My Journey

I have two unrelated quotes today...the first one is about travel.

Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers, that the mind can never break off from the journey.

Pat Conroy American Writer born 1945

There is a place deep in my mind

Where memories are on frequent rewind

I relive the travels my life has seen

And live in the present in between

There is a place deep in my heart

For the journeys I set far apart

Special people accompanied me

In my heart it's where I want to be

There is a place deep in my soul

Holding the best of memories that made me whole

It holds the journey of my life, you see

The place where I was meant to be

I held my life in my own hands

Answered to the daily demands

The path of my life was led by The Lord

It's his light that I've been moving toward

QA

NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY

It is Independence Day

Not just another day

Not just a holiday

Not just another day off with pay

It is the Fourth of July

A day fireworks light the sky

Chickens roast and hamburgers fry

People cheer as the parade goes by

I, myself, hold this day in awe

Thinking of the celebration our forefathers saw

They rejected tyranny, t'was the final straw

They stood their ground and set their jaw

On this day the ghosts of rebellion stand by

Silently praying the revelers who watch the sky

Understand that for freedom some patriots died

This day of celebration is for American pride

Second Wind and Not One Regret

1967 was 70.2 years of age.

Both of these quotes are from the Scottish Philosopher, Thomas Carlyle who lived 1795-1881.

I’ve got great ambition to die from exhaustion rather than boredom.

Second Wind

When I hear I am considered elderly

I really get quite miffed

There is nothing about me I can see

With the exception of being quite stiff

I have so much more to do

Work took my younger years

Whoever would have known

I'd find a few more gears

So watch out world, I have places to go

And so much I haven't seen yet

I can go along where the wind will blow

And have little to regret

And....

Old age is not a matter for sorrow. It is a matter for thanks if we have left our work done behind us.

Nothing Undone

Sorry I am not for things left undone

Because I did my best to close my goals one by one

If all was not achieved, it doesn't mean I didn't try

I won't be old and tired, looking back and asking why?

One Band of Freedom Fighters

One Band of Freedom Fighters

As we gleefully greet another Independence Day

With parades, fireworks, and celebration

Let us take a moment so we may say

A few words of appreciation.

Countless lives were lost to insure liberty

While there were protesters carrying signs

One group that means a lot to me

Is one they called The Fine Nine

In The Nam they gave it all one day

Saving others from the wounds of war

It's for them and countless others I pray

Who took their oath and swore

They swore to fight for their county's good

And left families home and waiting

It's for people like them it should be understood

They are our reason for
celebrating

The close knit group of hearty men

Who were the first aide providers

Left their souls where war had been

That one band of freedom fighters

Two Versions

A HAPPY CHILDHOOD....IS THE WORST POSSIBLE PREPARATION FOR LIFE.

Kinky Freedom/ Country singer, song writer, novelist, humorist, politician,former independent candidate for Governor of Texas coming in 4th out of 6 with 12.6% of the vote.

1944-

Down Home Lessons

Gotta have 'em yellin' atcha

Chasin' ya with that ol' whoopin'
Stick

Y'all should get used to name callin'

If ya'll are gonna get up when ya'll been fallin'

Arguin' at home prepares ya good

If ya don't know it now ya'll wish ya'll would

PO-lice man come knockin' at ya'll's door

It's either you or paw they be lookin' for

A night or two behind them bars

Gonna tattoo on some battle scars

If ya'll don't know now what ya'll learned best

Is that the best taught man comes from family unrest

Family Values

The folks at home showed their anger

With raised voices and admonition

You learned early that corporal punishment

With a paddle was their best ammunition

Your siblings were apt to call you names

You fought with them furious and often

It was best to learn to play their games

Maybe as they matured their resolve would soften

If someday jail was to enter your realm

As the law came for one of your own

You would learn a lesson which you would tell

Only to the folks at home

A hard living family with various values

Would teach you all you need to know

Self preservation at an early age

Prepares you for a world where greed will grow

READY

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success

~Henry Ford 1863-1947

Ready

Structure, obedience, responsibility, knowledge

Earning degrees in life, not college

Endurance of body and mind

Fierce courage clearly defined

Being ready for anything

Prepared and challenging

The secret of success

This man possessed

YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE

Never make your home in a place. Make a home for yourself inside your own head. You’ll find what you need to furnish it, memory, friends you can trust, love of learning, and other such things. That way it will go with you wherever you journey.

You Are Always There

They say the home is where your heart is

Sometimes I think it's so

Some pine for the yesterdays

In familiar places we know

From my own heart I have learned

Your connections are where you belong

When love is the anchor,

Wherever you are cannot be wrong

Family, friends, and memories

Are carried with you as you roam

Held lovingly in your heart and mind

Anyplace can be made a home