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I’ll admit
that I’m a result
of all the decisions I’ve made in the past;
all the people who have influenced me,
in a positive or a negative way:
my loves, my breakups, my disappointments.
Without them, I wouldn’t be me
but, I don’t carry them on my back
they don’t define who I am now.
I create myself
from moment to moment;
otherwise,
what is the point of living?
The past is faded, imprecise memories —
people who are no longer what they seemed to be —
a view from a faulty lens.
I have baggage —
everyone does.
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So accurate. Could we live without the baggage that has created and shaped us into the people we are today? Imagine how naive we’d be!
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We can only try to keep moving forward, moment by moment, day by day. We try, we hurt, we learn, we try again.
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Some days it gets awfully heavy to carry, I find.
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Yes, it’s a never ending battle. I want a simple life, but I keep complicating it.
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Well, we do the best we can. God bless you.
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I believe those words are true!!! Very well written. Great job!!!
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EXACTLY!!!! Thank you for sharing your lovely talent! I look forward to seeing more!
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Thank you for your kind words. I’m glad that on your blog you reminded me of the poetry of Alexander Pope. I still remember struggling with that in university.
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Well, I just started reading it, and I am so impressed with his work!! It gives me a bit of a thrill at times! LOL! It’s really amazing! Glad my post served as a reminder and hopefully as a little gentle push into picking it back up again!
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Reblogged this on IdealisticRebel's Daily View of Favorites.
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Thanks, Barbara, for reblogging my post. It is much appreciated.
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So nice to meet you. I will drop by again, very nice blog. Hugs, Barbara
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Thank you so much Barbara, I love your blog and will visit often. We share the same hopes and ideals for equality and peace. I think that if all people were treated equally peace would come naturally. We are all the same, we seek happiness and an end to suffering.
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Dennis,
Thank you very much for following my blog.
I love this poem, especially the lines: I create myself from moment to moment.
Thanks so much,♡
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Hi Kathy, thank you for your kind words. I love your poem Proud Mother. I have had painting exhibitions and know the feelings that you expressed.
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We all have it… Love it!
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Thank you.
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You couldn’t have put it better. 🙂
Thank you for dropping by…
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Thank you for your kind words.
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Well said, Dennis.
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Well said Dennis, we only have the present and we are co-creators with God of our lives beginning with the thoughts we cultivate that become our realities.
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I like you blog very much especially your words, “I stand with all people who advocate for justice. Justice, someone once said, is what love looks like in practice for all people, and I believe it is the only way to peace for us all.” We both have the same heroes and sheroes.
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This is very true. But we aren’t only the sum of our own decisions, sometimes there are some that mold us and change us without our permission. 🙂
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So true.
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Thank you, Erica.
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You’re welcome, Dennis.
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GOOD for you! More should follow your example!
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Dennis, this is one of your best, I believe, as you describe all of us. I particularly like this refrain.
“the past is faded, imprecise memories –
people who are no longer what they seemed to be –
a view from a faulty lens.”
Great work, BTG
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We all have baggage and you wear yours well.
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Beautiful truth… As we are so much more than our human idenity… each moment creating our hearts desire… Barbara
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Beautifully stated, Barbara. I agree completely.
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I’m getting to this point. The past is certainly baggage that would be nice to lose at the airport. 🙂 Great post!
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Amen to that, Dennis! beautifully penned:)
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Thank you for your kind words.
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Dennis – this is such wonderful words!
https://kmihran.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/mihran-kalaydjian-playing-tribute-to-my-parents-melody/
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I’m living your words. Thank you for sharing. ~Cindy
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Thank you, Cindy, for reading and commenting.
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