speed bumps

often things are placed in our path, to make us slow down get so wrapped up in life, we stop living life and life starts living us initially you grimace and say now why is this happening, but as you go on you begin to recognize the speed bumps are…

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don’t say a word

99% of what people say………………………would go away……………………..if we never said a word no defense, not necessary to reply, let the words sit where they belong in the open sky i have a choice today whether to sit or play and i will choose what’s right for me if the interaction…

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the challenge

there are certain things one must do as we walk through this promenade of life learn to respect others and ourself, when to take and when to give back there is an ebb and to life that keeps things moving along, some call it the rhythm, some say it’s a…

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i call your name

I call your name when I’m afraid, when I’m tired, when I am frayed I call your name when I’m on my own, and  when this world won’t leave me alone I call your name because I’ve been blessed, with your love and thoughtfulness I call your name because you gave…

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treasure hunter

i found what i was looking for it wasn’t over there…………………………or next door turns out it was always near, but i was so busy talking………………………i could not hear the quiet little voice that asks me to be still, sit down and drain the nonsense in my head just relax and…

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back where He belongs

read the papers, it won’t take long for you to realize……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. where we went wrong we put men on pedestals………………………………………………………………………………………………… and left the Lord behind it’s not too late for us, to open up our hearts and put Him back where He belongs……………………….       inside……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………come  

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at your fingertips

if only material things make you happy, you will always need more, because you will grow tired of them everything you need to have an abundant life …………………………..is at your fingertips has to be i didn’t say everything you ever wanted………………………………….all you need truth is, most of what we want…

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that pain

that pain moves from place to place reminds me that i am not the person i was yesterday another day passed, another day older and i am good with that i do not wish to go back to anything or any part of yesterday it’s gone and good riddance that…

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be there when i get there

the pace has slowed, comes with age but also a bit of wisdom i managed to save that tells me everything is as it should be it will be there when i get there the time running to and fro, not really sure which way to go has molted into…

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do ”your” thing/one of a kind

do ”your” thing, don’t try to do mine I can’t do yours and I won’t even try we all are different and there is a very, very good reason why, ” you’ve got your thing and I’ve got mine” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I don’t want to look like you, you look fine,…

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t……………u……………..G

that little tug guides me along,…………………………………………. things go better when i follow its lead when i want to turn away, from something I don’t want to see, it gently turns my head around after i have witnessed the event, it encourages me to go and see if i can be…

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happy anyway

things aren’t going my way…………………………..to which i say,.”i’m  going to be happy anyway” what was planned fell through………………….now what am i going to do…….”i’m going to be happy anyway” you see what is………………………………………is……………………………………..and i can say i would prefer things differently, but that doesn’t make them change or go away………………………………………”so…

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lost in translation

words will get you close……………………………………but not completely there it’s like taking a train and the train stops about a mile from your destination………………………..the conductor comes through the car and informs you that the tracks have been damaged by a rock slide and you will have to walk the rest of…

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one thing

there is one thing that i can count on………………………..sounds kind of lonely doesn’t it not at all the one thing i can count on is God i can’t count on our government, my mental capabilities, my banking account, the stock market, my 401k, not even my friends, or family but…

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Charley is Dead/erased

Manson is dead, out of his head and i had a tear in my eye all the pain and misery He caused, and He watched television for 40 years on my dime sad state of affairs when we cater to monsters and make them ”movie stars” we are a twisted…

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never enough

when you can plainly see that no matter how much you give it’s never enough then you face reality you don’t have to like it, but it doesn’t stop it from being true so you pull back and sit on it,  and wait for direction on what to do people…

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that little voice

those little voices i hear outside are no longer mine they belong to grand-kids laughing and having fun so life has come full circle, i can be a child again coming back to reality after the weekend ends i thought perhaps i would be the teacher wasn’t long before i…

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p.o.b.f.G

it is an old adage ” you will find what you seek” and I believe it to be true for wherever you focus your thoughts……………………………., those things will be drawn to you never underestimate  the power of your mind, it can do incredible things can be a source of love…

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trampoline

got off the trampoline, took a while for me to calm down after bouncing up and down for years i still have days that are filled with craze, but i’m not jumping off cliffs or diving in submarines life is more like rolling hills……………………………… some days i have to pedal…

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test for a mature adult

ability to admit mistakes and say they were wrong very simple test, very accurate

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eager for anger

eager for anger, it hides so many things you wrap all sorts of crap in it shove it in your brain so anyone comes near enough they will feel it to, you need not open your mouth, they can see what it’s doing to you you see it’s so much…

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the right time to go

it’s the right time it’s the right place stop making excuses and get back in the race matters not how fast you go it only matters that you go the world has so much to give but you will never see it unless you live a life that welcomes change…

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here

it’s good to be here……………………right here not over there, with yesterday’s problems and tomorrow’s cares tempting at times to look back and stare or think of tomorrow and what might be lurking there but as i stand here on this spot, can’t think of anything i forgot so i think…

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skeletons falling from trees

the leaves are falling from the trees reminding me as i rake them that the season has changed inside and outside of me for as the pendulum swings, another day older and one closer to the grave …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… would do us well to compromise, with this watcher of the time…

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let go/for l.p.

everyone knows when it’s time to let go but we fight reality and pray it’s not so until the obvious won’t go away and we start to defend actions and behavior that never should begin so we muddle along and cover as best we can hard to make an elephant…

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60 second fix

it only takes a minute to change your day to make sure you get started the right way to put God first and ask for His plan that;s how you get to the ”promise land” strip away your aches and pains ask for healing so you can do His work…

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what i look for

your have kind eyes, an honest face…………………….you dress very nice, you have good taste but before I am ready to know more about you i need to check your attitude because in the end it matters least, that your outer look is very chic what will endure me to you……………………………..…

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came from behind

i came from behind and crossing the finish line was informed that i had won didn’t realize i was in a race, hadn’t changed my pace and was amazed that an event was going on a slight young man had a check in his hand, gave me the check and …

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learn how to love

one fine morning when I woke up, I knew it was time for a change, what I was doing wasn’t working, knew had to find a better way so I prayed to the God of my understanding, and I asked Him if I could cop a plea, what He said sounded…

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lucky guy

I got up this morning from a warm, soft bed, my head wasn’t aching and I remember what I said there was a time when I was almost dead, man oh man, I’m a lucky guy I have 2 arms and 2 good legs, don’t walk with crutches and my…

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