It’s there…. If you look for it

I have determined it is up to me to see what is available to me when circumstances or situations do not hinder me …….. from sorting out the good…. there to see makes no difference……. Place or time there is something good I can find for only a fool would…

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ā€œI wanted to…… but I didn’tā€

How different I wonder my life would be when the thousands of times I acted on impulse driven by emotion ā€œIf I wanted to ……. but didn’tā€ – I will never be able to answer that question, but I damn sure can and do benefit by practicing it now šŸ¦almost…

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If you find it ….. let me know

Where is the America that was more concerned about the welfare of their citizens than undocumented immigrants that didn’t find it convenient to follow the process to enter legally where is the America that wasn’t afraid to address disruptive influence from outside sources that crave the demise of our Country…

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Last Laugh…..

If you believe and hold on to this thing… the world will step aside and stop trying to sting šŸ Life took my woman……. God gave me a new one Life took my family……God gave me a new one Life took my resources…… God fills my cup to overflowing Life…

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If you ask..

I have traveled 🧳 these angry roads …. I choose the route I took distorted visions of a world l misunderstood were woven into the fabric of my life but I entered into a sense of calm when I stop pretending to be what others had chosen for me Once…

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You will know……..

you will know when you have found what you were searching for the mining and drilling into the core of consciousness is over the weight of volumes of questions and theories are off loaded into the pile of ā€œ when I’m ready I’ll understand the morning sun ushers in the…

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The Boy and the Snake

In a village far away a little boy was raised taught the ways of the woods what is good and when to be afraid – the area where he lived was home to a Venomous Snake there was no cure once one was bitten….death would not be far away he…

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Don’t waste your time…….

Don’t waste your time trying to make sense out of things that don’t make sense waste of time what a blessing to realize that we will never comprehend issues and situations beyond our capacity to understand…. And there are many my time is better spent enjoying and participating in what…

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I won’t live like that…. For ghoff

Always something going wrong same old story on and on and on the common denominator should be easy to see if my life was always like that I would have to change me I love you brother you helped change my course I wish I could repay the favor but…

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Preventative maintenance

My mind and body are instruments that need frequent attention on a regular basis to determine what is contributing to the overall health of this mechanism and what is causing unnecessary difficulties What am I thinking…… why is it important and how is it affecting my emotional state……. My physical…

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I Remember……..

I remember when we didn’t check every door in the house to make sure they were locked before retiring or leaving I remember when we watched the news and different channels had different people reporting but essentially they were saying the same thing I remember when people spoke to each…

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Have to see your feet 🦶

I can’t see the future so I stopped looking but I can see today my feet are in today my focus is in today my life is in today I need to be aware of where my feet are to be sure my mind is in the same location There…

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Sign the Agreement……

Life is fashioned individually each has its twists and turns but when we you accept what it offers it stings less and seldom burns when we are convinced that it will turn out right the arrows will return to the quiver and the šŸ¦… birds of paradise begin to light…

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When you stop fighting….

When you stop šŸ›‘ fighting what is when you give up the notion you can change reality when you realize the person you are shooting at is yourself when the arrows launched at someone else pierce you in the middle of the night and you awaken to silhouettes in the…

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I……..owe …….You

IOU….to be clear I’ll never pay you back but You don’t care – what you do expect is for me to share how much love you have how much You care – I did not come to know You by following Your Ways I came to know you by Witnessing…

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Take it or leave it….

A bit much for many people that are alive and vibrant are are threat and offensive…… to those afraid of live i will lose and I will win I will laugh and I will cry I will misunderstand and be misunderstood i will love and hate i I will lean…

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A brother in need…. For Tommy O.

Oh how I grieve for my brother in need because of the example he has been to me I groan with him because we know we are helpless without You but the healer that you are…….there are no miracles you cannot perform bless us with our request … Your Divine…

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Washing machine…

On a regular basis…. Ā  It’s become part of my routine I place myself in the ā€œWashing Machineā€ Helps me clear my mind….. makes me feel clean The time I spend in the ā€œWashing Machineā€ Sometimes it’s a short cycle and sometimes it’s long just depends on what is going…

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So I’m supposed to know….. for jom

So I’m supposed to know what you’re thinking wasn’t aware I possessed those skills I often find it difficult to articulate how I feel – One problem that can exist between between a couple that can easily be resolved Asking for what we want and seeing if it can be…

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Swept……for d…..ā€ stonewallā€ Johnson

I forgive you can you forgive me or was that ā€œfriendship thingā€ just leaves on a tree As Long as the wind didn’t get that rough we would hold on and overlook stuff but when we look back over our run we both remember the good and ā€œbadā€ fun so…

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Stopping the Americagoround….

Ā No everyone isn’t going to be happy no everyone doesn’t get their way no we can’t have that because we are broke we are broke because ā€œweā€ let ā€œourā€ government waste our money yes everyone has a voice and they have the right to be heard…… not followed the real…

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Lightning Bolt Joe….

Survivors like survivors it’s about the pain doesn’t take long……not much to explain – some walk this road through no fault of their own then there are others bent on seeing how far they can go…… how close to the edge…. Before they fall off Ā but there is a connection…

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That’s your deal…. Not mine

I’m 72….. wouldn’t want to be younger for real…. I worked hard doing all the stupid things I did now to make peace with my past and sift through the rubble and keep what I learned and chuck the rest – if I thought for a second the best days…

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Real Poverty…..

There is a poverty that no amount of money can eradicate nor alleviate that is the poverty of the soul Possessions …. Ā Notoriety…. Ā  Acclaim …. are insufficient in warding off this malady there is only one deterrent and only one solution A personal relationship with God those that have…

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I’m not sorry… for me

I’m not sorry for me….it was exactly like it was supposed to be the steps I took……or didn’t take lead me to this moment I have arrived at this with respect not regrets but you didn’t travel my path nor did I travel yours – I am not sorry for…

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Welcomed Invasion……4jmo

I didn’t know I didn’t see Exactly what was happening to me the invasion was peaceful and it made me feel free because that’s the way your love has invaded me I thought about caution and putting up a defense but I realized I couldn’t resist it was too pure….…

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Put down the pole…..

I suppose I’ve always been fishing for new things in my life I have naturally embraced change and sought it out can’t say if it’s age or experience or a combination of the two but I’ve put the gear away enraptured with the woman I love.. the life I’m living…

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Twilight last gleaming….. for Baby Ruth

For my Mother…. I sit with you trying to understand garbled words and unintelligible sentences it is out of respect that I uncomfortably watch you disappear there is no respect in death or dying it is a dismantling of body and mind I hate this and prefer to be anywhere…

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Out……spoken

I suspect all the nuisances….. all the verbiage…. all the intentions……. Have been spoken…….out   me. what is left is the waiting….. the hand wringing… the acceptance that the culmination of events has not finished its preparations smile…., think positive and pray you….. Continue to exude the level of positivity…

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A few levels up …… for JMO

I have had my ups and downs the results of a relunctance Ā to be patient and honest with myself but I have leveled off and found a relative peace and stability my general outlook is positive and inquisitive – it has been my experience that when you are willing and…

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