the cookie jar

my grandma had a cookie jar on the counter in the kitchen and she said that it was her place where she put things she wanted to remember warning us that it was ”off limits” and she better not find us kids snooping around it i suppose that was a…

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in Gods’ time

in a tight spot, nowhere to turn, then i remembered something learned no matter what this world presents me i can get  resolution, because i have the ”Key” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. the ”Key” was revealed after many days of confusion  and doubt out of options and filled with regret, my mind was empty…

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where else would i go

now that i know where else would i go when what i see frightens me and makes me feel confused i simply retreat to an isolated seat where i can share with you in a prayer never turned away, nothing to pay, i tell you what you already know you…

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splinter in your soul

there is a splinter in your soul and it’s ready to come out sad to say you put it there and only you can ask to have it removed we often think  situations just happen out of the blue and all of a sudden, but rarely is that the case…

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accommodate our lies

we adjust to our lies, to satisfy our mind that what we are doing will work out just fine and when the story is hard to keep straight we look for someone to blame and they have already escaped you see people get use to how we operate, they watch…

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the dam

we enter this world like a drop of water and our parents attempt to channel the flow we meet up with other drops and the majority pushes us on in the process we begin to see often the volume destroys what is in it’s path we decide to make a…

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just because you want it

just because you want doesn’t mean it’s right for you don’t adjust the facts to fit your plans, maybe you should let them fall through this weeks necessities are next weeks fools, just because you want it doesn’t mean it’s right for you i look over watches and books, momentos…

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rhythm of life

it takes time to find what you are looking for helps if you are clear as to what matters most to you pass through different stages where things lose and take on new value in the process you sift the necessary from the unnecessary and the list continues to grow…

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department ”h”

i am one of those people who like things placed in their respective slot filed neatly and arranged such that reference is easily achieved place that notion with the chaotic nature of life and it isn’t hard to see a collision in the offing i believe my journey here is…

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ex-marionette

i could say it was you who is to blame and get on my high horse and ride away but you wouldn’t buy it, you are familiar with this game, your look said it all so when i’ve used all the excuses and they don’t even sound plausible to me…

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when subtraction becomes addition

deciding there where things i could do without opened up some avenues and a chance to sort things out letting go of people, places and things that no longer met my needs seems like all of a sudden it’s easier to breathe sometimes one just has to stop and look…

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right action regardless

when how others respond and react to you has no effect on how you treat and interact with them……………………………………………you are well on your way to a place where the sharpest jabs have no power over you…………………………..and that is a place worthy of finding it is there, if you want to…

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good morning

my toilet overflowed   a situation we all know   no need to retaliate   must have been   something that i ate   good morning………………………it’s whatever you want to make it         p.s. always could be worse

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henri

i have a dog named henri, he’s a lot like me doesn’t like to get his feet wet, and he waits as long as he can before he takes a pee have to watch the gate because he likes to take a cruise, run around the neighborhood and see what…

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old friend

you never left though i was in outer space you said you still saw something that bad choices couldn’t erase when i was trying to find my way, you never gave advice and you didn’t stay away you where there a pillar i could hold on to   you never…

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keep your dreams

you are the caretaker of your dreams careful to whom you share them with, to most they won’t mean a thing if you are seeking approval, no one can truly understand them because they are your dreams continually bring them out and let them exercise, each time you play with…

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other side of the street

i crossed over and i never looked back disgusted with myself and the filth i would attract so a very long winter was replaced by spring never going back to that side of the street again ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..   it’s a gradual slide not all at once you start making excuses…

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what money can’t do

money can buy hands but it cannot buy respect money can buy people but it cannot buy their hearts money can patch holes but it cannot fill them money can entertain but it cannot enrich money can soften but it cannot soothe money can dictate but it cannot translate money…

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journey

over the ocean and across the sea can’t find me until i find You down in the valley and up in a tree can’t find me until i find you digging up bones and old memories but i can’t find me until i find you so i’ve been looking for…

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Gods’Math

need a blessing…………………………….be a blessing the words were strong from the man standing by the tree ”I need others to work with me………….and as you become my hands and feet, I will continue to fulfill your needs………………………when you are in a storm it is hard to see the path that…

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i’d love to but i can’t

engage in your mayhem i’d love to but i can’t participate in your gossip i’d love to but i can’t be caught up in your drama i’d love to but i can’t waste my time listening to your tirades i’d love to but i can’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. no need to quarrel,…

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what we are looking 4

i don’t have to explain it comes with your first breath before you can speak or take your first step a seed is planted in your heart and mind there is something, you are compelled to find ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… it never leaves you and it tangles up your mind you question…

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2 old dogs

i have an old dog  \ she’s just like me sometimes she forgets where she’s going / when to pee she can’t hear / she can’t see i have and old dog\ she’s just like me i have no desire to be young again, i have had too much fun…

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bilingual

i’ve learned a new language took a very long time to achieve there have been teachers but i just wasn’t ready to turn from old ways of thinking that required so many terms and verbage that always needed to be adjusted depending on where you were it is very simple…

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no one else should or will

don’t be thin-skinned and don’t take everything as an assault but if you throw hatchets i’m not gonna walk i’ll avoid confrontation until there isn’t ant reason to talk and then i’ll do a war dance on your head not looking for a fight, left that mindset awhile ago, but don’t…

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it never goes away

verse by david m. orcutt………………………take what you need, leave the rest   no matter how much i study, no matter how much i pray that tendency to react unkind never goes away yeah i know i’m only human, but that excuse does little for me i loathe saying i’m sorry…

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grand-kids n the snow

forget what you know let it all go go to a place you have never been to before you aren’t in charge, just along for the ride two little girls make you heart glow inside so i stop and take a minute to say”thank-you God it wasn’t going to be…

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the power of listening

there is no greater honor you can give a friend than your undivided attention even a fool is considered wise when he is silent……………Proverbs there is far more power in the ear than in the mouth to hear is to receive information which then can be directed to action, which…

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Renewel by Christ

it is an incredible experience to go to bed as one man and to awaken as a different one…………………….a better man…. renewed, restored and a better model this doesn’t have to be an experience for a few…………………somehow i think it is commonly held that life changing occurrences are for a…

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attitude

proverbs 16:3 commit thy works to the Lord and thy thoughts shall be established I claim this verse as my release from the bondage of self ————————————————————————————i’m not particularly fond of you…………….nor you of me but in this maze of life………………..damn if i don’t need you and you need me…

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