Pause 503a

Pause

Think about what you're

Thinking about

We think and think the whole day through

But rarely question what's untrue

Like background noise at a busy station

It plays all day without observation

Once in a while we may pay attention 

And then there might  be comprehension

There's lots of talk about meditation

As the pathway to quick liberation

From all of this noise and random chatter

 Choose the few things that really matter

Pause

Think about what you're

Thinking about

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Most 503

Make the

Most

Of it

Somehow I got this stent in time

So I could learn to write and rhyme

Then the decades flew by

And I'm still wondering why

Now that I'm old

I'll soon leave the fold

I know I'll never know

How I got into this great show

The only thing I can say for sure

I couldn't have asked for anything more

Make the

Most

Of it

9/26/18 503
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Doubt 502

Often wrong

Never

In doubt

I'm really sure how this will come out

I planned and research there isn't a doubt

Charge right in with all my will

Keep on going even if it's uphill

But then a new insight comes into view

This ain't gonna work no matter what I do

So I'll cut my losses&figure out the lessons

And be grateful I still have a few possessions

Never let ignorance stop you from trying

You can hit it real big or just wind up dying

Often wrong

Never

In doubt

F Bartlett

9/25/18 502
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Time 501

Minor distinctions

In the

Raging torrent of

Time

All the "important"things I've done

And the "great" prizes I have won

Are all just memories in my head

Like last springs daffodils now all dead

Cesar rained and changed lot of things

And since then there's been 2000 Springs

Trees and flowers come and go

Same with the coldest winter snow

So what's the lesson what's to learn

Be peaceful,graceful without concern

Minor distinctions

In the

Raging torrent of

Time

9/24/18 501
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Morning 500

Own the

Morning rule

The day

Our whole life through we can grow our being

Learning, discerning and adding real meaning

Study, exercise, meditate and write

As the years pass you may find some light

Write out today's plan

Be as clear as you can

Then number each one in order of importance

It's the best way to inshore real performance

Willpower is good for all kinds of stuff

But habits will make you resilient and tough

Own the

Morning rule

The day

9/23/18 500

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There 499a

When you get there

You find that there's 

No there there

I always had some kind of plan

And all of the sudden I'm old man

It's always good to have something to do

Some high vision to plan and pursue

But all we really ever got

It's just this instant just one shot

Ram Doss taught me to "be here now"

All future plans I will disavowal

Be kind and helpful as I go

And know for sure I'll never know

When you get there

You find that there's 

No there there

G. Stein

9/22/18 499a
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Willpower 499

Environment is

Stronger 

Willpower

I'll set the stage and play my part

Act it out all my heart

The best way I found to loose weight 

Is to keep processed foods off my plate

Hanging out with people who are learning

Ask questions keep your curiosity churning

Put things back keep your stuff in order

Cull it out don't be a hoarder

So much of what we think and do

Is put in motion by some cute

Environment is

Stronger then

Willpower

P.Yoganandya

9/21/18 499
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Forever 498

Dead forever

Twice

The first time I was dead

I had no troubles in my head

Billions of years raced by

There's and infinite supply

And suddenly light, sound and sensation

With absolutely no explanation

Then 80 summers came and went

And I learn to quell my discontent

Soon I'll be getting dead again

What a great experience it has been

Dead forever

Twice

9/20/18 498

Gleeful 492a

Develop a

Gleeful

Indifference

The long view perspective is all that it takes

To keep us from making lots of foolish mistakes

For decades I tripped on the same stupid stuff

I finally realize that that enough was enough

As I get older life seems like a dream

An incomprehensible cosmic scheme

Be an outsider and enjoy this freak show

It's not going to last so get into the flow

Be happy and joyous sea life as joke

Let gleeful indifference be your magic cloak

Develop a

Gleeful

Indifference

9/13/18 49a

Book 497

A whole new life

It is just one book

Away

One book help me change my life

I was fat, broke and full of strife

Cigarettes, candy, beer and bad food

And a host of bad habits I was totally screwed

I was given a copy of Think and Grow Rich

I read and reread but there was a glitch

My whole way of living was totally wrong

I have to learn a completely new song

I kept reading and trying as years flew away

Now I'm peaceful & grateful every single day

A whole new life

It is just one book

Away

9/19/18 497

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Greatness 496

If greatness is not

In the mind

Where is it

 Think about what you're thinking about

Big plans, high vision or just more doubt

Everything that we have and do

Flows from the thoughts that we pursue

All aspects of our human civilization

Were first conceived as a thought formation

We can always choose kind,helpful dreams

Or angry, greedy, selfish schemes

Lay big plans and charge ahead

Make a mark before your dead

If greatness is not

In the mind

Where is it

9/18/18 496

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Know 495

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It's not what

We know

It's what we

Consistently do

I know much more than I ever use

I won't make even one more excuse

I'll train myself to live in this world

And charge ahead with flags on unfurled

Eat real food and read a lot

And realize that I'll never know squat

I won't let ignorance slow me down

Look at all the idiots that are wearing a crown

You can't be sure how things will come out

So Jump right in don't be stopped by doubt

It's not what

We know

It's what we

Consistently do

T Robbins

9/16/18 495

Assume 494

Don't assume

Malice

When ignorance will

Explain it

Did you get your little feelings hurt

Don't be a baby stay calm and alert

Think of all the stupid things you've said

But there ain't no meanness in your head

We are all flawed beings making it up as we go

There's little training for this crazy show

Only just a few are downright mean

Let them remind you to be grateful and serene

Time is short and we can make things great

Be kind and grateful till you pass thru the gate

Don't assume

Malice

When ignorance will

Explain it

9/15/18 494

Stay calm 493

Stay calm 

It will all be over

Before you

Know it

I'll sit on the porch and write a rhyme

Nothing else to do with my time

Eat garden food and pet the dog 

Or maybe I'll write some stupid blog

Days coming and go with increasing speed

Thank the Lord we have all we need

 Morning coffee and evening wine

Garden tomatoes and grapes from the vine

The best of life comes at the end

So study, learn and hang out with a friend

Stay calm 

It will all be over

Before you

Know it

9/14/18 493

Absurd 492

Doubt is unpleasant

Certainty is absurd

The force of gravity is very reliable

Water gets level that's undeniable

Most of all we think and do

All the great plans that we pursue 

Are question marks in the book of time

Maybe worth a million or not even a dime 

I know for sure that I'm going to die

That's one certainty I can't deny

Until then I'll stay grateful

Kind and generous always playful

Doubt is unpleasant

Certainty is absurd

Steven West

9/12/18  492

DNA 491a

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

9/11/18  491a

Slow down 491

You don't

Have two walks slow

To slow down

I walk and think at a rapid pace

I always seem to be in a race

When I sit still and "meditate"

My busy mind wants to re-create

All the scenes I could have better played

They stop for a second and then cascade

I'm just sitting here on my behind

Quiet, quiet and then more busy mind

This is practice of life's greatest skill

There's no place to get just practice and drill

You don't

Have two walks slow

To slow down

9/19/18  491

Learning 490a

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

9/9/18 49a

Pain 490

This is not a pain in the ass

The universal unfolding

Has staged this for my

Training and education

There is one skill above them all

To stand resilient in any squall

Creating peace and a grateful state

Remembering clearly we share one fate

Skills and knowledge are all we own

Wealth and possessions are way overblown

And once again I lost my cool 

I forgot completely there's just one rule

That I can always choose how to react

The future is uncertain but that's a fact

This is not a pain in the ass 

The universal unfolding

Has staged this for my

Training and education

9/8/18 490

Lack 489a

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

9/7/18 489a

Slaves 489

Made into slaves

By the perceptions

Bred into us as children

Children should be seen and not heard

Don't talk so loud your looking absurd

Look with your eye and not with your hand

What about that don't you understand

Don't touch yourself you'll go stright to hell

Go to confession your sins you'll dispel

Don't speak unless you're spoken to

Do what I say and not what I do

Don't point, sit still you're embarrassing me

I know what I'm doing don't disagree

Made into slaves

By the perceptions

Bred into this as children

9/6/18 489

Chew 488a

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

9/5/18 488a

Clutter 488

Don't clutter

Your future

With your past

What's of value what should I keep

Books and clothes I got a heap

Donate most clothes & give the books away

Save a few of the best to read every day

All the stuff that we think is so great

Is no longer ours when we pass through the gate

I won't think about stuff

I have more than enough

I'll train myself to get tough and resilient

And gives up thinking that I'm so brilliant

Don't clutter

Your future

With your past

W C Stone

9/4/18 488

Hope 487

Give up all hope

Of a better

Past

What has been will never change

It's only now that we can exchange

Our time for learning and wealth

Good works, fitness and health

Both past and future are thoughts in the now

We can learn from the past & our future endow

With joy, gratitude and maybe some knowledge

With some luck we may even go to college

Live in the present try to do your best work

Stay calm,patient don't go berserk

Give up all hope

Of a better

Past

F Norton

9/3/18 487

Unknowable 486

Frantically trying to

Make sense of the

Unknowable

Answers? Solutions?a manic theory

All it does is make me weary

I read and study everyday 

And become less sure of what to say

Only questions no real answer

Especially now that I got cancer

I'll give up hope of any understanding

And keep my worldview always expanding 

I'll stay present, grateful, calm and clear

And keep from drinking too much beer

Frantically trying to

Make sense of the

Unknowable

9/2/18 486

Mystery 485

Let the 

Mystery be

I can't know what I don't know

But I always act like I do

Daydreams and silly schemes

Are the soil in which I grew

I can stand way back

And consider the past

Wonder and ponder why

I ever started the task

Hope reigns eternal

Now I have a new plan 

I'll study and write poems

For as long as I can

Let the

Mystery be

Iris DeMent

9/1/18 485