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I am at the front of the line
but they just closed up the doors
I have a ladder to climb
but it goes down into the floor
If we search for better times
first we must grow so hard at the core
*
They dangle the carrot
Actions without merit
for anyone and themselves
We can’t even bear it
I have to tell myself
to never compare it
Our whole life is rare and
we will get our share of
what we are after
what looks good
and what we will taste
No time goes to waste
when we don’t have haste
The prize that we are after
is this time and place
*
Always chasing a life that is better
Sometimes it depends on the weather
If we can take time to enjoy it
We will keep it together
*
I am at the front of the line
but there is more than one store
I have a long list to buy
It depends what I can afford
If we search for better times
Find them with care
when we don’t ignore
better angles
and working together
through life’s tangles
Admit when we can change
if it helps to rearrange
and set greater goals
Dig deeper for more soul
to get out of any hole
and find better ways to roll
*
We are at the front of the line
Let’s try to even the score
We should all be feeling fine
But we always want so much more
If we search for better times
Best to aim together
and stay on course

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I explain it to you
but it doesn’t come through
quite the way
that I want it to
I can not put it in context
because there is
way too much happening
and we can not always focus
if it means grappling
*
It seems like what matters
are those key events
and those key players in our lives
Aware or not
They will appear
again and again
or sometimes, just once and gone
*
Naturally occurring
having influence on
and sharing influence from
those all around us
and the bright shining sun
also including the views
of the most influential one
in our lives:
Ourselves
Me and you
the only one
that we know
for sure to be true
When it comes to our perspective
there is for certain
our own point of view
keeping it true
as far as we make it through
*
When we are on the run
We never act stunned
Our story is spun
until the battle is won
and done is done
*
Acknowledge the subjective
We must be selective of the active energy that we engage with
and hold true
*
I describe it to you
Suddenly it comes through
Just the way
that I want it to
It will not be a contest
because there is
way too much happening
and we do not want to protest
causes that we do not feel

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Life is so intense
We have to have an edge
We need something that sets us apart
so that we can get ahead
*
Life creates suspense
The mystery never ends
We need something to fill up our heart
and we also need good sense
*
We will last longer
and we will get stronger
We can work it out
*
Push for success
We want the best
with confidence
No doubt
*
So loud
when I am peaceful
Low cloud
Sunbeams burst through
Flow down
Times will work out now
It is a lot about
what we do
**
Life spares no expense
Some days they may forget
We need something to add to the cart
Something that is heaven sent
*
We will stay younger
If we have a hunger
We will
work it out
*
Push to relax
We want the max
with optimism
No doubt
*
So loud
to become peaceful
Grow crowds
The stars shine through
Flow down
Times will work out now
It is a lot about
what we do
*
Life is heaven sent
when we are not hell-bent
We need something to keep us so smart
with all the time that we spend
*
No rush that
causes us to over-extend…
*
Stay steady always
Life is so intense

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There is a cool flowing energy
bubbling like soda pop
A full dose of pure caffeine
Much like electricity
buzzing around us
and above on wires
and in potential from the skies
*
The intense sun is pulling
We are in the bright day
The vast future is filling
with all new tomorrows
and all new possibilities
and pause for thrilling seas
*
Waves are crashing
Then building up
Carrying our spirit way up high
Then flowing like rivers
in channels through sand
Walls of water reaching the land
Together is better
Victory is the plan
We can win every day
It is how we understand
*
Grains of time
Minutes and seconds
The fields reach out
The mountains beckon
The clouds crash down
with quenching rain
Once there was forked lightening
Now thunder in chains
Then comes silence
Saturated again
Every drop of dew is counting
after the sky was pounding
Trees are thirsty
Plants surround us
The streets are washed
Traffic lights brighten
Green is go
Grip on the wheel tightens
Energy glowing
lights shine on the street
Power inside for lamps, devices and heat
Everything that we feel
Comes from the life that we meet
From the outside world
and with us, complete
Our mind and body
Abstract
Or concrete
Developing a cool flowing energy
It is all that we need

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Still aiming to reach out and encourage “wellness” such as hoping that we can feel good and have strong mental and physical health.

Environment and our personal experience determine our world. ☮️&♥️

Picture from the 90’s.

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Thinking is Feeling

We can see into the day
What happens next
will go this way
If we get to have our say
it happens like this
*
Tests and bests
Work and games
Blessed with rest
Perks
No blame
for being ourselves
and striving for health
For ourselves up first
We will all feel well
*
Somehow and some way
Right now or one day
It happens like this
We can not miss
*
We can see into the hour
What happens next
takes on power
If we get to see from towers
it happens like this
*
Our view is best
Worth our name
A treasure chest
Earth
Our claim
Just for ourselves
and our people’s health
For ourselves, our world
There is more to tell
*
This vow when we pray
Right now what we say
It happens like this
We can not miss
*
It is left up to us
Stay right on target
We pierce the center
No one can argue
*
We take our share
Just what is fair
and give back
*
We are always on track
to make a difference
to make some more
We have a chance right now
and just before
*
We are drawn into the moment
What happens next
Always shows up
Then we learn and start to know lots
*
Seeing is believing
Thinking is feeling
Knowing exists
It happens like this

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Poor decisions
from inconsistent states of mind
In some ways impulsive
and so completely unkind
What is at the core?
The greatest motivation?
If it is an illness
Will health
now get in line?
For
All of our wellness
We should work to be fine
*
Aim for
the greatest net quality of life
Strained through our system
Literally
just try to be nice
Fight for our rights
and our personal heights
but consider the total
Keep it in sight
*
Moving forward
All that aside
Everything that happened
Let’s let it ride
If the illness is gone
and we are right, not wrong
We can build a better future
just get along
*
Good decisions
from more coherent states of mind
New ways are conducive
to improving the bottom line
Love is at the core
The greatest motivation
If it is a weakness
Will strength
Now turn out fine?
For
All of our success
Our best efforts combine
*
Strive for
the greatest net quality of life
Find our own system
And literally
Just try to be wise
Give thanks for our rights
Reach our personal heights
but recognize the total
Heavy or light
*
Moving forward
No where to hide
Everything that happens
Keep it on side
Now the weakness is gone
Try to right what is wrong
We can share a better present day
and still be strong

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I wrote this before hearing about evacuations due to forest fires in Vernon, where family live. Thinking of you. Stay safe and wishing for the best outcome. ♥️

… wrote this, this morning:

Here are some candid shots of recent visitors at our house, a skunk and a raccoon with three babies!

There has also been a bear in the yard recently, eating berries (left scat and squashed our bushes), and coyotes on the street, hunting. About once a year a deer family, including a nice buck come through the yard.

We are not much more than half an hour to the big city. Eagles, ravens, turkey vultures, osprey, hawks, geese, ducks, loons, seagulls and many other birds fly above. Stellar’s Jays for sure, screeching loud but beautiful.

Also a lot of plane traffic goes by. There are two local airports not including YVR but including a regional and an international within about half an hour.

I jumped out of a plane in Pitt Meadows eleven times over one season, in the mid 90’s. I wanted to be an instructor because they jump for free. The following season, I could no longer afford it (as an undergrad at the time).

I digress. One more shift before holidays. I am excited for some time off.

I have just completed more work and found out that I will be published as a coauthor again, if our research article is accepted. I have a few articles that are currently published in peer-reviewed journals in health research.

Poem today?

We are all here together. Let’s have each other’s backs.

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Heartbeat

Heartbeat of the environment
Buzzing with energy
Living our life together
Striving for harmony
Maybe dissonant as hell
Each one of us contributes
to improvement or deterioration
Or sometimes we just exist
and our impact is contained
Under the sky
Breathing, thinking, seeing, hearing
moving through days above ground
Heavenly bodies look down
Lighting the day or at night, all around
Bustling through the forest
or scuttling through the city
Satellites creep across the sky
Life is bright and life is gritty
Creatures are like stars
working every day
Moonlight shines to share the sun
Darkness flies away
A raven soars high
as human life runs
like rivers to the ocean
or as lakes with devotion
As the clouds roll past
We are reminded
How life goes slow
Or speeds up fast in a hurry
We should never worry
Heartbeat of the world
We all feel quite surely
It runs through us
and all around us
And finds us living purely

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This whole deal
is so unreal
Makes me feel
like science changes
Religion also
can make sense
Then logic rearranges
*
The whole feel
is so unreal
I can see
the media change things
Social views
can make perfect sense
Then second thoughts debate them
*
Grasping ideas
while reasoning with chaos
Reach for better ideals
with peace and calm as payoffs
*
Our whole consciousness that guides us
Automatically designs life
We get by
with what is on our mind
Take a guess
for the best
It actually defines us
**
The whole spiel
seems so unreal
It just seems
that it always changes
Their discussion
does not make sense
when they are bringing dangers
*
The whole appeal
of being real
is that we
can get through changes
This suggestion
would make more sense
when we share the precise ranges
*
Spanning ideas
while never being way off
Transparent as we feel
with each big win or day lost
*
Our whole consciousness aligns us
Automatically designs life
We get by
with what is on our mind
Just impress
what is best
what absolutely describes us
*
What identifies us
that we can share to succeed
Every day of every week?
**
The whole deal
becomes more real
makes me feel
One truth never changes
The universe
makes total sense
if we can grasp the basics
*
What identifies us?
like how we reason and feel
Just as far as our lives reach

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Irate because it isn’t fair
I rage because they are aware
*
No blame although
they just won’t change
Find grace beyond this intense pace
*
Open up your eyes and see
what we really need
If it is not there
work for what can be
Somehow
get through well
with what we believe
*
Can’t wait until they start to care
New days that are beyond compare
*
Amazed by the people
that are out there
Who work hard to survive
and still work hard to share
*
Time pays when our moments are spare
Minds stay strong when we can prepare
*
I save thoughts
lock them in my brain
Find brave spots in our hearts that race
*
Open up your ears and hear
what we really need
If it seems to blare
still work without fear
Somehow
get through well
with what we believe
*
Don’t wait until they start to care
Make waves that are beyond compare
*
Amaze the bright people
that are out there
Just work smart to survive
and then work smart to share
*
Time plays in moments that we can spare
Skies blaze forever and we should care
*
Find ways to win and keep this pace
Find praise while working for good days
*
I save more grace in time and space
By basing plays for life to stay

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A subtle storm steps in
to saturate the earth
Suddenly the system explodes
making itself very well-known
Waves of droplets pelt down
The window is a blur
*
Branches whip
Some are snapped and thrown
*
The storm just gets older
Until soon
it becomes unknown
*
A welcome calm comes back
Reclaims some peace on Earth
Suddenly the wind just starts to slow
taking only the highest road
Rays of sunlight drive down
…Some hard times have a cure
*
Chances drip
Clouds in light winds roll
*
The day grows much bolder
Our resilience becoming known
Tomorrow starts to grow
*
Storms hit again
Then fade away
It happens every single day
*
Sun shines again
Then skies turn grey
Sometimes we really need the rain
*
Storms hit again
Resources strained
It happens in this day and age
*
Night falls again
Until next day
Then light arrives and darkness fades
*
Cycles of life move us
Energy moves the Earth
Suddenly, there is a brand new flow
Ways to the future start to show
We shut our worries down
Confidence becomes pure
*
Plans equipped
with all that we know

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