The Energy to "Key Yourself In"

Painting to be redone. Poem has been revised.

"Key Yourself In"

This is “Key Yourself In”

To key yourself in Think about where you’ve been

How certain experiences

Prepare you for life

How spiritual verses

Can be applied

From Moses, what will we teach

The energy of faith will help you reach From Buddha, what will we teach Enlightenment gained through compassionate speech From Confucius, what will we teach The spirit of society is equality among beings From Muhammad, what will we teach The sound of prayer creates harmony and peace From African Leaders, what will we teach

We are protected, guided, and we From Jesus, what will we teach Love lights the way for us to see From Sacagawea, what will we teach That coexistence is gained through diplomacy From Gandhi, what will we teach The strength of empowerment is in us each

Certain experiences unlock others We learn this from being taught by our fathers and mothers

They teach us to be moral, and strong, and kind

So, when we face a mountain, we are able to climb

When you meet a fellow hiker While climbing up

Encourage them to climb even higher

And wish them Goodwill and Goodluck

Our journeys, they’re all interconnected

All the pathways intersected

Mountains are much easier to climb When each of us are all accepted

Being a friend in the climb with a word The Good Word, the word Love Each religion, all sacred

What does every religion and faith have in common?

Kindness to Your Neighbor

It’s what makes us all one

This happened while I was working in this painting!