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"Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow."

"Simply Fabulous Haiku If I write fablesam I a fabulist orsimply fabulous?"

"The Road to Hell The road to hell is paved with 16 in. x 16 in. Red Brickface Concrete Step Stones.Only $2.97 each.Always in Stock atThe Home Depot."

"Publisher's Persuasion "You're much too good a writer to want a six figure advance. You don't want your readers to think you're only writing for money ~ do you?"

"The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are going."

"The sad truth is the truth is sad."

"The Wonderful Wonder Between the 'Onenesses' [10w] + [10w] + [10w] + [10w] If you can imagine time running backwards, death becomes birth;The moment before conception, becomes our oneness with the universe.Therefore, we shouldn't fear death because oneness returns to oneness;The wonder that happens between these onenesses is God's gift."

"Our privileges are not for our pleasure but rather for our purpose."

"Frivolous Gossip and Poetry It's just so much frivolous gossip to dwell upon the moral merits of a poet;what should only concern the reader is the merit of his words.Leave moral judgments to the preachers and aesthetic judgments to the critical readers."

"Gray [10w] Since gray's the 'new black' things aren't black and white."

"Death is Opening Night Everything's that happened yesterday is a rehearsal for everything that will happen..."

"The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in God, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes Christ look like the Treasure he is."

"Learn to say no to demands, requests, invitations, and activities that leave you with no time for yourself. Until I learned to say no, and mean it, I was always overloaded by stress. You may feel guilty and selfish at first for guarding your down- time, but you’ll soon find that you are a much nicer, more present, more productive person in each instance you do choose to say yes."

"Selfie [10w] For the millennial generationa selfie is a family portrait."

"Love's War [10w] In love's war there aren't winners and losers ~just casualties."

"Lowbrows vs. Highbrows If you show something lowbrow to a highbrow does it wind up becoming crusty eye caca?"

"What Children See [10w] "A spider is an octopus who lives in the desert."

"Optimists vs. Death [10w] Optimists are hopeful people who see a coffin as half-full."

"Poetry as Entertainment [10w] Poetry that's not entertaining is just a self-indulgent laundry list."

"Opportunity Knocks: China When opportunity knocksthe Chinese make knock-offs."