Fear is a powerful teacher with much to give

A healthy timely helping instructs how to live

Fearless children often get burned or even worse

Missing the big difference between a blessing and a curse

Moving with abandon without seeing risk

Causes great catastrophe in instants so brisk

One moment of diversion without mindful gaze

Can bring lifetime bereavement in so many ways

You can lose a finger you can lose an arm

You can lose a loved one that’s a lifelong harm

You can lose a fortune position or your fame

If you are not thoughtful you lose your good name

How do you prevent these calamities

How do you avoid what brings you to your knees

It can be very simple you must stay alert

Minding cautious voices that see potential hurt

Think of what can happen when you do a deed

What results follow what warnings might you heed

Listen to those voices that always are near

Learn to trust the lessons encased in healthy fear

Do not let bravado take you on a joy ride

Do not ignore the warnings and act out of pride

It can be very simple when you listen deep

Honor caution’s blessing do not go to sleep

Can you remember a time when you heard and ignored the warning voice of healthy fear?

What was the lesson you took away?

What was the cost of that lesson?

How valuable would the payback have been if you listened to the voice of caution?

What warnings are you ignoring today?

– Stewart Levine ©

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Stewart Levine

I have always been a seeker, always looking for the answers to what seekers ponder. I can remember Dr. Maxwell Maltz and Psychocybernetics; Dr. Carl Rogers On Becoming a Person. Moving through my legal training and practicing law the focus was always about people and how to better their lives. All that searching, reading, studying and introspective work culminated in this collection of daily readings for seekers.

My work in the world has progressed from fighting legal cases to mediating divorces to helping people understand the essentials of relationship and collaborating to these poems. How can we collaborate effectively and work with each other in harmony to create the world we seek. How can we mindfully enable this world to become a place that works for all.

My prayer is that through introspection using these poems as a guide we can all grow together in making the world the Heaven on Earth we all aspire toward.

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