Stuff I Write About

This was a six-minute free write assignment on the topic of wisdom. Wisdom doesn't always take a whole lot of time, sometimes when it is ready, it just does. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What is Wisdom? Solomon. My grandmother's knee. Not sure, but I think of Psalms or Ecclesiastes, and about how there's nothing new under the sun Wisdom is - like beauty is, or love is. Wisdom does. It is all those "best things" we measure our judgement against. It is taking an umbrella on a rainy day. It is knowing when to and when not to say. It is at age 40 not making the same mistakes as age 20. It is time gently rapping at experience's door or rain pelting heavily on tin. You can't help but hear it, you know when it comes in. Wisdom is as widsom does and for some better than others. It escapes us like salt through a sifter, at times smothers us like an avalanche or comforts us like a warm blanket Wisdom, time tested and manifested in days that lie behind...

For anyone who has fallen off track, God is still there in you, among you and your true self. Peace +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'm starting to feel like myself again... Like clearing my space and getting rid of waste, and time that really ain't mine, don't belong to me but someone else maybe I like "to be" in the morning when the dew is fresh and so am I My eyes drop tears like the sky does and if think I was the Earth maybe I'd cry too For you - I would do the impossible For you - I would drink up the waters of time and feel quench in my thirst. A warm hearth of fire in my belly from all that jive talking, swagger walking stuff - you know just being, myself The me, when I'm not in stealth mode For you - I would apple pie a-la-mode my life with you I live, I live, I live For you. Where does God end and I begin?

G od reveals himself in strange places, sometimes in these fleshly vessels but today God revealed himself as a candle. In symbolism, observe God’s nature… ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ What causes a candle to burn, the wick or the flame? And what keeps it consumed? You will see all these things in a flame... How it is strongest in its stillness How weak and frail its wick is How it relies on wax for replenishment What makes it burn? What gives it its glow? Look through the flame and you will know what weakness and strength really is When there is much motion, the flame is most volatile Susceptible to external conditions Easily blown out But, when it is still, its stillness gives it strength To lap up wax around it and feed on its consistency Many things I notice in watching a candle... How good God is How we too must feed on His consistency When we are still, we are made strong Lest we become susceptible to forces external to us To be blown out So I, as the wick, see my fragil...

So, I have this theory about trees, take a read and see if you agree. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Trees reach out to one another. The beauty of heart-shaped archways optimize love. Quiet romance. Have you ever felt serenity on tree lined streets? Shared strength in touching. Have you ever looked up and noticed trees holding hands above your head? Twists of artistic feats. Have you ever felt the sadness in the fall of leaves beneath your feet? Trees reach out to one another. They stretch themselves to find friends outside their comfort zone. I’ve seen trees in wedlock Leaves slapping high-five Trees celebrating, “We just glad to be alive” Trees expressing love, embraces without shame, Trees supporting each other without notoriety, money, or fame. Trees reach out to one another. Trees live, shed leaves, take reprieve, only to do it again next year. Trees grow, they know, how to reach out to one another, and hold on. I think that trees are much smarter than me.

Surround yourself at all times with the Good things of life and watch your world change. Here's are Seven Keys to Life, little reminders to help you remember what those Good things are...plus one added extra. Enjoy! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The 7F's: Secret Keys to Life F riendship F amily F un F aith F reedom F itness F avor And my personal favorite: F rench fries Bonnne journee!

I commit to being fully engaged in each moment in this day I commit to being responsible to my mind, body, and spirit within I throw off the weight of inadequacy and despondency Now is enough I commit to not overcomplicating my life with the complexities of over commitment I commit to not tarry through life just trying to make it through each day, but that I do make each day un-arduously simplistic.

The teacher came to teach with me and to me today, and my heart is glad. Instead of an apple, He brought me the gift of peace and we began our lesson plan. He asked why I was so anxious, so worried, to this I replied, "I don't know, I'm trying to figure it out." He asked, "how will you figure anything out without me?' He told me that if and when I am lost to search deep inside myself. There will I find Him, and all answers within. I thanked the kind teacher and went about my way, wondering what I did so good that He should visit me on today. Amen.