That’s how it starts, the spiral down An eye twitch that begins slowly The notice to your body That anxiety is here Taking over today Every thought Sinking I’ve got to…
Category: Mood
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i’ve got to…
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halloween
the children keep coming well into the evening ghouls and goblins abound witches and superheroes and the occasional princess sweet as the sugar we’re pedaling they come and go every year and never seem to get older gladly taking candy from our spotted and wrinkled hands as fast as we can hand it out placating the never ending hoards coming to our door again this year as with every year and again our hearts are as full as our bowl of candy for on this night at this house the joy of the children is all the magic we need
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courage
From the heart, it seeps into the rest A drop at a time Creating rings, ever widening Never ending Throughout one’s soul And into the hearts of those nearby Eventually reaching all surrounding life On every shore Waiting for change, receptive to hope Courage is the wave Created by one drop of faith In what could be done
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middle
It’s not a race The finish isn’t the goal The journey is the end And the beginning The Tao says the walls Of a house are only important To create the empty space Where life can happen To keep out the weather Is important, but without The empty space A house would be a rock Life and Love are the same The beginning and end Exist only to create The marvelous middle To put focus on destinations Loses sight of the now Being present Is all that really matters It’s not a race The finish is not the goal Our journey is the end And the beginning
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true zen
Not mystical, Finding the true self Is as common as breathing Not spiritual, Seeing the ultimate Is as normal as walking Not enlightening, Being instead of doing Is as ordinary as bathing In the commonplace There is serenity The everyday even mind
