WHEN

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WHEN

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She'll be coming round the mountain

She'll be coming round the bend

The mountain trail is so winding

She can never see the end

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Onward she will travel

Over hill and over dale

Sometimes friends walk with her

As she hikes along her trail

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There are many glorious beauties

There are dangers out there too

She must factor in the weather

She must make her footsteps true

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We each have our mountain trail

Sometimes our paths converge

Someday we'll reach the trail's end

Where all our paths will merge

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CH CH CH CHANGES

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Ch Ch Ch Changes

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Some creatures, when they molt

Are just slightly larger versions of their prior life

Some creatures, when they molt

Change so dramatically that they emerge looking nothing like

The old version

There is no missing link, no Mr. Inbetween

Just one day it becomes obvious that things

Simply can not go on as they were

Change is needed, required, the only viable option

Then we need a safe cocoon of quiet and solitude

As the changes magically occur

(Because if this isn't magic, nothing is magic)

One fine day we emerge in our new form

Reborn, a new creature, a blessing to the world

With colorful wings and a new mandate of peace and good will

Towards all

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VISITATION

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VISITATION
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Out of the corner of my eye

I saw a ghost nearby

I sat very still

Felt an icy thrill

It hovered in the air

I felt it was aware

It was someone, I could tell

That had come to say farewell

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UPHOLDING

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UPHOLDING

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The Pillar of Severity is carved from the Rock of Truth

It is a Pillar that can never be moved

But it can bear the weight of sorrow and regret

To hold up the Holy Temple of Life

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CALM AND CENTERED

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CALM AND CENTERED

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When we are calm and centered

We have fewer accidents, make better decisions

Cut back on errors of inattention

When we are calm and centered

We see with greater clarity, spend time wisely

Look after our health and well being

Getting calm and centered is the trick

Keeping calm and centered is an even trickier trick

But CaC can become a habit 

If we practice practice practice everyday

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HAS BEAN

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HAS BEAN

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If we want to make a recipe with dried beans

We must buy the beans, sort through them for stones

Soak them over night and then cook them

Only then do we have the beans we need to eat

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Was this preparation time wasted? Futile?

Of course not

All those steps were necessary for the finished product

The same is true for the uncountable steps it took

To get here, now

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Regretting those steps is regretting the very nature of movement

Fruitful or futile those steps were needed

To get to the solid ground where you know with certainty

Because knowing something with certainty

With a united mind and heart

Is a very powerful place to stand

To see what is coming next.

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YOUR REAL NAME

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YOUR REAL NAME

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Remember when you were a child

Right before sleep

You would whisper a name

A name only you knew

A magical name?

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It existed before caves became buildings

The name grew on the Tree of Life

Plucked by a great angel

Spoken secretly to you at birth 

And will be given as a password

On the Four Watchtowers 

As you go to your dwelling place

Among the stars.

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