Be honest. Plan for your children’s future. Apologize to those you failed. Respect education. Focus on genuine service. Never assume that others owe you something. Community isn’t an abstraction. Nothing lasts forever.
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He is a driving music manWhose beats match somethingIn the rhythm of my soul-singing.Resistance is futile,So I grab the bags and turn the key.This road trip has not begunSo much as continued along a vein of possibility.My thoughts are liberated, yet Spirit strains against Self-imposed discipline, And I wake in the morning
I want to climb behind your eyes, Melt through the surface like dust through a sunbeam Travel like light and sink fearlessly into the dark, Gliding through the warm teak brown of your old growth irises, sinking all the way down To the roots. I want to face the abyss with abandon And become the
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Americans often take for granted that they can say just about anything without the looming concern of dire consequences. They can assume a position on something, announce it as vehemently as they like, and avoid censure regardless of the fact that someone else doesn’t approve of it. This idea was fundamental to the formation of the United States,
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“Nothing Social Distances Like a Jeep!” (TV Message, 6/6/20) This baby knows nothing at all of shame. If he soils himself, his parent, diaper, bib, Look! New! Excrement added! he proclaims, Proud of the
Becoming a better person isn’t always easy. I remember looking back to identify the negative attitudes and thoughts that used to contribute to my unhappiness. My behavior was governed mostly by the feeling that I was owed something. I would become frustrated and irritable, going out of my way to do anything that would not
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