For any situation is
“What would the universe
Want me to do?”
For the answer changes
After every moment passed
Changing circumstances until
You or the universe answers
It’s best to listen to the universe
Your ego has different plans
“What would the universe
Want me to do?”
Be silent
Help
Evaluate
Flee
Cry
Ponder
Ignore
Justify
Hide
Ask again
Rise
Stop
Contemplate
Move
Sleep
Tell
Listen
Absorb
Shed
Know
Detach
Ask again
Project
Decipher
Ruminate
Proceed
Quit
Love
Ask again
“What would the universe
Want me to do?”
Wrap it up
Blog this post
Edit, schedule
Let the words
Land where they may on
Open hearts
Closed minds
Fence walkers
Open minds
Closed hearts
Your ego wants to
Control
Manipulate
Cling
Scare
Hate
Anger
Agitate
Expect
Hoard
Falsify
Have
Keep
Maintain
Conceal
Fear
“What would the universe
Want me to do?”
Realize the question has
Ten syllables so that one
Can anchor each in a finger
To remember the question
Thumb (T)
Index (I)
Middle (M)
Ring (R)
Pinky (P)
“What (T) would (I) the (M) un (R) i (P) verse (T)
Want (I) me (M) to (R) do (P) ?”
Universe : “Stop rambling and post.”
Me : “Thank you, Universe.”
What is going on
In my own world
Why should I
Concern myself
With what is
Happening in
Someone else’s
Let alone the other
Eight billion people
Especially the one
Who needs everyone’s
Undivided attention
It keeps me away
From my divinity, that
I already scarcely know
Selfish? Perhaps, but
Like the airplane analogy
One must put on their
Oxygen mask first, so
They might help others
Or, should one decide to be
The lantern in the storm *
It would behoove them
To protect their own light
Otherwise, all will be
Lost in total darkness
*
The Lantern in the Storm
During a long night storm, a traveler carried a lantern to guide others along a dangerous mountain path. Each time someone stumbled, he held the lantern out for them—but he never stopped to shield the flame from the wind.
Eventually, the flame weakened and went out. In the darkness, no one could see the path anymore—not the traveler, and not those he meant to help.
Only after relighting and protecting his own lantern could he once again light the way for others.
Lesson: You don’t help people by letting your light go out. Care for the flame first, so it can shine farther.
– AI
“Could you put your light on, please,
It’s kind of dark tonight.
And I feel a little lonely,
Yes, I need a little light.
Could you put your light on, please,
Let me hear a friendly sound.
I could make it through ’til morning
If you could let your light shine down.”
– Harry Chapin
Just think of how
Bright, we might be
If every one shined
Their light collectively
To guide through darkness
We could each shine
What have we got to lose
All we have is time
“I write to expunge the darkness
So that someday
Light may shine through”
– Angelo Devlin
Call for loving measures
Peace and compassion
Not for unleashing anger
Death and destruction
Unfortunately, we have an
Alleged leader at the helm
Whose narcissistic ego
Will never be quelled
So it is time to do
What we do best
Look out for each other
To take care of the rest
For all that we have
Is this moment right now
Have a desire to serve
Then, ask yourself how
It could be as simple
As giving a smile
That goes a long way
Longer than a mile
Even a gestured
Nod will work, too
When you realize
It also affects you
Something greater will
Have been exchanged
Which can be more
Helpful than loose change
Because one way
Or another
You will see yourself
In the mirror
“I must love my enemy
For I am
My own worst enemy.”
– Angelo Devlin
It tastes like compassion
For those who are afraid
To hear unpleasant truths
I bite my tongue
To cease my speech
What I might verbalize
Makes zero difference
To others, indifferent
From seeing themselves in
Their surrounding mirrors
Besides, who am I to make
Opinionated observations
Of stuff in all likelihood I
Might be wrong about anyway
Why, you ask?
Because a long time ago
I recall a Charles Schultz
Peanut’s cartoon where
Lucy and Linus exchange
Lucy: “I just think I have a knack for seeing other people’s faults.”
Linus: “What about your own faults?”
Lucy: “I have a knack for overlooking them…”
“Some people find fault like there is a reward for it.”
― Zig Ziglar
“No reward is worth this!”
— Han Solo
The reward is in remaining silent
Recognizing the outcome
Remains exactly the same
Saving precious valuable words
Exhausted breath, a tired tongue
Scratchy throat and vocal chords
The walk away is knowing that
You have not strayed away
From betraying your divinity
It is also listening to the universe
Telling me to zip my lip
Which sounds as painful as
Biting my tongue, but at least
I can keep my mouth shut
In order to swallow my words
“The only way to
Change the game
Is to stop playing”
– Angelo Devlin
The infinite, most inevitably
Unanswerable question
Is my favorite question
Of the five W’s and an H
Who
What
When
Where
Why
And
How
Though “Why ?”, is my favorite question
I am learning not to ask it
For any one else’s explanation
Regarding their behavior or acts
Ultimately, they do not know, nor have
The inclination to try or want to understand
Likewise, I may not grasp why I do what I do
However, it is worth asking myself why, why, why
Methinks, that if one inquired of me
My behavior or acts, I could give a fairly finite answer
Because most times, I’ve already thought it through
In other words, I have a why (*) to my why (act)
A thought out, * rational, reason, purpose, or intent
Even if it is a mildly unconscious OCD as an OCB
Obsessive Compulsive Behavior, not Disorder
Besides, who gets to decide what is, the disorder
Ironically, if someone doesn’t like or believe my why
They will make up their own “why” anyway
Conversely, sadly, I am inclined to do the same
It’s kind of like hearing
“Everything happens for a reason,”
Every individual gets to make up
Their own perception of what
They think is the reason
And, just like people’s
Interpretation of God
Not even two will be similar
Enough to be categorized together
Why?
Because we can and it satiates
Our own individual narcissistic ego
That thinks it “knows” the reason why
Or their understanding of God
Is the most accurate and defining
“I have special glasses
To see the contradiction
In everything.”
– Angelo Devlin
Hyperbolic ridiculousness
Of the exaggerated lengths
Content creators will go to
Generate crappy click bait
In order to get multiple likes
Or unconscious comments
Of either malignant or benign
Dopey distractions with
Impossible savage scenarios
Visually stimulating stupidity
To make most go….that’s fake
Why the fuck did I fall for that
While the rest get quickly
Hooked, hook, line, and sinker
The line is getting blurrier
Deciphering reality from fiction
Save not engaging at all to then
Read a book, or learn an instrument
Wash the house, the car, or dog
Reorganize a “junk” drawer
Throw stuff out, make some art
Have deep philosophical dialog
Learn about the person closest
To your heart in the brief time
That is available to both right now
Bordering on consice concerns
Of having an experience
Which is easier to say
Than, to realize it because
It was at the exact moment
Simultaneously experienced
It was not an afterthought
Recognizing what happened
Rather, as it occurred
If I had a bucket list
Which I do not
That would have been on it
Since things to do
Before I die, are not available
As my infinite soul is merely
In an autonomous vehicle
Death is just a transfer point
From one facade to the next
In one quadrillionth
Of a second, I recognized it
Then, I moved on to changing
My behavior
My thoughts
My posture
My composure
My breathing
My outlook
Hoping in similar situations
I experience that miracle to
Be aware of magic moments
Discerning my divinity
Fortunately or unfortunately
The scenario that occurred was
When I was extremely agitated
Jaw clenched, blood boiling
Joints stiffened, breath held
Whilst no one noticed……whew
Except for me, instantaneously
Ceasing that tenacious tension
Became aware of what I control
Knowing external influences
Did not manifest my anger
It was how I had unconsciously
Chose to react to something that
Lasted a series of brief moments
Me being angry was not going
To change the outcome of what
Was occurring at the time
Most likely, would make it worse
Had it been discovered in plain sight
I know as of now I forgot the details
The experience is recognizing the
Wisdom I gained in that brief moment
Carrying it into experiencing each
Infinitesimally concise split second
Which is quite an experience
“Just an observation,
Maybe I need
Different glasses.”
– Angelo Devlin
Click bait
Set to trigger
Fragile egos
Ready to burst
With opinions
Guided by
Algorithms
Triggers set
Only antagonize
Never relax
That is why
Social media
Calls what
You scroll through
“A feed”
People grunting
Their way over to
The digital trough
To consume
Whatever slop
Their owners want
To feed them
To keep them dull
From over consumption
Swallowing the actual
Nutrition mixed in
But ignored
That points out
Not to be distracted
Be at peace
Love your neighbor
Hint: (everyone on
The planet is….
Your neighbor)
We are all certainly on
The same spaceship
So save your
Knee-jerks for
The doctor when
They acknowledge
That you can feel
“Knee-jerk” is an expression meaning
an immediate, automatic response
made without much thought.
What it implies
Reflexive – like the physical knee-jerk reflex tested by doctors
Unconsidered – not carefully reasoned
Often emotional, habitual, or defensive
Examples
“His knee-jerk reaction was to get angry
before hearing the full story.”
“Opposing the idea was a knee-jerk response,
not a thoughtful critique.”
Tone & usage
Usually critical or dismissive,
suggesting the response lacked depth
Common in politics, debates,
psychology, and everyday speech
Related expressions
Reflex reaction
Snap judgment
Automatic response
Gut reaction”
– AI
“It’s never going to get any better, don’t look for it. Be happy with what you got. Because the owners of this country don’t want that.
I’m talking about the real owners now.
The big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions.
Forget the politicians. They are irrelevant.
The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice.
You don’t.
You have no choice.
You have owners.
They own you.
They own everything.
They own all the important land.
They own, and control the corporations.
They’ve long since bought, and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear.
They’ve got you by the balls.”
– George Carlin
The distractions
Are easy to spot
All you have to do is
Just look carefully to
Spot obvious ones
By their vague source
With a constant one
Drum beat direction
The second easy one
From a different direction
Are those gently tapping
For an opinion that has on
The outcome, zero relevance
It simply hooks you in
For statistical nonsense
To satiate one’s ego that
“Your” opinion “matters”
It doesn’t. It goes nowhere
Save keeping you occupied
Away from your divinity
Knowing you are one
With Source, of course
“My biggest fear is one day one of these kids is going to be President, and he’s going to have a lot of trophies. He’s not going to know what losing feels like.
He’s not going to have humility, and he’s not going to have grace. Someone’s not going to sign a trade agreement, and he’s going to hit the nuke button. We’re going to be so high, we’re just going to watch.
As that nuclear fireball rips the flesh from our skeletons, our last thought is going to be….Pretty colors.”
– Christopher Titus
“Neverlution”
“I just want to be
The antidote for the
Poisonous Kool-aid
People have ingested.”
– Angelo Devlin
That which you feel
Can not be real
That which you see
Is a projection
On a moving screen
That which you hear
Is not stored anywhere
Just to be clear
That which you
Have tasted
Is either on your
Waist or wasted
Which you can not
Recall the flavor
As if you didn’t
Eat it at all to savor
It was once there and
Now it is gone
Which is where you’ll be
Before not very long
Nothing catastrophic
Is going, to happen
Though often that is
Generally, the distraction
The only moment you have
Is the one right now
Ooopsie, you missed it
Now you look around
Wondering how
Probably because
You were reading this
Which momentarily
Put you in a state of bliss
Maybe that is true
But probably not
That’s the trouble with
The perception paradox
No cat, box, radiation, hammer
Poison, or geiger counter necessary
If you are awake, you are alive
If you are asleep, you are dead
Consider, when you are “sleeping”
Either in a fancy box, or a cardboard one
“You” are not “there” in the first place
Quite frankly, if no one is observing you
Your existence is impossible to prove
Could you prove otherwise, hmmm
Try saying I Am, while sleeping
“I am”… I said
To no one there
And no one heard at all
Not even the chair
“I am”… I cried
“I am”… said I
And I am lost and I can’t
Even say why
“I am”… I said
“I am”… I cried
“I am”… I said
– Neil Diamond
One’s existence boils down
To a heady thought experiment
While each moment
Blends into the next
Wave after wave
“I have special glasses
To see the contradiction
In everything.”
– Angelo Devlin
Looking at the world through a windshield. 