Tolerance

All this war and blame
In each religion's name.
How can man against man fight
If God is all about love and light?

My religion tells it this way
No, mine says you can't be gay
Wait, mine says you're not going to heaven
Well, I'm going to die and get virgins, eleven.

Mohammed is right.
Jesus has the insight.
No, the Torah is older
But the Koran is much bolder.

How does anyone really know?
Have you seen a bush aglow?
Have you or you been to the other side?
I'd like to speak to one who's died.

Who gave us the right to judge one another?
Jesus said to show love to your brother.
The common thread was supposed to be love
But we're bogged down in push and shove.

Tolerance toward each other wouldn't be so hard
If we remembered that we all worship the same God.
We'd be teaching tolerance from the start
If we took each prophet's message straight from thier heart.

Each individual has thier own story
Some were taught to give God the glory.
Other's wonder if God even exists these days
Some let their own ego take all the praise.

Live and let live with love, not hate
Just in case there is a pearly gate.
If we could spend less time judging our fellow man
We'd have more time to see the bigger plan.

Yes, there is some true evil out there
There are some forces that we need to fear.
But if each of us could just see the big picture from above
We'd see how alike we really are when viewed through love.

Tolerance toward each other wouldn't be so hard
If we remembered that we all worship the same God.
We'd be teaching tolerance from the start
If we took each prophet's message straight from their heart.

The religions are all man made
Over time the message could fade.
Based on the prophet's word
Passed down from those alive that heard.

The light and love deep inside
That's what we shouldn't hide.
We're all just energy holding together each atom's glow
It's the individual spirit that we each need to know.

© Sheryl A. Skutelsky, 2012. All rights reserved.

The Secret is in the Sharing

Thousands and thousands of years ago
Ancient civilizations hid what they know
It’s really all about atoms and space
All born out of love and God’s grace

Religions were all created by men
The rules were written way back when
It’s the truth hidden behind the rules
That we can find with the right tools

Before it was all written down
Before mortal men wore God’s crown
It was already taught and known
But hidden from those with sins to atone

There’s energy within you and me
An energy that we cannot see
It’s in all things big and small
It miraculously connects one and all

We can’t see sound or radio waves
Or the sonar that bats use in caves
But we know this energy is definitely there
With a proper receptor it becomes very clear

Modern physics is first showing today
The secrets that were long hidden away
Science has already succeeded to prove
That thought can change the way atoms move

Many of the ancient stories tell
It’s not based on any magic spell
The energy from the beginning of time
Can make our lives quite sublime

The secret is in what you choose to do
With the energy you request to enter you
You can store it and use it for selfish needs
And suffer the consequences this now breeds

Or you can choose to share it as simple love
The way it was meant from up above
Share it and the world is a better place
You can see the result on each and every face

Everything that your heart desires
All the things that everyone admires
The world can be filled with peace
Let go of our egos and the evil will soon cease.

© Sheryl A. Skutelsky, 2012. All rights reserved.

Is This Reality?

Think about all the things beyond our senses
That we cannot perceive
Then think about the rules and fences
In which we all believe.

Is this life true reality
In all its totality
Or is it an illusion
Built upon confusion?

All of our brains are made the same
Built from cells and electricity
The essence of our name
So complex, yet simplicity

What do we find
In our minds
Are we blind
To all the signs

There are hidden frequencies in the air
That with the right mode of reception
We can suddenly see and hear
They are no longer a place of deception.

So, is there another reality out there?
One we can’t yet perceive
Beyond the death we fear
In the Light we receive

We all want to believe that we are living for a reason
Despite the things we can’t understand
From season to following season
Is everything already planned?

Are there lessons to be learned
Is there a plan to all the madness?
Are there new levels to be earned
That will make sense of all the sadness?

We only have our senses
We know of only five
But through all the past tenses
There seems to be a sixth sense coming alive

This new reality
Seems to be born of love
And it has no finality
As it opens up the gates above.

© Sheryl A. Skutelsky, 2011

The Greatest Lesson

If I were gone tomorrow
This one thing I’d want my kids to know
The greatest lesson is right before your eyes.
Live in the moment and leave the future for a surprise.
For no matter how much you plan and worry
Racing through each moment in such a hurry
You can’t change where you have been
And you can’t erase each and every wrong.


Remember always, you can’t see tomorrow
So you really can’t avoid the sorrow
But you can miss the joy of this time
While you are busy looking ahead or behind.
Let go of yesterday’s pain and especially the fear
Otherwise it all becomes more than you can bear.
Enjoy the many joyful times
And only come away with the lessons from the crimes.


Have hopes and dreams of course
But go with the flow, don’t force.
Like the limb bending in the breeze
If it were rigid, we’d have only broken trees.
The ship that rides gently in the ocean
Is the one that makes the most of the motion.
So, live fully and cherish each and every minute
Because it is only truly yours the second you are in it.


Yes, if I were gone tomorrow
My children, to avoid true sorrow
Stay in the moment instead of looking over your shoulder
Or before you know it you’ve done nothing but get older.
Experience each and every racing wave
Don’t miss a single ripple on your way to the grave.
And trust that the universe will be your guide
As long as love is along for the ride.
If I were gone tomorrow
This one thing I’d want my kids to know
The greatest lesson is right before your eyes.
Live in the moment and leave the future for a surprise.
For no matter how much you plan and worry
Racing through each moment in such a hurry
You can’t change where you have been
And you can’t erase each and every wrong.


Remember always, you can’t see tomorrow
So you really can’t avoid the sorrow
But you can miss the joy of this time
While you are busy looking ahead or behind.
Let go of yesterday’s pain and especially the fear
Otherwise it all becomes more than you can bear.
Enjoy the many joyful times
And only come away with the lessons from the crimes.


Have hopes and dreams of course
But go with the flow, don’t force.
Like the limb bending in the breeze
If it were rigid, we’d have only broken trees.
The ship that rides gently in the ocean
Is the one that makes the most of the motion.
So, live fully and cherish each and every minute
Because it is only truly yours the second you are in it.


Yes, if I were gone tomorrow
My children, to avoid true sorrow
Stay in the moment instead of looking over your shoulder
Or before you know it you’ve done nothing but get older.
Experience each and every racing wave
Don’t miss a single ripple on your way to the grave.
And trust that the universe will be your guide
As long as love is along for the ride.

© Sheryl Skutelsky, 2010. All rights reserved.