beyond our control

01/11/2026

Life’s progress is often thwarted by unexpected actions, most often beyond our control. The plans we plan, daily or well in advance, are not allowed to materialize and never reach that point of satisfaction we intended.

Control: it is necessary, even in defeat.

How can we control the unexpected?

How will we live our lives beyond our control?

01/11/2026 j.g.l.

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08/31/2026

Mondays are just young Fridays

As much as I am doing what I’m doing, I have no real idea what I’m doing, except I am doing it. It has become routine, especially in the morning.

   I write, generally every damn day.

   It is what I do.

   Now, somedays, I’m doing it a little slower. We all have those days that require a little more time, or the ideas don’t come as fast as they should. Other days I am not doing as well as I should, but I still do it.

   Write on.

   Today it feels like it’s a little more on impulse, but I’m still filling space. That itself is one large statement that pushes the boundaries of the mind, so I’m going to let that thought sit with me for another day or two.

   It’s that sort of a day.

   It is not the brightest of mornings, the overnight rain is still showing signs of what was, but the forecast predicts it will only get better.

   Couldn’t we all use days like that?

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08/29/2026

day by day

Are you doing okay today?
How did you do yesterday or the day before that?
Still too early to ask?
Have you had your coffee and done all those things you need to do to prepare yourself for the day? Are you ready for the week ahead?
Best to go day by day.
Sometimes it takes time.
Other times, time is not kind.
Are you caught up in a rush or tangled up in reflection?
Can you see your way to make it through another day?
Another week?
Remember: day by day.
I’m trying.
Perhaps that is all I can do.
How about you?

© 2022 j.g. lewis

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08/22/2026

acknowledge what you can

it must be observed
to be felt

uncertain arrival
you do not notice

until you do

infrequently unfortunately
tucked into the chaos

and global squalor

it comes to you
from time to time

often when
you need it the most

remind yourself
peace is important

acknowledge what you can
when you can

however you can

reposition your
disposition

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09/01/2026

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08/30/2026

what is ahead?

The next step, the next day, the next season, or next mistake; what is to become of what is now (or what has past) when we rely mostly on hope and happenstance?

   What we choose or how we chance, do we plan (do we know) what is ahead in this vast expanse?

   Progress happens in increments and so often we are caught unawares. Do we trust; do we dare?

   Something is sure to happen, it always does, but is it a natural occurrence or is it up to us?

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08/16/2026

look for the beauty

We often admire what we see relative to what we have witnessed before.

A sunset or bouquet of flowers, not one in the same, each different than the previous; perhaps you will call it common.

Still, you look for the beauty.

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