there are always things that need to be taken away and things that need to be added, but it goes down better if i deny myself than if you do…………….self correction and self assessment are tricky at best………………come on…………….getting me out of the way so that i can see me, challenging…………….but it can be done………….one…

the reality is that it’s just me and you, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be………okay i have family, work, friends and associates……………but when i step aside from the calamity of this world……….just me and you……………….

i have watched you play this game of hastily manufactured pain in hopes you may gain sympathy from and unsuspecting pawn………….only to be used until their usefulness is…………..gone…………………in a snap of the fingers you can give and award winning rendition of ”Gone With the Wind” and even Scarlett is impressed with the contrived emotion……………you have…

the thing that is the most fascinating about our relationship……………no strings attached…..we do what we do because we love each other in the purest form, friendship…….i come without hesitation to seek input concerning all sorts of ideas and issues…………your response is neither conditioned with fear of loss, or hope of gain………it is offered as honest…

you can change…………………if you want to………………you have to really want to……..forget that it will be challenging……….you should know that going in……….you have to be clear what your reasons are for seeking change…….precise………or you won’t do it…….you just won’t…………………..how will the change help me……..how will the change help others………………will it bring me closer to my desired…

i wish i had mental paperclip that would keep thoughts together, because they fade quickly……no matter how i try to recall………they slip through the cracks and then they are gone……………some would say it’s a matter of age…………..but it seems to me that this has been going on for awhile and i think i would be…

that old saying certainly is correct that if you are headed in the right direction to begin with you are more likely to reach your anticipated destination…………….but there will be hiccups and bumps along the way which require adjustments…….don’t assume that because you get the direction correct you are home free……you aren’t…… also you can…

let’s be clear, this is no dress rehearsal and you cannot stop the clock, not suggesting you should hurry but you gotta take the shot, and even if you miss, get the ball and shoot again, even if you never hit the mark at least you took a chance…. such a mindset going for what…

i may apologize and berate myself and hang my head and sigh……..but the truth of the matter is….until it hurts me……………..i won’t change………..until there is no one else to blame and no other assailants are in view………it may bother me my actions, what i say and do but until it bothers me i don’t really…

i shall not lament that inside of me there is a tree of rigidity, i make no apologies nor defense that it will remain as long as i am capable of breath…….whereas there are many things subject to change, my faith does not fall into that range………and i will flex and bend when to do…