plenty of room

i don’t have to be defined by my mind…………………i can define my mind from everything i have read, again and again it’s been said we only use a small part of our brain so what i see and what i what to be is determined by me i am a…

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before you throw the rock

think…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… before you throw the rock may take awhile but the ripples come back and the little bit of effort you put forth may take much effort to correct restraint is not my strongest trait, but as one gets older the price to pay has gotten heavier along the way the…

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family

this family that You have given me is never what i expect at times very small things can throw us into a spin and other times things that are hard we pull together and march right in often we are weak when i thought we would be strong and sometimes…

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love……………………..the gift that never ends

there is a gift was given to me passed down through the annuals of time started from a source i cannot comprehend impossible to define passed down to my mother and Father who gave the gift to me although through time it changes but it’s essence remains the same the…

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remembering Dad

Father shined his shoes and stretched them with shoe trees they cold be years old and still look smart and new that was Saturday night, sitting in the kitchen with his shoe paraphernalia and a bottle of tetra chloride to clean his ties later we said he was probably buzzed…

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my little dog

my little dog tries real hard to please me the best he can he’s just a dog so sometimes it hard and so much he doesn’t understand but he always give it a shot, even if it’s just a wagging tail and perked up ears he always pays attention to…

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no favorites

much as i don’t like it because in my head i’m so special after all God doesn’t have favorites He loves us as we are i c an justify why i should get a little more slack then i am reminded, if not for Gods’ Grace, i wouldn’t be here…

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you made a difference …………..for Mom and Dad, Lucy and Wiley and many more

just thought i would let you know way before it’s time to go that you made a difference in this man’s life and i am sure in many more we never know how the small acts we do affect those near and far but like ripples on the pond, they…

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learning can be very painful/ i failed me

i failed me because i was unwilling to see reality………..instead of what i wanted it to be i went along with something i felt was wrong because there were so many i wanted to please going against my better judgement in the long run i failed them and i failed…

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because i know

because i know, i will give thanks for each and every circumstance for it is as it should be teaching me things i wouldn’t see if challenges were not placed in my path sometimes i have the strength and clarity to handle the issue that confronts me but as often…

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say it

thinking someone knows is a dangerous way to go if it’s something that matters to your heart   you can act in ways that you believe should say what you want the other person to know but we all see things differently and our minds work in different ways so…

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duped

i met a man on the street and he told me he had found peace and he could show me the way my reply if His theory was going to fly…………….it had to involve God He hemmed and hogged and told me my theory was flawed and i was out-dated…

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one shot…………………………………aim well

all it takes is a simple notion on which direction you want to go and things just sort of fall in line to help you reach your goal occasionally takes a little more effort to keep your rudder on the coarse but often it like sailing, the wind does the…

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body guard

i’m calling out my body guard i’ll let Him lead the way i gotten word that thieves abound and they are out to do me harm He is quite the Guy you want leading the way because He has nerves of steel and His emotions don’t get in the way…

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child

little child that i am at the age of 64 can get rattled over the smallest things and wants to hide behind the door then i remember that i have a way to face any fear i find starts with me saying a prayer and admitting i need help sometimes…

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mind deodorant

wash my face, wash my hair, brush my teeth, put on clean underwear but inside my mind there is a smell………………….haven’t washed my mind my mind gets filled like a trashcan and what isn’t needed or wanted, i throw away but if i don’t dump it, it isn’t long before…

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do what you can,we’ll help with the rest

do what you can we’ll help with the rest we are in this together and it kind of a test there will be days when we will look back and laugh these days were just getting us ready for the ultimate test could be a sickness, could be death, could…

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start

you can close your eyes but it won’t go away a bottle won’t help it’s a temporary fix the notion it will work out, has lost its trick maybe it’s time to do something the excuse your not sure what needs to be done has everyone shaking their heads and…

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something

there were two hobos sitting on a bench they shared a muffin and traded hits off a fifth the older one said son ”you can do better than this” ” but if you choose to stay let me give you a little tip” ”i choose this life because i like…

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you help me see/ friends

you help me see more than what is in front of me by taking the time to share with simple words that i can understand it lets me know you care so i am not alone in my journey along the roads of life when i am not sure of…

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step aside

be aware of other  travelers as they traverse this path of life some will hurry to their destination smile at them and step aside one of the benefits of growing older one can realize the precious gift of time and in an effort to savor each moment take it in…

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disarmed

i had both guns loaded and i was coming after you pissed me off that someone said something attributed to you so i setup the encounter and walked in ready for a fight what happened next changed my mind and hopefully will affect my life i laid out the accusation in…

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that kind word

that kind word turned me around lifted me up and sat me down made me pause and removed this frown all that from one kind word that smile you wore made me check my face looking around i felt out-of-place and i replaced that scowl and rejoined the human race…

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suffer together

suffer together it will be easier to pass the test one can  feel overwhelmed and the other can help them rest knowing that someone is standing by your side puts a face on God and helps to turn the tide the lesson seems easier to swallow when their is nothing…

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are you willing to pay the price?

those things that seem so far away they may be closer than you think the first thing is to determine the cost, an add a little for good measure there is a price to be paid and one must assess their willingness and ability to pay we are given opportunities,…

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try not to mess it up/ a little push now and then

no one is asking you to do great things climb mountains or swim the seas but if we could get a little cooperation and try to stay out of the way   a little boy runs down the street after a wheel chasing as it rolls occasionally he take a…

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this little pill/acceptance

this little pill does for me what i cannot do by myself helps keep my emotions under control it irritates me that i can’t do it on my own but i can’t that little pill has power i don’t have and may never have the power to keep me from…

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the price

never deceive yourself to say ” best deal ever didn’t cost me a thing” because there is a price that we each must pay for everything in our lives it may be obvious or a bit subdued but your account is being debited so be careful what you choose and…

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you will be tested/ for V.H.

deciding to make a change in your life you try to clear the way think you have a good idea what to keep what needs to be thrown away but so you won’t be blind- sided knocked squarely on your ass you and i my friend are in for a…

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that other man

that other man i would like to think isn’t really a part of me   he is miles away and i don’t know where he lives but the truth is he lives around the corner and i see him everyday and though i would like to pretend, i don’t know him…

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