I love the honesty, and I feel the frustration. I've actually been there these last few weeks, feeling helpless and seeing the end of the road.
Then I read Proverbs 29:1. Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed, without remedy.
My back then strengthened and motivated me to start the rewind.
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This poem's timing and content are fascinating, too! This week's Hebrew weekly Torah reading cycle is Parashat Tazria-Metzora 5785 | Tzarat: Revelation of Inner Truth.
Which deals with the Metzora, which is incorrectly translated as leprosy. This, Metzora, is a physical manifestation of a "spiritual" issue.
Rabbi Chaim Richman details a condition that you, Amethyst Angel, describe in your poem!
He elaborates on the teaching from the "Sages" on what if a person is completely covered by this physical manifestation all over their body?!
He says this is not a bad thing and that it is a great thing to occur. Because the person inside is filled with these spiritual lapses, they now have the greatest opportunity to reach the fullness of God.
WOW! This is beautiful Dr Smith! A historical literary rappin' ode to the greatest of the greats! Amazing rhythm and rhyme too bring that mix of linguistics together.
Amazing!
I was getting hungry as you described the buffet. :)
This reminds me of a country song tribute to the great country music stars that I heard a number of years ago, by George Jones.
I like this topic especially since I am sixty-three years of age and recently retired. I've heard the same of the every seven years all cells have been totally replaced. We are all in a constant state of degradation after a certain age. But the rate of degradation can be slowed/reduced greatly by our own choices. Reference Deepak Chopra and Dr. Caroline Leaf.
Both of whom state that we can extend our life by thirty to fifty years depending upon our thought life and life style.
We are what we eat and what we allow to enter into and store in our brain affects whether we are at peace, stressed etc which affects our brain chemistry. Think runners high with the increase of endorphins for example. The brain controls everything in our body.
According to Dr Eric Braverman, an expert on brain chemistry, states that only 60% of the blood (nutrients) that gets to our brain actually comes from our heart. The other 40% comes from every other muscle in our body!
Stands to reason that if we do not eat right and do not have toned muscles plus physical activity our brains will not receive all of the oxygen and nutrients required to properly maintain our bodies.
In conclusion, over the next seven years we can choose to be in a better or worse state of decline. It's our choice.
This newly published author, it's been a whole week now, is trying to set up my portfolio page. I uploaded some information but is there a way to add a link to my Book Shop page that is located on my publishers website?
Thanks,
Hollis Frances
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