September
Changing the world
one precious thought at a time,
making it all good
Meaningful friendships
are the best things we can have.
I treat mine with care.
It’s easier to
make adjustments to what’s true
than to force your will.
Grand thoughts are useless
if not followed by some work,
a little action.
Zero means nothing,
not that it has no value.
Nothing is calming.
Life is your playground.
Expect a joyful outcome.
Forget small, play big.
Light a candle for
another person and you
enjoy its light too.
Appreciating
the grace I live in helps me
sleep through the long night.
Ups, downs, ins and outs.
Ah, sweet mystery of life.
Never too boring.
I open my eyes,
my heart and mind as well, to
just being alive.
Sometimes I still get
angry, but then tell myself,
self, nope, not today.
You can’t score by
kicking into your own net.
Even children know this.
Even when I avoid
the truth, it sits there,
calmly waiting for me.
I am a huge fan
of little acts of kindness,
always say thank you.
Some negative thoughts
entering your head? Well then,
close the damn window.
I get up, look in
my mirror, think I should just
find someplace quiet.
Less forcing, more flow.
Less fearing, more grace and joy.
Less hating, more love.
Each day I’ve a chance
to be happy, to enjoy
this grand life I chose.
Paying attention.
Is this how I want to sound?
Tone is important.
Occasional zen.
No mistakes, only lessons.
I live and I learn.
A day for big guns,
compassion, prayer, right action,
and, oh yes, laughter.
It is a good plan
to let a poem rest awhile,
until it’s ready.
Publishing my poems
is much like going naked
in front of others.
I try to not be
accidental in my life,
to have some purpose.
Hey, I’m listening,
so feel free to start talking.
I’m available.
The power of prayer
is not to ask for something,
but to listen more.
Self-help books are like
those pretty cookbooks I have.
Action is required.
Words are powerful.
Once they leave my mouth, they grow,
for better or worse.
Trust is difficult
but it’s calmer to seek it
than to always doubt.
I get happy days
in life when I do not stop
before they arrive.
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