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In 50 years, I'll be dead; statistically, 2 out of 3 of us will be. Thoughts about culture, education, and caregiving clicked off like a circuit breaker. Before that happens - to either of us - read this. https://beyondxistence.substack.com/
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What some call boring, others see as simplicity. I used to enjoy the adventure of multiplicity and variety. Now I prefer the peace of singularity and familiarity. Do you prefer simplicity? Or complexity?

#dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku

If you were dying* in the next few years, what book would you read? *I'm not (except in the general sense that we all are) #dying #aging #seasons #books #bookrecommendation

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I'm thankful there's a third way... #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku

through human effort we cannot escape the fall yet, there is a way #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #twoforone

What a beautiful perspective with practical ways to flip the script on aging. If you don't have time to listen to it all, fast forward to timestamp 21:45 and hear Marta read a quote from Meryl Streep. Aging Revolution, indeed! youtu.be/Zp-6uKBGYvE?... #aging #youth #jabacares

#dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #left #right #ichoosetheriptide

Desert shade: relief. Jungle shade: simply covered, dim humidity. #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #desert #jungle #shade

Preparing often preempts panic. If we've done what we can do, we know we did what we could. The rest is dancing to the tune of the moment in the field. To help prepare, heeding recent warnings: www.redcross.org/get-help/how... Prepare, then dance. ☑️ 💃 #preparation #anxiety #emergencies #news

Just hanging around doing the #alphabetchallenge. #WeekZforZoology

Forest therapy trail, did you know it's a thing? Curving urban yard. #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #urban #foresttherapy

Ant begone, two views: picnic pest/survival food. Both defense, not hate. #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku

Deep breath, everyone Look outside Find something that hasn't changed, a tree, a bird's song, a blossom, a blade of grass Steady on Steady on Lean on the One who is faithful

Solstice light rises Unashamed brilliance expands Enjoy it while it lasts #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #solstice

Our dark intent so desperately burns for the whimsy of a God who will face the torment *with* and *for* His creation. #dark #whimsy #prose #poetry

Toss fartful dry beans Jungled soil of office gaze Tweeting birds, no toots. #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku

They say stress is when you don't have the resources to meet the challenge. Resourcefulness is seeking answers rather than giving up. This gal took on the challenge. Talk about resourcefulness! (link to article in comments)

The whimsical collection of essays concludes with a spiraling downward trajectory into Dante’s inferno... landing with a grievous thud at the human soul's dark intent. A surprising way to conclude a subject often relegated to butterflies and soap bubbles. #whimsy #darkness #Dante #humanity

Tick tock seconds same 86,400 What makes the diff'rence? #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #longday #longnight #shortday #shortnight

What a delightful way to begin the day! It's best to enjoy the small things, for we may wait a long while between big things. #alphabetchallenge #WeekYforYellow #littlethings

Darkness invites light Flickerings stave off despair Hope cloaked as fireflies #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku

We may find that by following a tipster we create the very conditions for the evil that we wished to avoid to become a reality.

Rising porridge steam feeds humidity of morn, glacial milk halves heat. #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #heat

Fuzzy-eyed weekday Opportunity abounds Stretch and greet the day. #dailyhaikuprompt #poetry #haiku #clarity