Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Welcome to Day 8 of the 2020 RWISA "RISE-UP" Blog Tour! #RRBC #RWISA #RWISARiseUp


Welcome to Day 8 of the 2020 RWISA "RISE-UP" Blog Tour! Each day, I will be featuring an amazing RWISA author and a piece he/she has written to focus on one of our two themes: A World Without Mom and/or How Living in This New World Has Change Me.  Today's author is me! :-)





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What if,
In our hustle and bustle,
In our go go go,
We made it a point
To slow down and meditate -
Tune in to the now,
The beauty of each moment?
If only we had slowed our lives down
To enjoy the present moment,
We’d have less people living with anxiety,
Fewer suicides and more survivors,
More productivity in our workplace
With fewer hours at the job.
 What if we chose
To care about the foods we eat,
To focus on nutrients from our earth
Without pesticides or genetic modifications?
If only we had stayed away
From GMO-products and processed foods,
We’d have fewer loved ones suffering
From obesity and digestive issues
And autoimmune disorders.
What if we cared
About our fellow man and woman and child
Enough to help them find shelter
And food
And employment?
If only we had cared more about
The community as one
Instead of individualism,
We would have risen up
To find solutions for homelessness,
To help rehabilitate the hopelessness
And leave no human hungry.
What if mothers and fathers
Could spend quality time with their children,
Laughing and playing,
Nurturing and comforting,
Molding them into loving human beings?
If only we had valued the family unit,
There would be fewer broken families,
Children would grow into
Caring and confident adults,
Valuing love and laughter.
What if we chose
To heal the mind, body, and spirit
As one,
With natural remedies,
Focused on healing and curing
Instead of masking and prolonging?
If only we had focused on healing
Instead of profiting on illness,
Our immune systems would be strong,
Able to fight harder against viruses and diseases,
Our minds would be calm and serene,
Our spirit would be at peace and
In harmony with the world.
What if we cared about our planet,
Sharing the earth with
Its other living inhabitants,
Making small sacrifices
So our planet can grow and prosper
Alongside us?
If only we had not been so selfish in our ways
And had made the necessary changes
To allow our planet to heal,
Our forests would flourish
And shelter our animals,
Our oceans would provide life and enjoyment,
And our air would be clear and breathable.
What if we changed our ways?
If only we could do something
To stop this downward spiral of catastrophes
That we have created.

We can.
We should.
We must.


When RWISA asked its members to consider the new world we are now living in, they wanted us to consider what we would have done differently to better the situation we are currently in. This led me to think about foresight and hindsight. We all have the ability to pause and wonder what the world could be if we choose to make the hard choices and work toward a better world. Similarly, once the catastrophe has happened, we can look back and realize what we did wrong.

So, I created this poem. Choose to read it line by line or read the left side in its entirety and then go back and read the right side. Either way works! 😊

So often, our leaders look back and say, “Oops!” and then just keep trudging along without righting their wrongs. We, as citizens, do the same. We have become quite comfortable in our spoiled lives. We, as a society, focus on individualism instead of community. We live in a bubble that is only concerned with how enjoyable our own little world is, forgetting that we do not live in isolation. We ignore the pleas of others to help the planet/hungry/homeless/poor because that would mean putting effort or perhaps making sacrifices, and who wants to give up the luxuries that they have become accustomed to?


Can anyone still doubt that humans and our ways have hurt our environment and will continue to hurt our planet unless we make serious changes to our ways of life? How many businesses are realizing that their workers can actually do their jobs from home? That one change can cut back on car emissions, stress, and other pollution. I don’t have all the solutions, but maybe it’s time that we, as a society, start to use our foresight to change our world for the better.

  

Thank you for supporting today's RWISA author along the RWISA "RISE-UP" Blog Tour!  To follow along with the rest of the tour, please visit the main RWISA "RISE-UP" Blog Tour page on the RWISA site.  For a chance to win a bundle of 15 e-books along with a $5 Amazon gift card, please leave a comment on the main RWISA "RISE-UP"Blog Tour page!  Thank you and good luck! 

8 comments:

  1. Insightful and hopeful...thank you, Yvette. We will emerge stronger, wiser, and hopefully more loving. Big hugs to you!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Gwen! I truly hope that we do. :-)

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  2. Yvette, you give us lots to think about here. We all have responsibilities, not only to ourselves but to our planet. Great post!!

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    1. I hope we take those responsibilities to heart. Thanks for stopping by, Jan! :-)

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  3. I love the clever way you presented the poem, Yvette and the message it contained on more than one level. You gave a lot to think about and areas on which we can act. It gives us hope seeing the change in a short time and areas we can reach out, too. Fantastic post. Xo

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    1. Thank you, Denise! I appreciate your understanding of my poem. :-)

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  4. Yvette I really can relate to everything you are saying. I wish that we had more respect for the animals on this earth who supply us with food. That would help curb the pollution we cause on a massive scale. My sister lives in NC where they had a pig waste catastrophe. I believe when she moved there it caused the health problems she was plagued with. If only we would respect our world and live our lives accordingly, what a difference it would make in our well-being.

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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    1. I agree with you, Shirley! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. :-)

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