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Often enough when I walk the beach, I'm sure some/all of you have as well, it's during a time when I need to think or vent the most. The beach is where I go when I need that most important "Me Time". I think of everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen. Dreams, aspirations, memories, wishes, the 9 and more. While walking the beach, I often find little shells. Sometimes they're covered with alot of sand, sometimes they're in plain view, or sometimes they've just washed up on shore from the ocean. I have found that this concept relates to quotes or situations and things that enter our lives. Some are buried in the past and need to be uncovered again, some we see or hear and instantly relate, some are new and freshly brought into or mind, and then some come back just to remind us to move forward. I wanted this thread to be that way. This thread will be my addiction. A little place for me to vent, but that doesn't say no-one else can drop some good wisdom in here. Be it quotes, poems, situations, anything. Feel free. No matter the depth. Be it comical, emotional, sentimental, sensual, it doesn't matter. So tell me, what shells are on your sea shore?

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INVITATION

If you are a dreamer, come in.

If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,

A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer . . .

If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire,

For we have some flax golden tales to spin.

Come in!

Come in!

-Shel Silverstein

When you love, you find peace. In peace you gain the serenity of obtaining wisdom. Wisdom gives you the ability to have faith. No matter how hard it gets, we haven't finished yet. Believe.

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Yea though I walk through the

Valley of the Shadow of Death

I fear no evil

Though I am alone

I face my hurricanes eye to eye

I face my mountains peak to peak

I stand on my strength

That is divine

That is true

That is enough

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The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course. –Michelangelo

Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself and you shall have the suffrage of the world. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for. Imitation is suicide. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Where The Sidewalk Ends

There is a place where the sidewalk ends

And before the street begins,

And there the grass grows soft and white,

And there the sun burns crimson bright,

And there the moon-bird rests from his flight

To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black

And the dark street winds and bends.

Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow

We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,

And watch where the chalk-white arrows go

To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,

And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,

For the children, they mark, and the children, they know

The place where the sidewalk ends.

-Shel Silverstein

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"Whoever said it is better to have loved and lost, then to have never loved at all, must not have had their heart broken."-Anonymous

I like this one

But i would have said...

.... must be fucking crazy and delusional

Its not worth it

Wen im at the gym, I think about my life and all this mess and kerfuffle ive been through..

i regret every fuckn relationship/friendship etc ive ever had asham.gif

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Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself and you shall have the suffrage of the world. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

I like this one

Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for. Imitation is suicide. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

I like this, and have often felt this way

I'm often misunderstood... I feel like I have spent my whole life trying to prove/defend myself to the lesser beings

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I like this one

But i would have said...

.... must be fucking crazy and delusional

Its not worth it

Wen im at the gym, I think about my life and all this mess and kerfuffle ive been through..

i regret every fuckn relationship/friendship etc ive ever had asham.gif

Love is worth it when you have someone to make it so. lol.

Why regret them? Just learn from them, accept them, and move on :lol:

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Alone

Lying, thinking

Last night

How to find my soul a home

Where water is not thirsty

And bread loaf is not stone

I came up with one thing

And I don't believe I'm wrong

That nobody,

But nobody

Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone

Nobody, but nobody

Can make it out here alone.

There are some millionaires

With money they can't use

Their wives run round like banshees

Their children sing the blues

They've got expensive doctors

To cure their hearts of stone.

But nobody

No, nobody

Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone

Nobody, but nobody

Can make it out here alone.

Now if you listen closely

I'll tell you what I know

Storm clouds are gathering

The wind is gonna blow

The race of man is suffering

And I can hear the moan,

'Cause nobody,

But nobody

Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone

Nobody, but nobody

Can make it out here alone.

-Maya Angelou

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"Hope" is the thing with feathers—

That perches in the soul—

And sings the tune without the words—

And never stops—at all—

And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—

And sore must be the storm—

That could abash the little Bird

That kept so many warm—

I've heard it in the chillest land—

And on the strangest Sea—

Yet, never, in Extremity,

It asked a crumb—of Me.

-Emily Dickinson

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"Heaven" has different Signs—to me—

Sometimes, I think that Noon

Is but a symbol of the Place—

And when again, at Dawn,

A mighty look runs round the World

And settles in the Hills—

An Awe if it should be like that

Upon the Ignorance steals—

The Orchard, when the Sun is on—

The Triumph of the Birds

When they together Victory make—

Some Carnivals of Clouds—

The Rapture of a finished Day—

Returning to the West—

All these—remind us of the place

That Men call "paradise"—

Itself be fairer—we suppose—

But how Ourself, shall be

Adorned, for a Superior Grace—

Not yet, our eyes can see—

-Emily Dickinson

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What Happens to a Dream Deferred?

Does it dry up

Like a raisin in the sun?

Or fester like a sore--

And then run?

Does it stink like rotten meat?

Or crust and sugar over--

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

-Langston Hughes

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TRULY BEAUTIFUL DAYS

Most people say, the most beautiful days

Are those with a summer sun.

All the grass is lush and green

And bees and little bugs hum

Where every flower is already in bloom

And Everyone is stirring.

I've had an epiphany, maybe a thought if you like

Either way, it's always reoccurring

The most beautiful days are the ones with blank skies

And the people relax in peace.

Where the rain pours down, or the snow softly falls

And the heart and mind create with ease

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Often enough when I walk the beach, I'm sure some/all of you have as well, it's during a time when I need to think or vent the most. The beach is where I go when I need that most important "Me Time". I think of everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen. Dreams, aspirations, memories, wishes, the 9 and more. While walking the beach, I often find little shells. Sometimes they're covered with alot of sand, sometimes they're in plain view, or sometimes they've just washed up on shore from the ocean. I have found that this concept relates to quotes or situations and things that entire our lives. Some are buried in the past and need to be uncovered again, some we see or hear and instantly relate, some are new and freshly brought into or mind, and then some come back just to remind us to move forward. I wanted this thread to be that way. This thread will be my addiction. A little place for me to vent, but that doesn't say no-one else can drop some good wisdom in here. Be it quotes, poems, situations, anything. Feel free. No matter the depth. Be it comical, emotional, sentimental, sensual, it doesn't matter. So tell me, what shells are on your sea shore?

Okay, I love the concept of this thread. I might share a few pieces that have touched me.

Also, I love the beach, just like you do. As you said, it's my time to reflect. It's also very calming for me.

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THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

I tell you today, of someone so strong

Valiant and brave

Never fearing the grave

Always rights whatever is wrong

I tell you now of a person of power

Every battle, they have won

Though their life has just begun

Courage to fight and never cower

Victory is entwined within their name

Endurance through it all

In triumph they will fall

Conquering Life's complex game

A hero whose strength is brave and just

Born into pain

With only victory to gain

The unknown soldier within all of us

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Okay, I love the concept of this thread. I might share a few pieces that have touched me.

Also, I love the beach, just like you do. As you said, it's my time to reflect. It's also very calming for me.

Thanks :blush: Feel free. Feel free. This is for anyone, really. A venting space, somewhere to just relax with wisdom, peace.

Mmmhm. Not sure what it is about the beach really. Maybe the sound and look of the ocean, the feel of the sand, the smell of the air. Anything, I suppose. It's just...perfect.

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LOVE

Love is sweet

Love is kind

Love gives strength

Our peace of mind

Escape into love

You find your true home

Your soul rests with ease

No need to roam

Love is your protector

Love is your blessing

Love is your sanity

Once, found. It's never missing

Love is your comforter

Love is your style

Love never gets tired

Because it travels every mile

Love is brilliant

Love always creates

It rights every wrong

It's our road to heaven's gates

Love is innocent

Love is legendary

Love is sacrificial

And always extraordinary

Love is the future

Love is the past

Love is the present

Love always lasts.

Replenish your heart

Replenish your mind

Unite as one in L.O.V.E

For all humankind

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If I Could Forget You

If I could forget you

Goodness knows I would

It would be so hard

But my heart knows she should

I still remember when

I first saw your face

You were my separate peace

You were my saving grace

You introduced me to magic

You introduced me to love

It felt so perfect then

One gentle hand, one silk glove

If I could forget you

The pain would disappear

At least that's what I hope

And this my greatest fear

I want to move beyond you

I want the memories erased

No matter who draws close to me

They cannot take your place

You were my very first

I wanted also to be my last

But since I cannot see you

You have to be my past

Your songs still haunt my memories

The melodies so sweet

I can't help but fall

Every time, head over feet

But since I can't forget you

You reign over my heart

If I could forget you

I wouldn't ask to start

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"Judge me all you want, but keep the verdict to yourself."

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."

Dr. Seuss

"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise."

Johann von Goethe

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