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ByCooper

I am me. The time is now. You are here. Let’s begin…

 

Days are the building blocks of our lives. We are born each day and die each night. In between we live our lives. This daily reset........
 


To forget a name is to lose a word. To not have something to remember one by is to never know the person at all.

Let go with confidence. Another breath will come.

Decided to do nothing today but then realized that was something so I kept trying and ended up having a busy although quite unproductive day.

Rain on your wedding day may end a drought for another.

Getting old is for people with nothing better to do.

In the end all we have are our thoughts.

One who hesitates is not lost because hesitation is the seed of patience.

Life is a simple production made complex.

Beware of any sentence with the word should.

Our problems are not always our fault, but they are our responsibility.

The only healthy expectation expects the unexpected.

True conversation is its own experience, and experience, not words, is what brings people closer.

The unconscious has no off switch.

If we didn't feel lonely now and then, how else would we know we are on our own paths and not just following someone?

Don't fight the universe.

The smile you give is often exactly the one needed by another.

You talk too much. Just shut up and kiss me.

Even chaos takes on a form over time.

Growth flourishes when one looks away.

It's better to be narcoleptic than necrophilic.

Neither mine nor yours but ours.

More reasons why not to will always exist than why to, but belief in your feeling is the only reason that matters.

A donkey will never be a thoroughbred.

Forgiving others allows us to accept our own imperfections.

Don't think. Just play. The brain always gets in the way.

Like a wax flower planted in a real garden, melting in the afternoon sun, disappearing before ever truly living.

Focus is only possible when we allow other edges to become dull.

The choice given at the moment is the one to consider.

If you end up with leftover parts, just throw them away.

Recognizing bad decisions before they happen doesn't make one a pessimist.

Don't mistake lack of opportunity for good judgment.

Exceed expectations on your money days. The return will always surpass the investment.

By peering into the darkest corners will we be truly illuminated.

The more confident the prediction, the more unlikely the outcome will happen.

Ignored questions circle like buzzards.

All paths lead within.

Welcome the possibilities uncertainty brings.

Regardless of the distance between two people, there is always more space behind them.

You can't BS musical instruments or sporting equipment. Either you can play or you can't.

Have you ever stared at your eyebrows in the mirror for so long that you swear they aren't real...yeah, me neither.

A Haiku for Spring: Light and warmth return. / Another winter survived. / Time to grow again.

Unspoken does not mean unnoticed.

Trivial concerns fade when engaged and content.

Finding the right words usually results from using the wrong words.

Want to walk. Got to step. Want to fly. Go to leap.

Each face is a universe unto itself.

Standing at the threshold of a great hallway. The path through which will lead to many doors. Some will be locked; others open. Be wary of those opened but believe in yourself. The key to any passage lies within.

The only time to think about is now.

The expiration for every moment is now.

Insurmountable problems are really just unrecognized solutions.

See beyond the need; hear above the fear.

Life is like a hotel fitness center - rarely what you want but you have to make the best of it to stay healthy.

We are all tiny soldiers in a miniature dirt war.

Find your meaning, sing your song.

Variety may be the spice of life, but consistency pays the bills.

Our imperfections define us but do not restrict us.

To know your greatest fear look on the backside of your biggest hope.

Understanding results from oscillating between focusing and forgetting.

As much as we hate to clean, it is perhaps our primary purpose - to dust away the layers covering one's true self and shine the discovered jewel.

Don't let the pain of caring prevent the joy of sharing.

In an overgrown field lies a seed of truth if you are willing to look.

I am me. The time is now. You are here. Let's begin.

The people and activities we lose ourselves in are also where we discover who we truly are.

Not as much fun swimming in calm water.

True trust, belief, and faith require no subsequent prepositional phrase.

Be honest in the moment and let things unfold.

Decadence is a nice place to visit but you don't want to live there.

Rationalization is foreplay with one's conscience.

To understand who you truly are, keep stepping outside yourself until you forget the way back in.

The difference between being free and lost is focusing on where you are rather than where you should be.

Travel can tap into the unconscious energy released by the displacement of the mind and body moving at different rates.

Lived 10,000 days and tried 10,000 ways. But the things in between are not what they seem as the mind always searches for more.

Every moment needs to be your best moment.

Oh, the grass? I see the grass. Some say it's green. I say it's there.

Words are like people - to understand true meaning and worth you must look deeper than initial appearances.

Blessings become burdens when we don't allow space.

Words may be cheap but sometimes it's all we can afford.

I am a moment - an afterthought, a sigh, a flash of hope.

Little things build into something big only when engineered to do so.

Focusing on the future comes at the expense of dealing with the present.

To truly understand the line, one must step over it from time to time.

Ceremonies are only the midpoint between when the waiting and anxiety stop and the rest of your life begins.

Turning elsewhere for answers often leaves us spinning.

You can't always be the smartest person in the room or the best looking, but you can be the best dressed.

When you're feeling angry, eat a cupcake.

We may not want to live in the past, but the past lives inside of us.

That which causes our hands to quiver also makes our hearts pulse.

Knowing what to do comes from learning what not to do.

Commitment is accepting the decision has already been made.

I probably wouldn't keep touching the hot stove if my hand wasn't cold.

Our paths are neither circular nor straight but winding threads woven together in unbreakable braids.

The toughest advice to follow is our own.

The more difficult the memory. the greater wisdom it holds.

Boredom is allowing ourselves to become prisoners of our routines.

Writing is like to sex - you usually do your best work in bed but the dining room or office can be a nice change of pace.

Looking outside you never see in but inside you can always see out.

We are not expected to change the past or predict the future, only to deal with the present.

The problem with always holding out for the Wow is that a Whoa usually follows with an eventual Waa.

Achievements may measure a life but struggle defines it. To be fullfilled, one must choose a struggle worth waging.

Age involves counting; wisdom requires living.

If I was an article of clothing, I'd be a women's skirt. Not for the obvious reasons; I just really like skirts.

Got to get to three to make it to six to reach ten.

A person can swim farthest in calm water.

To find the island within, one must plunge into the water.

I should perhaps stop to think. But I think that perhaps I should not stop. For a thought is not wrong but a part of me. As I am not wrong when thinking like me.

The most important thing is not what the idea is but rather where it leads.

If excess leads to the palace of wisdom, then boredom surely leads to the shack of excess.

If you're going to spank me, hit me hard enough to leave a mark.

Don't allow patience to become waiting for something that will never happen.

Sometimes one is willing to wait for tomorrow.

The best decisions are often what you choose not to get involved in.

Anonymity releases one from the chains of expectations.

Solving a puzzle provides a brief sense of accomplishment...then nothing.

Nothing grows without the combination of pressure and space.

Every culture understands a smile.

There's something comforting in times of searching to be around people who are as twisted as you are.

Sometimes no action is the best action. The difficulty is knowing when.

If we didn't feel lonely now and then, how else would we know we are on our own paths and not just following someone?

To truly know someone offers the goodness of being understood.

A negotiation is not a competition but a dance of compassion and compromise.

Maybe winning isn’t everything. One just needs to hedge the outcome so the risk is minimized.

Compromise is not a surrender but an act of strength to help someone else.

A thought is like the weather - just because it changes doesn't make the previous instance less true.

Time passes swiftly when we don’t think about anything, or maybe when we look back, we don’t recall anything significant to mark the passing time, so it’s remembered as one complete piece of life.

Step inside. Let's go for a ride. The journey begins when you come in.

Silence is our greatest teacher.

Not all ice melts at the same rate.

Climbed many mountains and searched through the valleys. But what stands ahead and what lies behind are nothing compared to this moment in time.

Within the small pond, individual puddles bubble, each having its own purpose and mission but connected in this common space.

Everything old will again be new. I see myself by looking at you.

Tomorrow is indeed a new day but easily can be the same if we resist change and ignore the possibilities offered.

The struggle for control is a battle never won.

Even an eagle needs a nest to fly home to.

A life without consequences would be a suffocating prison.

Under all the layers and hopeful prayers hides the person who cares.

Of course I can be spontaneous; I just need to plan it.

Balance is only a moment between two extremes.

And so we stand teased by the future as it flickers in the distance revealing itself in flashes so we sense what is coming without knowing what it is.

Working in obscurity means no one sees your mistakes.

The right step isn't what you did yesterday or what you will do tomorrow but what you will do right now.

A breath on the cheek, a breeze on the back...the muse speaks and then is gone.

Just keep going, staying open, and you'll finally get there one day.

That which I dream of, I would like to see. To become what I strive for, exist as I pretend to be.

Circumstances are just a momentary outcome in a continual stream of events.

The funniest thing in the world is a sense of humor.

Darkness is merely the period between opportunities.

If we say things in our own words, we don't have to reference who said it, and people won't roll their eyes at us.

To grasp more you have to let go of what you're holding.

That which is unclear today, crystallizes over time.

The same actions that comfort eventually enslave.

If life is so short, why do so many days seem so long?

All darkness is a passing shadow.

Climb to the edge of the difficult. Leap to the ridge of the misunderstood. Soar to the peak of the unknown.

Drove down a long bumpy road. Looking back I remember the bumps more than the smooth road between. Guess I should have appreciated them more along the way.

Fear washes away confusion if you let the wave pass.

A coincidence ignites a spark that one hopes will lead to something more meaningful.

If a candle was meant to be burned at both ends, it would have two wicks.

Underwear is the only article of clothing that no one will know you are wearing unless you want the person to.

The more we explore and share the seemingly unknowable parts of ourselves, the greater our contribution to the world shall be.

Faith, belief, trust, and confidence require a subject but not an object.

Pretending hides the meaning but not the feeling.

Be the guide you always wish you had.

If I knew how important the things I forgot were, I probably would have remembered them.

A pen used only as an extension of the heart will always flow.

Even when you stumble, you're still moving forward.

If we keep believing in, committing to, and acting on our dreams, they remain alive.

Evaluate your experiences by the intensity of feeling rather than the time invested.

Butterflies must flutter.

A dream not followed is a story untold.

There's more to a tourist location than the drinks served. Most people never get past the hangover.

Predictability translates to a listless existence.

The only certainty is uncertainty.

Strength comes from accepting, not from overcoming.

Overt strength and independence are just shields to hide behind.

All actions involve compromise. We just have to be honest about what we are willing to give up and what we expect in return.

Deeper than the distress of discovery lies a yearning to uncover what is hidden under the veils cloaked around one's true self and share it with someone.