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"A couple of hundred years ago,
Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success.
Never leave that till tomorrow, he said,
which you can do today.
This is the man who discovered electricity.
You think more people would listen to what he had to say.
I don't know why we put things off,
but if I had to guess,
I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear.
Fear of failure,
fear of rejection,
sometimes the fear is just of making a decision,
because what if you're wrong?
What if you're making a mistake you can't undo?
The early bird catches the worm.
A stitch in time saves nine.
He who hesitates is lost.
We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day.
Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves.
We have to make our own mistakes.
We have to learn our own lessons.
We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore.
Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant.
That knowing is better than wondering,
that waking is better than sleeping,
and even the biggest failure,
even the worst,
beat the hell out of never trying."

I can feel it. It's in the air.

Summer.

its near,

I can feel it.

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Beautiful.

On this day, you read something that moved you

and made you realize there were no more fears to fear, no tears to cry, no head to hang in shame.
That every time you thought you’d offended someone
it was all just in your head and really, they love you with all their heart and nothing will ever change that.
That everyone and everything lives on inside you
and that that doesn’t make any of it any less real.
That soft touches will change you
and stay with you longer than hard ones.

That being alone means you’re free.
That old lovers miss you and new lovers want you
and the one you’re with is the one you’re meant to be with.
That everything you want to happen will happen
if you decide you want it enough.
That every time you think a sad thought
you can think a happy one instead,
and you control that completely.
That the people who make you laugh
are more beautiful than beautiful people.
That the people you hate wish you would stop
and you do too.
That your friends are reflections
of the best parts of you.
That you are more than the sum total of the things you know
and how you react to them.
That dancing is sometimes more important
than listening to the music.
That the most embarrassing, awkward moments of your life
are only remembered by you.
That no one judges you when you walk into a room
and all they really want to know, is if you’re judging them.
That what you make and what you do with your time
is more important than you’ll ever fathom.
That the difference between a job and art is passion
and that neither defines who you are.
That talking to strangers
is how you make friends.
That bad days end
but a smile can go around the world.
That life contradicts itself constantly
and that that’s why it’s worth living.
That the difference between pain and love
is time.
That love is only as real
as you want it to be.
That if you feel good, you look good -
but it doesn’t always work the other way around.
That the sun will rise each day
and it’s up to you each day to match it.
That nothing matters up until this point.

That what you decide now -
In this moment -
Will change the future forever.
That rain is beautiful.
And so are you.
-Unknown

TY

Life brings changes from time to time,
things once before no longer mine.
We often have no choice in what lies ahead
the turns of our lives, we often dread.
Although, life is not promised to you or me
for just this moment God, let it be.
Each day that goes by,
each month i didn't cry.
A year has come & now I see
God allowed the turning point of my life to satisfy me.
Each day a little longer
Each day a little stronger.
Time passes by you see
God allows me, to be set f r e e.
Joy comes within to mend
faith becomes my true friend.
I will reclaim like before what's mine
it will be better-like the first time.

3littlewords. . .

I l♥ve LIFE!


that is all.
That is all that I can say about today.
That is all I can say about this very moment in time.
These t h r e e simple w o r d s mean so much.



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I don't think I can ever live in a house...

I live in an apartment complex.
So I am constantly hearing people living their ongoing lives.
It's actually quite comforting,
It sort of gives you the feeling that even
though you are home alone, you aren't.
And every so often I hear the beautiful harmonies of a piano playing,
so gently and alluring.
and so to the neighbor, whoever you are, who gives me, and whoever else,
the free chance to hear such grace;
thank you, for having me realize, that loneliness can be a choice.

Amen.

I have a dream

A fantasy
To help me through
Reality
And my destination
Makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness
Still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream

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inspiration for dayz

"Dear Life,"

"I'm sorry for calling you dreadful,
and I'm sorry for saying you're treacherous.

I know I get angry with you sometimes,
and say some things I shouldn't.

Please know I'm only angry,
and when I'm angry I say things I don't mean.

Please know you are charming, and divine, and timeless.

You are exquisite, and pulchritudinous and priceless.

At times I forget how beautiful you are,

but then you bless me with days like today.

Days like today I rediscover your beauty.

I remember the reasons why I love you.

I thank God for His grace, for giving me you.

Thank you for the magical moments you give me.

Thank you for teaching me.

Thank you for not giving up on me.

Thank you for loving me.

Thank you for giving me the people you have.

Thank you for making me better.

You're radiant.

And I love you."

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Any relationship is under the control of the person who cares the least. When relationships end it is typically because of unmet expectations or one person is not feeling love or cherished by the other. For relationships to grow and last both members have to be equal with the love they give; and both should do it, not because they think they have to do it, but because they want to do it.