Be Yourself

"Be yourself, that’s all there is of you."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Master of Perspective

"Make yourself a master of perspective,
then acquire perfect
knowledge of the proportions
of men and other animals."
~ Leonardo Da Vinci

The sky is calm

Eerily so.

Life hurts.

A full day awaits
this weary chauffeur
The clock beats
a dull warning in my
chest.

Driving Ben to see
School Superintendents 
Probation Officers.

Parking
Waiting for him to finish
Masses and classes:
four hours of GED 
two hours of Substance Abuse

Eight hours gone seven years of lies.

Clenching the wheel
Struggling to silence reason's numb roar.

Focus on the road.
Life automatic.
Another turn signal, a normal beat

Almost home.

God Will

"God will be present, whether asked or not."
~ Latin Proverb

Long Journey Toward the Stars

 "If seeds in the black earth
can turn into such beautiful roses,
what might not the heart of man
become in its long journey toward the stars?"
~ G. K. Chesterton

Imitation of Immortality

"Each life makes its own imitation of immortality."
 ~ Stephen King

Intrinsic Worth

"To have that sense of one's intrinsic worth…
is potentially to have everything."
~ Joan Didion

Hard Work

 "Hard work often leads to success.
No work seldom does."
~ Harvey Mackay

Marching Onward

 "Life is a series of experiences,
 each one of which makes us bigger...
for the world was built to develop character,
and we must learn that the setbacks
and griefs we endure
help us in our marching onward."
~ Henry Ford

Simply Yourself

"When you are content to be simply yourself
and don't compare or compete,
everybody will respect you."
~ Lao Tzu

Daily and Reverently

"I live my life daily and reverently."
~ John Denver

According to the Light

"I will work in my own way,
according to the light that is in me."
~ Lydia Maria Child

Take a Day

"Do not take a day for granted!"
~ Leah Remini

Plan the Day

"I arise in the morning
torn between a desire
to improve the world
and a desire toenjoy the world.
This makes it hard
to plan the day."
~ E.B. White

Chance to Succeed

"Work for something
because it is good,
not just because it stands
a chance to succeed."
~ Vaclav Havel

Backbone

"Never grow a wishbone, daughter,
where a backbone ought to be."~ Clementine Paddleford

Inaction

"I never worry about action,
only inaction."
~ Winston Churchill

Love & Skill

"When love and skill
work together,
expect a miracle."
~ John Ruskin

Telltale of the Divine

"Love was meant to be also a sign,
a symbol, a messenger,
a telltale of the Divine.
Love is a messenger from God
saying that every human affection
and every ecstasy of love
are sparks from the great flame
of love that is God."
~ Fulton J. Sheen

All Stupid

"Anger makes us all stupid."
~ Johanna Spyri

In the Doing

"The thrill isn't in the winning,
it's in the doing."~ Chuck Noll