Tag: hope

Conversation

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How in-depth of a conversation can you go

when you are honest is still surprising to me.

It calls a moment a realization of

how much more training you need.

I am humbled by each stroke of talk,

and appreciative of the opportunity to grow.

It appears it’s not a path walked alone,

but in the company of many, for which I am reverently grateful.

6.26.2025

Resonance

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After a long, arduous walk,

when someone looks into your eyes

and recognizes you,

through the labels, the ragged clothes, and pungent smell,

something inside starts glowing.

The breath becomes lighter,

the spine stretches straighter,

and the eyes soaking in more of the world.

It’s a mystery where such courage comes from,

but it’s one I am indebted to, and hope to pay forward.

6.25.2025

Untrammeled

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Recognize the damage done by your pride.

If you can forgive yourself,

let it go.

You didn’t know.

Even if you are all by yourself,

even if you have taken a few steps backwards,

let’s keep going.

It might take awhile.

It might not be much.

But at least let’s keep it going.

There’s so much yet we have to see.

And who knows, someone may be waiting for you.

6.19.2025