My Mindset

What have you been working on?

Your mind creates your life, the more life affirming your thoughts are the better you will feel, the better you feel the better you will be in all aspects of your life. But that truth is out there.

Rebellion

I always do the daily prompt because it helps to get my writing noticed and I want to help others, but you can only answer so many questions like this before you start to lose inspiration.

I tried turning them into poems and that was okay, it made it more of a challenge, but I looked at this last night and thought “I’m going to sleep on this”, and I did.

Instead each day I will briefly answer the question, then share something else, whatever piques my interest. Today it’s religion…don’t panic, I’m not trying to convert anyone to anything! Exactly the opposite.

This arose from a social-media discussion on Wicca, an ancient way that is generally and incorrectly called Witchcraft. But it’s not about that either.

Post-ancient/post-modern

Beliefs can unite or divide. When it comes to religion they do both. Uniting those who agree and dividing our societies in damaging ways.

Every single religion has been misused. It’s that simple. To kill, to control, to suppress.

Let’s go deeper, let’s ask ourselves why centuries upon centuries after these old ways were created we still need to believe in anything but human rights?

If we believed in human rights we could not kill, injure, hurt or maim, anyone or anything. Yet we seem to need to have beliefs and defend them vigorously, either through argument, or outright murder. Why in the 21st Century do we need that?

Non-believers and modern folks

Many have stepped away from all idea of religion into what? A secular, money oriented world, chasing success, in which others get left behind?

Non-belief is still a belief, it includes equally as much violence, and a distinct dismissal of, and lack of connection to others.

In the modern world we’ve gone indoors and isolated ourselves. During Covid we saw so much conflict between those who erred on the side of caution because we didn’t know what else to do to help, and those who didn’t seem to care who they infected, even if another person’s health didn’t give them a chance. People decided for everyone that they should allow their immune system to react naturally, because they believed that. It was I oriented and callous.

Our personal beliefs are not more important than humanitarianism, and care for the animal kingdom, including insects. We destroy, they keep us alive.

The dreaded I

We need to abandon the ancient beliefs and truly become a modern society based on humanitarianism and care for the planet. To have equal respect for the natural world, and stop trying to destroy our own home.

If someone asked you to set your house alight you wouldn’t would you? If they asked you to take a mallet to it and deliberately destroy it you’d say no? Of course you would.

Think how many houses and acres have been destroyed by wildfires and hit by flooding this year alone. Your house won’t save you from that. We need to think more globally and stop burning our home down and poisoning the land.

It’s not okay that you’re okay because the danger is closing in on all of us.

Maybe you’re sitting there thinking “another idiot who believes in global warming?” I just know what I’m seeing.

As a scientist once said to us at an event “Yes the Earth warms up and cools down, always has always will. But I will give you two words “fossil fuels”.

However…the fact is that if you care for your house and fancy car, care for the earth that’s keeping you alive. If some people are important to you, remember that all people are important. All creatures are important. Without them we die.

So…

In conclusion

I’d have a lot less trouble with my mindset, and so would millions of others, if we as a race could just wake up.

War is wrong – fact.

Violence is wrong – fact.

Social media trolling is wrong – fact.

Believing you’re right is often wrong – fact.

Love is right – fact. You can’t love and kill.

Respect is right – fact!

Discussion connects – fact.

Listening brings understanding – fact.

Kindness makes everyone feel better and reduces stress and illness – fact.

You get the picture!

Best love from your loving humanitarian battler for global, fully inclusive down to the tiniest creature, happiness and wellbeing,

Believe and it will be.

Amorah – Deb