The thought I had was to write out this Thoughts for Today placemat that I have kept, never looking at it until a couple of days ago when we started sifting through all our photo's / decluttering, throwing out duplicates and others, sorting, organizing, putting some into the 'empty' albums that have been waiting for years to be used.
So here it is! Thank you for the opportunity to play and DO the action step to the thought step. I will write it in story form to see what emerges.
There is a destiny that makes us brothers; none goes his way alone: all that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own. I care not what his temples or his creeds, one thing holds firm and fast - that unto his fateful heap of days and deeds the soul of man is cast. We cannot reach new horizons if we fear to leave the shore. (wrote 'shoe' here which could fit too heehee) If you talk with crowds and keep your virtue or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch; if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; if all men count with you, but none too much; if you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run - yours is the earth and everything that's in it, and - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! To touch the cup with eager lips and taste, not drain it; to woo and tempt and court a bliss - and not attain it; to fondle and caress a joy, yet hold it lightly, lest it become necessity and cling too tightly; to watch the sun set in the west without regretting; to hail its advent in the east - the night forgetting; to smother care in happiness and grief in laughter; to hold the present close - not questioning hereafter; to have enough to share - to know the joy of giving; to thrill with all the sweets of life - is living. Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. If you hear a song that thrills you, sung by any child of song, praise it. Do not let the singer wait deserved praises long. Why should one who thrills your heart lack the joy you may impart? He who knows not and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him; he who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child, teach him. He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep, wake him. He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise, follow him.
Well that was interesting.... I was going to stop and delete, then thought - no finish and then delete.... Then thought, send it to myself, no need to burden others with it.... then thought (who knows in which order the thoughts came and went) NO - send it, something that doesn't mean anything to you (meaning me) might mean something to someone else. Maybe it is meant for you, maybe not - but let them make that decision, don't decide for them.... Then re read it to correct mistakes, gad it was confusing writing all those 'he who knows and...' Even wondered writing it, why I had kept the paper placemat in the first place. I even wrote the 7 Thoughts for Today, out of order as I was drawn too - curious as to what the story would reveal. Now I am thinking to re write again and again in varying different orders to see what transpires.... Or maybe just read them.... Or I could copy and paste... What is going on here.... Geez
Just re read again, getting more out of it each time.
Enjoy.
P.S. >>> I was just re reading the placemat and read the 2nd paragraph of one of them mixing up the order within each one. Then thought, I could take each sentence separately (or parts of each sentence even) playing with the order of reading or writing these words. Why I wonder... Hee hee!!!
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