How long do I have?…….

How long do we have…..hard to say Another way to look at it….we just have today, any more than that I couldn’t say. That’s really is the best way to live, doing the best with what we have and trying to be of service to others. How long do we…

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Improving

I think the best answer one could offer when asked, “How are you doing”, would be…. “I’m improving.” Isn’t that what we are striving for, or at least it should be. I have never met a person that felt they were completed….. hope I never do.Doesn’t seem possible on this…

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Dilatory

The aftermath of acting to fast has caused me and others great amounts of pain The simple act of pausing is often very challenging to me But I have paid a high price for reacting when the information wasn’t clear and instead of asking questions I assumed that I knew…

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Teachers teach……

I have never met a teacher that had the gift to teach….. that only taught in a classroom Teachers teach and the best teachers present their wisdom in a non threatening or confrontational manner…… A good teacher has the ability to communicate on the level of their students and coaches…

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Persistent

Walking into walls……I decided to take a seat…..I hadn’t given up……decided to take a break…. I accepted I was doing something wrong and determined to change my ways…..what I decided the problem was….. it was me I had failed to realize that an important part I missed, if I wanted…

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Heart Song

I kept hearing a melody ….followed me throughout the day……tried to determine where it was coming from but it’s origins I couldn’t say So I enjoyed the company and it escorted me as I went along……slowly I had a sense where it was coming from….. That song wasn’t familiar to…

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Treasure Chest…..

I sold the gold…..actually gave it away….the watches and clothes….. things I had collected lost their meaning to me ……. What I wanted I couldn’t find, took a long time to understand the problem was in my mind. Took much pain and a broken heart to realize I had never…

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From Fearful to Fearless

Talk is cheap and you like to preach but let’s take let’s take stock of what you’ve got and see where we go from here You say you believe this and that and how it’s changed your life……but let a pebble fall in your path and lash out and explore…

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Crossing Over

I would like to thank you for the bridge you helped me build………by calling me on the many things that have come up from my past……they have muddied the waters and made things difficult for us………they no longer serve me and it’s long overdue………to cross this bridge to freedom……so I…

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When I Accept All Is Well…….

When I set aside my demands……and let things be……… I am more times than not glad I exercised flexibility. Not ashamed to admit that I am not always equipped to handle adversity………. If I can relax and recall circumstances in the past and how they sorted themselves out………. Then confidentiality…

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Masterpiece

The greatest art in the world will never be seen in a museum………Nature Ttucro

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When it comes back to you…..

You’re already lost if your motivation for doing kind gestures is expectation……. You’ll be disappointed almost every time……. But when a recipient sends those actions back to you reciprocating…… it is complete…… that is the essence of the “Circle of Love”…….. ttucro

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Louis Vuitton ❤️ Heart

I had a heart transplant a few months ago and the new one I have …… I could never afford…. but instead of going shopping I make a decision to receive…… the heart that was always intended for me…… I misused the gifts that where given to me and my…

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Not Enough…..

It’s really not enough to be grateful and appreciative of all the amazing blessings that have transpired in my life…….there is only one reciprocal payback…. to exhibit that gratitude through my behavior towards others……and to share those gifts 🎁 It’s not enough…… but it’s not a bad attempt ttucro  

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Chopsticks

I am aware that I fixate on things and then ponder on them……. I suppose everyone does that to some extent……I don’t know….. but I do Eating with chopsticks 🥢 has always been interesting to me and challenging….. but over the years I’ve learned……there is a technique…..everyone seems to have…

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Alphabet Soup

Wasn’t particularly found of the plate in front of me, although I like soup and I like grilled cheese….. I suppose it was my attitude that needed a reminder….i was fortunate to have it…. I tasted the vegetable soup and took a bite of the grilled cheese and my attitude…

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I Still Have a Candle

When I was a boy……..I lost my way and got lost in the woods one day……. trying to determine where I went astray  …………I wasn’t able to find my way night was coming fast and finally I had to accept the fact…… that night I would be staying in the…

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Apostrophe,

That little dash, that separates my present from my past …… has done so much for me that little dash implies to me that was before, and this is now that little break gave me the time to think about where this mule was going to plow …..    …

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Connection

There seems to be invisible fibers that I can’t see…… that connects people, places and things to me….. when I am near them I feel their pull and there is an attraction that’s hard to describe……. does it come from my feelings for them……the comfort and familiarity….do they lure me…

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The Eloquence of Simplicity

I choose these words to convey there are things that words paint badly……… or not at all……. Pain……..illness……..rejection……..death………life Take your best shot………ask the person dealing with such issues and they will reel off a litany of emotions and always finish with,”I don’t know”…… But the most challenging and difficult……and most…

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Snap 🫛 Peas

I know it sounds weird…….  But remember it’s me…..and I have this thing……for snap peas please don’t cook them give them to me…… and I’ll have a feast…… with my snap peas…… I like the crunch and texture as I squeeze all of the goodness from these little peas 🫛…

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Applesauce…….

The thing that has you wearing a frown…….can just as easily be turned around……make applesauce take the best parts and shuck the rest….there has to be a few things that can be salvaged…… make applesauce can’t change what’s in front of you…..best to have a mindset “it will have to…

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Accept this beautiful gift…..

Accept this beautiful day….. don’t let this gift slip away…… put aside the clouds that can hide the blessings coming your way……accept this beautiful day……. take note of the birds as they sing……this interlude that’s yearning for spring….. but this refrain would last and the wind and rain will come…

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I’m sad for you….. move on

Didn’t turn out like you wanted……. But somehow you missed the clues….  I kept trying to tell you… to loud.. ..  but it never  mattered to you…. Now the tapes are rolling in your mind……..I’ve had those tapes too…..I accepted and made peace with mine…. we both could have done…

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Bigger

There is something magical when the sum is greater than the parts……and it is….. when we are willing to extend ourselves and it feels natural and comfortable……that’s a good indication that something or someone else is important to you when that conscious concern is expressed and evident……the ordinary becomes extraordinary…

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I learned the hard way……

It’s not so bad when I recollect the many times I have slipped and let my emotions overstep…..but it was worth it because now I accept……it had to be this way to learn on any given day that if I don’t seek to be led, I stray and struggle to…

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Murky

Walking along the stream the recent rains have left the creek murky and viewing the objects and animals below is impossible…… As I continue walking I can reflect how my life has been on the murky side for the past several months…….but the rains have stopped and the path forward…

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Not sitting on a nail……..

I got use to sitting on a nail……trying to please others and hurting myself … … took a lot of courage and a commitment to live…..and I had the right to expect respect for the things I give….. people were surprised, I had been sitting for so long and they…

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You found it……

That little piece of myself that I was keeping safe…… had to have a prudent reserve…… just in case In case the bottom fell out and I was left alone…..just needed a tether to keep me from falling down but you kept knocking and I resolved to let you in…

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Finger Painting……

The fact is that we never stop putting our hands and fingers in things trying to arrange them to our liking…… finger painting sometimes the colors are wrong and we misalign them….creating puddles of confusion…… occasionally we are in harmony and our hands and eyes work together to create pools…

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