Frosty Morning
Dogs don’t waver, hesitate,
Agonize over decisions, put things off,
Consider long-term impacts, seek consensus or
Fret over consequences and outcomes.
(See! Do! Go!)
They simply do what is to be done.
Emulate their spirit.
-Chuy
Planning
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Childish
Berry Picking
Prompt and encourage your people to
Walk, run and play.
For all of their big brains and apparent capabilities,
The grown ones often forget how.
Children do not.
You’d think the older ones would
Know and understand
More than the younger ones.
People are a mystery.
Sometimes you just can’t figure them out.
That’s why we need to
Love Unconditionally.
-Chuy
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Weights
Outbound
Life doesn’t happen by itself.
You must seek out opportunities to add adventure and joy, wonder and solitude,
Service and commitment, play, each in sufficient measure.
Add at every chance to that side of the Great Scale,
And you will tip it in your favor.
-Chuy
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Heartstrings
Julie, Ellie, Mam and Chuy
There’s a downside to loving, caring.
Every time you leave, you miss those you love.
When they worry, you worry.
When they suffer, you suffer.
When they cry, you cry.
The heart is akin to a finely crafted musical instrument,
And these are the Heartstrings.
A beautiful instrument can make the somber sounds of heartache,
Woe, and mourning.
The good news is, it can also play
The Most Beautiful Music
You will ever hear.
-Chuy
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Gusto
First Frost
Eat ginger snaps
(or substitute if preferred)
With Gusto until
Someone makes you stop.
Give love similarly.
-Chuy
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Persuasion
Avenue Of The Pines
Assume someone can be compelled
To go for a walk at
Any time.
Act accordingly.
-Chuy
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Regret
On Top of The World
When you truly
Love someone,
You will have
Regrets
When they leave you.
It’s a human brain thing, wishing we had done more.
There is
Always
Something More
We Could Have Done.
This regret really serves no
Purpose other than to
Remind us to do
All We Can in
The Living Years.
Have your regret.
Then move on.
-Chuy
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Promise
The Wonder Fields
Every day to come
holds such
exciting
Promise!
The
Wonders
Yet to discover.
Chuy
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Patience
Leaf Pile Party
You must be most patient with
Those that do not understand you.
Remember, their ways are as important
To Them as yours are
To you.
- Chuy
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Drink
Chuy’s Trail Morning
Drink up.
Drink it in.
You never know.
-Chuy
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