I will:
Walk like a man
Speak up like a man
Show empathy like a man
Father like a man
Love like a man
Honest and faithful like a man
And with God’s mercy and grace
I will die like a man
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Man doesn’t know whether God will show favor to him.
Everyone will die someday.
Death comes to godly and sinful people alike.
It comes to good and bad people alike
Ecclesiastes (9-2) in- context
Good times or bad
Happy or sad
Mistake or regret
I never forget
I never stopped
I kept on going
Time was free
I saw everything
I wanted to see
Held on to memories
I wanted to keep
Nothing left to reap!
I witnessed:
Hate
Anger
War
Hypocrisy
Lies
abuse
Rage
Etc.etc.etc.
Humans whose hearts were
Kept in a cage
I witnessed:
Love
Peace
Sorrow
Sadness
Happiness
Joy
empathy
Etc.etc.etc.
Everything a human heart can carry
As I neared the end of my time
I saw vanity
Touch humanity
Was it all vanity?
I asked
As I passed on through
NO! NO!
I also found wisdom
Throughout the land
For wisdom gives humans
Strength knowledge and protection
At the end 0f my life
I will return to dust
And my spirit will return to God
Who sent me on this
Life’s journey
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“The fear of the God is the beginning of wisdom (knowledge)
fools despise wisdom and instruction” Proverbs (1-7)
What do they say? What do they do?
Embellish the truth
Spread false information
Condescending responses
Trust and honor trashed aside
Mutual respect destroyed
Friendship never considered
Contact silently pushed aside
Choices to be made
Bread and butter
What have you discovered?
Only one side
Is there another?
How do you forgive someone?
Do you forgive forget?
Do you forgive not forget?
Do you not forgive not forget?
Have you come to a decision yet?
Choice met
Without regret
Peace of mind
You will find
Drop the pride
Nothing to hide
Humble yourself
Wisdom abides
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“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never
comes from your enemies; it comes from
those you trust the most.”
author unknown
How do you forgive someone?
Do you forgive forget?
Do you forgive not forget?
Do you not forgive not forget?
Have you come to a decision yet?
Time wasted
Time in
Time out
Time up
Time was
No time like the right time
To return to where you belong
Leaving is easy Returning is hard
Leaving behind memories
Leaving friends and loved ones
Time took you away
Hard to return
That I’ve leaned
Time to give up on your dreams
Life is not always what it seems
Your heart has to mend
Its time must now end
It’s not what you want from this life
That satisfies
But what you need
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“A man travels the world over
in search of what he needs
And returns home to find it.”
George Moore
How do you qualify for greatness in this world?
Is it who you are or what you are?
Nothing wrong with the list below
Achievement is the way to go
But rising to the top, makes you see below
Possessions
Position
Appearance
Human service
Education
Popularity
Talent
Sports
Philanthropy
Etc.etc.etc.
Take your pick add or change the list
Do what you wish
But a list is just a list
It has nothing to do with your character
You determine what you must and what is just
Character defines greatness
Do you:
LIE
Cheat
Gossip
Disgrace others
Ruin reputations
Show contempt
Etc.etc.etc.
As you look down below
Is this how you reaped what you sowed?
Only yourself can change yourself
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“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit
but with humility of mind regard one another
As more important than yourself
Do not merely look out for your personal interests
But also for the interests of others”
Philippians 2:3-4bs
Of
Reaching for scarlet skies
Searching for midnight blue
In times of sorrow
In times of sadness
Looking for times of gladness
Looking for times of happiness
Each constellation tells a tale
Of the north star that never fails
But !
To find contentment in your life
You must
Search far beyond
Before life and hope are gone
For!
On your journey’s end all you have is faith and love To depend up
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“The world is looking for spectacular happiness
While they snub contentment”
Doug Larson
f
65 Grove is the street where old friends meet
Memories collide as you walk side by side
Every step a step in the past
Half of our lives are gone
Yet, we cling to our youth to inspire us to move on
Lessons taught Lessons learned
Life does not lead us to the grave
We are told to let the dead bury the dead
WE walk with accomplishment and pride
And hope to meet again on the other side
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“True friends are those you have not seen in years,
but feels like you were never apart”
author unknow
Beware of the leaven of the hypocrites
The more you feed them the more they grow
Whose masks grow to fit their faces
Creating your happiness on others opinions
Robbing your self-esteem
Playing on your emotions
Letting others control your life
Taking away your self-control
Identify the mask Identify the face.
The mask will soon fall off
Beware of the leaven of the masked people
Intelects: Who want you all to think alike
in a population not very intelligent
Teachers: teaching our precious resources they bow to others and follow the lead of the teacher’ unions under political pressure to keep their jobs
Religious Leaders: Who treat people like things this is the beginning of religious slavery
Politicians: no debate slander becomes a weapon stupidity becomes an honored virtue lies become truths
Others: Born without masks Children tend to wear them at play many are dropped at maturity while many see them as an advantage in life and are determined to keep them fixed until they as are identified as to whom they really are
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“I was ashamed of myself when I realized life was a costume party
and I attended with my real face.”
Franz Kafka
” We wear the mask that grins and lies
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes
This debt we pay to human guile
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile
And mouth with myriad subtleties”
D.L. Dunbar
“Slow down you move too fast
Got to make the moments last
Just kicking down the gobble stones
Look for fun and feeling groovy”
Simon and Garfunkel
AS age increases slowing down is more like slow motion
Sometimes you watch the world like you’re watching a movie
De ja-vu Da ja -vu
Feelings of unrealness
Cherish the moments you make
Never try to forsake them
Find yourself time to unwind
Be in the moment
Let no one or something take over your thoughts
Follow no rabbet trails in life
Be anxious for nothing
Let exercise be your thing
Eat at your favorite restaurant
Whatever you want
Let life be your thing
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“Life I love you
All is groovy”
WHO?
Look into the mirror and tell me whom do you see?
Is that the Image you want others to see?
Is it the outside only?
Do you hide the inside?
Who do you pretend to be if not yourself?
Is your self-esteem a carbon copy of someone else?
By what stander do you identify with?
Are you living a myth?
WHAT?
What is in your heart?
Do you seek greatness in this world?
Is fame the name of the game?
What are your passions?
Popularity
Appearance
Sucess
Need to be in fashion?
Will a PHD solve the issue?
Or maybe worldly service
Or being a philanthropist
Is being visible based on accomplishments?
Does losing all make you nervous?
What is in your heart?
Ask yourself!
Who gave you these gifts?
Where does your greatness lie?
WHERE
Where does your greatness lie?
To whom do you owe your success?
Is your love mixed with vanity?
Is your life full of pomp and circumstance?
Willing to take chances
Dispite failures and faults
Climbing the latter of success
Ignoring all the rest
Or
Do you exhibit loneliness with humility?
Or do you take us for fools
When you speak the golden rule?
WHEN?
From birth till death
What is your life worth?
When you’re buried in the earth
The secrets that you keep
Buried in the deep
We can only guess
Will they ever give you rest?
WHY?
Why was your faith based only on what you see?
Is seeing believing
You never believed in blind faith
Do you believe now?
Has your faith given you eternal rest?
Did your life assure your destiny?
Are you where you belong?
Destiny is funny
When left to one’s discretion
Has lead you in the wrong direction
Where you are now, I can only guess
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“For he cometh in with vanity,departed in darkness and his name
shall be covered with darkness.Moreover he hath not seen the sun nor
known anything this hath more rest than the other.”
Ecclesiastes 6 1-12
“Good beats upon the damned incessantly as sound waves beat
on the ears of the deaf, but they cannot receive it.Their fists are
clenched,their teeth are clenched, their eyes are fast shut. First they
will not, in the end they cannot open their hands for gifts, or
their mouth for food, or their eyes to see,”
C.S.Lewis (1898-1963)