5/27/25 I'll Pause and Think about what I'm Thinking about. cc 9/27/18

I'll Pause and

Think about what I'm

Thinking about

I think and think the whole day through

But rarely question what's untrue

Like background noise at a busy station

It plays all day without observation

Once in a while I may pay attention 

And then there might  be some comprehension

There's lots of talk about meditation

As the pathway to quick liberation

From all of this noise and random chatter

I'll choose the few things that really matter

I'll Pause and

Think about what I'm

Thinking about

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5/18/25 Always ready Never prepared cc 7/9/18

Always ready 

Never prepared

Jump right in and stir up the shit

I never stopped to use my wit

There's always time to fix it later

Even if the cost is greater

A half ass repair may last forever

Or just a minute maybe never

I'll learn some skills and pay attention

Live my life without convention

Always ready

Never prepared

5/8/25 MY 86TH YEAR

ONE

 MORE

 CHANCE

I'LL SAVOR THE MYSTERY WITH GLEEFUL INDIFFERENCE

 TO WHAT END – TO THE END

 I HAVE GIVEN UP ANY FORM OF EXPECTATIONS

 SO I'LL BREATHE THROUGH MY NOSE 

LOSE 10 POUNDS

 STAND STRAIGHT 

INVOKE AND CREATE SILENCE

 WRIGHT IT DOWN    

ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL

  EXERCISE AND STUDY 

 HOW FUCKING COOL TO GET THIS OPPORTUNITY TO  

TO ROAM THE PLANET EARTH A WILE LONGER

5/8/25 Be still and Listen to the Tetanus cc10/1/18

Be still and

Listen to the

Tetanus

I meditate and sit real Still

And practice using  all my will

As I quiet my mind the more I hear

The high-pitched noise that roars in my ear

Most of the time I can ignore it

But when I'm tired it takes grit

To try to stay peaceful and grateful

And remember it's annoying but never fail

Millions suffer much more than some noise

I'll count my blessings and try to live with poise

Be still and

Listen to the

Tetanus

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4/30/25 Learn to be playful cc 5/8/18

Learn to be playful

About what is most

Important to you

I was always so serious

It made me delirious

As the decades flew by

I started wondering why

Now it has become clear

To be of good cheer

Because soon I'll be dead

With nothing to dread

Learn to be playful

About what is most

Important to you

4/21/25 Facts Are not Knowledge cc 8/31/18

Facts 

Are not

Knowledge

All facts are free and right in hand

Easy access on voice command

Facts are strands on the loom of knowledge

It may help a little if you go to college

Study and concentration are the threads

That weave understanding into our heads

See the humor and keep on learning

It may be wisdom that you earning

Facts

Are not

Knowledge

4/12/25 Overwhelmed Is a byproduct Of not having a Plan cc10/4/18

Overwhelmed

Is a byproduct 

Of not having a

Plan

There so much to do

I'll never get through

The list keeps getting longer

And I am not any stronger

Can I find some way out

There is only one route

I'll create a clear plan

Then do all that I can 

To keep it moving in that direction

 Always ready for the next correction

Overwhelmed

Is a byproduct 

Of not having a

Plan

Nick Stephenson

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