Poem: Civil Disobedience

There is such a contradiction between what I see on live streams of the ongoing protests against global tyranny and what the media is reporting.

I see flag waving and the voices of people uniting for the national anthem. But the media (and government) calls it sedition.

I see folks sharing food, building potluck tables – a timeless ritual throughout civilization to bond through the sharing of meals – the media (and government) calls it terrorism.

I see peaceful resistance by the hard working laborers of nations standing up against tyranny. The sound of honking, a nuisance to deal with in the fight for freedom. The government tries to make it illegal.

Let us not forget these wise words, forgotten by today’s left, who have turned Marxist: “One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

So I share today another poem from Shining Hard that I wrote last fall that ring true even more today, my celebration of everyone who stands up against tyranny.

Poem: Praise

I’d like to share another poem I included in my most recent poetry collection Shining Hard.

I actually wrote this last fall as people were losing their jobs in face of the vaccine mandates. For those standing up for their freedom and all of our freedoms.

But reading it now, it also describes the freedom convoys occurring in Canada and all over the world. They are putting themselves into the history books. Legends.

Poem: Nothing Left

Last fall I published my 4th collection of poetry titled Shining Hard. I had gotten in the habit last year of sharing a poem now and then on my blog in lieu of posting to Instagram (which I deleted last summer).

But I have not shared in a while, despite feeling like now more than ever we need to share our passions and the things that make this world better. I have very few creative outlets. I was at the breakfast table yesterday just saying how much of a non creative person I am when I looked over and saw one of my books sitting on the table top. I will not squander what little creativity I have!

We are in a war for our freedom around the world but what will we do with it? I hope we will share happy, uplifting things, the things that bring us to life and the things that show the best side of life and humanity.

So I share with you here a poem from Shining Hard, one of my favorites maybe that I’ve ever written. Whatever I do in my life, I hope in the end, there is nothing left.

We’ve Already Won

Sometimes when I’m reading a book that is stressing me out I’ll go read the last chapter so that I can continue reading peacefully knowing how the story ends. I know, this is not really a good quality.

However, when it comes to the situation we find ourselves in currently, the world rising up to reclaim freedom, I’ve already read the last chapter, and we’ve already won.

I don’t know what it will take to get there or when it will happen, but victory is sure. Because God always wins. Good always triumphs over evil.

The Bible says, “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

We have trouble. We have aging tyrannical globalists who are trying to see the fulfillment of their life’s work of a new world order to oppress and control the people. The Klaus Schwabs (aged 83) and George Soros’ (aged 91) are playing their hands hard right now because they don’t have decades left anymore. So they turn up the heat.

But our victory over evil is already secured.

That doesn’t mean winning is easy but it sure is beautiful to see the collective will of decent people join together in the pursuit of freedom. Seeing the bravery in the face of tyranny. The sacrifice of comfort today for the possibility of a free future. The unity of extremely diverse people joining together for a noble cause.

But it doesn’t end with this. It doesn’t end with dropping the mandates because this isn’t the only trick up their sleeve. They’ll try to trick us into wars, into paying new taxes to fund their mission, into accepting social credit scores and other globalists measures. We must fight them all.

We weren’t born to toil at our jobs all day and spend our free hours glued to the social engineering box that we call a TV. We weren’t born for idle comfort. We were born for such times as this, that call upon our God given talents, our strength, our resources, to rise up and seek truth, justice and freedom.

“For the LORD your God is he that goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to give you the victory. ‘

Deuteronomy 20:4

To the Truckers

As I sit here this evening in my warm apartment with a snack by my side and a dog in my lap, I think about truckers holding the line in Ottawa and along the Canadian border, that they are probably cold. Uncomfortable. Maybe missing family. And that the euphoria of the first days of this protest is fading and being replaced by fatigue and discomfort.

But the world is watching. The globalists are watching, and they are scared. The oppressed around the world are watching and are being filled with hope. Many people who were blind are watching and saying, “my eyes have been opened.”

So to the truckers this evening, I say thank you. Please hold the line.

I say, the oppressed around the world have been waiting for a hero. And we see what we are looking for in you. Please hold the line.

I say, we are behind you. So many people are praying and willing to put their effort in to help you. Please hold the line.

I say, there will be a someday, and if in that someday there is freedom, your efforts will be honored and remembered. You are on the right side of history. Please hold the line.

I say, good will always win. God will always win. You are the warriors on the side of good. There is no losing when you’re fighting for freedom. Please hold the line.

This isn’t the vaccine. This isn’t even just mandates. This is globalism, this is worldwide tyranny. But there are only so many of them. There are billions of people in the world with a soul that instinctively cries out for freedom.

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.”

1 Corinthians 16:13

Marxist Hypocrisy

Yesterday I watched some video of Canadian Members of Parliament debating the current situation with the protest in Ottawa.

I took exception to a Liberal MP stating that the protesters have made their point and need to go home because it’s not fair to “lockdown” all of Ottawa with the gridlock of their protest.

Not fair to lockdown Ottawa for a few days when Ottawa has locked down the entire nation for nearly two years? How can they not hear the grotesque hypocrisy of this?

It is part of the Marxist playbook to perpetrate this sort of hypocrisy. When leftist protesters burn down cities or tear down statues it’s called a peaceful protest. When freedom loving people drape a flag over a statue its called desecration.

FYI, the hanging of a flag upside down is not a disrespect to the flag but it is a sign of a nation in distress. It is an SOS. But no one reads anymore. They get their marching orders from lunatics on social media.

The government of Canada and many governments around the world have put small businesses OUT of business (while letting big tech and corporate America thrive, mind you). They’ve forced children into masks and isolation. They’ve driven up rates of suicide and drug addiction. They have separated people from their loved ones. And now they have the nerve to express inconvenience over these protests?

We all need to stand up to this! This is not about a vaccine. This is about our liberty. Because they will eventually walk back covid restrictions as they are finally doing in other parts of the world – but there will be more coming. They already “predict” new pandemics and cyber attacks. Well, it’s easy to make a prediction when you’re on the planning committee.

If you don’t stand against this tyranny, they’ll come for you eventually. Maybe not this time. And by the time they come for you there might be no one left to stand for you. So let’s all stand together. Make a statement with your actions, with your words, with your dollars.

“If is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”

Voltaire

Proud to be Canadian

This spring I will celebrate 20 years since my family moved to America. But this weekend I was bursting with pride to be Canadian born.

Watching the live stream videos online (since of course the Marxist mainstream media is either silent or misrepresenting the truth), I watched my fellow Canadians rise up against tyranny in the form of a convoy of truckers. And they did it in their typical Canadian way – with laughter, politeness, dancing in the streets and smoke in the air. I watched literally full days of live streams of this protest.

I have a friend who has for months been attending freedom rallies in my hometown of Edmonton, Alberta – she has been on the ground floor of this when only dozens came out. My pride in her was explosive this weekend seeing pictures of her with her Canadian flags cheering on the truckers.

These last months I’ve been in the midst of a major life change, building anew – but also soul searching what my place and what my purpose is in this. There are medical experts struggling to have their message heard. There are independent media figures and podcasters trying to balance the one sided narrative that is being shared by the media. There are big names in important places working to make a difference and it has left me wondering where my place is in trying to throw off the chains of tyranny and to take my stand in this fight of good versus evil.

But I think about my friend, who has donned her Canadian gear and gotten out to rallies and shared information and has set an example, who alongside others has inspired a huge movement.

So, I’ve been educating myself. I’ve read Marx The Communist Manifesto twice and Klaus Schwab’s The Great Reset so I can understand the blueprint of the enemy. I’ve been studying spiritual warfare. I’ve been having private conversations and donating money to those on the front lines of the fight for our freedom. I’ve been in prayer.

But maybe it is our example that matters most of all. Maybe it’s the way I cherish freedom. The way I embrace life. The way I live without fear. And if the convoy comes here (and word is that it will!), I’ll be there supporting and doing whatever I can. If by my actions I can encourage someone not to give up the fight then I’m moving in the right direction.

This is not just about a vaccine. This is about tyranny. It’s about globalistic totalitarianism. It is about good versus evil. It is a way bigger picture than covid or vaccines. It is our future. It is our humanity. It is our freedom. And they are going to force us to choose. There is no neutral side in this fight.

My heart is relieved with hope seeing the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike joining together against tyranny. We will win, because they have the media and they have money and big pharma and politicians…but we have good, and we have God.

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10

Shining Hard

The last six weeks have been very hectic. I sold my house and moved hundreds of miles. I did this while recovering from the COVID fatigue and getting back into my lifting routine, and working everyday. I also used this time to have numerous dental appointments, because why not?! My adventure is another story for another day.

However, today, I am extremely proud to say that I have published my 4th book of poetry entitled Shining Hard.

This collection chronicles the experiences that I have had over the past year, through the trials and tribulations, the uncertainty, the anxiety, the fear. But the overwhelming feeling throughout is the hope that I have had, the strength, the peace of mind and my resolve.

Hard times reveal who we are. It is easy to be our best selves on the good days. It is the hardest days that shine the light on what we are really made of.

And I have discovered how brave, how patient, how resilient I am.

My new adventure has come at a huge cost. There has been struggle. But never for a moment has there been regret.

Shining Hard is about real life, real struggle, but it is also about being strong, hopeful and determined in the midst of it. Nobody gets to have an epic story for free. I am earning mine.

I am so proud of all my poetry books, so I don’t know that I can say I am most proud of this one. But I am proud of the reflection of myself in it, of my growth, and I am proud of how I know many people will be able to relate to these poems.

Always Time for New Adventures

I turn 40 in 600 days.

The last time I wrote about the countdown I wrote about the goals I have about turning 40, and the hope I have in the next decade of my life for new adventure.

A lot has happened since then. I have already found myself down unknown roads, I have already embarked on an expected journey.

And a new one is about to begin.

The point of this, I think, is that you never know what day you will wake up and completely change your life in an exciting way. You never know the morning you wake up that you will meet someone who changes your life. You never know the day you wake up and get presented with an unexpected opportunity.

Meaning, there is always great hope!

On August 1, I was signing up with a new internet service provider with the intent of sticking with them for the foreseeable future. Before October 1, I had signed a lease on a new place to live in a different city, and now I’m canceling my current services. You just never know when or how quickly life can turn for the better!

In 600 days I turn 40, I am so excited for the twists and turns between then and now that will make me into a better person and make the next decade the most exciting one yet!

“We all have the power to make little choices that can change the course of our lives forever.”

Oscar Auliq-Ice

Things That Don’t Make Sense

News recently broke about a Colorado health care system that will deny a kidney to a stage five renal failure patient due to the fact that the patient isn’t vaccinated.

The “logic” here is that being unvaccinated makes this person more likely to get COVID-19 and die because they are a compromised individual due to the organ transplant.

So, they basically sign off on this person to die of renal failure because this person could catch COVID and become ill. Certain death over the possibility of illness.

And this is about health?

They continue to talk about the pandemic of the unvaccinated. That we all need to get the vaccine so we are protected. But if the vaccinated are protected, why are they nervous about me? They are protected. Right?

They rail against the use of ivermectin. Because it’s cheap is the reason. But they manufacture stories to malign it. I recently spoke to a local healthcare provider in Dallas who has been treating COVID patients since the start of the pandemic. They have had great success in the use of ivermectin, especially if started early in the illness. But the powers that be tell you that ivermectin does not treat COVID.

And yet, stories emerge (though they try to be quashed) about poor, unvaccinated areas of India that have vastly turned their COVID numbers around using ivermectin. Because it’s cheap.

But since no one is going to get Pfizer scale rich off ivermectin, they tout anyone who uses it as a lunatic.

When I was sitting on my couch feeling pretty crappy with COVID, it occured to me how sad it was that the last person I would call was my personal physician. He would certainly not prescribe me anything useful. And probably, he would give me a lecture about not getting vaccinated.

Even though, at that very moment, vaccinated people that I spread COVID to were sitting at home in the same physical state as me (only madder, because they discover their vaccination did nothing for them).

Even though I stayed away from my own mother, who is vaccinated, lest I spread my COVID to her.

This is not about public health. This is about control. It is about money. If this was about health, we would not be firing health care workers who worked their asses off in 2020 during the pandemic now because their free will goes against the mandates. If this was about health, we would not subject patients to die of organ failure over the possibility that they could get COVID. If this was about health, we would embrace every possible chance to evaluate different medications in the treatment of the illness, especially the low cost medications. And if this was about health we wouldn’t be forcing people to choose between their jobs (and possible homelessness) and getting a vaccine. Putting people out of their homes and onto the streets is not in the interest of public health.

Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship.

Bruce Coville