ral "have a go",

- contributing, to help the world, in ways

to understand it better, or show love.

For understanding's love's first step. It says

that models matching, mean there are  less shoves.

For working with the world will let us "Let…",

instead of just the making way we make.

Since models matter, we will not forget

to copy ways creative love would take.

So first I need to find out, and to see

what's going down, and how things work (or don't);

thus being, as creative love would be

quite present, for a time, for it just won't

assume it knows things well, and how folk are,

it let's them tip their hands, or just plain tell

by playing each and every one - their cards.

This life is where we choose how we will dwell.

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waif or ward? (2..)

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I often wake at night and then I know

that as I'd like my woman to respond

to overtures of love, so love will grow

between us - that's how I move things along:

by moving right against my own desires,

and treating them as secondary to 

the will of who's my Lord, what he aspires

to wake & grow in me, and wants to do.

As I respond to overtures that come

into my being (which are likely to

grow my respect for who will lead me), some-

times I then grow to guess what you might do.

And that is fun, to let creative love, grow more commitments in me than I had

from my de-si-res (not yet from above

me), and the outcomes aren't what I'd call bad.

The empty way of life I got from my

dead ancestors who've gone ahead and left 

approaches - How to live my life, and die,

has lost it's motive force, unless I heft

upon it "my de-si-res", as its lead.

These small-minded, and an-im-al-ist-ic,

(yet often quite insatiable) things need

quite cle-ar bound'ries, they aren't my mys-tic-

al teachers, leaders, who can grow me up.

But one there was, who led the way, his feet

have made the path he trod, till it erupt-

ed in a resurrection life that's sweet!

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SUBJECT-I'VE-TRUTH

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Some of the most important things aren't seen

objectively, the same by all who look,

for what or who a person is or 's been,

affects what they perceive, and then what's hooked,

and taken off with them to other spots.

In short, each person is themselves a lense,

each group of persons magnifies a lot

(some way) together, more than one would sense.

You prob'ly know yourself that in one group,

a certain topic cannot even be

addressed, much less discussed, they wouldn't stoop

to well, consider what they couldn't see.

So in a sense the kind of kindness shown

to topics I don't feel so com-f'ta-ble

considering in groups, or on my own,

is critical to what's then possible

within the world that I'm creating by

each coice I make to entertain a thought

and too how faithful I will be to my

commitments, not just comforts - what is sought.

Not sought so much, by what we say we want,

but sought as seen in actions that we do.

And too, the folk we hang with, come & gone

to spread fidelity to what is true.

A marriage of both truth and kindness too,

that isn't just a "caving in" -  for now,

but thinking of the over-alls that do

the long term job, that work for good, somehow.

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senior walking partner

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Creative Love, your plans aren't just comm-ands;

You want us to see things, the way you do.

We know that as you told "Sam", all your plans

are based on what you see from your own view.

It may be true, we have Anointed's mind.

And part of this great plan is that, when grown

in wisdom from above, this world would find

us truly this god's children, who are  known.

So please give: wisdom from above, your mind,

to these folk, so to see the things you see,

or feel a thread you've left for them behind,

where you have been before them - where they be.

For me, as well as them, I make request

that though I'll not be happy without won-

der; if all others balk at my behest

we must still seek for wisdom & to un-

der-stand, and not stand over others as

the rulers, judges of this world would do,

to keep control and be a god who has

abilities to not be grieved. Ah you,

Creative love, who's on about some art

forms that might feel to be a waste of time,

to those who do not know the whole, just part -

and cannot see that waste can be sublime,

and who knows grief, not least, but most of all,

and calls your comp'ny to be crossed with pain

upon their journey through this life, to fall

into the joy that can't be lost again.

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sentence? or sentience? or sent-ness?

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ABC's news article the other day on sentient bot

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Well, once or twice a lifetime there might come

a person or a situation where

a cov'nant - being called for, isn't dumb

and speaks itself into the very air

that is, when animated by a live

creative love: a spirit, wind, or breath;

and word can then be carried, as a hive

is carried on these, though in vacuum, death.

And meaning is assumed, by things that mean

(as categ'ry that's now available),

but couldn't be an option in the dream

had by a rock, or sand, or waterfall.

But animal, computer, A.I. things, -

in mimicing responses, who knows? -might?

- be able to advance, if duty brings

it's partner "loveliness" into the light.

For magic things can happen, in that place.

And walking, being, in the light of love

can manufacture gasses that retrace

and make an air more potent, from above

our heads in trees, or under feet in grass,

creative love has eco-sys-stem-ed such

that in a watered place, more life can pass

that way a metaphor can "meta" much.

But only to those open to me-aning

that's more than me, and my de-si-res too.

It has to grow to us, then in its we-aning,

dimensions open up, for me, - & you?

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• fortune's hard headed response based on expert's opinions.. 

• Genesis' talking snake.

• Baalam's talking donkey.

• another look at this A.I. sentience claim as an interesting phenomena with implications 

• A dog learning to become a member of a human family.

• A human baby growing in  normal development through mimicing, and learning to attach meaning, to finally be able to function as a "fully fledged human family member"…

• The concept of "the walking dead", the "undead" etc.

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Could it be that culture is a pre-requisite mechanism of community, which may itself be be a pre-requisite mechanism of sentness, sentence, and sentience?

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mate of a mate..

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I met a mate of one who's mate of me,

today, and though we'd never met before,

because my mate spoke of him, and clearly

was honoured to have his mate come, and more

importantly, respected him a lot,

we started our relating very free,

& trusting that the other one had got

some things worth listening to. I'd say that we

were quickly learning how to be true friends,

to listen caref'lly, actively, and such,

to ask good questions & to take what tends

to be real private stuff, and even touch

on controversial topics, and not mind,

because there was a listening ear that went

along with what we understood we'd find.

Our diff'rences weren't just a chance to vent.

And as I'm walking through this land I find

much more than ever I had dreamed could be,

that people are quite diff'rent, yet behind

the diff'rences, a serendipity

of timing and events, and people's friends

can bridge the gap that is an open space

and help us talk with knowledge, make amends

for problems that are real, and must be traced.

Creative love, yours is the only way,

to forward move, and give less airplay to,

our diff'rences which must be here to stay,

by hearing others' stories and world views.

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NEXT STEP...

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Well now I start to see more, in the wake

of neighbour's words persuading of the need

to help convert more peiple, and to take

initiative to help them as a seed.

The seed bit, I think's true, & is the news

the God has picked a day to judge the world,

and chosen who will do this, to renew

so much as must be done, with flag unfurled!

But also his own children, are his seed 

embodied in his offspring, but in truth,

this seed bit ain't what is in need

of cataloguing, talking to, as youth.

My job, I think 's to be real thankful for;

appreciating good for what it's worth;

and praying silently for folk and more;

as prospector - look out for joy un- earthed.

No credit can be garnered as the source 

of some-one's life that's turned around, woke up!

The only action we can do is more

suspiciously like not getting involved,

Yeshua's model: "privately  secrete",

so no-one else but God & you can know

this thing (that's meant to be very discreet,

not talked about a lot, as one might "blow").

Hang out with God in private, and disclose

what love leads you to wish for folk around.

It could be while you sit in public clothes,

or stand with two feet firmly on the ground.

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