Grateful Toes

Stand Up And Be Proud

Wearing That Kiss-Ass Shroud.

Drop The Dirty Pitch

In Your Fear-Filled Ditch.

And Let The Music Out.

Make Your Spirit Loud.

Rumble With The Crowd. . .

Rump Lets One Go—

Puff Of Smoke Instant Blow

Like A Mound Of Snow

With An Fiery Glow.

Now You Know.

It’s Not About The Dough.

Nothing Smells Best Than

A Load Of Grateful Toes

Wiggling For A Pose.

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Eternal Thinking Course

Nest Of Angels Lives In Labels.

Minds Keep Turning Round,

Bullshit Thoughts Make Crazy Sounds.

Psyche Cables Ain’t No Fable

Listen To That Roar

From Your Inner Door.

And It’s Beat Goes Like This—

“Dance Me To My Core―

Feather Feet Never Bore.

Create As You Speak―

Groove For The Weak.

Listen On The Beach―

Fish Don’t Preach.”

Cause―Life’s Flaming Pun

Can Be Damn Good Fun.

With Impulses Sublime―

Go Ahead— Ride That Aging Horse

Hooked On

An Eternal Thinking Course.

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Battle Worn

Anxiety Got Influenced

By Some Kind Of Con-Fluence.

Nerves Tighten Up When The Mind’s Counting Trump.

Thoughts Go Astray When Truth Feels Like Lumps.

Plenty Of Bumps On A Thick-Headed Rump.

Golly Gee! World’s Got A Lot To See

Without The Need For Shaky Knees

And Immigration Peeves. What’s In The Fun —

When Internal Beatings Offer Stadium Seating?

Finicky Bros Got Shaky Paws

With Well-Worn Claws.

The Fear Goes On

When Belief Are Battle Worn.

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Socks Chew Gum

Caught That Smell Like A Ringing Bell.

Smooth Talking Souls Have Lots Of Holes.

Reality Knows Perceptions Wear Royal Clothes.

Pull-On Those Wading Boots

Cause Socks Chew Gum

After A Bottle Of Bullshit Rum.

What’s It Take To Unlock That Pen

Inside That Mental Den?

And Get That Fright―

A Positive Set Of Lights.

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Urban Licks

Music Comes To Pray.

When CMA Fest Lights The Day.

Hall Of Fame Is A Fiery Dame

With Slicked Black Hair And Country Flair.

Boots Kick Ass When The Beer Don’t Last.

Pickers Cook An Earful Meal.

Food Trucks Dish Double Deals.

Feasting Tastes Best

When Barbecue Has Twang

And Voices Speak Slang

Waiting For Some Steam

From A Chef Who Picks

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Immunity Geese

Year After Year, Life Gets Weird.

Politician Plaid— What A Fad.

Red Tie Got Kicked To The Curb— Still Has Nasty Words.

Plucked Like A Bird —Voters Wait A Turn.

Supreme Cream Drags Its Feet

Criminal Minds Start To Shine—

Delays A Win In The Valley Of Sin.

Immunity Geese Always Look

For A New Set Of Tweaks Or,

A Silver Flapping Beak.

Lawyers Dig Fools—

And Love To Wipe Their Stools.

Wake Up And Look

Dishonesty Rocks A Party Brunch.

And Integrity Got

A Below The Belt Upper Cut.

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Endless Choices

Notice how each particle moves.

Notice how everyone just arrived here

From a journey.

Notice how each wants a different food.

Notice how the stars vanish as the sun comes up,

And how all streams stream toward the ocean.

Look at the chefs preparing special plates

For everyone, according to what they need.

Rumi's words in the book The Essential Rumi by former University of Georgia professor Coleman Barks are a lot. Everyone translates Rumi’s poems in their own way.

Noticing things that are outside of our belief system can be a difficult task. Most humans overlook what happens internally when a new experience changes their objective world. All experiences alter present perceptions. And the choices within those perceptions change our cellular network.

Our choices occur in a private psychic blueprint of consciousness. The blueprint contains particles of consciousness (perceptions and probabilities) that prepare for new experiences. The blueprint is not stationary because these inner perceptions and probabilities fill with endless choices that expand continuously. People choose the perceptions and probabilities they want to experience.

Our cells silently work together to enhance our experiences, so we usually overlook their uniqueness. If the body experiences an injury, the cells begin to heal it. The psychic mechanisms within these blueprints of consciousness meet all challenges.

Our negative and positive thoughts about our biological cellular brotherhood change the healing process. The cells respond to our thoughts by giving each person what they believe they need in a way that goes unnoticed.

We don’t notice the inside chef preparing our experiences, but the cells do. They prepare special plates filled with what we need and focus on during our physical journey.