#self-esteem-self-help-book

"Romantic Ring Ceremony Define this wedding ring,with which I betroth thee unto me forever,not by the confining boundaries of it's goldbut by the empty circle within -that perfect portal to your loving heartyou have opened for me, and me alone -as I have opened mine for you."

"Spreading Yourself Too Thin We tend to bite off more than we can chewbecause we've got big mouths."

"Renewal Cream [10w] The features of the human face are enriched by poetry."

"The Stink of Hate {Couplet} When haters write they raise a stink;must be the venom coursing through their ink."

"Second Opinions My doctor told me I have pancreatic cancer and have 2 months to live.I asked him about getting a second opinion.The Doc said, 'No problem.'He thought for a second and said,'I think the Boston Red Sox are going to win the series again this year."

"Revel in the Unraveling Being authentic is lifting the maskon who you think you should be seen as,and becoming at ease with your bare ass vulnerability.Revel in the unraveling,take courage in sharing your imperfections,and you'llincrease your loveexponentially."

"Delusion vs. Truth Delusions are what really set you free;the truth is a choke hold."

"Kill Buddha's Hairdresser [10w] I'd like to meet Buddha's hairdresser and shoot the prick."

"Jonesing [10w] Is it odd of me that I'm Jonsesing for strange?"

"Scientific Discovery [10w] The greatest scientific discoveries were madelooking at the overlooked."

"Two Dust Storms or A Nice Pair of Haboobs A palm tree passes through a sandstorm, shakingoff the dusty rain like a wet dogon the less fortunate wayfarersburied in the sand."

"Self-Contempt [10w] Self-contempt is calling yourself collect and refusing to accept the charges."

"Mended [10w] {Couplet} If the recently mended heart,breaks again, it shall not start."

"Biggest Problem with 10w [10w] The biggest problem with aphorisms is people believe they're true."

"Miss Universe Contest Protest Haiku Fundamentalists protest Miss Universe contest.Go home, beat their wives."

"Hemidemisemiquaver [10w] The composer evened the score by ending in a hemidemisemiquaver."

"Ars Poetica: Write Poetry on a Black Slate Poetry should be written on a black slate of imagination,the poet artfully allowing images to emerge from the dark."

"Bridges [10w] Bridges are overpasses for commuters and roofs for the homeless."

"Before It's Too Late [10w] Life's too transient to waste time hating ~plot revenge now!"

"Moment of Truth 'Moment of truth' is derived fromthe Spanish momento de la verdad, that Hemingway epiphanous moment when the matador is about to kill the bull. Now it means the moment you realize you won't make it back to the parking meter before it expires ~sometimes expressed as, Motherfucker!"