Do you still do
the things you
used to do?
Purposefully or
habitually, are
your ways the
same or have
they changed?
Acceptance of
change often
challenges the
perception of
familiar ways.
© 2026 j.g. lewis
open space
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our current state
You can’t fully prepare yourself for what is to come. It is unknown and uncertain and not knowing is often where we dwell.
Uncertainty gets us thinking, keeps us curious about who we are and what will become of the days, weeks, and years we leave behind.
We do indeed live in the moment(s), yet those that preceded this time will continue to influence our current state of mind.
Past tense.
Present tense.
What was is not what is now.
The sooner you are able to grasp all that, the better able you are to understand how you can you be ready for the future? It need not be such a definite moment, but it will define you, whether you will admit it or not.
What you say, what you write, what you experience or what you remember does have a lasting impression.© 2022 j.g. lewis
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overload
Announcements and scattered
information of little consequence,
offers for things I don’t need
or hadn’t even considered, and
now make no sense.
Random requests for details
that do not mater, will not make
a difference, and are of little value.
Demands on my time, with
no true replies. Nothing really
worth anything, not today in
any way. Just junk taking up
space and leaving little room
for anything important. No news.
Not even a voice selling me
another point of view, trying
to convince me of unoriginal ideas
and common thought.
I can’t be sold, I won’t be bought.
There is nothing brilliant and
nothing bold. My mind, like my
mailbox, is on overload. What is
inside need not be opened. Nothing
to say, nothing special. Not today.© 2016 j.g. lewis
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in the attempt
How does one measure progress?
Are the results plainly obvious, or do they remain hidden in the attempt?
Each step of the process leaves residue of intention, but when is it enough?
When do you see the meaning or the satisfaction of completion?
