DNA 410

Training our minds

To overcome

Our DNA

Mother nature's plan is clear

Survive and breed then disappear

She don't care about roads and cars

Or who's the latest movie stars

So if we want some peace of mind

We have to learn how to redesign

The crazy way we live and think 

And the wacky ways that we interlink

Be grateful, loving, gentle and kind

Then you may find peace of mind

Training our minds

To overcome

Our DNA

12/31/17 day 28,557  #410

Learning 409

You can't

Always win

But you can always

Learn

Jump right in and start something up

Get some tools or buy a truck

Take a risk we all lose this race

Screwing things up is no disgrace

 If you really pay attention

You can learn without apprehension

There's no mistakes just lots of learning

Especially if your soul is yearning

Give more than you get without regret

And very soon you'll be out of debt

You can't

Always win

But you can always

Learn

12/30/17 day 28,556  #409

Strong opinion 408

Don't let the

Lack of information

Keep you from having 

Strong opinions

The funniest thing about ignorance

It gets expressed with such confidence

We all know what we think is right

And speak of it with great delight

Don't confuse me with  facts

I know exactly how it all acts

Ignorant acts can be sad and painful

But sometimes yield a lesson that's gainful

Ignorance or wisdom cunning,kind or wise

It all goes away with our final demise

Don't let the

Lack of information

Keep you from having 

Strong opinions

12/29/17 day 28,555  #408

Stop 407

Stop chewing

Your

Pencil

I have no idea why I started it

My dear mom would throw a fit

I'm not talking about a few bite marks

Like it was attacked by a school of sharks

It's like so much else I learned to do

It made no sense but on I would chew

So now I'm old and I can see

That there's many ways that we can be

So now is the time to become responsible

To work hard and create what's possible

Stop chewing

Your

Pencil

12/28/17 day 28,554  #407

Facts 406

Facts

Are not

Knowledge

All facts are free and right in hand

Easy access on voice command

Facts are strands on the loom of knowledge

It may help a little if you go to college

Study and concentration are the threads

That weave understanding into our heads

See the humor and keep on learning

It may be wisdom that you earning

Facts

Are not

Knowledge

12/27/17  day 28,553 #406 

Present 404

Past lessons

Present condition

Future vision

My past is long my future short

What's a great lesson that can I extort

Study and train how to manage your mind

Be grateful, loving and never unkind

It's not what happens but how we react

That far and away has the greatest impact

Having a vision will help set a  course

But staying peaceful is our greatest resource

So pursue your vision with patience and zest

Our little drama is just a great cosmic jest

Past lessons

Present condition

Future vision

12/25 17 day 28,551 #404

Failure 403

Most failure

Isn't fatal

Success is never

Final

Success is great I've had a few

But it's in the failures that I really grew

What is success but a definition

Ambition, position, exhibition, recognition

Set your goals with thought and care

Life is a very short affair

Skills and knowledge are we own

Everything else can be overthrown

All we're doing is passing thru

Be kind and gentle and enjoy the view

Most failure

Isn't fatal

Success is never

Final

12/24/17  day 28,550  #403

Rules 402

It's the fools

That make the

Rules

Look at history what a mess

In spite of that there's been progress

Now one man can kill a million

Most of them will be civilian

In many ways these are the best of times

I get to drink coffee and write stupid rhymes

Every year they pass thousands of laws 

Only a few have any good cause

Stay away from the fools

And make your own rules

It's the fools

That make the

Rules

12/23/17 day 28,549  #402

The insecurity

Of

Security

I used to think there was a place to stand

Somewhere off in the future land

Everything would be safe and nifty

If I could just stay calm and thrifty

Money's great but it doesn't stop the clock

The same with all that blue chip stock

Most of my future has now turned to past

Now it's clear to me that nothing last

So wake with joy and live with zest

There is no hope  just do your best

The insecurity

Of

Security

12/22/17 day 28,548  #401

Stupid 399

There's a fine line

Between

Stupid and bold

Whatever it takes to get you started

To sail off into waters uncharted

Sometimes the line switches back and forth

You start out south and wind up north

Stupid is good if it gets you in motion

Even if it's just one more commotion

Skills and knowledge are all that we own

Wealth and possessions are way overblown

Don't be concerned what others may say

Bold or stupid get started today

There's a fine line

Between

Stupid and bold

12/20/17  day 28,546 #399

Now 398

A bee on a

flower

A leaf on a

River

All we ever have is now

To sister fate we always bow

But still there's much that we can do

Most is routine but sometimes new

Smell the coffee watch the sunrise

This day may hold a great surprise

Some seed of wisdom in disguise

Take up some challenge work real hard

No one gets through life unscarred

Or watch the show with disregard

A bee on a

Flower

A leaf on a

River

12/19/17 day 28,545  #298

Unshakable faith 397

 Have unshakable faith

In the yet

Unseen

Every thing that we are taught

Started out as someone's thought

Electricity, plumbing,central heat

Television and movies what a treat

All the luxuries that we take for granted

Were once a thought seed someone planted

So dream big dreams and make a plan

Have unshakable faith and know you can

Every week there is something new

Change the future it's up to you 

Have unshakable faith

In the yet

Unseen

Jen Sincero

12/18/17  day 28,544  #397

Streak 396

I'll never give up before I die

I may have a streak of Luck

The wizard of Menlo Park

Tom Edison

He thought of a way to bring light to the night

It took 1,000s of tries before it was right

He found many things that would glow for a while

But nothing that would last for more than a trial

His vision was clear he would have his way

There was something that would turn nite into day

Legend has it was more than 10,000 he tried

He never gave up he would not be denied

Some say what incredible creativity

I say it looks a lot more like tenacity

I'll never give upBefore I die

I may have a streak of Luck

12/17/17  day 28,543 #396

Tom Edison

Disorderland 394

Seeking order in

Disorderland

The world is messy and always changing

Our best move is to keep  rearranging

Put things back and pay attention

This will quell most apprehension

Always keep your workspace neat

It will make it look like the jobs complete

We don't know much and never will 

So study daily and develop great skill

Seeking order in

Disorderland

12/15/17 day 28,541   #394

Large 393

The possibilities

Are much larger than

Most people

Suspect

How quick things change with daily study

Our world is like the sculptures putty

We can change and shape it with our well

As long as we're willing to pay the bill

Study, think and try real hard

Except your flaws with disregard

The only failure is to not keep trying

To sit around with a lot of sighing

So dream big dreams and forge ahead

It don't mean shit you'll soon be dead

The possibilities

Are much larger than

Most people

Suspect

12/13/17 day 28,540  #393

Unsure 392

Sometimes

Right

Sometimes

Wrong

Always in doubt

There are a few things I'm really sure of

Gravity, sunrise and rain from above

But much of what we humans create

Is wide open for us to debate

How to heal the sick and what's good to eat

Are almost completely obsolete

Take some pills and eat canned foods

We are fat, unhealthy and in bad moods

Borrow and borrow get deeper in debt

There's no way to know when it will reset

Sometimes

Right

Sometimes

Wrong

Always in doubt

12/13/17  day 28,539  #392

Bill Bonner

Today 391

Today

A one time candlelight

In the

Dark silence of time

Our rooster is crowing and it's not yet dawn

What adventure will this day spawn

Start the coffee, feed the pets

Saver life without regrets

I'll spin a rhyme and make a list

Of all the undone things I have missed

This may be the last so I'll do my best

To stay loving, peaceful without  regret

Life gets better every year

As I realized there's not much to fear

Today

A one time candlelight

In the

Dark silence of time

12/12/17  day 28,538  #391

Absurdity 390

Gleefully savor the

Absurdity

The donald tweeted this the donald said that

He may even get us into some kind of combat

North Korea is shooting off missiles

Lots of women are blowing off whistles 

Twenty trillion in the national debt

The  donald says there's nothing to sweat

Visit a "food store" and see what we eat

Cans and boxes that are mostly sweet

"Healthcare" means taking lots of pill

Don't bother learning any self-care skills

Gleefully savor the

Absurdity

12/11/17  day28,537   #390

Shirk 389

We are like children                      

Who shirk from suffering

But love is causes

I know this stuff not good to eat

But I work so hard I need a treat

One more glass of wine can't hurt

Then we'll eat that great dessert

I will get more sleep when things slow down

It's such a waste just laying around

I'll exercise and get strong and fit

Starting tomorrow I will really commit

We do what we want but there's always a price 

Consider the consequences thats my advice

We are like children                      

Who shirk from suffering

But love is causes

Shante Dava 

12/10/17  day 28,536  #389

Closer 388

Every minute it

Doesn't rain

Gets us that much closer 

To the next rain

Bitcoin is soaring

The economy is roaring

Stocks are at an all-time high

It's easy to forget

The size of the debt

Commonsense doesn't seem to apply

In 28 they were yelling

In 29 they were selling 

Reality they could no longer deny

Buy gold and silver

Every minute it

Doesn't rain

Gets us that much closer 

To the next rain

#388  12/9/17 day 28,535

Action 386

What is the next

Mission critical

Action

Always busy never thinking

My greatest asset always shrinking

Take some time and figure out

What the next step is all about

Forget all else and take the leap

And finish it before you sleep

Sometimes things change really fast

My largest dream may come to pass

And then what

Happiness? Fulfillment? World peace?

What is the next

Mission critical

Action

Tim Ferriss

day 28,533

Building 385

Does this brick

Fit in

The wall I'm building

(Destiny)

Almost all the things we do

Cast a shadow out of view

It's all the small things that add up

Like a little sugar in each coffee cup

Draw something each and every day

In a decade or two you'll have a display

Graduation, marriage or divorce

Well put us on a very different course

So I'll consider the choices that I make

And hope that it's not just another mistake

Does this brick

Fit in

The wall I'm building

(Destiny)

11/6/17 day 28,532

The mystery 384

Let the

Mystery be

Simple joys and homespun pleasures

Love and kindness are the measures

A brief visit to a tiny sphere

Some laughs some tears we disappear

What's going on

Who can till

Some say heaven

Others say hell

Whichever it is the best we can do

Is to be kind and loving until we're through

Let the 

Mystery be

Iris Demint

12/5/17 day 28,531  

Will do 383

Do what you

Say

You will do

I sit by the fire and ponder my life

And feel grateful there's so little strife

Robert Services words resound in my ears

When he spun the yarn  of Sam McGee's fears

It ain't being dead thats my awful dread

It's the icy graves that pains

So I'm asking you to promise true

That you will create my last remains

So he says "a promise made is a debt unpaid"

For 50 years now it has helped me do what I sayed

Do what you

Say

You will do

12/4/17 day 28,530

Opinions 382

Why have all these

Opinions

Almost all that we live through

Has not much to do with me and you

The only difference that most things make 

Are the petty judgments in which we partake

Why is it this way, who did that

It's always something it's like combat

Stop and think does this really matter

Doesn't make any sense to run such chatter

Really listen to the voice in your head

Seek out the good soon you'll be dead

Why have all these

Opinions

112/2/17 day 28,529

Context 381

Get out of

Context

The days fly by in comfort and routine

With very little that's unforeseen

But as I reflect back on my past 

The few lessons that really last

Came when I broke the mold

Stepped out and did something bold

When is the last time

You did something for the first time

For me it's been a long time

Get out of

Context

12/1/17  day 28,528