my greatest victory: admitting defeat

seems odd to admit this at first………………………my ego wants to get in there and say” so sad, that’s it ” but i have to drop the ”poor me ” and think about what has happened in the last 13 years and 318 days………………straight up ”miracles” i have had the same…

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prisoner of your mind

i was troubled and i was wondering if i had lost my way and a voice said” look inside today, and i think what you will find, you have become a prisoner of your mind” that message wasn’t loud but it was clear, so i finished my coffee and got…

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listener

as i grow older, isn’t it crazy when people say that, if you are breathing you are getting older duhhhh… but anyway…………………..I am constantly amazed at the power and skill involved in being a good listener finding out, if i am thinking how to respond i am not listening, i…

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the magic pill

the  prescription i use when nothing else works, doesn’t come in a bottle or a box for everything it has fixed, don’t know why i don’t go there first but i’ll hem and haw, complain and fret and when all else fails, i’ll hit my knees and throw up a…

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the pain of knowing

one cannot take away the pain of knowing you may try avoidance or disregard, but one knows what they know going against what is proven and recorded is the equivalent of putting your finger in a pencil sharpener and expecting it not to hurt you may pretend otherwise, but you…

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walk around the land mines

read the lines before you read between them if you’re like me I struggle with acceptance of what is before me, sounds kinda odd when I see it on paper, doesn’t stop it from being true my tendency is to question reality perhaps that’s a result from living in ”neverland”…

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what’s most important

what is most important to you? the  reason i ask, people will list: family friends faith work home money then if you inquire what kind of effort they put into securing or developing these they will often say ” not much ” so the disconnect is what we esteem to…

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learning……………..door open…………….door closed

one can have it hammered into them after they’re beaten and bludgeoned and no other choice is left and they surrender out of desperation……………………………….. or you can be open to suggestions and options you may not have considered while you are trudging through the mire I have found rather than…

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why i vote

our political system needs an overhaul…………………………….bad we have republicrats and demorats and there isn’t a dime’s bit of difference between the two we need a 3rd party, somewhere near the middle of the road, imagine that, not too far right, not too far left, that’s called middle ground but i…

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check the expiration date

before it’s too late check the expiration date maybe you don’t want to do that after all perhaps that time is gone and you would be better to let go is there a reason you are holding on everything has its’ season and things come and go but after it’s…

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what can i do for you

turn it around, instead of asking for, ask how to be of service, can’t lose either way hey, what can i do for you today? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… well, you can start by giving thinks, let’s me know you are aware of things i help you with and that i care be…

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flying lessons

part 1 I asked you to teach me how to fly…………………………………………………………………………………………………..you never paused your answer” how high” high as the heavens where the birds don’t fly, over peaks and valleys that’s how high so it has happened, no I didn’t grow wings, but you provided the ways and the means…

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God doesn’t answer to me or you

i hate to wait, but i also am painfully aware of jumping the gun on my own and going off half cocked determined to have my way………………………..disaster I ask God to help me with certain things and i try to ask assistance in being a better person and i get…

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what’s it worth

hey bro, what you’re about to do is good for us, or just good for you what I’ve found out, might work for you too, if it isn’t good for me can’t be good for you if you take the time to weigh things out, the scales of honesty will…

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where is this God

where is this GOD you are so quick to recommend seems like a lot of you guys are taking it on the chin you reply ” that’s what happens when evil wins” your God must not be that Big after all ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I can see from your perspective it could…

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Sutherland Springs

i do not have the answer, intend to blame no one, impossible to legislate morality but somehow we have to be doing something wrong so easy to point fingers and blame it on guns, but now is not the time for debate families have been torn apart the gunman has…

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listen to old farts say ”yes” to the dress

say yes to the dress and get out of this mess she could care less what you think anyway and as much as she will disagree she not dressing for you or me she is trying to turn here sisters heads a laugh when I hear young guys say I…

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b.k.f.l

be known for love we have access to all sorts of communication devices and they can be very helpful and very harmful. ask yourself ace, what are you trying to do, what target are you trying to hit, seems we are forever after something, what are you after I am…

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after all this time

after all this time, i still can be blind, not because i don’t see, i don’t wish to accept what i see that is this man’s dilemma, dealing with reality and not my reality it is a modern trait to describe and position things to allow enough wiggle room, to…

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pack rat

i don’t know anyone who doesn’t have more crap then they need, more junk that they don’t want, and some clutter in some or all of their dwelling space i sold a car recently and when i cleaned it out i was absolutely amazed at the stuff that i had…

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from here on…………………….

that’s all that matters from here on yesterday doesn’t matter, argue with me if you like tomorrow isn’t here today we play, live, laugh, cry, fry, shed a few tears and die from this point on and in increments of 24 hour blocks ingenious way to live, one page at…

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DON’T PRETEND THAT’S A STICK WHEN YOU KNOW IT’S A SNAKE

as much as you would like to delude yourself into thinking that something is different than what it is, go ahead when the consequences come down then don’t have gall to ask yourself…………………….duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how did this happen it happened because you knew better and did it anyway………………………………most people aren’t really…

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I.W.I.I.C.B.I.C

SHORT FOR I WOULD IF I COULD BUT I CAN’T no explanations, no apologies, no excuses………………..don’t expect me to elaborate……done the mistake we often make is to offer more than is necessary and it leads to ”maybe”, ”we’ll see”, ”if I can” and it’s bogus I have a right, you…

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Hershey Kisses/Make Time to Take Time

it is 24 hours, no more………….no less                              how we choose to spend that time is controlled by work, obligations, and habits………………………….so whatever time you have control over is usually very precious in today’s world it is…

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defiant/just hurting myself

after all this time, not young……….not old, I still find myself working against myself and making hasty decisions that I know are wrong when I am doing them really not much different from a game we played as kids ”throw the knife”, yes we were hoodlums and barely missed being…

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time out

place myself in the corner by the window sill and I gaze out at the meadow at the slow rolling hills I needed to change direction, my flight wasn’t going well so i landed in this corner. deciding to sit for a spell no one to be angry with, no…

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Halloween is Dead

Halloween is dead,………………………………….shot right in the head the Christians didn’t kill it,……………………….society did just couldn’t chance hurting the little ones so we change our traditions, to protect us from the crazy ones makes you feel uneasy when someone says somethings wrong, forget what I’m saying you explain what’s happening i…

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Face of God

what if someone suggested that you were the Face of God,……………………….you probably would laugh, shake your head and roll your eyes but the ”skinny” is what they were saying is true,…………………God uses people to do the work He needs to do most of the time it’s small things like giving…

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God / Reviews

great plot……………. amazing how He managed the characters and got them out of hopeless situations thrilling,………….non-stop action with great messages just below the surface great casting……………………. unbelievable how He used the most inept people to do incredible things thought-provoking………………… stirred the imagination of how life can be purposeful and rewarding powerful………………….that…

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Gods Plan/the Fountain

Gods Plan is better than anything I  come up with in my head or hand I count it a blessing that I stand as a man and ask His blessing and to reveal His Plan so I go to the fountain that I searched to find, the Path was well-marked…

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