We allow others to determine when we will be happy; when we will be peaceful; when we will be upset; and what we will say, do, think, and feel. We forfeit our right to feel peaceful at the whim of […]
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A Life’s Work
As you draw nearer to life’s end you begin to consider the course that life has taken. What is different because you have lived? So, what? Can you change the pattern of your life? Only in one way, and that […]
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“No.” is complete sentence. But we look at it and it seems rude. “No.” is complete sentence. We owe few people an explanation. “No.” is complete sentence. Even if we speak to a parent or boss, “No.” is complete sentence. […]
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The rules for a minute poem: 3 quatrains (or 4-line stanzas) 8 syllables in the first line of each stanza 4 syllables in the remaining lines of each stanza rhyme scheme: aabb/ccdd/eeff written in strict iambic meter Recovery in twelve […]
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