“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” – Andre Gide
It’s a real-life Frogger for you, youngster
The family needs some fish for dinner
A responsible life is your true reward
These are the makings of a winner
This is not an alternate reality
It’s the world in which to survive
Where trust and love trump all fear
Where one learns how to be alive
Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet.
Aristotle
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that the bananas I bought haven’t gone off and I’ve been able to eat them all. I’m banana-ed out.
Dear friends, let me hit you with my left fist
Otherwise, I’ll be forced to hit you with the right
These two faces are chasing the same things
And they’ve already rigged the fight
There’s a third choice never presented
It’s always hidden from view
To take an axe and lop off those fists
Remove the threats that bind you
People who are constantly doing things to make you sick or poor or homeless or dead are conventionally known as ‘enemies’.
Ian Walsh
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to Rich Levine and his music collection that I learned a lot from all those years ago. Reminded of this as I’m listening to Three Mile Pilot.
Working hard or hardly working
Was the joke in the office those days
Though the environment is not conducive
It is the one that pays
Laughing aloud ‘How’s the serenity?’
A camaraderie in many ways
Though the environment is not conducive
It is the one that pays
Everything is a symbol, even the most piercing pain. We are dreamers who shout in our sleep. We do not know whether the things afflicting us are the secret beginning of our ulterior happiness or not.
Léon Bloy
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that this week is fairly relaxed at school so I can take the time to take Cap to the vet today.
You were in my dream
But I don’t know who you are
So perfect to hold
Your black and white top
Hugs tight to your chest and waist
Hold this forever
Composite angel
Of everything I wanted
Gone with eyes opened
Touched me deep inside
The girl with no face or name
Visit me again
Nobody ever figures out what life is about, and it doesn’t matter.
Richard Feynman
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful for the lady who made my salad last night. It was nice of her to prepare a second bowl for me.
The smiling reaper taps his fingers
Returning the smile is all you can do
Rise from your slumber shouting ‘Not today!’
Send down death, back to the blue
Bounce out of bed, your time is short
Thousands today will be sent away
Take the chances offered to you
You’ve got the gift of another day
It is extremely dangerous, very possibly even disastrous, to assume that because people are in positions of responsibility, they are therefore behaving responsibly.
David McCullough, from The Jonestown Flood
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to be back at school and to get back into a new routine.
15th Mar 2024 – Submitted to RDP Friday
It takes great talent and skill to conceal one’s talent and skill.
François De La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to Nong Briyao for bringing yummy mangoes from Udon Thani for me.
Where has all the thinking got us?
All the questions are just too tough
For every answer, two more questions
I guess we just haven’t thought enough
For every answer, two more questions
I guess we just haven’t thought – enough!
Getting upset is like continuing the bad dream while you’re awake.
Ryan Holiday
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to be able to find solutions to minor domestic issues, water pipes broken, taps not working, needing new garden equipment etc.
I walk around the zoo, muttering that life is hard
Search for a home in all the usual places
Simpler in the past, I try not to disregard
This family full of familiar faces
The time, the people, they all come and go
I learned to be comfortable on my own
Once I found myself then I’d know
That deep inside is my most sacred home
*inspired by The Tiny Wisdom
At a certain point no matter what your politics are, every action you take is political.
Geoff Rickly
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful for homegrown bananas for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Add another balloon to the balance
Watch the world from dizzy heights
Here’s another stone to pull you down
A day full of maybes and mights
Some days balloon turns to stone
And other days it’s the reverse
A terrible time turned out for the best
Then eating cake made things worse
Appreciate and accept these things
See them for what they really are
Everyone faces this difficult balance
And everyone has got this far
There are ways to share the weight
So be grateful when getting older
It’s ok to stay behind a while
Waiting to find the balloon holder
*inspired by an entry at The Tiny Wisdom
They laugh at me because I’m different. I laugh at them because they’re all the same.
often attributed to Kurt Cobain
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful to be able to video call Amy after her nights out and walk her safely home.
Maybe we don’t want to talk about it. Perhaps we believe that unexamind luck isn’t quite as fragile.
Seth Godin
Gratitude Journal
I am so happy and grateful that I can catch up on sleep if I need to. Last night was a delicious long 11 hours.
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