This Guy….not that Guy

Sometimes I try to be ā€œthat guyā€ā€¦ā€¦. But it never works…. because I’m not that guy…… I’m this guy this guy tells people what he thinks…. trying to be somewhat diplomatic that guy tells people what he thinks they want to hear….. changing colors like a chameleon this guy expects to be respected and tries…

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Abacus

You can go over it….. again and again it just doesn’t add up….. it never will you can go over the particulars with a fine toothed comb….. nothing will change…. Except your frustration trying to understand why people do the things they do…… is like trying to understand why your dog pees on the rug…..…

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Autumn

Leaves fall…… so do we…… But leaves can’t get back in the tree 🌳 but we can….if we surrender and let the Spirit lift us up to the ā€œtree of lifeā€ …. God the Autumn in our lives….are cyclical ….. a time to evaluate what is worth carrying and what is a burden not worthy…

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Cross stitch…..

So …… don’t think the pattern is right, but I think it will hold….. Sometimes the emotional tension…… bursts before you realize you needed to hit the relief valve you make a shallow amends …..halfheartedly and realize the stitches may hold …. Something that isn’t there. Cross stitch oboe the hobo šŸ¦šŸššŸ‡±šŸ‡·šŸ‡µšŸ‡­šŸ‡±šŸ‡·šŸššŸ¦

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Not up to me…..

I see what you’re going through unfortunately I’ve been there too I did what I had to do what you do isn’t up to me – when we strain to attain or claim our rights that may be an indication our motives aren’t as pure as we would like them to be perceived I can’t…

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Substitute…….

When we are forced to accept a substitute for a situation or a solution…. We are remiss to expect the same results as the preferred alternative. We settle for the best possible option and that is the best we can do…. oboe the hobo šŸ¦šŸššŸ‡±šŸ‡·šŸ™šŸ¼šŸ‡µšŸ‡­šŸ˜†šŸŒŽšŸ˜†šŸ‡±šŸ‡·šŸ™šŸ¼šŸ‡µšŸ‡­šŸššŸ¦

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The Reason…… for Joan

I am away to fulfill my obligation to my Mother Away from you gives me perspective about our relationship. Ā  I think we are good for each other and help educate each other. You are cautious about many things and my tendency is to rush …. A good trade off I love you in ways…

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The Other Way…..

The ā€œOther Wayā€ is different to me and often difficult to see….. because it requires total honesty when I strip away the facade of trivialities that I use to camouflage the core issues ….. I am left with the ā€œreal issueā€ā€¦ā€¦. Self Destructive Behavior I am giving…..when it suits my agenda I am loving…..when I…

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Where no one wants to be…… Nursing Home

When there is no other way when there aren’t any more places to stay and the necessary care …… isn’t there Nursing home where relentless hours crash against your heart and memory to collide into a kaleidoscope of days gone by…. Nursing Home when sleep is a welcome reprieve from anticipating visitors that come like…

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Songs of the Forlorn

The Mantras of the disenfranchised: it isn’t fair the world šŸŒŽ is against me no one understands I can’t do this the world owes me you don’t understand no one cares the words change but the sentiment is the same ā€ I am not satisfied with my life and I’m not willing to change to…

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