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Martie
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0 posted 2003-04-08 09:59 PM


Don't wait for time
to fold the napkin,
to pour happiness,
or cook good health.

At the table
where you gather nourishment,
be the clock.
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5-02

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Janet Marie
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1 posted 2003-04-08 10:32 PM


Don't wait for time
to fold the napkin,

========================

there is a whole lotta wisdom in that oh so very cool line. Howd ya get to be so smart?
Eating all your veggies?

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2 posted 2003-04-08 10:36 PM




Martie,

So very wise indeed. Thanks for the reminder.

Hugs, Pat

..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"

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3 posted 2003-04-08 10:41 PM


Yes. Every kind of nourishment there is, for every part of us.

~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>   ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº>  ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº>    ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº>
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4 posted 2003-04-08 11:24 PM




(big hugggssssss) Yay! Yes, may we all be the clock and live life without focusing on time and let it be absorbed in us like some Salvador Dali landscape! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Martie, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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5 posted 2003-04-08 11:30 PM


Oh yes, Martie.  A little gem
full of wisdom....
Heart Hugs,
Ethel

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6 posted 2003-04-08 11:51 PM


Be the clock.

now why did this remind me of that old buddhist saying.

"Remember the clock. The only place that time stands still, is the center."

So..yes..be the clock--be the CENTER?

see what ya do to me, lady? smile.

Love ya for it too.


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7 posted 2003-04-09 06:42 AM


Don't wait for time
~*~
No!  So right...go, and welcome
it in!  I do believe
this is the shortest of yours
I have ever read!

Where's my rambling journey?  

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8 posted 2003-04-09 06:49 AM


excellent... excellent...

regards,
sudhir

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9 posted 2003-04-09 07:31 AM


nicely done M...

your insight into our nature again shows, even when you use a shortened form..


Nan
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10 posted 2003-04-09 08:12 AM


Make every tick count... This is lovely, Martie...
Seymour Tabin
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11 posted 2003-04-09 08:18 AM


Martie
And you have twisted the napkin into a knot.
LOL

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12 posted 2003-04-09 09:10 AM


Wonderful Martie..You expressed this so well!
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

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13 posted 2003-04-09 09:19 AM


Carpe diem! (Seize the day!)

Love & Light,
Linda

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14 posted 2003-04-09 09:28 AM


MartieSis~

Lots of 'tick-tocking' smiles here~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com                        

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15 posted 2003-04-09 10:18 AM


Surely you've had to endure a great deal to become so wise and strong.

Whether on the shoal or on the shore,
I'll seek the lighthouse evermore.

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16 posted 2003-04-10 03:31 PM


So much wise advice packed into a few carefully chosen words... wonderful! *S*
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17 posted 2003-04-10 03:58 PM


Perfect dear Martie !! hugs, Chris

"Hope" is the thing with feathers-
that perches in the soul....
                  
                       -Emily Dickinson

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18 posted 2003-04-11 01:31 AM



I thought a little short... expecting........?

dale

Speaking of ghosts, and after such an eternity. . .wouldn't you know, here comes mine again...
~Rosemary J. Gwaltney~


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19 posted 2003-04-11 02:55 AM


wow! wow! Yes!
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20 posted 2003-04-11 03:50 AM


Wow.. I loved this Martie... A great message.

adding to my library.

Maree
hugs

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21 posted 2003-04-11 07:43 PM


just amazing what you write and how much your words say - Paul
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