pocket full of poesies

no one tells you

this will be your life

( this is your life )

.

~ @pocketfullofpoesies

curiosity

answers more questions

than judgement

.

~ @pocketfullofpoesies

how often

do we react

instead of respond

.

~ @pocketfullofpoesies

when you're trying

to stay in your lane

but there's a tractor trailer

load of frozen pizzas

spilled all over the highway

and everyone

switches to your lane

trying to get a piece

of the action...

.

~ @pocketfullofpoesies

someone i loved

once gave me

a pile of shit

.

it took me

years to understand

that this, too, was a gift

.

(compost it)

.

~ @pocketfullofpoesies , thanks for the inspiration mary oliver; gal pals forever

“If we think only of ourselves, forget about other people, then our minds occupy very small area. Inside that small area, even tiny problem appears very big. But the moment you develop a sense of concern for others, you realize that, just like ourselves, they also want happiness; they also want satisfaction. When you have this sense of concern, your mind automatically widens. At this point, your own problems, even big problems, will not be so significant. The result? Big increase in peace of mind. So, if you think only of yourself, only your own happiness, the result is actually less happiness. You get more anxiety, more fear.” ― 14th Dalai Lama

opening your mind

and heart and time

to other people

offers such a

refreshing

*other* perspective...

.

of similarities,

differences,

outcomes,

choices

.

and in that

comfortable space

where you can observe

and make personal choices

and needed amendments

based on what you now see

and understand...

.

and when

more information

is added to the database

through interaction

with others...

.

we will expand

the human consciousness,

unconsciousness,

connections...

.

we will finally occupy

the entire universe

beyond

.

~ @pocketfullofpoesies