Reflections about Being Human

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Carol A. Hand

Make the most of each moment while you are here

Observe life intently with an artist’s eye, listen deeply with a poet’s ear

Contemplate life with an empath’s heart, engage life with a compassionate mind

Live your life humbly, simply, remembering to be kind

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Speak your truth when you must

urged by an inner power you’ve learned to trust

sometimes gently with the voice of a singer in a choir

and other times, boldly, with a spirit on fire

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Forgive yourself for the moments you squander

when emotions or daydreams cause your focus to wander

It’s what often reminds you how human you are

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My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams.

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“In my garden there is a large place for sentiment.
My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams.
The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers,
and the dreams are as beautiful.”

~ Abram L. Urban

~ Image by Thomas Vanderheyden
Text & image source: The Garden Of Pensiveness https://web.facebook.com/The-Garden-Of-Pensiveness-367268523352486/

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I’m sorry but…

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I’m sorry but I’ve held my tongue as long as I can about what’s going on in this country. If what I have to say incenses you or offends you, then I suggest you hit the unfollow button. It has simply become too sickening and disheartening to witness life in the USA come to the point where death threats and the destruction of property is supported and condoned over an election result. Sadly now it seems it’s no longer “we” the people any more. Instead it has become an ugly and divided nation of democrats versus republicans who cannot or will not get along for the good of the country and “we” the people. Whether one likes this president or not, it behooves ALL of us to support him and help in any way that we can to keep this country from going down in utter ruination. How truly tragic it would be to see this once great nation come to potentially absolute destruction because of the current hate mongering, hate filled rhetoric, and divisiveness. It just staggers my imagination and makes me sick to my stomach. My father fought for this country as have a multitude of others, and I’ve always been proud to be an American, but tonight I am thoroughly disgusted and ashamed of the state of the union. There are men and women all over the world who are putting their lives on the line to protect us and our country, and they deserve better than what’s going on back at home. Maybe we should ask every mother or wife or sister or brother or husband or father who has had to be told their loved one died protecting us whether or not they give a rat’s ass about who’s a democrat and who’s a republican. My guess is they’d just want to know that their loved one didn’t die in vain for people who didn’t give a damn about anything but their own special interests. Wake up America and get it together before it’s too late!!!

I appreciate all the comments that have been made here and have tried to answer them all. Because I don’t approve of name calling and try not engage in the blame game, I’ve edited a few of them. There have already been more than enough egregious things said and done pertaining to this election. Perhaps I shouldn’t have posted this, but freedom of speech is guaranteed by our constitution. Now that I’ve had my say, I will step back and do my best to support our President-elect. May God bless America, and may the Lord guide Mr.Trump and his cabinet in every decision they make.