What Can One Person Do These Days?

When I was a teen and could only write one letter
I didn’t think there was much to do to make things better.
I mean what could one voice do with just one smile
All I had was one huge phone with a big round dial.

Back then how could I ever imagine a day yet
When just typing a few words or even better just saying it,
Could then be posted with just one click and there it goes
All over the world for all to see, who knows.

Nostradamus predicted an age of being anywhere in a blink
Ancient prophets spoke of days when all souls would understand our link.
This age we live in gives each individual such power
And we each have the potential to use it to make others grow or cower.

Each one of us can now so easily reach out to the masses
Teens today don’t need to feel so alone in their classes.
Yet anonymity in itself has bred deceit
And we read every day about the spouses that find new ways to cheat.

We can embrace the awe of what social media can do
There’s so much good that can come from me and you.
Just the other day I saw on the news
A young women used the Internet to stop corporate abuse.

There really is so much power these days at our finger tips
Even more than years ago when we only had our lips.
One person can certainly make a change be seen
And now it can be by anyone, not just a king or queen.

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

One Decision at a Time

Learn to live in the now
Don't worry about how.
Don't wait for this moment to pass
Just in case it is your last.

None of us can tell the next minute
If we'll lose life's race or win it.
Illness and stress teach us with much pain
What ancient scripture tried to explain.

Reality is the moment at play
Shape your future day by day.
Each hardship is a lesson learned
Each joy is a blessing earned.

Live your life like each moment is new
According to the prophets this much is true.
Learn from your mistakes, they're not a crime
Moment to moment, one decision at a time.

We may not be able to pick which road
While feeling like we're carrying a big load.
But, we were given free will so our souls could soar
At each crossroad it's our God given gift to pick the best door.


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

With You in My Life

I dream of making time stand still
Just before we fall asleep
Each other’s arms we fill
It is a feeling that I want to keep.

Like two fitting puzzle pieces
Or two spoons together in a draw
My heart is never empty
It’s you that I adore.

As I begin to melt
And become a part of you
For all the fibers of my being
You become the glue.

I can feel the world disappearing
In the serenity of this time
All my fears are now clearing
The beauty of the moment is sublime.

With such love am I blessed
It is the ultimate cure
This much I have confessed
With you in my life I can never be poor.


© 2010 Sheryl Skutelsky. All rights reserved.

For the Love of Dogs

A Facebook friend of mine that shares my love of dogs wrote this comment to me in an email:

"Thank u for sharing your blog. Was reading some of your entries. Was enjoying reading some of the info u shared about the Kabblah.
The two Poems above it makes me feel your frustration with people who r narrow minded & judgmental. Good way to get it out of your system. I've felt your anger before in your writings about people's stupidity in not embracing the differences & the similarities we all possess. It is a shame I agree but it is the world we live in.
I look forward to you writing about the nature of our pets. They on the other hand have the opposite nature & while blogging about them I think I will feel u smile."

So, this is for Di ...


It is no surprise
When you look into thier eyes
That dogs have a soul
Their type of love should be our goal.

Unconditional. traditional, not superficial
Complete, heartfelt, soulfull.
Uncomplicated, trusting, easy
Fun, loving and pleasing.

Observe, and we might learn
Dogs love without asking in return.
They forgive and forget
They sense need with no regret.

Ah, if my fur babies could just talk
The things they'd say as we walk
"Don't worry mommy, smell the grass
This moment will quickly pass."

A belly rub, a snuggle and a kiss
These are the things I'd truly miss
Dogs don't judge, dogs don't hate
My dogs just make me feel so great!

© Sheryl A. Skutelsky, 2012. All rights reserved

The World's a Shrinking Place

Ignorance causes fear
Of those far and near.
Today we just hit start
The Internet can make us smart.

We can be any place
Learn about and connect with any race.
Share customs and ideas
Discuss concerns, joys and cares.

It's those tortured and underfed
Held isolated, uneducated, and bled
That can easily be taught to hate
When evil dictators hold their fate.

Intermarriage, interfaith
Multiracial ... the world's a shrinking place.
Understanding, caring, empathy
See how close we can really be.

But how do we stamp out hate
Throuhout our shrinking world
If we can't even love our neighbor
Because we've learned judgment as a basic behavior.

Rather than judge
Set your mind and not budge
Imagine children taught to smile
With acceptance for each individual's style.

Black, white, yellow, mixed
Straight, gay, cross dresser, fixed
Rich, poor, white collar, blue
Everyone has tribulations to go through.

Intermarriage, interfaith
Multiracial ... the world's a shrinking place.
But with understanding, caring, empathy
We can see how close we can really be.

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

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.