Intelligence – Word of the Day
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Emotional Courage
I want to sit at the table of openness,
I’d walk past the table of entanglement,
or the one reserved for those who lambast my ears.
or the one,
the long one, for the baggage handlers,
who carry too much anger
or some other that weighs them down
and anyone who sups from their menu.
I’d want to sit away from the narrow ones,
whose minds are fixed shut against beauty,
against abundance,
fearing failure,
or those whose minds are the universe
in their own singular legends.
No, I want to sit at the table of openness,
the place of emotional courage,
where the brain is heartfelt for other.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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I like this idea. There are too many tables that are unpleasant to sit at.
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Absolutely, and life is too important to waste at those tables, thank you for that.
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Save me a spot too, Paul.
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You’re invited Sandy, guaranteed.
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Sigh of relief. Thanks.
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You are always welcome
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Wow! I’m not qualified to judge brilliant but I’ll say it anyway. Thank you!
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I think it’s how we receive it, and thank you so much for that Susan.
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I’m with you on this! I like the way you looped back to the beginning, starting and ending with openness!
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Thank you, yes, I tried a different ending, but the pull was to guard the original intention, it wrote itself. Many thanks Heather.
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You are most welcome.
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Let’s begin fresh! Wonderful piece Paul.
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Yes, new menu, thank you Rupali
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Such a wonderful poem. I love the concept of “the place of emotional courage”. It encapsulates the practice of sitting with discomfort instead of running from it.
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Dawn thank for sharing that, I really appreciate your thoughts.
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Very welcome.
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Thanks Ana
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Reblogging to my sister site Timeless Wisdoms
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Thank you so much Ana
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My pleasure, brother
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🙂
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All those negatives caused by fear. Conquer fear to find successful emotional relationships and positive attitude.
Very nicely written. Thank you for the reminder.
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Thank you for reading, and for sharing.
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Yes, that open table of freshness and light denying a seat to regret and blight feeding one’s heart and spirit rejecting then scolding those who would fear it. Well done an enjoyable read
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Thank you indeed for that, much appreciated.
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Powerful and Profound … exactly what we need to do!
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Yes, I live in hope, thanks for your response too.
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most welcome!
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Love the twist and use of words this way – yes I want to sit at the table you chose too
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Thank you so much Lyn
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I love this table, Paul.
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I thought I’d find you there 🙂
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Beautifully written. It’s courage and, that’s a good thing… Cheers!
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Thank you so much for that.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you so much
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Please save a place for me too, Paul.
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Reservation already there Punam
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Thank you so much, Paul.
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wise, beautiful thoughts and words.
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Madeline, thank you so much for that.
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I’ve loved what you wrote on the blog and it is close to my heart , extraordinary, profound, made me pauses and think. Thank you ! 🙏
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