How abstract we humans sound, when we say these are dark times. As though it isn’t in our hands that paint our times.
OBEHI VESSEL A.And, when it comes to counting our blessings; we humans are all bad at math.
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I have seen men, choose violence time after time. And in turn, I have seen violence choose them.
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I used to believe that living is doing, moving, getting. But, there is life in staying still. A bird is a bird even when she isn’t flying.
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When one door closes, another opens.’ Yet, in-between lies a wait persuasive enough to make many go through windows.
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Toxicity isn’t always a harsh tone or a bruise. Often it’s a “this is who I am.” Often it’s a “I’ll change” Void of when.
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Ears quick to listen. Lips, slow to speak. I take, so that I may give.
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Learning is easy. Unlearning is tricky. The former is knowledge gained. The latter is knowledge gained, recognized as a loss.
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Both strong and weak may survive; if neither takes too seriously, the titles of ‘strong’ and ‘weak’.
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And now, we look back at what was normal, and we find that normal isn’t always good or right; No. Normal, is whatever has been spent with us, the longest time. And that in itself is not a valid reason for it to stay.
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‘Why are we here?’ I inquired of my body, spirit, and soul. ‘Here to do whatever feels good.’ Said the first. ‘Here to do what feels good.’ Said the second. ‘Here to choose.’ Said the third. ‘Between both.’
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Everyone claims they want the truth. Just not in all her bright entirety. We’d rather she visit in dim shades of light, that won’t hurt our eyes.
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Patience is not the ability to wait. It is, how we wait; an attitude so unruffled, that none can tell if we’re waiting or not.
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This year has been heavy. Not meant to be carried alone.
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At present, Nations are burning. But, their leaders mistake the ash for snow.
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Doubts are powerful. They, not only demand we look again, they tell us what to see.
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Standing between who we are, and who we want to be, is that which we find easiest to be.
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