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I was beginning out my day, walking, deep in thought, when I was drawn to a bright white light. I was not sure if I were awake or dreaming, as this was how my dreams would materialize, and always ended up being on the therapist couch, having to share my thoughts about my experiences. I was never so happy to share them. It was an out of body experience that he was thrilled about knowing, like someone watching you while you were having an intimate moment. It was very disturbing. I would start out walking down a newly lit path, in the city...
Oh how the sun sets, and the sun rises in the same way and order from the beginning of time, though most have never noticed this. "Is it because the rotation of planet Earth, or the way the sun and moon are chasing each other, or what is it that from the start of time and space that have some sort of agreement with each other as to who leads and who follows?" No matter what the reason(s) are, there are some places on Earth which are hidden in plain sight gems. And most, if not all of them are so obvious and wonderous, they breathe life, brea...
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Alas the once Great City of Babylon has fallen prey to the very things that once made it great and wonderful for all who were participants in its many adventures and all that it offered. "How can this city fall not unlike other cities, such as Rome, Egypt, Sodom and Gomorrah, Syria and all the many others that fell prey to their own wickedness and undoing?" "Was it their greed to be bigger and better than all the other cities who were possibly there long before they arrived and took over for their own purposes?" "What made one city greater t...
It had been several years since I had decided to visit and it was supposed to be only a simple one, two-day visit at the least. There were many places I would visit only once, and these two places were at the top of my list of things never to repeat. Those two places were a church and a funeral. They were two of the least favorites and they always had a dim view of what were the reason(s) behind my not wanting to be in or at either. Funerals were the saddest kind of place to be, especially depending on who the funeral was for, and how they h...
When you have lived in a town, like the one I live in, for so many years, you begin to find out and figure out about all the many reasons why others have skeletons in their closets. Of course, it's better to leave the dead exactly where they were buried at. When you are walking down the street, and the eyes of the neighborhood are following you every step of the way, as though they wonder where you have been and where you are going. They are worried that you have been talking to others about them, as though you have been sharing their secret...
I always wonder why? "The stars hang freely in the sky". "I always wonder why?" "What I want to be when I grow up". "I always wonder what is out there in space". "I always wonder why I am here now in this time and place?" "I wonder who made me?" "I wonder who has a plan for me?" " I see things in the world even try to do them". "I look around and may decide to mimic someone, whether it is good or bad". "I follow by the examples set before me and have never been told I was right, or I was wrong". "In my eyes, I wish to be loved and looked out...
So Joshua was never one that could make up his mind, much less keep his word or a promise. He was always finding a reason or an excuse that he considered justifiable in explaining why he never kept anything for long. Joshua was beginning to produce some lame ones, farther from the truth, than when he had started doing this. First it was only every so often, then it was weekly and then it was daily. The longer he made them up the harder they became to be believed. It was starting to work on him to the point that he was sensing something was a...
"Who knew this would happen?" "Who knew it would as it did and when it did?" "Why the hell did this happen, when it happened, to whom it happened and of course, in the manner it was carried out?" No one knows anything about anything that happens or can happen or might happen, but then the actual happens and then the shit hits the fan. But this is not a would of, should of, could of happen, it happened and now all hell is going to be breaking loose from its bondage and wreaking havoc on those who will be put in the mix of this. Some say it wa...
"To stand up or do stand up, that is the question?" "To lay down or to be laid down?" The list of these goes on and on, like there is never an end to all that may be funny to one and not so funny to another. "To lift a lot or to do a lot of lifting?" "To be the one or to be the one you want to be?" Things like this can get confusing. It all depends on the way you word something or how you word the words that you speak. "Can it get any more confusing if this had been planned out a month in advance?" I personally do not mess with the ones who ...
So this story was supposed to be 4 different people, finding a way to make the world smile and be happy. The people chosen for this idea are as follows: A magician, a comedian, a clown and lastly, a street performer. All these people perform a service to either help others laugh and feel good about themselves, or to liven up the mood and the moment. It is surely easy for some and harder for others. So, let's say this, if the street performer teamed up with the other three, then there would be music and would lots of laughter. Along with this...
Oh the world is with many emotions and feelings and of course new and curious things that allow us to expand and venture out on our own. No matter what we find or discover to try, at first it can be scary, and we may hesitate to even begin to try new things, If nothing else, if for the uncertainty and the unknown. It varies from one thing to the next, it either will be easy and go over well, or may not be too easy and end in disaster. It is with this taking a chance moment that we see and feel that we can at least try, but even the idea can ...
I never felt like I belonged to any specific group of people or in any specific place. This stems from my childhood and has carried over into my adulthood. I was always a loner, and I really longed to belong, even if I was the one who started the No Outsiders Club. I was ready to make the changes to my own life, yet before all the time, the many times, I had tried were for nothing. I knew that I could fit in, so I adjusted to the styles of clothing and did anything to find a way to be added. Still, this was never enough, and it made me more ...
To look in the mirror and not really know who you are or even have a small idea of who you wish to be. It can leave you guessing more each day as you seek out the truth, more so if you find out you are not your parents' child by birth. You are left wondering who you belong to, who your real parents might have been, and whether there are others who feel this same way you do, lost. You think about all the possibilities and probabilities, not sure how you want to be identified as or if you want to be a part of the present when you find out the ...
Two people out of several billion people in the whole present day. These two individuals' cross paths at certain locations on a certain day of the week, at a certain hour of the day and stop at the same spot, look up and their eyes meet for the first time. They stop what they were doing at that very moment, as their eyes meet, the gaze that they share is so wonderful and mesmerizing, it's as if time stands still for them and only them. These two souls of two almost identical individuals, are immediately drawn towards each other, as if the ha...
To find a way to forgive that which someone knowingly does to another is never easy to be forgiven. It can hurt more when one tries to forgive that it can open up old wounds that were long since healed long ago. The action that took place was one that was very hard to either find a way to be forgiven, much less ever forgotten. It was part of something that was stolen from the other person and it was also so painful, it was easier to try and forget. The abandonment and the struggle one felt, was in such a way that most would judge the person ...
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