BRAVE NEW WHIRL

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BRAVE NEW WHIRL

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When an addicted person finally struggles their way

Onto the safe dry land of recovery

They discover a whole new world

Possibilities abound, paths going in every direction

It can be confusing and overwhelming

The best thing about the land of sobriety and abstinence

Is that you only need to take the first step

Then assess if this is a good orderly direction

Towards the better life envisioned 

The journey of a thousand miles

Begins with that first uncertain step

On this, the first day, the only day 

Any of us have to make our way towards

The Light

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MIRACLE OF MIRACLES

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MIRACLE OF MIRACLES

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When you are born you are given a "you"

To care for and cherish, to learn what to do

To keep the "you" safe, watered and fed

Exercised daily, put gently to bed

Your "you" is amazing, only one in the world

From out of the void that drifted and swirled

The atoms all joined, they knew what to do

The cosmos delighted to make wonderful "you"

Every cell in your body, every thought in your mind

Is precious and special, the only one of its kind

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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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