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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........
 


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.

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

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

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

Neither mine nor yours but ours.

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

Not as much fun swimming in calm water.

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.

The unconscious has no off switch.

It's better to be narcoleptic than necrophilic.

Life is a simple production made complex.

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

Insurmountable problems are really just unrecognized solutions.

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.

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

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

The same actions that comfort eventually enslave.

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

Commitment is accepting the decision has already been made.

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

Overt strength and independence are just shields to hide behind.

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

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

Darkness is merely the period between opportunities.

Let go with confidence. Another breath will come.

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

Don't mistake lack of opportunity for good judgment.

A life without consequences would be a suffocating prison.

A person can swim farthest in calm water.

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

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

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

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

Be honest in the moment and let things unfold.

Each face is a universe unto itself.

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

Find your meaning, sing your song.

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

Turning elsewhere for answers often leaves us spinning.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

To truly know someone offers the goodness of being understood.

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

Butterflies must flutter.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Boredom is allowing ourselves to become prisoners of our routines.

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

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

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

Anonymity releases one from the chains of expectations.

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

Fear washes away confusion if you let the wave pass.

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

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.

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.

Strength comes from accepting, not from overcoming.

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

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

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

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?

A dream not followed is a story untold.

Predictability translates to a listless existence.

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

The expiration for every moment is now.

Getting old is for people with nothing better to do.

We are all tiny soldiers in a miniature dirt war.

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

A donkey will never be a thoroughbred.

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

Be the guide you always wish you had.

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

Balance is only a moment between two extremes.

Every moment needs to be your best moment.

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.

Our imperfections define us but do not restrict us.

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

Sometimes one is willing to wait for tomorrow.

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

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

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.

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.

Pretending hides the meaning but not the feeling.

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

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

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

Working in obscurity means no one sees your mistakes.

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

Welcome the possibilities uncertainty brings.

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

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

Every culture understands a smile.

See beyond the need; hear above the fear.

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

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

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

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

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

Trivial concerns fade when engaged and content.

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

The toughest advice to follow is our own.

Not all ice melts at the same rate.

The only time to think about is now.

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.

Even chaos takes on a form over time.

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

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

Age involves counting; wisdom requires living.

Don't fight the universe.

The struggle for control is a battle never won.

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

Even an eagle needs a nest to fly home to.

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

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

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

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

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

Nothing grows without the combination of pressure and space.

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

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

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

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

Unspoken does not mean unnoticed.

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

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

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

In the end all we have are our thoughts.

When you're feeling angry, eat a cupcake.

The only healthy expectation expects the unexpected.

Growth flourishes when one looks away.

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

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

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

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

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

Beware of any sentence with the word should.

Forgiving others allows us to accept our own imperfections.

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

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

Rationalization is foreplay with one's conscience.

Ignored questions circle like buzzards.

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

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

All darkness is a passing shadow.

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

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

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

Silence is our greatest teacher.

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

All paths lead within.

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

That which is unclear today, crystallizes over time.

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

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?

The only certainty is uncertainty.

Blessings become burdens when we don't allow space.

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

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

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

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

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

Understanding results from oscillating between focusing and forgetting.

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