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Too much of a good thing.Is usually, never, a good thing.”They” tell us:Everything in moderation.Just a dab will do ya.Don’t over do……Lest we make a fool of ourselves in the era ofBeing noticed come hell or high water.In the good old days, “they” were the ones we listened to. Thought we were required to listen to. Until we weren’t.For example.”They” used to say we “should” drink eight, eight ounce glasses of water a day.O.k. Math. Easy math even tells us that is 8x8=_____.That’s quite a bit of H2O“They” say, it is for our health.Those, “they...
We hang out, with our faces on the wall.Life can be kinda like a bad dream.Sometimes.Oftentimes,We, and our life stories come alive, at night, in the dark.The mugs of all mugs.The mug shots of all mug shots.Hanging on the wall.It was ourselves, all along.It is worth noting, or at least knowing, that nothing in life is free.We may think, “🤔Everything will be better when I__________________(fill in the blank)or when I _______________________(fill in the blank)or if I __________________________(fill in the blank)or when I acquire_______________...
Okeedokee.No problemo.Will do.Real good.Bye now.🫡Before.I knew.What I know now.I found it too difficult to choose.Sides.In the grand scheme of all things active, I did not think it prudent, possible or particularly particular to be particular.I am a rather,“All in” kind a kid.Kinda person.Inclusive.Half saluting?—Not my thing.Life is seldom so-in-a-box-with-a-bow kind-of”thing”.to half-have someone’s back isHaving someone’s back half-a**ed.Now.Next lesson: The humility of human anatomy and physiology.The brain.Last I knew, we all had one-Jok...
Mi no comprehende’.Math people please take a front seat.Pi R Squared people take the next row.Those geometrically opposed, the next row.Those integer-ed, the next.And so on and so on.RV people, move to the back of the bus, I mean room, I mean bus.What exactly DO you mean?….When you mean—not mean, as the mean of the mean😳as a verb it is the action of the noun of the word people use to describe,Anger.(lk)At time, astute individuals understand, comprehende’ the actual meaning of the emotive emoticon of emojis describing the desperate attempt to...
You can run, but you cannot hide.The disguises we most often use to run away are the reflections of ourselves in another’s eyes.Sometimes.Othertimes.It could be just getting away with the slow death murder of another individual.To be fair.It may not be entirely intention.On our part.Entirely intentional.What keeps “it” going?The horror, the endless nights of worry.The lack of protection……..What keeps it going?From past experience or experiences, the blatant lack of accountability or accountabilities, the gross disregard, the will to make a b...
Dear Jesus,What is the best way to hug a sinner?Were you scared?When they crucified you.Were you angry?When they crucified you.Were you worried?When they crucified you.Were you angry, at your Father?When they crucified you.Were you angry, at your Mother?When they crucified you?Were you angry, at your sisters?When they crucified you.Were you angry, at your brothers?When they crucified you.Were you tired?When they crucified you.Were you confused?When they crucified you.Were you sad?When they crucified you.Were you angry you carried the burdens...
Negativity.Is in the in the eyes of the beholder.Positivity.Is in the eyes of who you believe.In.Who you believe.In.The rest is just “gravy.”That way.No knives are needed😁In the stab backing world of back stabbing.😳🫵🏻?…….To bunt.To grunt.To punt.To stunt.That is the question.Life’s great questions.Before drawing the knife back and letting it fly……..🌭C’mon, basic human nature. Whispers in our ears, “Go on, do it, no one will know, no one will care.”Oh. We silly, silly humans. Well. The athletic motto, “Just do it.” Says so, Right? Tells us so...
A force to be reckoned with.A gale-force of innuendo, nuances and lies.Dig deeper.Dig deeper.The answer lies within.The Soul.Have you checked yours lately?Checked on yours lately?How’s it pumping?Is it palpating appropriately?Like a good neighbor?Is it there.When you need it.Your Soul.Not theirs,their soul.You can’f fix what someone refuses to admit is broken.Admit it. Running from it only exacerbates the problem—the situations, motivations, the circumstances.Denial.Denial.Denial.Asking for help is strength.Being heard is the gift.That keeps...
💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨Yardang.Blew me away.The size.The shape.The erosion.The deflation, too.Removal by turbulenceThe lack of water.Soil with broken rock fragments,Were everywhere.I could not find a place to sit.They all looked uncomfortably, “pointy”.The Yardangs.They were abrasive. Yes.They were sand blasters. Yes.They were entrained.Experts at collision.Colliding between particles to further break them down.The Yardangs did not care who got in their way.They took down everyone and everything and formed their own communities. Intense and deflating were...
A message from Bob:”How many roads must a man walk downBefore you call him a man?How many seas must a white dove sailBefore she sleeps in the sand?Yes, and how many times must the Cannonballs flyBefore they’re forever banned?The answer, my friendIs Blowin’ in the windThe answer is Blowin’ in the wind.”In the meantimes chaos, secrets, stories, mayhem and the “like”.”Yes, and how many years can a mountain existBefo...
Ok.It was there.When I was there.We both were there.In existence together.It was there.When I was there.We both were there.In existence together.Smack dab in the center of the room.What felt like the center of the room.It was there.When I was there.We both were there.In existence together.In the heart of the room.In the heart of the matter.Beauty and shame....
Who am I to judge?I am not to judge.I am not a judge.Talk about the roadblock of all roadblocks.The never ending exit ramp on the road to nowhere.The running out of gas mentality of,“Oopsies”How’d that work out for ya?We toil.We boil.We prefer our preferences over that of another.Boy oh boy.My apologies.For saying boy.Golly gee whillickers.How did we get to this place in time?There use...
Say it isn’t so.Please.That it did not really happen.Please.I don’t know how much more I can take.Please.I will never.Ever.Go so far as to say that you have won.That you are winning.Nope.Never.Tragedy has a way of re-aligning priorities in a nanosecond heartbeat.Then we are left with conundrum after problem after mean excuse afterCollapse.The coup of all the clues and co...
“When things go wrong as they sometimes will.When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,When the funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.Life is queer with its twists and turns,As every one of us sometimes learns.And many a failure turns about,When he might have won had he stuck it out;Don’t give up though the pace seems slow—You may succeed with another blow.Often the goal is nearer than,It seems to a faint and faltering m...
For those who may follow, His works, His words.Today is one of days of the Forty days.We may give up.Something.We may offer.Something.We may pray for,Something.We may pray for,Someone.We may ask for,Forgiveness.We may seek for,Forgiveness.We may run andHideWe may hide andSeek.In reality.We play hide and seek only with Satan.His ways are a tempting sugar coated insidious offensive act of grab and take.Moving along.Today.We may spend our minutes,wondering.We may spend our time,wavering.We may spend our time,looking for a clue.We may choose to ...
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