Tag: peace
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UPSIDE DOWN
Everything seems upside downEach and every scene turned around Look over here, not over thereCamouflaged, hidden, with great care Stories to incite anger and fearBringing to many red-hot tears Where is the rabbit pulled out of the hat?Why is the magic show falling so flat? When will the race swiftly come to an end?What is…
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CLARITY
The more breaths I am givenThe more clearly I can seethe import of forgetting about the “me” As the days speed quickly byThe difference between truth and liesAppears crystal clear before my eyes As the minutes continue ticking awayOne see this contrast between humility and prideObserving their roots and effects side by side Why are…
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Choices
This time-encased existence we are in can lead to losing sight of what is most importantTemporary pleasures and worldly accolades are so fleeting When we are young, we can’t imagine this life ever being overWe can’t imagine turning into a white-haired, slower moving human Whether we die young or old, we can become wise and…
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a higher way
are we really that different from those who lived long agowhen their way of travel moved very slow? their days were filled with finding foodno thought of which shirt color fit their mood yes, our way of life is in sharp contrast to those who lived in a simpler past but have we learned how…
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Inspiring quotes
“”In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer” Albert Camus “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” Booker T. Washington “The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances…
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The Gifts
Hot chocolate on a cold morningmakes one wish we could all gather around a glowing fireplace and share our deepest thoughts Singing by the piano with those I loveis pure delight.Little baby, seeing my hands on the keys,with a curious and focused gazeis indescribable in its imprint on my soul Spending time with precious ones…
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Create your space
When given your difficult challengethere is a choice Wallow in the roughness of your plightpity yourself as a mistreated soul? Or is there another more enlightened path?Maybe your thoughts are skewed in this sad state? Why not rise above the present situation?Look at it as if above the beautiful earth There’s another hopeful day comingThere’s…
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Peace
The crystal morning appears I don’t feel any fears My spirit explodes with desire All the good and true burns like fire All the beautiful music from all time Flows through my cells, becoming mine Sublime images transport my view Renewing what is old, into new Words of wisdom suddenly appear Now realizing, they were…
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Thanksgiving
A nice long phone call from one of my children Joyful news of the coming of my first grandchild A long hug with my wonderful husband A text from another of my children, “I love you, Mama” Sweet visit with one of my brothers and his angel wife Gorgeous blooming of lantana out my window…
Treasures Along the Way 