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You Will Be Happy

7/13/2016

Do you want things to grow?
Feed them.

And don’t charge when you feed them.
Just feed them.

Be the honest, smiling hand at the end of the dish
or spoon.

They will come back.
And they will grow.
And you will be happy.

Sow lots of seed.
More than could possibly grow.

Fill the earth with good things
Even if it’s just for a little while.

You will be happy.
You will be happy.

Open the floodgates.
Break the dams.
Set the captives free.

You will be happy.
You will be happy.
You will be happy.

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Work

7/11/2016

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There is no easy way out.
There is no end.
Things have to get done.
And they are hard.
It’s hard work.

And that’s that.

Life is not play.
It’s work.
And work is good.

It makes you strong.
It gives you something to look at.
To focus on.
To try.

Work.
Not wealth.
What would wealth really give anyway?
What good?

The thing about wealth is that it ties you up into this world in ways that are unhealthy.
You end up worrying about things that no one should be worried about.
It turns you into something.
Slowly.
Bit by bit.
It becomes the driving force behind every decision.
HOW CAN I MAKE OUT ON TOP IN THIS EXCHANGE?
God forbid you give more than you receive.

What about taking the dollar you have in your hand
And using it today on something right in front of you.
On something you need.
Something someone else needs.
Something that can be useful.
Something that’s worth having along the way.

How many times have I not spent money on something I regret not having spent
All for a some vague sense of an ideal that equates doing the right thing with frugalness.
What about GENEROSITY?
What about living with an open hand?
That money I didn’t spend ends up getting spent on something pointless later on anyway.
Wealth is not security.
Yes, it’s pretty stable.
But what are you actually securing?
Is the person who has wealth, and is made from wealth, a good person to be?
If I have wealth, will I not have to work anymore?
No.
Of course not.

LIFE IS WORK.
It’s toil.
And that’s the point.

Work hard.
Do good work.

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The Finish

7/5/2016

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The finish of a cup of coffee is the most important part.
In my opinion.

It’s the part that makes you want to go back for more.
It puts everything that went before it into context.

Some coffees are delicate when you take the first sip.
Some smack you right in the mouth.
Some are sweet
And some are bright.
But after that initial experience
You have the finish.

Is it long and drawn out.
Is it quick and sudden.
Does it turn chocolatey and round.
Or does it tighten up.

And well after you are done with the sip,
How does it leave your mouth feeling.
Do you want more of it?

The best coffees take you for an experience every sip.
And it’s crazy how similar that is to life.
The whole ending thing.

Life can be so hard at times.
Or all the time it’s hard,
And some times it’s even harder.
But when a thing is done,
And you look back at it,
How do you feel.
Was it worth doing.
Was this thing I just slaved for worth it.

Life is hard
And it doesn’t matter what you do.
So don’t try to run and hide from things that are hard.
It’s all hard.

When the hard things that are good are done
you feel proud -
You feel connected.

When the hard things that are bad are done you feel heavy and weary.
And you start to dread.

When the right things end
And the whole experience is done
You look back and think,
Did we really just do that?
I had no idea we could.
But look how far we’ve come.
Look what we’ve done.

Yes.
It was hard.
But I’d do it again.
Because the finish was so sweet.
EkJ

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