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Thinkercise to make mental waves

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Steve Simms

Writing is simply making your thoughts retrievable to readers or listeners. If you post anything original on social media, you’re a writer. My favorite writing is when someone uses uplifting, yet ordinary words, to express extraordinary ideas and feelings. For … Continue reading →

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Internal clarity / external victory . . .

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Steve Simms

Our emotions can put so much makeup on facts, that we no longer recognize them and angrily defend our deception. The mind that doesn’t monitor feelings and align them with reality and wisdom, will eventually be mastered by them. The … Continue reading →

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It takes much more courage to take off an invisible mask than a visible one

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Steve Simms

Perhaps the masks that we should protest most, aren’t medical face masks, but the invisible masks that people wear on their heart. If people would refuse to wear a heart-mask with the same energy that some refuse a face mask, … Continue reading →

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Agree with me . . .

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Steve Simms

There’ so much disagreement today. Here’s something simple that maybe we can agree on. Agree with me, please. When the skinPeople are inIs allowed toDefine who they are,We’ve gone too far. Race is a maskThat keeps people apart.Unmask the past. … Continue reading →

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“Reals” & lies — which to tell?

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Steve Simms

Some people treat lies like duct tape and try to hold their life together with them. Reals (honest statements) are much more secure. People often choose to believe in a comfortable and/or familiar lie than in a disturbing real. To … Continue reading →

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Thinking about lying (and “realing”) . . .

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Steve Simms

Although very few people will admit that they like lies and enjoy lying, dishonesty is quite common. Liars are fantasy writers, even if they never touch a pen or a keyboard. Some people lie so much that they create a … Continue reading →

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What is a person?

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Steve Simms

A human being is amazing,Making individual choices,Having feelings and thoughts,Able to comprehend conceptsAnd communicate ideas and information.Learn to appreciate this creature,For you are oneAnd so am I.

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Inner awe-ability

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Steve Simms

Ponder the aweThat stirs within youAt the sightOf nature’s beauty,Inner glimpses ofMajesty and splendor,Beyond all reason,Defying your logic,Intangible but stillDeeply and delightfully real.Cultivate that senseThat you feel inside.Let it grow untilIt dominates your dayAnd overflows throughContinual wonderAnd glorious gratitude. Copyright … Continue reading →

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Word dancing writer

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Steve Simms

I’m dancing nowAs the wordsMove aroundBefore my eyesAnd my fingersGlide with themOn the keyboard —My writing dance floor. Everyone’s a writer — writing their life story by the choices that they make as they dance through the years.

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Choosing choices worth celebrating

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Steve Simms

Some choices morph into regrets. Some produce reasons to celebrate. (Even if your past choices weren’t worth celebrating, your future ones can be.) The choices you choose to make will make or break you. Put the brakes on harmful choices … Continue reading →

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