We stand and we look backward at our lives.
So often we see much wreckage and pain.
At our back is the future, shrouded in
Mystery.
Standing on the rock of the lessons learned,
The wreckage and pain in rubble at our feet,
Then turning, face the murky future, with
Confidence.
Wisdom, a vaunted goal, is not attained
Overnight, nor by fleeting adventures
Quickly forgotten, but by observing;
Remembering.
Don’t fear the future, let apprehension
Fall away. The day will be as it will,
Experience it, living fully in
Joy.

“Live Joyously”

^by
Jerry E Smith
©2/16/17
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