Building bridges…where there are walls

We will come to circumstances where there seem to be insurmountable walls in our path Gives us the opportunity to determine if they were placed there for our defense or a challenge So we ask for the wisdom to know the difference If it be a challenge worthy of surmounting…

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Slippery When Wet

Duhhhh…really Good to know Ttucro

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Pelican Logic

You come to sit with me as I fish, but I’m no match for you You fly off and return with your fish, I think you are you’re taunting me So I give you a nod and you spread your wings and walk a circle around the pier Once again…

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Economy Air

Excuse me…..2 words that will take you anywhere Thank you.. 2 words that will bring you home Ttucro

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Dumb up

As far as spiritual matters are concerned, your intellect is your nemesis… Ttucro

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Replace the hinges

The door to your heart is broken The hinges are rusted solid because they haven’t been open for so long You’ve gotten used to the door being closed, you feel safe and less vulnerable But your missing something and you know it This is working for now but you can’t…

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Wish List

If your moral code changes with your situation or needs…it is neither moral nor a code It is a wish list Ttucro

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Flipping Turtles

If you have ever come upon a turtle turned on their back unable to right itself… that is helplessness Everyone will have that experience at some time in their lives You never know how a smile, a gesture an attentive ear can change the trajectory of someone’s life… And yours…

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Learning another language

I’m learning a new language because the one I’ve been speaking seems foreign to some people They receive messages I never intended and for awhile I thought it was just me… but a succession of distorted conversations made me think otherwise. Seems odd at this age to be learning a…

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Blank

Been here before……..blank Absence of material….. no inscription, minus images…. If has been an infrequent occurrence but it has happened before and I realize it for what it is, A pause……a break Blank periods are less threatening and provide a safety net when things are piling up and need filing…

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F.O.M.O.

The fear of missing out, aka “fomo” is just that…we miss out what and where we are,pining for something we aren’t even sure about. Tremendous waste of time but everyone is infected to some degree. The “fear of missing out” is akin to lying on a tropical beach and wishing…

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Sharp edges

Well did you think about the sharp edges as you put together the box……apparently not Having marked the project with blood harvested by those edges….what exactly were you thinking? I see a pattern here and it is quite evident that habit of plowing forward with great intensity and marginal thought…

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The difference between…..

The difference between you and me Is I believe what you cannot see I was like you I couldn’t see but when I stopped looking with my eyes and saw through my heart….then what I couldn’t see became the best part…of me So if the “ gift of desperation”….has been…

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Merry go round

Up and down Round and round Better get used to the merry go round They call it life but I hear the carnival sounds and I go ride the merry go around and around I have to get off and settle down For a few moments the world stops spinning…

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Freedom

The prison walls may only exist in the corners of our mind Nevertheless they restrict us from living the life we crave If you are holding on to the belief that family, finances or friends are the gatekeepers to those prison doors… you think the wrong people have the keys…

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Skipping Stones

I just got off the phone Went to the River and practiced Skipping Stones You pissed me off I guess you thought I would be pleased that you are doing something now that I begged you to do a long time ago Skipping Stones Why did it take all this…

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Funeral / Eulogy

I heard you passed but it didn’t blow me away because I know how you lived. Not many people can squeeze all the nectar from the moment without leaving bruises, but you could . I watch you berate someone in a manner so smooth you had them rolling in laughter,…

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Thick as Thieves……for v.h.

You….and me…..we’re thick as thieves Didn’t take long for us to see that life is for living and that’s you and me I like your wit and I treasure your smile and your friendship has helped me through many trials No question it was meant to be you and I…

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Dr. Futz

Dr. Futz is futzing around having the time of his life Unbeknownst to most people around he has virtually no plans for his life This vague philosophy allows to go with the flow The stream of life is filled with many wonderful things that few people will ever know This…

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Booby Trap

There are things I try to regret but part of me refuses to be upset Because I wasn’t the only one involved..but that doesn’t absolve me But it does mean I played a part The martyr in me wants to assume all the blame but it wasn’t that way at…

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Daffodils

I am constantly amazed at where daffodils grow In some of the unlikely places their faces steal the show Walking down a busy street my thoughts lost in the day and in a crevice by a wall a daffodil stops me to say: “ Your life is busy and there…

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Walking you word

Walking your words at first seems absurd but give it a moment to sink in Because what you spout is often received in doubt Until it appears you walk what you were speaking Walk your words Ttucro

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Get in…where you fit in

There is a place that has been placed especially just for you It was designed to use the skills that have been given to you So keep your eyes open and particularly your mind and the place where you fit in may be somewhere you never thought you would land…

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The purest love

No question about it… nothing to debate Friends accept us good and bad and have no illusions about changing us No expectations and no agenda other than being along for the ride and we take turns driving A friend will stop you in your tracks and let you know if…

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Don’t know Him When They See Him

The problem most people that can’t or won’t accept God…… Is they don’t recognize Him when they see Him. He’s everywhere and everything so if you open your heart your eyes will follow and then your Mind. Ttucro

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Selective Reading

My life isn’t an open book, I stopped that access because some people are crooks…yes it takes one to know one But my life has changed, because I couldn’t stand the strain of trying to remember my lies. So I bought into a new script and the result has been…

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Your Never the Same

Your never the same and its a pleasure to see the way life changes you and me I reflect on the times we’ve spent paddling down the river……often going for an hour or more never exchanging a word, busy taking it all in, the magic and wonder of nature That’s…

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I’m so sorry………..XXXNot

Please forgive me for enjoying my life, I can see it causes a great deal of uneasiness Perhaps it’s from the fact you are so busy doing the unimportant things on your list that it irradiates you that my lists are as flexible as rubber bands Have you seen a…

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Push On

Tho’ the cloak of darkness wraps us tightly in it’s grip……we rest and wait…. for an opportunity to slip Away from its clutches and away from its grip…. for we are survivors and we push on The first signs of morning find the darkness fast asleep and we separate ourselves…

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Worn

I earned every scrape and scar some from honorable deeds and some from bad decisions and bad intentions the chance of me presenting myself as someone who has always walked the line is a midnight dream that wakes me up laughing because I know it would be a charade But…

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