August Nears

What makes anything precious?
It's knowing that
it is going to end.

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Heaven indeed exists.
It's first class on an
international flight.

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Nothing out there
will give me
what I surely know
I can find in here.

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The face that I had
before I was born.
That is my soul,
my spirit.

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Moving in flow.
Living in Grace.
Being in the zone.
Fully present.

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What if I
was never forgiven?
What if I
just already was?

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"I wish I had"
versus
"I'm glad I did".
Really,
it is no contest.

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Loving kindness
is the basis
of a happy life.
      - Dalai Lama

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If you can only do
one tiny thing
and no one knows,
do it.

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I trust my heart,
but don't make my mind
an enemy.
Both serve me well.

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There's living, then there's being alive.
It's easy to
confuse the two.

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I am more a verb
than a noun,
more an actor
than simply a prop.

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Doing my best to
not figure it out at once.
Now, where are my shoes?

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Things change,
power passes.
What a waste of time
to place one's name on high.

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I notice that when
I loosen my grip,
I seem to have more control.

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The face that I had
before I was born.
That is my soul,
my spirit.

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No matter the problem,
the solution
remains the same:
just relax.

It's the Endth of July

It's true that
friendship and love
can not be asked for.
They must be
offered.

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While most of
my body parts
are changing,
they're not the ones
that matter

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I feel so much cleaner
when I am grateful
rather than grumbling.
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History matters,
but only if we use it
to shape the future.

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In my lifetime,
hope and despair
have been the same
as greed and anger.

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The new doc says,
you have cancer.
I say,
I live in Grace.
I feel blessed.

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Meditation:
familiarizing oneself
with the present moment.

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It is indeed
the height of intention
to keep my eyes
on the prize.

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The shape of memory
depends on whose it is.
For me, serpentine.

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When I think I'm not
on the same page,
I might not be
in the same book.

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Not one thing
can last forever,
not even gentle,
right compassion.

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Flood your mind
with positive thoughts,
about yourself,
and about others.

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We are
independent friends,
not owing anything
to each other.

More Fourth

Saw my photo online.

It’s not really me,

simply my container.

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I’m playing the cards

I was dealt.

Two very high pairs.

And a joker.

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Things change,

power passes.

What a waste of time

to place one’s name

on high.

Indeed

With blessings and grace,

with mind, body, soul.

That's how I am 

one with God.

Fourth of July

Some people can't sleep

in an unmade bed.

Not me.

It does not matter.

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The fire rages 

at our backs.

We have no choice

but to move forward.

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Time can't be trusted.

When young, it's the start

of forever;

old, the same.