#mind-body-spirit

"If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it."

"The Downside of Stuff {Couplet) I got what I want;I have what I need.But they want what I have,and they'll make me bleed."

"Sublime Beauty When I shut my eyes, I can move mountains.When I open them, mountains can move me."

"Noah [10w] God, I love rain too ~but this is fucking ridiculous!"

"A Matter of Perspective I see rain dancing on the stage of the pond.Fish see heaven throwing a thousand kisses.My wife see a drizzle of olive oil on a pot of spaghetti. The scientist sees condensation and precipitation.The rain sees reincarnation.A poet see them all in permutation."

"Soulmate My Ass [10w] Aspire to marry the person the least wrong for you."

"Patriotism [10w] Patriotism for the rich is a subtle synonym for profiteering."

"Advice for Women at Starbucks If a vanilla latte and banana nut muffin doesn't solve the problem,perhaps you're going at it wrong."

"A Chuck Yeager Moment {Couplet} There's a sonic boom resonating in my head as I break through the 2000 HP follower watershed."

"Talking to Myself I used to talk to myself until myself criticized myself.Now I'm giving myself the silent treatment."

"Spineless [10w] There are more spineless men on the planet than jellyfish."

"Love in the Afterlife [10w] Maybe I'll love you in the afterlife.This life, fuhgeddaboudit."

"When you know love then that is the time you forget hate."

"Diet and Exorcise [10w] The most effective diet is hanging around with fat people."

"Diplomacy The diplomat's expert way of saying 'They should go fuck themselves' is:"We are agreed in principleand will take our minor differencesunder thoughful consideration."

"Political Strategists Avoids the Controversial [10w] Politicians win by pandering to the base of shared assumptions."

"When you stop blaming others for where you are in life, that is when you can start to manifest your dream life!"

"Is Prayer Only for the Living? III [10w] Do angels pray to God to intercede on mankind's behalf?"

"Unruffled [10w] Nothing’s calmer than an unruffled duck eating a cool cucumber."

"Some Semblance of Such "To lose one's identity to a Doppelgänger may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose multiple identities speaks of Nabakov."