If I can’t inspire
I can be inspired.
If I can’t provoke
I may appease.
If I can’t believe
I don’t reject.
If I can’t learn
I am not irrelevant.
If I can’t be graceful
I can exist awkward.
If I can’t be perfect
I can be validated.
If I can’t advance
I will not be stagnant.
If I can’t
I still am.
Yes, you have that right. 😀 ❤ ❤
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😀 Indeed Tess. And the title is my favorite line of this. As soon as I wrote it, it felt right.
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Fab-u-lous. Hope this is a wonderful day for you today. ❤
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Thank you Tess, and I hope your’s was ten times better than mine! 🙂
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Can I split the difference with you? 🙂
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Deal!!!! 🙂 ❤
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So wise.
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Thank you Julie.
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Love this! This line is great, “If I can’t I still am.” Profound thinking Colleen.
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Thank you Priceless 😀
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yes, you still are. no matter what.
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I like that I am. And so is everyone else. 🙂
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Very wise.
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😀 thank you Paulette.
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🙂
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😀 Hi NAPR. ❤
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Hi CM! 😀 ❤
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❤ Howdy Do my dear Friend. 🙂
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“If I can’t… I still am” This is true acceptance. Perfect.
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Thank you Carolin. 🙂
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Very wise written Colleen 😀
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Thank you Irene 🙂
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I like the Zen mantra that goes with this, and the stubbornness, in a good way 🙂
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THank you Niaaeryn. There is a bit of a stubborn feel to it isn’t there? 🙂 I like that too!
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If you can bike you will. 😉
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TRUTH!!!!! 🙂
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I wonder how I knew that.
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I don’t know….but I’m glad you know it. 🙂
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Ha!
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You are like a fountain with a never ending supply with water. You come up with the most profound thoughts.
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Ahhh Koji……you are always so kind to me. I miss you here!!!! 🙂
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Miss me here? I didnt know I left?
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🙂 You didn’t leave. 🙂 You just aren’t here as much. 😉 But I do catch you in other places (pictures! ) 🙂
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I see… 😦 Right now, I’m going through stories in spurts… 😦
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I love your stories Koji. I will take them however I can get them. 🙂
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Oops. My bad English… I meant that I go through other’s blogs in spurts… Can’t seem to do it any other way right now… 😦
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That’s okay Koji. Life. It’s what happens for us. 🙂 If you ever have time to rest and you’re wondering what you should do…..all of these stories and poems and pictures your friends put out in blog land….will be waiting. 🙂
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I have to exist awkward, and I have lots of practice, MBC.
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🙂 Great reply MBM! I “have” to as well. Kind of choiceless in this matter on many levels. 🙂
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And so you are. 🙂
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🙂 I am I am!!!!
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I just LOVE “I will not be stagnant!” I think I’m going to adopt that one myself! ox
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🙂 Yay! Really, who wants to be stagnant? Nothing good sounding (or smelling) about that one. 😉
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Not knowing you, Colleen I am not sure if you are awkward.
But: I picture your learning music to play on your guitar, your exercising on foot, on bike and doing Tai Kwon Do or some sort of self-protection lessons. I also picture you humming or singing, observing and playing with children and husband, showing family they are important.
The line does sound fantastic, so I will ‘allow you to label yourself awkward.’ (Queen Robin decrees it is okay to call yourself this! ha ha!)
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