Divorce from the notion
there is
no such thing
as devotion
to anything
or anyone
other than
yourself
Address all the stress
holding you
under arrest
and stopping you
from achieving
anything
other than
less
*
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Author's Notes: Just some thoughts I had bumping around in my head. Time to release them!
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Very well done. I love that these are the thoughts that just swirl in your head. Brilliant!
Nicely said, buddy
This was very positive, uplifting and powerful! I loved it Sir Paul! 🥐🍩
This makes me think of Phoebe's attempt on "Friends" to prove that it is possible to do something purely altruistic, without anything in return for oneself. She decides to pledge to the PBS telethon, something she detests, to prover her point. Only when she does it, she triggers a celebration which Joey reveals to her & to which she responds (paraphrase), "Oh, that makes me so happy! Damn it!" Applying ourselves to achieving less is going to stick with me for a while.
Wow!
Great thoughts, well expressed. Well done, Paul!
This is a bit ‘cutting’! Liked! 😀👏
Nice
Such powerful words. Well done, Paul. Masterful!