{"id":696,"date":"2012-09-12T16:45:50","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T21:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=696"},"modified":"2012-09-12T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T21:45:50","slug":"poem-light-n-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/12\/poem-light-n-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Light ‘n Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"

To face darkness<\/span>
\nLighten up<\/span><\/p>\n

Facing darkness is a serious issue.\u00a0 Nonetheless, the solution is light, or to double the meaning, to lighten up.\u00a0 Perhaps unsurprisingly, I’ve been intrigued by the Zen concept of non-seriousness.\u00a0 A playfulness and certain detachment from difficult realities actually brings a more effective attitude and perspective into play!\u00a0 I have been known to say: There are only two mistakes you can make in life: one, to be too serious, and two, to not be serious enough.\u00a0 Perhaps one of the biggest barriers to dealing with difficult situations is fear.\u00a0 Cultivating an attitude of playfulness is one way to combat fear taking over one’s life and the ability to deal with the difficulties of one’s life.\u00a0 So, when things seem dark, lighten up.\u00a0 When things seem heavy, lighten up…or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To face darkness Lighten up Facing darkness is a serious issue.\u00a0 Nonetheless, the solution is light, or to double the meaning, to lighten up.\u00a0 Perhaps unsurprisingly, I’ve been intrigued by the Zen concept of non-seriousness.\u00a0 A playfulness and certain detachment … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1],"tags":[353,352,462,359,486,354,594,351,658,53,599],"class_list":["post-696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-uncategorized","tag-attitude","tag-detachment","tag-fear","tag-life","tag-meaning","tag-perspective","tag-play","tag-playfulness","tag-poems","tag-short-poems","tag-zen"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: Light 'n Darkness | Poems, Uncategorized | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: Light 'n Darkness, Poems, Uncategorized, Attitude, Detachment, Fear, Life, Meaning, Perspective, Play, Playfulness, Poems, Short Poems, Zen Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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