I believe
I don't believe you
when you end your thoughts
with believe me.
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Being happy is a choice.
Being unhappy is a choice.
So choose.
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Sometimes
a walk is just a walk.
I don't have to
be going somewhere.
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Even when I am enthused,
my legs don't always
allow me movement.
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Most of us crave
a certain peace,
filled with
benevolent forgiveness.
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Be still and know.
You are wonderful.
Be still and know.
You are just fine.
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I'm weary, but
today I'll think love,
today I'll think joy.
Because peace.
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Revealing
my doubts and fears
allows a scab to form,
begins healing.
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Those who ignore the past
have a date soon
with the la Brea tar pits.
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Taking care of myself.
It's the best thing I can do
to help others.
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I am guilty
of not doing enough,
but I've forgiven myself.
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Friday, October 27, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
It's the Parks' Anniversary
I believe
I don't believe you
when you end your thoughts
with believe me.
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Be still and know
you are wonderful.
Be still and know
you are just fine.
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I'm weary, but
today I'll think love,
today I'll think joy.
Because peace.
I don't believe you
when you end your thoughts
with believe me.
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Be still and know
you are wonderful.
Be still and know
you are just fine.
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I'm weary, but
today I'll think love,
today I'll think joy.
Because peace.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
And More October
If it happens anywhere,
it happens everywhere.
Stay mindful.
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Between who I was
and who I am becoming,
ah, there the work lies.
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What good is there
for me to do?
Those words a nice start
to each morning.
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Having become
an old man,
I do hope I am
living my purpose.
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Be still and know
you are wonderful.
Be still and know
you are just fine.
it happens everywhere.
Stay mindful.
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Between who I was
and who I am becoming,
ah, there the work lies.
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What good is there
for me to do?
Those words a nice start
to each morning.
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Having become
an old man,
I do hope I am
living my purpose.
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Be still and know
you are wonderful.
Be still and know
you are just fine.
The Ides of October
At our reunion,
I saw myself as a child.
I am still that child.
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Is it possible
that we chose our parents?
Sometimes I think so.
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I don't always
cross bridges
with joy and ease;
still a work in progress.
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It takes guts
to reveal your hopes
and fears
to those you know
(and don't).
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I am thrilled by
my friends' good fortune.
I enjoy seeing their success.
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There is a time
to do something,
and then
there is a time
to move on.
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I am, of course,
now interested
in how we live
our later years.
I saw myself as a child.
I am still that child.
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Is it possible
that we chose our parents?
Sometimes I think so.
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I don't always
cross bridges
with joy and ease;
still a work in progress.
-------------------------------
It takes guts
to reveal your hopes
and fears
to those you know
(and don't).
-------------------------------
I am thrilled by
my friends' good fortune.
I enjoy seeing their success.
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There is a time
to do something,
and then
there is a time
to move on.
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I am, of course,
now interested
in how we live
our later years.
Friday, October 6, 2017
A few More...
Outside
change is nice,
but inside change might be a
better starting place.
but inside change might be a
better starting place.
Ninety seven days
remain, and then we will gain
a new syllable.
remain, and then we will gain
a new syllable.
I can't!
It's impossible!
It'll never happen!
Oh, look, I'm done
It's impossible!
It'll never happen!
Oh, look, I'm done
And so forth...
When I’m
stressed,
I wake to “oh God, another day.”
When at ease, same thought
I wake to “oh God, another day.”
When at ease, same thought
The way out is in.
I try to cleanse the messes
in my cluttered mind.
I try to cleanse the messes
in my cluttered mind.
When I’m angry,
I think,
it’s only a thought,
and a thought can be changed.
I think,
it’s only a thought,
and a thought can be changed.
The dying are still living.
Dying is not dead.
Stay steadfast and true.
Dying is not dead.
Stay steadfast and true.
Not the reason I do so,
yet the more that I give,
the more I get.
yet the more that I give,
the more I get.
Outside change is nice,
but inside change might be a
better starting place.
but inside change might be a
better starting place.
Lightworkers are sacred.
They offered, before birth,
to save the planet.
They offered, before birth,
to save the planet.
Still On It
A day without mistakes,
in my sweet life,
is a day without mirrors.
—
Tyrants always fail,
eventually.
Truth and love
are eternal.
—
The way out is in.
I try to cleanse the messes
in my cluttered mind.
—
Don't fear.
Drink a bottle of
Not me, not today,
and get after it.
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