The Great Illusion
Motion is deceptive ā¦.. one can think much is being accomplished measuring the amount of movement taking placeā¦ā¦.rarely have I seen the time given to more thought and planning not produce more with much less movementā¦. Motion can be deceptiveā¦..more thought, less movementā¦.better resultsā¦.ttucro
Read MoreStill Defiant
I probably have brushed my teeth or started to 20 times with Preparation H because I wouldnāt get my glasses from another roomā¦ā¦.lazyā¦.yepā¦..defiant, a trait that hangs on and on and onā¦ā¦..see the claw marksā¦ā¦. Ttucro
Read MoreLearning to be Still
What did you see in your travels todayā¦ hurrying to urgent affairsā¦.I sat on the deck out back and listened to the soundtracks of the earthā¦ā¦.I saw butterflies dance among the flowersā¦ā¦..birds performing acrobatics as they maneuvered through the treesā¦.and I heard the grass growing in the warm summer breezeā¦ā¦..what…
Read MoreLearning to Dance
There are few feelings that can compare to being in the same rhythm as the universeā¦ā¦ttucro
Read MoreWriting on the Wall
Men continue to make the same mistakes over and over againā¦ā¦..dressed up a little differentā¦.new title and the same play hits the stageā¦.only to be ended abruptly after poor attendance and poor reviewsā¦..thatās why we need a power greater than our capacity to reasonā¦..ieā¦ā¦..God ttucro
Read MoreI better be looking at me
If anything good comes through I better be looking at meā¦ā¦and not youā¦ā¦.if things are up in the airā¦ā¦I need to be on the groundā¦..thatās where the stuff I relate to can be foundā¦.for when Iām looking at you and not meā¦..everything that is wrong with you becomes obvious to…
Read MoreThe Last Thing/should be the First Thing
Over our head and we twist and shout torment others because it isnāt working outā¦..then when our choices are looking thinā¦.we remember to hit our knees againā¦ā¦.that feels betterā¦ā¦should have done that a long time agoā¦ā¦ttucro
Read MoreThe Art of Living
We all start with a blank canvasā¦ā¦..we are directed to certain forms and colors by our environmentā¦..when we become in charge of our own environment we can rethink what are the right colors and patterns for our own palletā¦.if we are strong enough to confront the choices we were coaxed…
Read MoreMindset ā¦.the Archer
It is of the utmost importance that I have a targetā¦..that I have equipped myself well ā¦.. that I have practicedā¦..and my aim is backed by the confidence that I have listened to my Spiritual Guide and it will be a victory for others as well as myselfā¦ā¦.. ttucro
Read MoreTattoo
That mark you had engraved let you recall those daysā¦.when you were on the run from yourselfā¦ā¦.using the illusion of a relationship to justify the most ignorant behaviorā¦..but even this calamity had itās purposeā¦.a diversionā¦ā¦thinking I was doing a service to someone who deserved it ā¦ā¦.meanwhile being scammed and going…
Read MoreThe Disconnect
A poet must learn the task of the ādisconnectā for there are too many things to sort out in the midst of the calamity called lifeā¦a distinct separation must take place to sort through the rubble and decide what is salvageable and what must be shedā¦..impossible with the clammer of…
Read MoreCaptivated
Flowers dance as a breeze encourages themā¦ā¦grateful I have the presence of mind to give them the attention they deserveā¦ā¦.when the issues of the times seem disruptive and discouragingā¦.a few moments observing and appreciating nature bring me back to what is important and away from frivolousā¦ā¦I am a journeyman and…
Read MoreI still hear voices
I still hear voices but they arenāt unsettling anymoreā¦ā¦.they question my actions and keep me in lineā¦.they arenāt a nuisance rather a friend or mentor helping me stay focused and headed in the right directionā¦.. ttucro
Read MoreWalking through landmines
I am walking through landminesā¦ā¦the ones I have laidā¦..forgetting that haste makes a price to be paidā¦I canāt remember everywhere they were placedā¦..but I can see when I step on one by the look ? on your face. Every action has a reaction and sad to say but itās always…
Read MoreQuick to Judge
Quick to judge and I am reminded that how I judge others is how I will be judgedā¦ā¦that concerns meā¦ā¦ttucro
Read MoreCanāt help you Harvey
I canāt help you Harvey because you wonāt help yourselfā¦..I canāt help you get something you donāt wantā¦..I spent an hour listening to you regurgitate what you thought I wanted to hearā¦.it got you a sandwich and 20$ to continue your journey into āwonderlandā which you will eventually realize is…
Read MoreAquatinted
I must establish a relationship with my issues before they are willing to let me work on them. ttucro
Read MoreHe was there
He was there to cushion my fallā¦.the porch was wet from the sprinkler and I was in a hurryā¦ā¦..my feet slid and I was in the airā¦I tried to keep my head up and I hit the concreteā¦ā¦landing on my back and headā¦.was disoriented for a moment and I lay…
Read MoreYou the Mirror
When I see the imperfections in youā¦.I see the imperfections in meā¦ā¦itās easy to point them out in youā¦because they are so much a part of meā¦..you the mirror ttucro
Read MoreI am listening
I donāt always care for your messenger but that isnāt up to meā¦but I know itās You who sent them when they bring me to my knees ttucro
Read MoreFollowing the Light
I am constantly changingā¦..adjusting to follow the Lightā¦ā¦the Light of God ttucro
Read MoreComfortable Uncertainty
There are so many things that befuddle and confuse meā¦.but what allows me to live comfortably with these concerns is my rock solid faith in God and His Sonā¦Jesus Christā¦.. ttucro
Read MorePeace is Precious
Having lived a tumultuous life at timesā¦ā¦coming to terms with my defects and working to do something about themā¦..has evolved into a peace that heretofore was unimaginableā¦.change if you have the courage and reap the rewards of honesty ā¦.. ttucro
Read MoreThe Worst Enemy
The worst enemy I will ever face ties my shoelaces every morningā¦ttucro
Read MoreFrom trouble to blessings
Because k can neither comprehend nor understand Your Waysā¦ā¦.I am learning to trust Youā¦ā¦ā¦and You turn my concerns into blessings many times a day. Blind so I let You lead ttucro
Read MoreHold the rudder firm and steady
Hold the rudder firm and steady there are clouds āļø behind the āļøā¦..do not fear or try to avoid themā¦..they contain lessons to be learned enjoy the storms as you enjoy the calmā¦.for both work together to turn a sailor into the Captain of his fateā¦ā¦. Hold the rudder firmā¦and…
Read MoreIf you want it
There is a way to play in this world as you are passing throughā¦ā¦the instructions that will guide you arenāt difficult and they arenāt newā¦..but only a few will use them because of their ignorance and their pride ā¦.and while others seem to have it madeā¦..,they do their best to…
Read MoreFeet Speak
Often my feet speak much clearer than my lips ?ā¦.. ttucro
Read MoreWell Rounded
A well rounded person is both a good receiver and giverā¦..both take practiceā¦.. ttucro
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