{"id":1364,"date":"2013-08-20T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2014-12-15T00:02:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T00:02:36","slug":"dont-forget-the-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/dont-forget-the-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Forget the Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world, its wonders and promises false,
\nDrive us forward to distraction,
\nSeeking more than what we have,
\nProvocation causes reaction
\nIn an unending cycle of strife and woe
\nWhere peace we find it not,
\nWe forget to enjoy what we have
\nCannot be happy with what we have got.
\nThe true reason not to chase Mammon
\nAs told in the Bible, I think its tragic,
\nA lesson so simply told ignored:
\nBe happy with little, don’t forget the magic!!!<\/p>\n

\"Don't<\/p>\n

We don’t need all the attachments in life, we chase them too much to have status and status items in life we forget to be happy with what we have. While returning from a camping trip, a couple had a choice to make, stay in America and become part of the chase-it-all culture, or be happy and return to the life of touring they enjoyed before being married and the arrival of their baby. On passing a barn sign that stated: “Don’t forget the Magic”, they threw caution to the wind,\u00a0 cut their cloth to their measure, and chased their dreams, as opposed to the false promises of Mammon (western capitalism)…http:\/\/dontforgetthemagic.wordpress.com<\/a> is their blog if you’d like a look…<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The world, its wonders and promises false, Drive us forward to distraction, Seeking more than what we have, Provocation causes reaction In an unending cycle of strife and woe Where peace we find it not, We forget to enjoy what we have Cannot be happy with what we have got. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[223,64,621,7],"tags":[1542,1428,1545,245,1543,1544,72,1546],"class_list":["post-1364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-inspired-poetry","category-inspirational-poetry","category-inspirations-from-quotations","category-life","tag-dontforgetthemagic","tag-thoughtfortoday","tag-adventure","tag-inspirational-poem","tag-magic","tag-picture","tag-positive-thinking","tag-thoughts","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-m0","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4757,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/we-are-all-wanderers\/","url_meta":{"origin":1364,"position":0},"title":"We Are All Wanderers","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"5th October 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Inspired by quotes from John Connell, author of \"The Running Book\", who said to see our way through troubles including COVID19, we must never forget the beauty in life.","rel":"","context":"In "COVID19"","block_context":{"text":"COVID19","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/ireland\/current-affairs-in-ireland\/covid19\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Inspired by quotes from John Connell, author of \"The Running Book\", who said to see our way through troubles including COVID19, we must never forget the beauty in life.","src":"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&MarketPlace=US&ASIN=1529042364&ServiceVersion=20070822&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&Format=_SL160_&tag=writingsinrhy-20","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1262,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/forgive-forget\/","url_meta":{"origin":1364,"position":1},"title":"Forgive, Forget","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"29th November 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.\u201d \u2015 Oscar Wilde Those who stand against you, to your face, behind your back Don't let them make your life bitter, with every snide attack: Forgive them for their folly: they know not what they do... 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