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I begged my husband, please let me read you this poem, it means so much to me (appended below).  He says he doesn’t like poetry unless it’s one of my poems.  Sweet.  He relents, I begin to read him this poem and am not half way through it before I’m crying.  It’s one of those [...]

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Image Locale Ever wonder where the repository is for all these things we are advised to “let go” of?  Is it in some remote location where the other half of long lost socks and gloves go?  I don’t know but I have pondered how it is that we actually do “let go” short of changing [...]

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Here’s a question from the weekly powerful question: “How can I demonstrate my gratitude for a part of my body that I have judged as unattractive?” Now before you even answer it, read this too: “You may choose, of course, to work with the Question as you see fit. However, you might want to consider [...]

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“This day will not come again.” ~ Thomas Merton First blush of morning erupts Songbirds usher in fresh beginnings * * * This day shall not come again * * * Summer afternoon arrives on the tuft of a breeze Expectant sunflowers bow their ample heads * * * This day shall not come again [...]

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It was the mid 1980s and for the sum total of one evening I thought I was in love with him.  But most of the time we were just very good friends.  His name was Stan Easton. I was in nursing school.  My schedule was hectic and beyond busy.  Stan called one day.  I wasn’t [...]

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“Desiderata — A Poem for a Way of Life” by Max Ehrmann “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann, was published in 1927, and became very popular in the 1960′s and 1970′s. It was out in the stores on posters in much abundance!  There were several variations of it, and it was even disputed to have been “found [...]

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Image Locale Praise should be the permanent pulsation of the soul. An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered.  An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered. The way to love anything is to realize it may be lost. Thanks are the highest form of thought.  Gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. …we are made [...]

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Poking

Been listening to Abe, the most recent, for just a bit today.  I wondered how long I was going to poke around in the problem/solution before I was done.  Then I thought I better quit poking unless I want said problem/solution bigger. Then of course it occurs to me this “better quit poking” is all [...]

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Prayer

So I purposely haven’t written about the big event that happened at our house the night after summer solstice, when it is said “the veils are thin”.  If you read Songbirds Amidst the Wreckage, then you might have guessed it.  I can say that several changes have been made in my life since then but [...]

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As you follow the path of life every now and then, flirt wildly with it Begin each day with only an eager yes on your lips Leap into the wide open arms of all things immeasurable Then, flow like water spill over the edges of your life ©heartsdeesire

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