The Present has the Power
If you want change within your life
To ease away the friction
Make a list of your beliefs
And find the contradictions
For when you find what you believe
You find the reason why
It’s a very strong belief
But don’t sit down and cry
Don’t give your power to the past
And say what’s wrong with me
To focus on the bad you see
Repeats the history
Just close your eyes to time and space
And use imagination
Replacing all the old beliefs
With ones of new creation
And know that when you give of time
To change what you believe
You change the future and the past
And all that you perceive
Reality will change you see
And faster by the hour
For now you know along the way
The Present Has The Power
by Jonathan Orchard (1996)
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This poem won a prize at the spiritual music festival in LA, and has also been made into a song.
9 February 2014 at 01:10
Jonathan you talk about contradictions in the 4th line. Why?
Can you talk more about what you mean by contradictions and what to do with them?
12 May 2014 at 18:55
Hi Mark,
Sorry for the late reply! A contradiction could be a contradicting belief system. Whatever you believe about something you will probably have a contradicting belief about it …. for example when we meditate, we often have great experiences but actually sitting down to meditate can be extremely difficult … there is a contradiction there!
Have a great one!
Jon