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Being Content |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria 
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Being Content Every day when I wake up I make one of two decisions Am I going to be happy today or am I going to be sad It might seem such a simple choice to make But I’m sure if the answer yes, you certainly will be glad. Why is it then that so many folk look sour and resentful As if the whole world is against them for sure, Their whole outlook surely must be bitter and uneventful They complain about every ache and pain they endure. A smile from those who are happy & an extend a cheerful hello Will be the one in your mind that you’ll keep For most people know that it is as you sow Then that is certainly just how you will reap. Contentment is such a wonderful thing to achieve Especially if it can suppress the pressures of life It is something I practice and also in which I believe And most times I don’t enter that dark passage of strife. So sad folks look up and feel the sun on your face And count each blessing that you daily enjoy There are always so many people worse off than yourself So there is no need for you to join their convoy. Lindsay Wilson |
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brneyedgrly Senior Member
since 2009-06-08
Posts 1125nowhere and everywhere |
well said, linds  so glad to have you back we've missed you |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
You are a wise man, Lindsay. Ida |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Lindsay, a wonderfully wise poem and lesson I would say. Thank you, it's good to read you! Love, Margherita  |
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Rick Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 2903Victoria, Australia |
Hi Lindsay, you gave me your smile and I thought of it for the day, thank you for your wise words here my friend, enjoyed. Rick |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I totally concur with you, my wise Aussie Man! Lindsay, you've been gone faaar tooo looong for my liking! ~ But you're back and I feel like celebrating!  "Think happy! Be happy!" is one of my signatures!  Love you! Giving you a humongous welcome-back hug, Linda  |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Yay!  Lindsay is back and he is right! Well said, very well said.xoxoxo Alison |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Smiling all the way reading your positive thoughts Lindsay. Very thoughtful..:-) "Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo LindsayP, For those bad mornings, get-up, force a smile on your face, and throw cold water on your face to freeze the smile there. That always works. Bobby |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
Always a pleasant message or meaning in your poems, Lindsay. Wonderful words here. ARCTIC WIND |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Lindsay; it's going the world 'round, m'friend... so many people are discontent with the way things are at this moment. I know...I receive phone calls day after day from friends, family, who want a shoulder to cry upon. The best I can do is listen, and in helping them work out their grievances, I work my own out as well. I tell them "beans and rice, rice and beans" and at times "a hamhock works well." Some of them call back; and I hear their smiles... it always comes down to choices. Either we will do what we can to get by; or we'll not do anything, and just not smile. I even have to kick myself now and then.   |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
A big thank you to Shellie, Ida, Margherita, Rick, Linda, Alison, Prasad, Bobby, Michael and Sunshine. It was great to see the names of so many dear friends popping in with a kind rsponse. I love you all. Take care. Lindsay |
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Heart2Heart Senior Member
since 2009-05-15
Posts 738Scotland/Norway |
Indeed I agree, I'm sure most of us don't have much to complain about. But some folks are just born misery bags I guess, or kill joys as I call them A lovely and positive poem, enjoyed very much Lindsay.Heart2Heart |
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WTBAKELAR
since 2008-09-09
Posts 1089Utah, USA |
Wise men are rare as a well written verse, I always can count on finding both when I read you. Nice to see your words of wisdom. Well done, my friend. Tracey The answer is always NO, Until the question is asked. |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Dear Katriona It's always great to see your name in the responses to my poems and I really appreciate your oommitment, thank you Hi Tracey, you flatter me my friend but it is nice to see your name in the comments, Thanks so much and Take care. Lindsay |
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