Smiling through the mazeā€¦ā€¦ā€Peripateticā€

IThere are many things I don’t understand and not sure about what’s going on I hear the gunshots outside the maze but I quicken my pace and move on the things I thought were very simple seem confused with right or wrong and I am still determined to live the…

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The Logic of the 🌓

I see you like to exercise your authority over me but if you were quiet and listened to me, you would hear what I need so if you want me to be the best tree I can be stop trying to force me to grow like you want me to…

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Carousel

I’m riding this carousel and I see your riding one too wave to me as you pass by and I’ll wave back at you Sometimes it seems to move very fast and sometimes painfully slow But I take it in stride and enjoy the ride it’s the only carousel I…

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The Disease of Time

Take care of yourself and do the best you can to keep the motor tuned and the filters clean we all are dealing with the disease of time it doesn’t care who you, what you k know or what you do how much you own or what you’ve been through…

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The Upper Room

The Upper Room in my head has been remodeled and cleaned I am sure there are spots that will require extra time to remove the stains that remain…..some will never completely disappear…..and I am working to make peace with them the old furnishings were worn and frayed and soiled with…

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Makes a difference…..

Makes Makes a difference what you say and how you say makes a difference what you do and how you do it makes a difference how you live and how you do it Makes a difference about your attitude and how you show it Makes a difference about your gratitude…

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Today is enough

Tomorrow has nothing to offer me because it isn’t here For all I know it may not exist for me, it may not even show so I think it’s best for me to focus on today and do with it the best I can before it slips away when my…

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Pillar talk

The Pillars in my life that I count on and trust The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost they shore my failings up   thank you ttucro

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Your Castle is Crying

The dream house on the hill spends most of its time alone and still the laughter is gone ……dropped into boxes that have no new home It had high expectations that it would serve you well but all it’s memories are surrounded by arguments and accusations that greet everyone at…

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When Little becomes Big and Big becomes Little

The tables turn when we become big and leave small the things we perceived as a child are dismissed as we become adults those big things because small and those small things become big we flip sides when our reasoning brings awareness and we give credence to many things as…

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Anchor

Dear friend I can’t make life go away you each have things that have made you change Best to remember the good that was done, a beautiful daughter, a handsome son, forgive and pray and try to move on……allowing each to heal and forgive what was said and what was…

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Rag rug

That my life could be as colorful and purposeful as this Rag Rug from so many worn out and frayed fabrics these pieces have been formed to create a tapestry that is soft on my feet and vibrant in its many colors and many tones I am worn and weathered…

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Image

What others see I hope will be the loving God inside of me May His Love shine through So when other look at me I pray they will see….You Image Ttucro

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Lullaby

The windows cracked and I hear the sound of the wind in the trees and feel the gentle touch of the breeze the Earth šŸŒ sings…..if you are still you can hear a symphony of the approaching night and it’s sounds the song sings of the cycle as this ball…

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Eloquent……silence

I heard clearly what you were saying and your lips never moved. Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā The look on your face. Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā That struggling smile Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Your hands that kept trying to comfort…

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I wonder

I’m making this soup…….we’ll call it ā€œLifeā€ I want it to be good and have it spiced just right Not to hot and not to mild…. Just enough of everything that you want more So I’m making this soup for me and for you and I hope it does what…

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Spinning

Watching clothes tumble in a dryer at a laundromat we all are turning…. Some faster than others but still turning Our epoch essay is being written with or without our help sometimes we spin so fast we get twisted and tangled like the clothes in the dryer and when the…

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Concrete…….cracks

Hard as it is, it can endure great amounts of pressure but often the shifting of the Earth causes it to crack because it lacks flexibility strange how we humans can be like concrete…. So rigid in our beliefs that we lack the flexibility to let others have their own…

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Aphorism

Delicate balance between being true to yourself and accommodating others If you never have to bite your tongue, you have only acquaintances not relationships… no way you could possibly agree with what is said all the time..impossible we cop out on ourselves in favor of getting along but in fact…

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Parachute šŸŖ‚

Jumping off I decided to try what it would be like to Fly no illusion that I didn’t have wings but I had these feelings and I had these dreams so I opened my heart and I opened my mind and the Ā next thing I know I was part of…

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Soul Searching?

Ok so you want to exit the character defects that cause you issues with yourself and others How noble……you want a star or a gift certificate for doing what you are supposed to do….. but before you start wading in the mire…. You better know what you are looking for…

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Labels are for Judging

I have not been appointed as judge nor jury for anything I am not qualified to impose sentence or restrictions I should present myself as impartial and giving everyone the benefit of doubt My own shortcomings are something I have to deal with and not everyone else Labels are for…

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Poison

Thinking I understand why people do the things they do say the things they say and act the way they do when I really don’t Is far more problematic then what anyone else does —————————————————————————— I’m far better off to leave those shoe laces untied and not attempt to wear…

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It still smarts

Doing good things , just like doing wrong things….. has a price Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Everything has a price Sometimes the price for even those good things is expensive…. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do them but it is good to realize the cost and the consequences and be…

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The Light

The Light I got when I gave in covered by indiscretions and let me in to a world I only thought was for them until my ā€œspirit ā€œ invited me in to my amazement I was asked to give back my answer was ā€œ there’s so much I lackā€ ā€œNot…

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Breakfast with God

He’s always here…. But not often enough I ask Him to join me in the break of my fastā€¦ā€breakfastā€ Kinda like having a friend in the same house and not asking them to join you sometimes I don’t because I don’t want to hear what He has to say…..sad but…

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Trust the Process

Doesn’t seem to be the thing that I would suggest to do but I felt the tug and it generally pulls me through to the other side of a situation and then I see the plan so another example of trusting the process and it becomes apparent to me A…

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Work with what you’ve got

I realized early on that I was never going to be handsome nor beautiful…. So a dear friend….said ā€œ well the thing about being handsome is that life takes its toll on everyone…so it doesn’t last forever. However, if you’re interesting and keep learning and growing that can only change…

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Are You Kidding Me….

I try not to think.. but sometimes I do And in my confusion of course think confused But I sorta recognize ā€œitā€ and pull the chute and jump out on the way down I sort things out Remembering ā€œ oh yeah, I was the guy that use to live like…

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Smart …..4xIM🦁

Has more to do with knowing what and who you are and what you’re not. Honest evaluation and common sense. Confidence in using what you do know and willingness to admit what you don’t. that’s it. Ā  Ā That’s smart ttucro.

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