I’m sad for you….. move on

Didn’t turn out like you wanted……. But somehow you missed the clues….  I kept trying to tell you… to loud.. ..  but it never  mattered to you…. Now the tapes are rolling in your mind……..I’ve had those tapes too…..I accepted and made peace with mine…. we both could have done better….  You know that as…

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Bigger

There is something magical when the sum is greater than the parts……and it is….. when we are willing to extend ourselves and it feels natural and comfortable……that’s a good indication that something or someone else is important to you when that conscious concern is expressed and evident……the ordinary becomes extraordinary and life takes on a…

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I learned the hard way……

It’s not so bad when I recollect the many times I have slipped and let my emotions overstep…..but it was worth it because now I accept……it had to be this way to learn on any given day that if I don’t seek to be led, I stray and struggle to get back on track and…

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Murky

Walking along the stream the recent rains have left the creek murky and viewing the objects and animals below is impossible…… As I continue walking I can reflect how my life has been on the murky side for the past several months…….but the rains have stopped and the path forward is clearer…… Often in life…

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Not sitting on a nail……..

I got use to sitting on a nail……trying to please others and hurting myself … … took a lot of courage and a commitment to live…..and I had the right to expect respect for the things I give….. people were surprised, I had been sitting for so long and they thought I had gotten comfortable….…

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You found it……

That little piece of myself that I was keeping safe…… had to have a prudent reserve…… just in case In case the bottom fell out and I was left alone…..just needed a tether to keep me from falling down but you kept knocking and I resolved to let you in and feeling better about myself……..the…

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Finger Painting……

The fact is that we never stop putting our hands and fingers in things trying to arrange them to our liking…… finger painting sometimes the colors are wrong and we misalign them….creating puddles of confusion…… occasionally we are in harmony and our hands and eyes work together to create pools of possibilities and we see…

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The Sycamore Tree…..

When this world does a number on me…….you will find me down by the Sycamore Tree …… through the years I’ve spent many hours there and it’s always been there for me…….my oldest friend, the Sycamore Tree…… A few years ago the river flooded the creek and I was afraid I would lose my tree………

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Evergreen

I examine the trees and the nature around me as I stroll through the woods with my dog….. In these winter months everything is stark and rigid ….. bracing for the cold….. but not the evergreen tree….. the wind ruffles its branches and it waves to me in its vivid green……flaunting its defiance of the…

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Long Arms……

I suppose it sounds crazy……. but perhaps you might understand…….sometimes it seems your arms are always around me……. Everywhere When I go about my day and do the things required of me ………a feeling of care and warmth envelopes me…….. you must have very long arms Not going to spend a lot of time explaining…

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