#6.

recently, anger stomps around in the form of a 'tyrannical office despot'. i quiver in fear everytime she nears, and i swear, the Evil One--she-who-must-not-be-named--feels and feeds upon my terror. bitter words threaten to spill from my mouth like a taboo spell, but are sealed away by sensible will. how i await the day where tactful willpower morphs into reckless courage and give birth to the brusque words i long to speak.

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#5.

some people are afraid of heights. others are afraid of death; most women fear spiders and other creepy-crawlies. me? i am most scared of contracting diarrhea with no hope of a toilet nearby. i'm not weird--just realistic: you can always squish spiders and you can choose to not to place yourself on a high pedastal. but diarrhea strikes quickly and unpredictably: the world's true menace.

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#4.

take my hand and lead me to a better place, where fairytales and happily ever afters are a guarantee. lead me to where bright lights shine without price and the value of our imagination ranks higher than gold coins and investment bonds. and we can sit, going round and round in circles, feeling the wind blowing through our hair and see the world swirl in rainbows all around.

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#3.

let it go, for bitterness and resentment are just momentary ties to past burdens and mistakes. heavy parcels are sent to the mailbox of your Heart, and stored as if running a storage space. however, the place they occupy comes not without a price. fly gracefully with their release but never forget the bittersweet imprint of sunkissed shadows left by the past.

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#2.

sometimes, i wonder what the world would be like if we could live forever. be rid of mortality and the chains that binds us to our basic survival. we could choose our futures, live the way we want to--free, and the road ahead boundless with opportunity. a thousand years to learn and a thousand things to see, if only it could be.


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#1.

sometimes, i feel an inexplicable longing for an undetermined future. in my mind, there swirls so many could-be's mixed with bittersweet could've-beens, like an exotic stir-fry of dreams and reality. inspiration knocks at random intervals, filling me with wonder and curiosity; an endless waltz between heart and mind.

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sharing my Heart over the network.

Tech Support: Hello … how can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install
Love. Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready. What do I do first?

Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you
located your Heart?

Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now.
Is it okay to install Love while they are running?

Tech Support: What programs are running ?

Customer: Let’s see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge
and Resentment running right now.

Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt
from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent
memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will
eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High
Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and
Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed.
Can you turn those off ?

Customer: I don’t know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke
Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and
Resentment have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that
normal?

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base
program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get
the upgrades.

Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, “Error
- Program not run on external components.” What should I do?

Tech Support: Don’t worry. It means that the Love program is set
up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In
non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before
you can Love others.

Customer: So, what should I do?

Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the
following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your
Limitations.

Customer: Okay, done.

Tech Support: Now, copy them to the “My Heart” directory. The
system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty
programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all
directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely
gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files.
Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying
themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?

Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but
eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So Love is installed
and running. One more thing before we hang up. Love is Freeware. Be sure
to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in
turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.

Customer: Thank you, God.