Nighttime banter, what’s the answer? Three little people, come alive, chase the steeple, as the nighttime wanes to bedtime, What’s the right time to drop the hammer? Enough of the clammer, time for sleep, TIME FOR SLEEP. Banter defined might inform, what’s the norm? “the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks” ~ ~ let …
Category: lifestyle
Listen, Lean-In, Love
Listen to the voices you trust, to those that inspire you, each day. Learn the lessons being offered if they resonate with you. Learn them well. Lean-in to hard things when it makes sense. We can do hard things . You can do hard things. We humans, we are built for struggle, to overcome difficulties, …
Plod, Pause, Progress
These three "P's"...something to be said for them... We plod through day-to-day, not always completely inspired, not always completely focused, but overall, if we're going forward, I'd call that, I DO call that, GOOD; Sometimes the best thing to do is pause, right where we are, and take stock; take an extra deep breath or …
Other Side
On the other side of the headache, is the comfort and calm and peace to think clearly; On the other side of releasing the angst and the pain and the toil is the certainty that you can take the next step on that ten thousand mile journey of life; On the other side of the …
Anxiety: Awash
It starts with the feeling. That’s just it, at its core. It’s a feeling or series of feelings that can wash over you, immobilize you, cloud your mind to the point that there’s no room for anything else. “Awash” is the idea, the concept that comes to mind. Something like, you become awash with powerful, …
Lyrics Post: “Freedom ‘90’”
Wow. Or is it “Wham!” So SO good. On several levels. Take a read. Take a listen. Decide for yourself. My toe was tapping pretty quick. And my hips were rocking. SHAKE IT. "Freedom '90" I won't let you downI will not give you upGotta have some faith in the soundIt's the one good thing …
Consider The Porch Stoop
How often do I sit there, and just consider the day? Not so often. How often do I sit there, on this stoop I’ve lived behind for half my life? No often enough. I’ve lived in this house, on this street, longer than I’ve lived anywhere else in my life. And how often have I …
Freestyle Love, G.M.D.
GMD, why do I think of him like that? My family, big on initials of names, for some reason. GMD, my maternal grandfather, George M. Downing, not frowning, just thrownin' words down, For him on his birthday, 107, not here anymore, still deep within me, spirit living on, as it should be. A doer, a …
The Power of Prayer
This passage was posted by Francis yesterday. Seems like it should be elevated. The power of prayer is real. Give it a try. "Each day that begins, if welcomed in #prayer, is accompanied by courage, so that the problems we have to face no longer seem to be obstacles to our #happiness, but rather appeals …
Shanty Town
It’s not near Cape Town or Karachi, not even Skid Row— nothing like that scale or density of population, but in this home town of mine, San Jose, California, homelessness has over the years become a societal problem on the rise. The pandemic has only made it worse. Vast disparities of income versus the cost …
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