Opposition is a spiritual reality wisely woven into the canvas of our lives that we may come to know character .Opposition can be an effective tool in the mind of the enlightened individual as it is with God whose character is without question. Opposition creates focus and may highlight either fear or confidence. The very will of God rides on the back of opposition and so does your own. Without opposition one cannot effectively make this measurement. Without opposition greatness can have no acclaim.
The muscles of stoic resolve thrive on accomplishments in the face of opposition and cause the courageous to elevate in the eyes of the observer [The book, Transcendence, describes the observer as an elevated state of individual awareness]. Opposition wears a badge to proclaim past victories over the unenlightened and demonstrates an equal admiration and praise for the strong who employ opposition with an understanding of its transient nature. The limited spirit of opposition can be useful in the journey through life as we know it and beyond.
TRANSCENDENCE (c) copyright hamdani 2013 is a book about that journey.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Perspective
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Sometimes the things we think we see are not so. Sometimes the traits we think we recognize in others are not there. Often the #judgments we make of ourselves are not real.
In my upcoming book, Transcendent Reality, we explore the gravity of the human spirit in its relation to perspective. I admit, it is a grand topic; however, the principles outlined in the text will inspire you to know more...about yourself, about God and about the universe in which we live.
Perspective is about the lens in which we view life. The lens does not discover life, it simply identifies the beliefs of the viewer. What is the real perspective of your characters?
Monday, February 4, 2013
Poems By S. Barry Hamdani
(c)copyright 2013 Hamdani
Anointed
Pen
Oh God…if you will anoint this pen
to be a blessing upon the hearts of many men,
That people may grow to see that you
are friend to all who seek truth to know you from within.
A world that pulls upon desire
and lead to a massive nowhere,
A most compelling spirit it is to
foe and heir.
Words pitched by spirits without
names, names unknown to man,
Spirits without a father they sell a
lying wonder, but joy to those who know
That God’s voice wields truth like
thunder, and the power of lighting spoken
by youth to bring a liar under…God’s judgment.
by youth to bring a liar under…God’s judgment.
Pride dies hard and is buried in the
tomb of regret,
its destiny preserved in darkness forever,
its destiny preserved in darkness forever,
For destruction is not yet
obliterated until the proud,
stops and bows for the eyes of the wise
stops and bows for the eyes of the wise
are concentrated on humility.
The voice of pride begets and
audience large and small,
enticing it to a place undefined,
enticing it to a place undefined,
A place of its fall and great is
that fall…
seen by all and the audience departs,
quietly…a wake…a burial…a stake in wisdom.
Tell me, please, what you think is happening
within the higher conscious ( the sub-conscious mind )which is inferior to
nothing except God. I humbly submit that we may find the so called
sub-conscious mind is superior to present conclusions (sometimes confused with the concept of awareness). Conclusions to present awareness
has to be inferior because life is a process that has not yet been completed.seen by all and the audience departs,
quietly…a wake…a burial…a stake in wisdom.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The Inner Voice of Wisdom
The beauty of contentment is access. The inner voice is the entity that is accessed as we create. It offers a complete composition of...something.
The expression of the inner voice is without emotion yet it reveals sources of discontent: phobias, loss, addictions or anger. The inner voice overlooks those potential points of confusion (irrelevant energy) and is totally disconnected to both the emotions and reasons behind an intuitively led action.
Intuition in this case is simply an authority within regarding the unknown. Intuitive thought is ultimately an act of faith based on premonition. It is certainty without shape or form. It is wisdom standing in a shadow. There are no distractions in this zone. We hear noise along the peripheral but the inner eye does not blink. We are connected. Intuition. The lyrics of its' silent music are about the subject of oneness. We hear what is there...a thing not yet manifested. It is the source of creative productivity; the engine that propels the wheels of providence: the result of relevant thinking.
The expression of the inner voice is without emotion yet it reveals sources of discontent: phobias, loss, addictions or anger. The inner voice overlooks those potential points of confusion (irrelevant energy) and is totally disconnected to both the emotions and reasons behind an intuitively led action.
Intuition in this case is simply an authority within regarding the unknown. Intuitive thought is ultimately an act of faith based on premonition. It is certainty without shape or form. It is wisdom standing in a shadow. There are no distractions in this zone. We hear noise along the peripheral but the inner eye does not blink. We are connected. Intuition. The lyrics of its' silent music are about the subject of oneness. We hear what is there...a thing not yet manifested. It is the source of creative productivity; the engine that propels the wheels of providence: the result of relevant thinking.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Unfold the Mystery of Colorful Writing
Sometimes we add life to our stories by creating different avenues by which the reader comes to understand the unique nature of the character. Sometimes we express background through dialog, sometimes by narrative and sometimes through the view of other characters. The magic to characterization is conflict that falls within one of three distinct categories:
(a) there's how the world sees us.
(b) there's the way we see ourselves (self image).
(c) there's who we really are and who we choose to become (self-esteem).
When who we really are is consistent with what we think of ourselves, point (a) above, loses both its' appeal and its' power, therefore the beholder is empowered.
If you can write a story that expresses this principle you will have created great characterization because the reader will have followed the character through her points of conflict, through bad choices and will have prevailed through its consequences. This process guides one to the point of it all: self-actualization.
Has your main character been self-actualized?
Employ a catalyst to trigger character development
I like to expose character by having the reader pursue an article (on the internet or by newspaper), or they might pursue a question or challenge an existing set of assumptions which causes one's character to unfold. A useful catalyst can be any event that prompts your character to action or to respond. It is usually a binary expression, a relationship between to entities, persons or ideas. A binary relationship means if a particular thing happens then your character will likely do or say a particular thing. Below is an example expressed through dialog.
"Did you know that Janice is going to the party?"
"No. But I know what it means. Do you."
"T-r-o-u-b-l-e. Big trouble."
Sometimes, a poem or a letter -even if written to oneself -may be equally effective. To ensure magnificent impact of character it is good to display inner conflict. Here's how.
(1) Establish inner conflict, preferably of a moral nature.
(2) Write from the abstract, leaving readers with small hints of the character's likely resolution.
(3) Allow the conflict to evolve around the character's need to resolve it but be sure the conflict grows with every attempt to resolve it.
In the below example, you will notice elements of both conflict and the abstract. You can make it mean whatever is right for your character. The below example is based on the feelings this writer experienced at the beginning of a new and meaningful relationship. The character is expressing feelings that only you, the writer can interpret.
Tell me, please, what you think is happening within the higher conscious ( the sub-conscious mind )which is inferior to nothing except God. I humbly submit that we may find the so called sub-conscious mind is superior to present awareness. Present awareness has to be inferior because life is a process that has not yet been completed.
The Silent Drummer
Do you think that I'm expressive or, do you wonder why I beat my drums?
Because there are rooms in my heart. What's behind the doors? Those doors are reservedly closed, a place where the most expressive of men falter, closed, yet unlocked.
What are those rooms like?
When I get to know you, the existence of that very discussion will speak to the elevation of our relationship. I know what lurks behind the door and how it is likely manifested.
Is it something bad?
It is not judged. It is simply a child's vision of the world, part of which remain with us forever,m a sensitive door at times whose bell does not always ring to relevance, where fear despises reason and courage excels them both; courage given legs not in spite of fear but invigorated by its' presence. Courage, the only antidote to fear; A silent room in spite of the beating of the drums.
There is a place in the soul, a place scarred and healed, remnants of a broken heart...the process of life filtered by pain, the ingredients of self-actualization, a place where the voice of the whisperer within is given base and the genius of wisdom flows, like a typewriter in your head, you read and remember every sentence, every promise of God regarding you and it seems a stroke of genius.
In reality you have become empowered by the need to love again.
(a) there's how the world sees us.
(b) there's the way we see ourselves (self image).
(c) there's who we really are and who we choose to become (self-esteem).
When who we really are is consistent with what we think of ourselves, point (a) above, loses both its' appeal and its' power, therefore the beholder is empowered.
If you can write a story that expresses this principle you will have created great characterization because the reader will have followed the character through her points of conflict, through bad choices and will have prevailed through its consequences. This process guides one to the point of it all: self-actualization.
Has your main character been self-actualized?
Employ a catalyst to trigger character development
I like to expose character by having the reader pursue an article (on the internet or by newspaper), or they might pursue a question or challenge an existing set of assumptions which causes one's character to unfold. A useful catalyst can be any event that prompts your character to action or to respond. It is usually a binary expression, a relationship between to entities, persons or ideas. A binary relationship means if a particular thing happens then your character will likely do or say a particular thing. Below is an example expressed through dialog.
"Did you know that Janice is going to the party?"
"No. But I know what it means. Do you."
"T-r-o-u-b-l-e. Big trouble."
Sometimes, a poem or a letter -even if written to oneself -may be equally effective. To ensure magnificent impact of character it is good to display inner conflict. Here's how.
(1) Establish inner conflict, preferably of a moral nature.
(2) Write from the abstract, leaving readers with small hints of the character's likely resolution.
(3) Allow the conflict to evolve around the character's need to resolve it but be sure the conflict grows with every attempt to resolve it.
In the below example, you will notice elements of both conflict and the abstract. You can make it mean whatever is right for your character. The below example is based on the feelings this writer experienced at the beginning of a new and meaningful relationship. The character is expressing feelings that only you, the writer can interpret.
Tell me, please, what you think is happening within the higher conscious ( the sub-conscious mind )which is inferior to nothing except God. I humbly submit that we may find the so called sub-conscious mind is superior to present awareness. Present awareness has to be inferior because life is a process that has not yet been completed.
The Silent Drummer
Do you think that I'm expressive or, do you wonder why I beat my drums?
Because there are rooms in my heart. What's behind the doors? Those doors are reservedly closed, a place where the most expressive of men falter, closed, yet unlocked.
What are those rooms like?
When I get to know you, the existence of that very discussion will speak to the elevation of our relationship. I know what lurks behind the door and how it is likely manifested.
Is it something bad?
It is not judged. It is simply a child's vision of the world, part of which remain with us forever,m a sensitive door at times whose bell does not always ring to relevance, where fear despises reason and courage excels them both; courage given legs not in spite of fear but invigorated by its' presence. Courage, the only antidote to fear; A silent room in spite of the beating of the drums.
There is a place in the soul, a place scarred and healed, remnants of a broken heart...the process of life filtered by pain, the ingredients of self-actualization, a place where the voice of the whisperer within is given base and the genius of wisdom flows, like a typewriter in your head, you read and remember every sentence, every promise of God regarding you and it seems a stroke of genius.
In reality you have become empowered by the need to love again.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
The Meaning of Life Part II
There are many answers to the above question but most share one or two common themes, most prominently: change.
Change is a big word. Change often involve all the things we would rather not do. When we think of all the many rewards change has to offer, we actually begin to look forward to it..sort of. Change is rarely a comfortable undertaking. We want to experience all the good that ensues but we do not want to feel the ensuing level of pain associated with change but change happens anyway. The good news is that something inside of us is constantly changing, adjusting and adapting in a self-sustaining manner...provided we are walking in our calling.
So, what does that have to do with the meaning of life? The meaning of life is to be happy. If we have walked in our calling we will have learned the nature of struggle and the benefit of endurance as we achieve our goals. Happiness is a presence. It grows as we accept the things that makes us different. It is during struggle that our differences are made known. Our differences define us. Awareness of our differences paints the pathway to the calling and we simply follow.
The magnitude of our real power remain latent until we focus on the thing we were born to do . During the interim...there is conflict. Undisclosed meaning is a latent sibling to conflict, the child of courage, heir supreme to change; therefore change is meaningful. Meaning is usually hidden, wrapped in the cover of obstacles, struggle and disappointment. Its treasures are reserved for the courageous. It shall reward those who open the box with particular expectations.
Which of your characters might open the box? Which would certainly not? Which is most resistant to change?
Notice that opportunity may require change and induce suspense.
I'm working with two characters in a story whose philosophy could not be more diametrically opposed. Neither are afraid to open the box. Opportunity is therefore suspenseful in fiction and in life. Each character is skilled. Each personality is imposing. Each character understand why they are here. Both are extremely successful. One is good; the other is evil. One is happy. The other is content.
This particular manuscript is based on a true story and the thought it inspires is: in principle, the power bestowed upon the courageous (those of us who know why we are here) bears no moral influence.
Change is a big word. Change often involve all the things we would rather not do. When we think of all the many rewards change has to offer, we actually begin to look forward to it..sort of. Change is rarely a comfortable undertaking. We want to experience all the good that ensues but we do not want to feel the ensuing level of pain associated with change but change happens anyway. The good news is that something inside of us is constantly changing, adjusting and adapting in a self-sustaining manner...provided we are walking in our calling.
So, what does that have to do with the meaning of life? The meaning of life is to be happy. If we have walked in our calling we will have learned the nature of struggle and the benefit of endurance as we achieve our goals. Happiness is a presence. It grows as we accept the things that makes us different. It is during struggle that our differences are made known. Our differences define us. Awareness of our differences paints the pathway to the calling and we simply follow.
The magnitude of our real power remain latent until we focus on the thing we were born to do . During the interim...there is conflict. Undisclosed meaning is a latent sibling to conflict, the child of courage, heir supreme to change; therefore change is meaningful. Meaning is usually hidden, wrapped in the cover of obstacles, struggle and disappointment. Its treasures are reserved for the courageous. It shall reward those who open the box with particular expectations.
Which of your characters might open the box? Which would certainly not? Which is most resistant to change?
Notice that opportunity may require change and induce suspense.
I'm working with two characters in a story whose philosophy could not be more diametrically opposed. Neither are afraid to open the box. Opportunity is therefore suspenseful in fiction and in life. Each character is skilled. Each personality is imposing. Each character understand why they are here. Both are extremely successful. One is good; the other is evil. One is happy. The other is content.
This particular manuscript is based on a true story and the thought it inspires is: in principle, the power bestowed upon the courageous (those of us who know why we are here) bears no moral influence.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The Meaning of Life
Gutsy title, isn't it?
Obviously, the answer to the entitled question prompts a wide variety of thoughts pertaining to one's purpose and destiny. The thought might inspire more questions than answers, however, this writer believes that God loves each and every one of us so much that he has given us more than we need to reach our destiny.
Our lives are utterly unfulfilled if our course should fail to align with our chosen purpose and the King or Queen inside oneself is denied its reign, a most undesirable consequence filled with unrest, uncertainty and unwarranted fear.
We connect to our purpose in life by the powerful momentum of passion. We writers are elated each time we read a good novel by a first time novelist because we, too, are arrested by the same passion, a kind of binary kinship propelling us to write more.
We observe life and absorb detail: expressions on people faces, the modulation in which the wind blows and the impact it has on blades of grass and what types of birds inhabit the area and the accent of local people. We are effective when life happens and deposit hints of color into the depths of the subconscious mind where it is allowed to ferment and return in a more vivid demonstration than the actual original events we previously observed - it returns one size larger than life. Art becomes life...or, we might say that creation is life. Life flows through the printed word because the writer is passionately connected to the purpose for which the writer was born; therefore, few moments are considered "work"( in the traditional sense) and every scene can leave a lasting impression exceeding the life of the writer, thus the writer reigns as emperor of the world s/he created...an endless treasure of refined ideas.
Aren't you excited that the spirit within you cannot be exhausted? We are refueled, daily by life and life surrounding us. It is constantly changing and so are we.
Obviously, the answer to the entitled question prompts a wide variety of thoughts pertaining to one's purpose and destiny. The thought might inspire more questions than answers, however, this writer believes that God loves each and every one of us so much that he has given us more than we need to reach our destiny.
Our lives are utterly unfulfilled if our course should fail to align with our chosen purpose and the King or Queen inside oneself is denied its reign, a most undesirable consequence filled with unrest, uncertainty and unwarranted fear.
We connect to our purpose in life by the powerful momentum of passion. We writers are elated each time we read a good novel by a first time novelist because we, too, are arrested by the same passion, a kind of binary kinship propelling us to write more.
We observe life and absorb detail: expressions on people faces, the modulation in which the wind blows and the impact it has on blades of grass and what types of birds inhabit the area and the accent of local people. We are effective when life happens and deposit hints of color into the depths of the subconscious mind where it is allowed to ferment and return in a more vivid demonstration than the actual original events we previously observed - it returns one size larger than life. Art becomes life...or, we might say that creation is life. Life flows through the printed word because the writer is passionately connected to the purpose for which the writer was born; therefore, few moments are considered "work"( in the traditional sense) and every scene can leave a lasting impression exceeding the life of the writer, thus the writer reigns as emperor of the world s/he created...an endless treasure of refined ideas.
Aren't you excited that the spirit within you cannot be exhausted? We are refueled, daily by life and life surrounding us. It is constantly changing and so are we.
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