Let’s not and say we did

Everyone is prone to fib let’s not and pretend we did we are old enough and wise enough to walk away from pain so you go your way and I’ll go mine and avoid a little rain we’ll have fun with the situation and laugh when no one’s around let’s…

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Synchronized Swimming

What we are trying to accomplish here Is a dance both entertaining and clear Free of outlandish acts or ominous fear….with the only thing we must pay attention to is the person we are swimming near So we have been rehearsing for quite a long time….and our fans are ready…

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Never weaker then when you’re angry, but Time doesn’t care

I watch you in your hospital bed and it conjures up many thoughts and confirms my lack of power to change or control the reality that you are in the final stages I see myself in the same situation and I find it unnerving at best Time doesn’t care about…

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Rip Vanwinkle

Are you comfortable with the person you wake up to…………yourself ttucro

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Monkeys don’t sell bananas…..

So simple even an animal can see I have no right to sell what was freely given to me trying to profit from others in need will end in great frustration and will only cause harm to me so there is much to be learned from observing a simple animal…

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Between the Raindrops

I walk between the raindrops……they don’t bother me they have their place…..and I have mine , we let each other be I hear them pass by me as they accurately measure my steps and I walk in cadence just in case they slip so we honor each other’s presence with…

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Get over yourself

We humans are a peculiar bunch all our lives we pursue the goal of independence off the clock….. of the constraints of work or commitments and we get there and we don’t feel we are worthy we aren’t structured enough….. focused enough or doing enough Tired of beating myself up…

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Out of my hands………thank God

My life no longer belongs to me the previous manager has been fired seems he had a tendency to lump the good with the bad yes there is a distinction….. like muddying the water in the stream it still flows but you can’t drink it…… because it isn’t clean so…

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Smoke Signals

It is incumbent that I am aware that I send messages by what I do and what I don’t do I tried to fool myself that if my mouth didn’t abuse others that I was doing well …… Ā but what was my demeanor saying……. My facial expressions and my body…

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The Gate

The Gate in its proper state allows entrance and prohibits escape but I am Master of my pen and I decide what to exclude and what to let in Much teaching has afforded me discretion of what is good and what is bad for me so as you stand by…

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The Distance….. in my head

Occasionally I dread….. the distance in my head when everything and everyone seem far away…. nothing has moved and I accept that it’s me driving……..the distance in my head ——————————————————————————- at one point before I got honest with myself….I attributed it to others and their behavior towards me…….which was an…

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Before I go…..

Ā ā€œ before I go I want to know what I can take and what I can leave behindā€ I plied this question to the wind snd the answer came in a soft refrain ā€œthe good you set in motion carries on and on… the good you set in motion carries…

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Knowledge is power……if you use it

The acquisition of knowledge is esteemed and admirable… Far more important and valuable is your ability to implement and use that information knowledge lacking wisdom is akin to a stack of books on a donkeys ass…… it’s moving but what good does it do   It’s not about quantity or…

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My Auspice……the šŸ¦ā€ā¬› Ravens

I cannot say why it is this way i suppose I may never know, but when my ā€œSpiritā€ wants to reach me the Ravens are sure to come sometimes there is one and sometimes many more all depends on where I am and the message I’m to hear so when…

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Right or Wrong…….consequences

Either way……right or wrong there are consequences for my actions often I don’t consider the consequences of doing the ā€œrightā€ thing as my reasoning directs me but there are effects are a result of my decisions it isn’t enough to try to be considerate of everyone and everything involved It…

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U turns accepted here….

Sometimes the hardest thing is being honest with yourself When you have acted in fear and haste and don’t feel good about the result the unenlightened shrug and relentlessly plod on the person who is trying to ā€œbecomeā€ better, more useful and more productive has the courage to be honest…

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Fallen into place

The pieces that never seemed to fit…… have fallen into place I hung onto them being the Eternal Optimist thinking they would find a home someday Funny, but when I stopped searching and resigned myself to wait I realized the pieces that ā€œnever fitā€ …… had fallen into place it…

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Mental tune up

Just like everything my mind gets bent out of shape from trying to sort things I find on my plate I want to fix them and jump right in….. but I don’t have enough information….so I’m not ready to begin the hardest part of any test is doing the homework…

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15 minute parking……

The sign said Ā ā€œ15 minute parkingā€ So I decided to quickly access what I would do with those 15 1. Praise for all God has done for me 2. Reflect on what an incredible journey my Faith has led me on 3. Recall the many people in my life that…

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If I can’t swim….

I want to help you but before I jump in I Ā can’t help you if I can’t swim you can scream and shout but I won’t give in , if I haven’t learned those lessons while I’m learning to swim If it’s a stroke that I’ve practiced or holding my…

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Happened before…

I know this is a misery you are dying to explore but don’t get too excited….. it’s happened before All the inconveniences that are best to ignore….I try to remind myself……it’s happened before So the major issues grow rather small……when I remember… it’s happened before Ttucro  

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No Big Deal ……..4 Michael O

I know it makes you squeal…… but my spirit says it’s no big deal the tragedy you tried to make real…..turned out to be……. No big deal This is your life and you can’t stop the wheel…..so try to keep it simple…….. Remember……..it’s no big deal ttucro Ā / inspiration from…

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While I was sleeping ….

While I was sleeping the world šŸŒ turned upside down and everyone that was frowning turned that around and all the things and faces that seemed to stand in my way……were waving and motioned for me to come their way so perhaps everyone and everything that seemed so different to…

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Just ask…….ā€show me somethingā€

I think God likes to showcase His Creativity and I have a desire to experience it……. Walking dogs I was directed to stop and watch….and I did moments later at the edge of the woods I watched a pair of young rabbits emerge and commence to ruff house and spar…

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I’ll go if You Make a Way

It’s not a question if you can……more of a question what’s in your plan I’m willing to go and do the best I can, but You’re going to have to make a way i can’t control what’s in front of me…..and I can’t see what You can see Obviously it’s…

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Meekness

Finding that meekness isn’t weakness……. try going a day to be kind in word, thought and deed to everyone you encounter….. nothing weak about that to be kind is to be amazingly strong much strength in kindness I have stopped looking for happiness…… happiness is found in blessing others ttucro

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Best Way Out

Life has let no doubt….. the best way out Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Is to get in You will get no peace, no rest until you accept thatĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā …

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Always at Home

I will never be homeless because I have you…. the world may kick me and push me around , but I’ll get up and try again I will face struggles but I won’t wear a frown the winds will blow and turn my world upside down but through the storms…

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The Burden of Knowledge

When you know……you know whether you adhere and use that knowledge is up to you All of us go through times in our lives that we ignore or resist the ā€œburden of knowledgeā€ and we pay for it we carry it with us when we gain it …..actually it is…

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Putting it in reverseā€¦ā€slow to hear, quick to speakā€

The wise are not wordy they’re careful with their words…. like a mason building a wall…..they place their words carefully the wise never assume…… they ask the wise consider the implications of their actions before doing them the wise strive to go undetected and shy away from banners that announce…

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