Easy, easy

Easy, easy, slow and steady.

I get busy and stay busy,
working towards my needs.

I may not feel like it, I may
not be motivated. I may be tired
and sore and depressed..
but still I make myself move.

One step at a time,
one moment at a time,
one decision at a time,
one thought at a time.

Leaving off the past....
it does not command me.
Setting free expectations...
they only sabotage me.

Nothing is worth getting upset
over. Nothing is worth worrying
over. There is balance between
moving forward and obsessing
over how it will play out.

I detach from all people,
places, and things. I can only do
right by others, but I cannot try
and draw them to me.
My first priority is to self.

If I am caring for self,
being true to self,
and defending myself,
taking responsibility for all
my own thoughts, feelings,
actions and needs....I do not
need to blame another.


I can only
live as best I know how right
here and now, and I can't
put the weight of my happiness
on specific circumstance.

I choose to be happy that the
sun is shining, that I have time to
myself, that my life can be simple
if I refuse to let in the drama.

Things are not that bad.
Things will be all right.
Live your life and leave others
to live theirs; I am not needed to
fix them and they are not needed
to absolve me.

All is well with things just as they are.

Keeping the focus on the Now

Love this poem!

Some days it's an anthem, and some days it's
and ideal that's difficult to believe in (never mind
achieve!)....but it always rings so true.

If we could just keep the impact resonating in
our hearts.

One of my fave quotes of all time is the great
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. "
(Lao Tzu)

And of course, I also love "Put One Foot In Front
Of The Other" from the 1970's cartoon classic, Rankin
& Bass' "Santa Claus is Coming To Town."

(Hey! Any port in a storm, baby! I'll take my
inspiration where it comes from!)

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"One Step at a Time"
by Joseph Morris

In the morning with the journey all before us on the road,
It takes courage to begin, that is sure;

For the first step is the hardest, and we always think the load
May be greater than we've power to endure.

When the first mile lies behind us we can say, "Now that is done,
And the second and the third will soon be past."

So we trudge on through the noontime, and the setting of the sun
Finds us coming to our stopping-place at last.


When a man would climb a mountain he's appalled to see the length
Of the slope that reaches up into the sky;

But he starts, and with the climbing he will find he's gained the strength
To attain the very top, however high.

For the climbing of a mountain takes but one step at a time--
Who has courage to do that will reach the goal;

He will stand upon Life's summit and will know that joy sublime
Which is his alone who dares to prove his soul.