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QUESTION 11307: If you followed your childhood dream job, what would you be right now? EmilKoval©2024
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QUESTION 11308: Are you ready to move on from the people that hurt you, and are ready to move on from the version of you that gave people power over you? EmilKoval©2024
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QUESTION 11309: Do you believe that kids today need more home chores to do before looking at their phones?
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QUESTION 11310: Are you aware that beauty in not in the face or the body but is found in the light of the soul? Emilkoval©2024
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QUESTION 11311: Are you aware that some people will not love you no matter what you do and that some people will not stop loving you no matter what you do? EmilKoval©2024
UNIVERSAL TRUTHS: APR 21,2024
Universal Truth 2486: One of the sincerest forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. —Bryant McGill.
Universal Truth 2487: RESPECT is not what people speaking in front of you do. It is what they speak behind you that shows respect towards you. Unknown
Universal Truth 2488: How someone makes me feel emotionally and mentally is way more important than what they can do for me materialistically and physically. I’ll always choose love, affection, and emotional support over being showered with gifts. All I want is my energy reciprocated. — Unknown
Universal Truth 2489: I said it once, l will say it again: no body is ever too busy if they truly care. They will always make time. — Unknown
Universal Truth 2490: ”Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.” – Albert Camus
CONTEMPLATION NOTES 279
LEAVING THE CITY OF REGRET
I had not really planned on taking a trip this time of year, and yet I found myself packing rather hurriedly. This trip was going to be unpleasant and I knew in advance that no real good would come of it. I’m talking about my annual “Guilt Trip.”
I got tickets to fly there on Wish I Had airlines. It was an extremely short flight. I got my baggage, which I could not check. I chose to carry it myself all the way. It was weighted down with a thousand memories of what might have been. No one greeted me as I entered the terminal to the Regret City International Airport. I say international because people from all over the world come to this dismal town.
As I checked into the Last Resort Hotel, I noticed that they would be hosting the year’s most important event, the Annual Pity Party. I wasn’t going to miss that great social occasion. Many of the towns leading citizens would be there.
First, there would be the Done family, you know, Should Have, Would Have and Could Have. Then came the I Had family. You probably know ol’ Wish and his clan. Of course, the Opportunities would be present, Missed and Lost. The biggest family would be the Yesterdays. There are far too many of them to count, but each one would have a very sad story to share.
Then Shattered Dreams would surely make and appearance. And It’s Their Fault would regale us with stories (excuses) about how things had failed in his life, and each story would be loudly applauded by Don’t Blame Me and I Couldn’t Help It.
Well, to make a long story short, I went to this depressing party knowing that there would be no real benefit in doing so. And, as usual, I became very depressed. But as I thought about all of the stories of failures brought back from the past, it occurred to me that all of this trip and subsequent “pity party” could be cancelled by ME! I started to truly realize that I did not have to be there. I didn’t have to be depressed. One thing kept going through my mind, I can’t change yesterday, but I do have the power to make today a wonderful day. I can be happy, joyous, fulfilled, encouraged, as well as encouraging. Knowing this, I left the City of Regret immediately and left no forwarding address. Am I sorry for mistakes I’ve made in the past? YES! But there is no physical way to undo them.
So, if you’re planning a trip back to the City of Regret, please cancel all your reservations now. Instead, take a trip to a place called, Starting Again. I liked it so much that I have now taken up permanent residence there. My neighbors, the I Forgive Myself and the New Starts are so very helpful. By the way, you don’t have to carry around heavy baggage, because the load is lifted from your shoulders upon arrival. God bless you in finding this great town. If you can find it — it’s in your own heart — please look me up. I live on I Can Do It street. —Unknown
Reflective Poem by Emil Koval #1185 APR 21, 2024
Waiting For My Ride To Costco This Overcast Morning
Some Flowers Completely Closed Some In Full Bloom
Welcoming The Light Of Day Beckoning To Bees
Enjoying Conversations With Access Drivers
So Many Drivers From Interesting Cultures
Leaving Costco Some Blue Skies Appeared
Mother Nature’s Blessing Showered On Me
Sweet Chirps Of Birds Filling My Inner Being
Time For My Warm Brew And My Wisdom Tomes
Ommmmmmmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……. . . . . .
Emilkoval©2024
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