Our minds are fertile ground—be mindful of the seeds we plant. The roots from the seeds of hate, xenophobia, racism, misogyny, fear, intolerance…once sown, burrow deeply spreading web-like as mycelium; they are notoriously difficult to uproot.
#StopHate #EndRacism

Are we on the cusp of a Technopoly? Neil Postman warned we’d surrender to tech, and it’s happening. Algorithms shape our thoughts, replacing critical thinking with viral noise. Google feeds us clicks, not truth.
But we can fight back. Join the 1%, resist algorithmic poisoning, and think critically.
Rise up! #Technopoly #OnePercent #Resistance

Hearken to my words! As I lay contemplating the freedoms paid for by the lifeblood of our illustrious heroes, I foresaw an ominous dark shadow approaching from far to the right on obsidian wings, its countenance fierce with yellow piercing eyes and sharp, beguiling tongue dripping with poisoned honey and cunning that defies belief. A Crow: what does this mean?  
Beware—the trickster is nigh, and it comes for you! Guard your ideological treasures, lest our beguiling friend absconds with it.

WAR!
#Poetry #Writing
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGNMHKHhqU/rULZhbmI5heqcIfgF6pP9Q/view

We all have the potential to be the big bad wolf in our own stories. We also have the potential, the agency, to tame that big bad wolf. By taming the wolf within, we take control of our lives, choosing resilience, growth, self-compassion, and self-mastery over self-destruction.

#SelfImprovement #MindsetMatters

An Ode to Daisy Mae

Daisy Mae, queen of farts,
We don’t enjoy your stinking tarts!
Your noxious malodorous emission,
Whacks my eyes into submission.
I was savouring my breakfast quest,
Now my senses are all messed!
Let me enjoy my bacon and eggs,
Please, no farts, from you I ‘begs!
#poetry #dogs

How true! The words of Edwin Starr in his 1970 version of the tune, War: "Oh, war, I despise 'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives …"
#War #Peace

An Ode To Ireland.
#Ireland #Poetry

An Ode To Ireland by Paul Besso
@all_poetry
https://allpoetry.com/17942653
#Poetry #Writing

Ah, be gar, I was in a naughty mood this morning.
From Grunts to Groans: A Modern Linguistic Tail by Paul Besso
@all_poetry

#Poetry #Writing
https://allpoetry.com/17931501

Complexitiy's Bane

The problem with a simple little word,
You simply cannot polish a turd!
For in a complex situation,
Understanding is an elation.
#Poetry #Humour

Love

Love does not manifest as sugared kisses nor candied dreams,
it's not in magical, mystical love potions.
It's not all rainbow colours and kaleidoscope themes,
Those are just fanciful idealised notions.
It's not endless change and constantly exciting,
It's choice, it's work, it's endless devotion.
It can be dull, grey, and emotionally biting.
Yet, in its embrace, we find profound emotion.

Amor dolor est, amor est voluptas, amor vita!
(Love is pain, love is pleasure, love is life!)

#Poetry

Sometimes, we can get caught up in the past and feel sorry for ourselves in "the now", thus robbing ourselves of the mental emancipation to live our best lives: we can be our own jailors!
The Emancipation Of Now

It is what it is, not what it was!
Life is transient; don't live in the past.
Carpe diem—now seize the day,
Or mental bondage will be your pay,
Free yourself, Be yourself, Live for today!

Libera te ipsum, vive hodie!
(Free yourself, live today!)
#poetry

A poem that I wrote this morning.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7220737652520554496/
#Diversity #Poetry

How stupid is Facebook's algorithm: let me count the ways!
I shared a link to an open-access RTE article months ago, and they just removed the post and flagged it for promoting counterfeit goods.
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2023/0612/1388371-half-of-young-people-find-it-acceptable-to-buy-fakes/
#Facebook #AlgorithmicStupidity

My theme today is “less is more.” Brevity can be powerful.

I love my toes in warm sand,
Holding your delicate hand,
Howling at the moon,
Belting out a favourite tune.
I love cats, bats, & silly hats,
I love to be me!
To be me—is to be free!

Libertas est simplicitas!
Simplicitas est libertas!
#poetry #simplicity

Simply Profound

Pleasure and pain,
Sunshine and rain,
The color of trees,
The antics of fleas,
Dogs on a walk,
An intimate talk,
Into the crucible,
Make poetry producible.

Profundo in rebus mundanis est!
#Poetry #Inspiration

Today I pay homage to those who sacrificed their lives for my freedom with a short piece of prose and a poem.
#Freedom #democracy #poetry
https://literarymusings.medium.com/lest-we-forget-ed4d3a7daa9d

My poem about drama was inspired by my daughter's friend becoming isolated because of it. The emotional lure of drama can be like a Siren's call—beckoning and seductive but ultimately destructive.
https://literarymusings.medium.com/dramas-evil-tendrils-833f843c84fd

🐾 Hmm! It looks like I won't be sitting in my rocking chair for coffee and a read this morning! ☕📖 The real estate is a wee bit overpopulated!!! 😂🐶❤️
#Dogs #Pets