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Elizabeth Santos
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0 posted 2004-06-11 08:08 AM



Put Yourself Into Someone Else's Place

To put yourself fully in somebody’s place
You just brandish a permanent mask on your face
Wear a spanking new skin from your head to you’re your toes
Go to all of the places the other one goes

To put yourself fully in somebody’s shoes
You must first choose the style and the fit he would choose
Then you walk on the path that was laid out for him
And forget all convictions you’re holding within

There are phases and praises for which you must opt
And a new set of tenets that you must adopt
Change your family, your friends and the cut of your hair
Then you purchase a whole other wardrobe to wear

And what about language and custom and such?
Well the burden of all of this gets a bit much
So you put all his clothes and his shoes on the shelf
And decide it is better to just be yourself

Then you ponder the things he has told you before
And you stop making judgments and stop keeping score
You arrive at conclusions and leave him alone
And you polish the old tarnished ways of your own

Elizabeth Santos

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LeeJ
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1 posted 2004-06-11 08:12 AM


whewwwww a mouthful said, very apt and true, and a good lesson for me to read...Liz, this was super and a blessing.  Thank you, mucho much for your outstanding insight.  
HopeS
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2 posted 2004-06-11 09:19 AM


wonderful wise words .... yes don't try to be anyone else , just be yourself

Hope

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3 posted 2004-06-11 09:21 AM


And you stop making judgments and stop keeping score

~*~

Amen!

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4 posted 2004-06-11 09:25 AM


"Then you ponder the things he has told you before
And you stop making judgments and stop keeping score
You arrive at conclusions and leave him alone
And you polish the old tarnished ways of your own"

Great words we all should stop and ponder Liz.
Love this, and oh my, your rhyme and meter are perfect!!
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

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

Martie
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5 posted 2004-06-11 12:47 PM


Words of wisdome, sweet Liz...and lovely to read.    
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6 posted 2004-06-11 01:27 PM


Do you realize how profound that was?  To simply say, "put yourself in that person's shoes" is never enough to fully understand their journey.  Now, if it were a prerequisite to actually be them for one whole day - wow - what a great world this might be.  

I loved this one Liz, and am definitely printing it for my binder full of your wisdom on the shelf here, to assume page ONE and replace my last favorite.

Denise
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7 posted 2004-06-11 08:41 PM


Wise words indeed, Elizabeth! Beautifully expressed too!
iliana
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8 posted 2004-06-11 09:06 PM


"Then you ponder the things he has told you before
And you stop making judgments and stop keeping score
You arrive at conclusions and leave him alone
And you polish the old tarnished ways of your own"

Elizabeth -- This was so wise, and well penned.  Enjoyed very much. .... .....jo


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9 posted 2004-06-15 12:34 PM


just what I needed today...and I'll keep this for tomorrow too, just in case

JL
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10 posted 2004-06-15 01:53 PM


How could anyone not agree?  Great write!!

JL


She said: ”You look cute in the dark.”


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