I slept in this morning. This is not a regular occurrence but was appreciated. It was not planned. I am well-rested. I am not sure how good my conscience, but I am feeling good today. I slept in.
01/18/2026 l.j.l.
open space
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do you
Do you know
what you are doing?
Are you okay with that?
What are you doing?
Do you know?
Do you care? You must care;
mustn’t you? Are you doing
what you want to do, or doing
what must be done?
It must, mustn’t it?
Do it. Care about it.
What will you do?
01/16/2026 j.g.l.
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paying attention
These days; this time and the moments in-between. It is what it is, yet, sooner than you know will become what it was.
And here we are, suspended in anticipation and not paying attention to all we need to see. It is more than what needs to be, and far less than we notice.
We must become better observers. We are spectators, really, watching life pass us by. Onlookers. Bystanders: some of us more than others.
I’m still not sure if I need to see more or be more.
01/13/2026 j.g.l
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beyond our control
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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forever wonder
If we wait too long
for the stars to align, for
some kind of hope, or
some kind of sign,
if we let our lives hang on
still-bated breath, we will
forever wonder
what is still to come
or what we have left. If we
don’t own the moments,
or make them our own,
will we ever feel like
we’ve made our way home?
If we can’t be honest
with others, and especially
our selves,
can we ever explain why
or how
we once felt?
If we wait too long, it
may never arrive.
Stop waiting,
start doing,
start feeling alive.© 2018 j.g. lewis
