Take council. 447a

Take council

With a madman

Just because he's crazy

Doesn't mean he's stupid

I listened long and hard

And here's what I concluded

Be grateful,listen and be kind

Eat good food and drink red wine

Time is short and life is good 

There's not much else to be understood

Take council

With a madman

4/1/18 #447a

Can be 446c

Don't let who you think

You are

Stand in the way of who

You can be

The title of the book she read

Was things to learn before your dead

Then 20 years had come and went

And off to college her kids she sent

Again the pages she did turn

What's the meaning what's to learn

Joy, compassion, kindness, love

Peace and patience from above

Don't let who you think

You are

Stand in the way of who

You can be

3/30/18  446c

Nobody 446b cc

I'm nobody all 

Packed up to

Go nowhere

I make such a big deal

About all that I feel

Then time sweeps it away

Like a snowstorm in May

So be of good cheer

The end is quite near

I'm nobody all

Packed up to

Go nowhere

"Have" too 446

I really don't 

"Have"

To do this

Breathe, drink, eat, evacuate,

Maintain body temperature and sleep

If I choose to continue living

I "have" to fulfill these imperatives

But just about everything else is a

Choice

I am free to make all kinds of crazy choices

But I can't escape the consequences

I really don't

"Have"

To do this

3/27/18 #446

Purpose 445f

Live with purpose 

Die

Without regrets

Life is a very fragile experience

It's so easy to forget

That it may end today

So what do I do next

Support myself and my family

Be curious and keep learning

Cultivate gratitude, kindness

And goodwill for all beings

Stay fit and healthy

Live with purpose

Die

Without regrets

3/26/18 445f

Busy 445e

Where will 

Today's activities

Take me

Busy busy in tizzy

All it does is make me dizzy

Settle down and think about it

See how all the pieces fit

A few good moves will change a lot

And yield results that are really hot

Where will

Today's activities

Take me

3/25/18 445e

Sleep 445d

The oak sleeps 

In the acorn

Who I am and what I'm doing

Is like a river that flows out of

My past decisions and omissions

The opportunity of today is to

Put new forces in motion that will

That will make tomorrow's world

Just a little bit better

Or maybe a lot better

The oak sleeps

In the acorn

Napoleon Hill

3/23/18. 445d

Life 445c

Life

Is an uncertain

Improvisation

That always ends

The same way

We dwell always on the cusp 

Of death, major change 

Or the same thing over and over

A reality that is almost completely

Buried in the routine and habit of

The days that quickly turned two years

So if we are making all this up as we go

Choose gratitude,curiosity, kindness, fitness

Good health and perpetual learning

All is well

Life

Is an uncertain

Improvisation

That always ends

The same way

3/22/18 445c

Why 445b

Once you know

Why

You can suffer any

How

So much of my procrastination

Is the result of not having

A clear vision and a burning desire

I'm going to write a book

WHEN

WHY

To help others realize that

Once you know

Why

You can suffer any

How

3/21/18. 445b

Reality 445a

Security? 

Fantasy??

Reality!

Death to all

Busy days passed in a blur

Save money – get out of debt

Be grateful – listen to others

Relax

Have fun – find a purpose

Be kind – compassionate – helpful

keep learning - show up on time

know that you will never know

what's really going on

And very soon it won't make any difference

Security?

Fantasy??

Reality!

Death to all

2/20/18 445a

Life 445

Life

Is

?

Nothing like a cancer diagnosis

To help you put things in real focus

What's of value how should I spend my time

Call an old friend or write stupid rhyme

By the fire slight I sit and review

All the things that I cannot undo

And old friends and forgotten dreams

Good luck, travel and busted schemes

The future as always has great potential

I'll be kind & loving  that's all that's essential 

Life

Is

?

3/19/18 445

Digging. 444d

Am I carrying 

Water

Or digging a

Well

Almost all of my routine habitual activities

Lead nowhere and accomplish nothing

On the highest level of consideration

We are all carrying water with the same

Death sentence

But before then

I can continually improve all aspects of my life

And help others do the same

Am I carrying

Water

Or digging a

Well

3/17/18 444d

Fact 444c

No amount of 

Belief

Makes something

Fact

Here's a few questionable facts

That are widely held by today's Americans

Sugary foods and drinks are safe

Deep-fried fast foods are safe to eat

Produce laced with insecticides 

And herbicides are harmless and safe

Governments can borrow money forever

It's okay to invade other people's countries

Iraq , Afghanistan, Panama etc

That healthcare means taking the right pill

No amount of

Belief

Makes something

Fact

 James Rundi

3/16/18 444c

Nowhere. 444b

Little bumps on the

Superhighway

To nowhere

This    "Again"    Why me

Why now

And then another decade passes 

All my small minded struggles,

Inconveniences and difficulties

Are the way of things

Just the next experience to be

Grateful for and learn from

Or to whine about and regret

Either way

It won't last much longer

Little bumps on the

Superhighway

To nowhere

3/15/18 444b

Change 444a

Nothing changes

Till we do

I am a reflection of my

Dominant thoughts

As I learned and applied the learning

My life changed

I became more fit and healthy

And much less angry and depressed

I will always try to be grateful

For the changes I've made

And the possibilities of the future

Nothing changes

Till we do

Aditya 

3/14/18 #444a

Time 444

Last time

Next time

This time

Out of time

I could not know when I was young

How quick my life's song would be song

Like a doctor tapping on my knees

I would just react and see what would be

My life's path had lots of dead ends 

They turned out to be my best friends

I learned much more from my mistakes

Than I ever did for the lucky breaks

Make some moves and jump right in

Once in a while you'll come up with a win

Last time

Next time

This time

Out of time

3/13/18 #444

Be thoughtful 443c

Be thoughtful

About what you're

Thinking about

So much of what we see 

Is our own creation

We are bombarded by millions of

Sensory bits of information

Every instant

What we pay attention to is

Our choice

If we're looking for

 positive reinforcements

To be grateful for

They show up everywhere

Be thoughtful

About what you're

Thinking about

Tom Bilyeh

3/12/18. 443c

Balance 443b

Don't over tighten

The water faucet

Balance

Knowing when to stop

Having the discipline to be able to stop

Two glasses of wine at sunset in

Mendocino

Can be a life enhancing experience

Six glasses of wine anywhere

Is distractive and unhealthy

Seek the optimum in all activities

Don't over tighten

The water faucet

3/11/18. 433b

Fear 443a

What I fear most 

Is usually what

I need to do next

Wow what a relief

That wasn't so bad

Looking back I realize that

Most of my procrastination was 

Because of fear

And when the situation got so ridiculous

That I had to act

It was never as bad as 

I thought it would be

And I felt a lot freer afterwards

What I fear most

Is usually what

I need to do next

3/10/18.  443a

Lost 443

Lost in the

Familiar

I was young and he was old

Of the future he foretold

From the maple grove the brush we cleared

Until the sun had almost disappeared

He said someday these trees would be mine

And the maple sap would flow like wine

More than 70 springs have come and gone

Not one drop of sap have I withdrawn

I sit here writing by the fires light

Just 200 feet from that very site

Lost in the

Familiar

3/9/18 #443

Accolades 442b

It feels 442a

Rave on fool 442

Learning 441c