The Cult Leader ~ by TPO

The Cult Leader 

~ by TPO ~

      He is now a full-fledged "cult leader".

     His followers are no different from the followers of Hitler or Charles Manson. It is especially disheartening and shattering when you discover people in that camp are personally known by you. And some of them were people you thought were more intelligent and sensible. The men are not unlike mind-bent zombies, and the women are like the "Stepford Wives" who parrot their husbands!

     When he orates, he is getting shriller and bolder and more dangerous-sounding by the day. 

     He gaslights all the time ...

     - he tells blatant lies
     - he denies he ever said something , even though you have proof he did
     - he uses what is near and dear to you as ammunition. eg. the flag, 

       patriotism, religion, etc.
     - he wears you down over time
     - his actions do not match his words
     - he throws in positive reinforcement to confuse you
     - he knows confusion weakens people
     - he projects
     - he tries to align people against you
     - he tells you or others that you are crazy or criminal ... and ...
     - he tells you that you and everyone else are liars !

  

Focus - by Gray Pilgrim

Focus *

 by Gray Pilgrim
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The only thing you really need ... 'Focus' ... All else will follow.

My dear mind, what do you seek

Stay still for a while and look inside

For the peace you seek

Is within your own reach.

You feel weighed down by the past

Disappointments, regrets and guilt

Why keep clinging to the unchangeable

Let go of it and feel feather light.

Cease the flow of thoughts

Concentrate at a point

Visualize a placid lake

Undisturbed by the flow of time.

Focus on this moment

That's all you need to do

Snap back into this very moment

That's all that you need to concentrate upon.

We can't go back and change anything

But we make a different future

If only we focus on giving

All that we have got into 'Now'.

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Published: 3/2/2011