A Tibetan
monk in
purple robes
& Niki
running shoes,
standing before
the altar
of the
ice cream aisle,
fingering his
prayer beads
& scanning the
vast display
from Breyer’s
cherry vanilla
down to the
Safeway $1.79 a
half gallon
almond-fudge
special.
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Everything
has its
limits &
now my
body is
demanding
that I
lay me
down to
sleep.
Down
periscope.
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If you
try to
make people
understand
what you’re
saying you
compromise
what you say.
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Trying to
placate
the Beast
with an
insatiable appetite.
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Alas, no one was able to come up with all five of the remaining components besides living alone that keep me wrapped tight and sane. Here is a list of guesses that came in by return email; duplicates were only entered once. Out of the list, three guesses are accurate. If you can guess which of the three, I will send you one book, but you have to pay the postage…
*only comparing yourself to yourself
*understanding limitations.
*howling at reality.
*taking things with a grain of salt and two grains of pepper
*recognizing humor in all things
*hand rolled cigarette
*eating when hungry; sleeping when tired
*keeping mind open — at least a crack
*writing every day.
*honoring imperfection.
*children
*believing in something.
*an expansive view (literally and figuratively) of your high mountain valley.
*pen or pencil and yellow notepad
*appreciation for paradox and the absurd.
*look in the mirror
*water of life
*remember the first time you knew it was the sun shining on your face
*smolder through release
*know the smile of a dog
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