#self-improvement

"Having Words with Words [10w] ”I’ve had a falling out with words,leaving me speechless."

"Lonely Marriage is the best refuge of the lonely to be lonely together,and if it lasts long enough,take turns being lonely."

"What's in it for me?' A selfish person doesn't become compassionate as the result of some words of wisdom or epiphany. The selfish need selfish reasons to act unselfish."

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

"The Bonds That Tie Weak bonding is sharing a common interest;strong bonding is sharing a common enemy."

"How to Save the World [10w] When true love floods in, it could float an ark."

"Tennessee State Motto Agriculture and Commerce.Where the KKK was bornand the most popular pick up line is, 'Nice tooth!"

"Arches National Park, Utah BloodshotZiggurats of rock against unbending sky,sandstone fins and eyes of ancient earth behemoth.Your windows wedged by cosmic hands of rain and melting snow, of frost and ice, of gravity and geologic time, patient and untiring,self-possessed like a child's perception of endless summer."

"Never allow your mind to wander untamed like a wild animal that exists on the basis of survival of the fittest. Tame your mind with consistent focus on your goals and desires."

"Off the Hook True story...A cop pulls me over for speeding.He says, "What's the hurry?"I say, "I'm running awayfrom a bad marriage."He laughs and says, "Drive carefully."The officer lets me go.Beyond the practical lesson thatmaking a policeman laugh may get you off the hook,there's a certain poetry here in the unexpected connection ~for what is a poemif not a moment of surpriseworth retelling."

"Dysfunctional Love We split up not because he or she didn't love us,but because they did love us in the only way they knew how."

"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."

"The Human Race Pleasure is the sprint.Contentment is the 5 mile.Happiness is the marathon."

"Dsylıxǝa Hey, it isn't cool to make fun of people with Dsʎlıxǝaʎou dɯub pircʞ ¡!¡"

"Who Isn't [10w] Psychotherapy's powerless once you assume you're smarter than the therapist."

"Endless Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Put off summer's endAnd adulthood's vexingburdens shall suspend."

"Jew in a Canoe Haiku Jew in a canoe,whitewater rushes, the canoe tips.The Jew doesn't."

"A barrier is a limitation only when you perceive it as one."

"Dammit Goddammit' Defined [10w] Damned if you do and damned if you don't double-bind."

"Battered Women [5w] Battered womenare more crispy."