Wondering Thoughts
Life is like a freefall - The stork drops you off high in the sky and you descend until 6 feet underground; best use the time falling wisely as
diapers don't double as parachutes.
20230316
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Humans throw flesh against steel to see which will prevail; the child knows the outcome yet matures and attempts the same folly.
20230301
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Politics is the arena of ego and self-righteousness. It is synonymous with religion where dogma oppresses enlightenment.
20221225
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Love arrives with passion and leaves in anger.
20221214
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Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is. The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.
20130916
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I believe that purgatory can begin while we’re still alive. It starts..
in the withdrawing from those we once loved
when we stop learning
upon stopping to live with intention
in the absence of goals after the drive to procreate fades
the day we can’t remember the sunrise or sunset
when we stop loving – ourselves.
20180213
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In the absence of interaction, there is no relationship. 20130619
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Like a glass of water tipped over and spilled, man’s trajectory to consume and destroy the planet as we know it is destiny. 20200120
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Feelings of sadness or happiness or depression or euphoria are nature’s or God’s (if you possess such beliefs) opiates to deflect your attention from the fact that we are purposefully expendable. We each stand on the backs of those who came before us to support those that follow us. That sobering realization has the tendency to make us feel our lives are useless in their finiteness. Yet, if we can embrace our roles as essential to present and future lives, then it can feel peaceful and uplifting. One must lose ego and acknowledge that we all ultimately sacrifice for the good of the whole. The gift of life to participate, even though feeling short, a struggle, and perhaps meaningless, is a miraculous gift to be cherished. 20200901
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An emotion born in a child looms large in an adult. 20201216
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As love is blind so is hate. In love we may project our own images of desire blinded to the special and unique frailties and strengths of the person we profess to love. In hate we may project our images of anger and fear blinded to the grace and kindness of the person before us. 20211115
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It was so peaceful, but I climbed out. 20220222
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For all of you who believe what happens here does not matter as you're going to heaven, bully for you! And your children and grandchildren? What of them? 20220511
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Conscious thought only gives us the illusion of understanding and control; it is the unconscious that propels our choices, desires, and preferences. 20220905
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I saw the moon. I felt the wind. I stood on the porch experiencing those things. They feel real. They make me feel connected. 20171227
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If I don’t have a desire to live does that mean I don’t have a soul? 20171227
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I reflect
Upon a life
Mixing straw into mud
Nameless
Nothing
20180101
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Try as we might, we’re all not perfect.
We’re not always good at what we’re doing.
We’re not always good at listening to others.
We’re not always good at loving our loved ones.
We’re not always good at saying what should be said.
We’re not always good at following directions.
We’re not always good at exercising patience for others.
We’re not always good at saying ‘I’m sorry’
We’re not always good at forgiving.
We’re not always good at being generous.
We’re not always good at seeing others strengths.
We’re not always good at being optimists
We’re not always good and hugging our children
Too often we’re great at
Saying no no no to our children
Finding fault with what others do and believe
Shirking our responsibilities
Kicking someone that’s down
Seeing the world only through our eyes
20121008
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