The day waned on, Slowly it dawned, On my slow-moving head, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, Maybe at root, Tho’ I tried to anticipate, accommodate, Bumpy came, Bumpy was, Bumpy did me in, Almost! But not complete, Lessons learned, Again, Lessons learned, GOOD.

Bumped along, Tried figuring, What was sideways, Why upside down, This day? Did this and that to adjust, Accommodate, but time kept clicking on, Son kept digging in, Everyone, lethargic, First half, meh~~~

So oft’, A fine line, Push for voice, Too much, Simply settle, Left on table? Eruption, extreme, Not worth it, Tears, angst, Too much? Not sure, Fine line, Walk it, Daily, GOOD.

Funny thing, quiet, need it sometimes like air, fundamental, yearning, Funny thing, how hard it is for kids to quiet down at the end of the night sometimes, Funny thing, sometimes too quiet, like when I’m alone at home, need the radio on, Jazz or Classical softly playing, almost quiet still, Quiet, oh how I …

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Common theme across family, friends, classes, teams, companies, cities, states, countries, HUMANITY. We are better when we work together. WORK TOGETHER. The organization I work for has such a mantra. I’m IN. The energy, the collaboration, the progress, the learning, the success. Better together. Work Together. GOOD.

Little mantras help; At least, they help me. “Do the next right thing.” “One step at a time.” “Easy does it.” “Stretch, and ease into the day.” “Be grateful for the little things.” “Even a thousand mile journey begins with one step; and can only be taken a step at a time.” “Keep moving forward.” …

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