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—Zen Master Dogen

A flash of eternity beyond the wheel of time. Shared by Maya.

Angel’s Wings Dr.Seuss Hat Your Reflection Asteroids The Milky Way Comic Book Cover Lotus Flower Looking Through a Keyhole Tree of Life Something with Two Heads Light saber Grim Reaper Fountain of Youth Man in the Moon Lightning Strike Goddess Psychedelic Portal A View from the Top Masquerade Mask Poseidon Jackal Deer Antlers Medusa Carousel Voodoo Doll Tiki Idol Sugar Skull Something Abstract Aladdin’s Lamp Tooth Fairy Blue Prints Cyborg Totem Pole Magic Kingdom Beach Scene Packman Video Game Your Zodiac Sign (Normal or Chinese or both) Something 3-D Anaconda Something Upside Down Computer from the Future A bright Idea Grand Canyon Lion Mad Hatter Football Dollar Bill Koala Bear Hummingbird Woolly Mammoth Giraffe Wishing Well Bull’s-eye Bouquet of Roses Aurora Borealis Sky Boombox Ticket Stub Captian’s Hat Something Nautical Banjo Bowling Alley and Pins Labyrinth The Kraken Armadillo Eiffel Tower Jack-in-the-box Goblet Mutant Weeping Willows Grappling Hook Shepard Your Country’s Flag Water Slide Didgeridoo Power Lines Olympic Medals Warrior Stop Sigh Piñata Coliseum Artichoke Bushel of carrots Bubbling cauldron Crystal ball Alphabet soup Rubber ducky in a bubble bath Red riding hood Flamingo Fler-de-lis Noah’s ark Lit candle Hourglass Three Blind Mice Honeycomb Compass Comet Snow globe Stonehenge Your school mascot Racetrack Jungle Lily pad with frog Your favorite emoji Hologram Robot Hawaiian lei North Pole Rainforest Gecko Sheriff’s badge Grandfather clock Tribal spear Sundial Eggs frying in a skillet Gingerbread man Nutcracker When pigs fly Tacos Bowl of macaroni and cheese Your favorite superhero Castle Talking parrot Atoms & molecules Scary cemetery Stained glass window Personalized license plate Charm bracelet Skyscraper Sorcerer’s wand Field of sunflowers Abandoned ghost town Cool mailbox Four leaf clover Angel Monkeys Bumper sticker Hammock Garden gnome Good vs. Evil Peeled oranges Pomegranate center Giant moth Snowflakes Parachute Frankenstein Science experiment All seeing eye Roller coaster Roller coaster Your favorite cartoon Kangaroo Donut with sprinkles Barbed wire Treasure map Pirate ship Nautical scene Princess tiara Sombrero Fedora Fireman’s helmet Mandela Oil rig Spinal cord Wheel of fortune Layers of the Earth Drawbridge and moat Chariot Phoenix rising Wrecking ball Phone booth Egyptian pharaoh Exit sign Old pocket watch Cocoon metamorphosis Brick wall Tire swing Perfect garden Ball and chain Dove Henna tattooed hand Cowboy boots Moccasins Bird’s nest Bonfire Aquarium Battleship Army tank Dungeon Dragonfly Tarantula Carnival Crocodile Catfish Twilight zone Mansion Jester’s hat King’s crown Spartan Trojan horse Haunted house Box of crayons Megaphone Mohawk Candelabra Dream car Rainy day Tugboat Ship’s Anchor Dreamcatcher Cobra head Rusty truck Potato head man Cheshire cat Polka dot bow tie Party hat Barracuda Piranha Coffin Scary shadow Maze Conch shell Great white shark teeth Utopia Brass Scuba helmet Lobster Cherry blossoms Park bench Hula dancer Slice of pie Something bohemian Something bursting into flames Chandelier Ice skates Tree roots underground Locket Class ring Kimono Nerdy glasses Factory Inside your refrigerator First place ribbon Quilted blanket Maracas Jackpot Star constellations A nightmare Tiger claws Titanic Your favorite logo Famous sign Rastafarian Laboratory the Abyss Poker chips Loaf of bread Wild animals Phases of the moon Roulette wheel Orchid Biplane Banana split Laughing donkey Solar system Fireflies Witch’s Wooden clogs Cassette tape Celtic design boomerang Centipede Dark alleyway Locomotive Something Imaginary Baseball diamond Leprechaun Internal clock mechanisms Santa’s sled Satellite Something melting Palace Padlock Dart board Something funny Your closet Dream house Kaleidoscope New cartoon character Time capsule Panda bear Something futuristic UFO Postage stamp Crow’s nest on a pirate ship Purple people eater Sunset Coat of arms Excited face Lucky dice Animated Martian Circus tent Skyline

How can I be a hero when I'm the one needing to be saved? What a good question.  I may be optimistic but that doesn't mean I don't have a pessimistic side.  I'm no hero. I'm not better than any other human being.  I write, say positive things and try to help others. Yes, but that doesn't mean I am superior to any other living soul on this planet.  I feed off of other people's energy, their vibes. There is nothing better than helping someone through a rough patch in their life and just getting a simple thank you.  People expect so much, that's the problem. If you expect things you're already setting yourself up for disappointment.  There are good people and there are bad people. It's how the world is.  There are more good people in the world than people think.  We all have been hurt in some way, shape or form.  Whatever it was, it made us guarded.  Made us not trust others.  We all have our walls, we all have that surface we allow others to see to distract them from all that is submerged within.  We need to allow ourselves to be who we are, not what we think others want us to be. This is your life, live it as you choose to live it.  Be your own kind of hero and climb up from that abyss that you submerged yourself so deep into. People will influence you, motivate you and help you.  Don't wait for someone to save you, when it's been you who could save yourself the whole time.  Signed, ThoseMeaningfulWords. VH.