Instead of pointing fingers at aggressors,
I’d tolerate the insult
and forgive them.
Who am I to judge them?
Let me have the stamina
to do what I must do.
9.29.2025
Stamina
Author: Ralph
life. coffee. stories.
Dinner
Would we meet again at the end?
Like how we end the day,
return to the dinner table
and chat about what happened during the day —
would we meet again at the end?
9.28.2025
Like
Regardless of what it is,
It is such a good feeling to know
that there is something that makes your heart beat fully.
Yes, it may look silly,
it may not be “productive”
but you will know
when your heart feels full,
and you just want to keep going.
I hope more times like this will last.
9.27.2025
Restless
A fire flickers on a flint of wood.
It is undeniably flammable,
yet so ephemeral and minute.
Let it become large, and it engulfs.
Let it dissipate, and no one will remember.
Let your eyes mesmerize in its glow,
and the time will slip by.
Stay awake. It may be painful,
but this is the only way.
9.26.2025
Path
There is a need to find a way.
As long as we keep on digging,
there should be a way.
Let’s keep on going.
Leave the naysayers.
9.21.2025
Running
Don’t stop moving.
Don’t forget what you were thinking before.
Everything is a continuation
no matter how painful the experience was.
Stare at them. Remember them.
You’ll see what they were meant to be.
9.18.2025
Forgiveness
Like the silence after the fire has gone out,
there only remains nothingness
when you ask me, “why did you do it?”
As I search for words, certain icicles start to fall,
bearing the words, irrational, emotional, and inexperienced.
As you mourn, I can only grind my teeth
and promise I will carry this burden.
It’s a long, long journey in the desert.
9.17.2025
Time
Do you have time to just sit down and wonder?
To let your soul catch up with you
and make sense of what it all meant,
you need to slow down.
Talk. Talk to a person.
Resonate with them.
9.15.2025
Visualize
What spark the joy in you?
Remember the sweet scent,
the soft warmth,
and the tender kindness.
Visualize what it would be like to have that again.
Who knows, it may come true.
9.13.2025
Reflect
Calmly, dip your mind into your pool of experience.
See what surfaces, and reverberates with you.
Breathe calmly, and clearly imagine what you want.
Take a step. Then another. Gradually, make it come true.
9.12.2025
Ralph with Coffee 
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