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GUYS, I FOUND THE PERFECT TREE...I JUST HOPE IT FITS IN MY LIVINGROOM.  I MAY NEED MORE LIGHTS...LOL  :laugh:

 

 

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP,

FLUTER :smitten: :smitten:

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Anyone else play tennis?

 

 

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I'm a tennis player but I ain't touching this one!    I'll leave that up to the mischievous Fluter!

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‘The Journey’ by Mary Oliver

 

    One day you finally knew

    what you had to do, and began,

    though the voices around you

    kept shouting

    their bad advice – – -

    though the whole house

    began to tremble

    and you felt the old tug

    at your ankles.

    ‘Mend my life!’

    each voice cried.

    But you didn’t stop.

 

    You knew what you had to do,

    though the wind pried

    with its stiff fingers

    at the very foundations – – -

    though their melancholy

    was terrible. It was already late

    enough, and a wild night,

    and the road full of fallen

    branches and stones.

 

    But little by little,

    as you left their voices behind,

    the stars began to burn

    through the sheets of clouds,

    and there was a new voice,

    which you slowly

    recognized as your own,

    that kept you company

    as you strode deeper and deeper

    into the world,

    determined to do

    the only thing you could do – – – determined to save

    the only life you could save.

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Welcome slam the door open

 

Love the poem by the way

Thank you

 

Hi abcd thank you and Ins for your quotes and as for Fluter

I wonder how she is getting on with putting the Christmas tree up

No doubt we will get to know later

 

Hope everyone is what I can only refer to as managing

One day at a time

 

Duckie

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Wow, stdo (slam the door), doesn't that just say it all.  Very powerful, thank you for sharing and welcome! 

 

One day at a time, ain't that the truth, Duckie.  Hopefully very soon we'll ALL be saying ENJOYING one day at a time!

 

 

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Okay enough of that, how's this?

 

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Wishing all my friends here an easy Sunday.  Love you all! 

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GUYS, I FOUND THE PERFECT TREE...I JUST HOPE IT FITS IN MY LIVINGROOM.  I MAY NEED MORE LIGHTS...LOL  :laugh:

 

 

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP,

FLUTER :smitten: :smitten:

 

Fluter, I so hope this tree works out for you!

Hoping your decorating is coming along without any problems?!   

Hugs for you!   

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‘The Journey’ by Mary Oliver

 

    One day you finally knew

    what you had to do, and began,

    though the voices around you

    kept shouting

    their bad advice – – -

    though the whole house

    began to tremble

    and you felt the old tug

    at your ankles.

    ‘Mend my life!’

    each voice cried.

    But you didn’t stop.

 

    You knew what you had to do,

    though the wind pried

    with its stiff fingers

    at the very foundations – – -

    though their melancholy

    was terrible. It was already late

    enough, and a wild night,

    and the road full of fallen

    branches and stones.

 

    But little by little,

    as you left their voices behind,

    the stars began to burn

    through the sheets of clouds,

    and there was a new voice,

    which you slowly

    recognized as your own,

    that kept you company

    as you strode deeper and deeper

    into the world,

    determined to do

    the only thing you could do – – – determined to save

    the only life you could save.

 

Welcome to this thread, Slamthedooropen.

Thank you, so much for sharing this poem.

This is my first time reading Mary Oliver's work, and this really

resonates with me.

Powerful message about self-discovery!

Wishing you a peaceful day, Slamthedooropen.

 

 

 

 

 

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Anyone else play tennis?

 

 

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Great post, abcd.

While I don't play tennis, I do appreciate these great quotes.

Thank you!! 

 

Here are a few more Lou Holz quotes:

 

 

Do right.  Do your best.  Treat others as you want to be treated.

 

Ability is what you're capable of doing.  Motivation determines what you do.  Attitude determines how well you do it.

 

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

 

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Welcome slam the door open

 

Love the poem by the way

Thank you

 

Hi abcd thank you and Ins for your quotes and as for Fluter

I wonder how she is getting on with putting the Christmas tree up

No doubt we will get to know later

 

Hope everyone is what I can only refer to as managing

One day at a time

 

Duckie

 

Thank you, Duckie, for your friendship and encouragement!

One day at a time ...so, so true.

Sending love to you

 

I'm guessing Fluter will get back to us regarding her decorating.

I'm thinking she'll have a TEXAS-sized Christmas tree

 

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Wow, stdo (slam the door), doesn't that just say it all.  Very powerful, thank you for sharing and welcome! 

 

One day at a time, ain't that the truth, Duckie.  Hopefully very soon we'll ALL be saying ENJOYING one day at a time!

 

 

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Wishing all my friends here an easy Sunday.  Love you all! 

 

 

This is great, abcd!

Wishing you an easy Sunday, as well!

And an easy Sunday to everyone!

Love, Ins

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Living in the moment...

I'm doing my best to do just that.

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Welcome slam the door open

 

Love the poem by the way

Thank you

 

Hi abcd thank you and Ins for your quotes and as for Fluter

I wonder how she is getting on with putting the Christmas tree up

No doubt we will get to know later

 

Hope everyone is what I can only refer to as managing

One day at a time

 

Duckie

 

Thank you, Duckie, for your friendship and encouragement!

One day at a time ...so, so true.

Sending love to you

 

I'm guessing Fluter will get back to us regarding her decorating.

I'm thinking she'll have a TEXAS-sized Christmas tree

 

 

You are welcome Ins

Thank you for your friendship also

 

Oh yes no doubt Fluter will be here telling us about her TEXAS-sized tree

And she will be going yackity yack but you know

I am sure we wouldn't have her any other way

 

Duckie

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Oh yes no doubt Fluter will be here telling us about her TEXAS-sized tree

And she will be going yackity yack but you know

I am sure we wouldn't have her any other way

 

I look forward to Fluter's tree story.   

She must be wrestling with the lights!      Where are you, Fluter? 

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Just love this quote, dearest Duckie

I think it describes you, my friend!

Big Hugs 

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Lapis, welcome to this thread!  Thank you, for sharing the Richard Bach quotes.  Reading through those quotes again

is a reminder that my mission is not complete, and that I will achieve my dreams.  We will achieve our dreams!

So wonderful having you here and enjoying your sense of humor and perspective. 

 

Slam the door Open, welcome to this thread!    I'm so grateful that you shared Mary Oliver's work.  What a beautifully

written poem with such a powerful message.    Please, continue to share and encourage us with what inspires you.

We gain so much through sharing with each other.  Wishing you a peaceful evening.

 

Duckie, ABCD, Fluter, LF & Sno,

Thank you, for reminding me to stay in the moment, to dream my dreams, to reach out when hurting, to laugh, to cry, and

to never give up.    I'm so grateful for your love.     

 

Love, Ins 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Love After Love"  by Derek Walcott

 

 

The time will come

when, with elation

you will greet yourself arriving

at your own door, in your own mirror

and each will smile at the other's welcome,

 

and say, sit here. Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was your self.

Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart

to itself, to the stranger who has loved you

 

all your life, whom you ignored

for another, who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

 

the photographs, the desperate notes,

peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit. Feast on your life.

 

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This is a breathtaking performance!  Enjoy. 

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Oh, that is so beautiful!

 

 

 

"Caravan of Dreams" - Peter White

 

Acoustic guitar, my favorite instrument.

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That is gorgeous, abcd!

Acoustic guitar is also my favorite!

 

Such a beautiful song!

Thank you, so much