“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” – Andre Gide
I’ve learned in my own particular spiritual walk that no expectations is the way to accomplish everything in the world.
Father Michael Lopez
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that I was able to come home early from school and relax at home yesterday. Nice!
Sat in slumber with a bent neck
Focused on the flashing lights
Like waiting for the three sevens to appear
Many hours passed the only movement, eyes
And twitching thumbs
Manipulating an avatar
Somewhat to my will
Game over for body
Game over for brain
The creaks and aches remind me
Reality is only virtually the same
The ones who thrive long term are those who understand the real world is a never ending chain of absurdity, confusions, messy relationships and imperfect people.
Morgan Housel
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful for this delicious-smelling skin cream that I bought 2 or 3 years ago and use sparingly. Today is not special but it smells special now.
What a journey this life is! Dependent entirely, on things unseen.
James Baldwin
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to be friends with Nong Art, who helped me order kratom online this morning, accidentally finding a cheaper option!
There was a wisdom to the air
A confidence contained in words
A charismatic character
Striding forth with bellows
Seen from the side
Seen straight ahead
Backwards or upside down
Never questioned, the whys
– I questioned the wise
Found lacking and falling short
Unveiled, revealed to me
It matters not, what you see
This is just a matter for me
When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
bell hooks
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that Amy got offered both jobs and took the 2nd one as it allows her to travel in February before starting in March. Excellent.
Going straight isn’t always the best
Sometimes you gotta bend to pass the test
Life is not linear, the path may be curved
You made it here by the way you swerved
As the crow flies sure is so fast
But the lesson, maybe, does not last
If you don’t adapt, you can break
That’s a mistake you don’t want to make
What exists, exists so that it can be lost and become precious.
Lisel Mueller
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that Amy is going for two job interviews already! She hasn’t even been in Australia for a week yet.
New concepts for conception
A baby-making contraption
A warehouse full of wires
Tubes of blood suppliers
A matrix of growing babies
A new world full of maybes
Birth is an open door
Special delivery from the store
Is nine months an optimal time?
Perhaps twelve for extra spine
Let’s bake these babies longer
And make them so much stronger
An artificial womb, a real fear?
Where next to go from here?
Mixing up all DNA data
To make the future so much smarted
I hope in my lifetime to see the first human being created without pain.
Aria Babu, on Artificial Wombs
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to meet Matt yesterday and get a surprise gift which was very kind and generous.
Working stiff, time is sucked away
Beer o’clock, a chance to play
Reclaim the day, sleep when you’re dead
Tomorrow’s here with throbbing head
Power through with a mindful meditation
Revenge bedtime procrastination
An ever-decreasing circle of frustration
Revenge bedtime procrastination
The office runs, so take a rest
Getting paid to sleep is the best
Pretty soon it’s time to go again
Waiting for the whistle of 5pm
16 more hours without destination
Revenge bedtime procrastination
Chase away time with dedication
Revenge bedtime procrastination
When you’re young, dumb and energetic, your greatest asset is that you’re young, dumb and energetic.
Cole Schafer
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that Amy arrived in Australia safe and sound. It was good to see her in our old house last night.
17th August 2023 – Amy’s old friend Anna and her husband still live in our old Chatswood apartment and offer us space to stay if we ever need it and I still receive bits and pieces of mail there so I can use it as an Aussie address still if necessary.
Sell your smile and sell your glances
Use your words but take no chances
Don’t decide now and you will see
Silence is a power to set you free
On writing: In these youthful efforts, there was no desire to say something particular, to recall a memorable experience, to express a strongly held opinion or to air a grievance.
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful for this pretty red and black shirt that I can fit into again now that I’ve lost some weight!
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