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Holistic

HOLISTIC To learn tolerance and with it abide, To select in whom to confide, To share, to protect and to love, And to pray, for strength from above. To mellow with time as a treasured wine, To forget and accept, and never regret, To try to forgive and never to hate, And to learn about life before it’s too late.

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James Marshall Goff

Date: 10/29/2018 2:40:00 PM

Have hurdled a few "too lates" in my day, Jennifer, well done!

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/30/2018 2:26:00 AM

Haven't we all James! in principal, we would all like to be like this but in practice, unfortunately it does not always happen. Best regards, Jennifer.

Date: 10/29/2018 5:06:00 AM

I found this very deep and spiritual. It seems as if your last couple of poems were written just for me. I have taken it in, acknowledged and will live life to the fullest! Thank you Jennifer. Kim

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/29/2018 10:45:00 AM

Absolutely Kim, Be like Barbie, go out and and party, I mean with Graham of course! Our lives are like a roller coaster, so we must enjoy the good times! The spirituality of life is always there, but sometimes disguised! xoxo, Jennifer.

Arturo Michael

Date: 10/29/2018 12:30:00 AM

Very important lessons indeed...Nicely put in poem...All the best JP

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/29/2018 1:50:00 AM

You are so right Alturo! A lot of this is self discipline, which is sometimes hard to apply to ourselves. The forgiving one can do, but forgetting takes time, if ever we can. Kindest regards, Jennifer.

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 10/28/2018 4:23:00 PM

Super piece Jennifer bringing home some really great counsel to be heeded. Blessings, Gordon

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/29/2018 1:44:00 AM

Thanks Gordon, They are indeed words that we should take heed of!. Doing and achieving this perhaps will do us good and in turn we will do good and be correct unto and with others. also. Kind regards, Jennifer.

Paul Callus

Date: 10/28/2018 9:43:00 AM

Your meaningful advice is to be heeded, Jennifer. Sometimes we might find the going hard or slippery, but hopefully we learn as we go along. ~ Warm regards // paul

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/28/2018 12:03:00 PM

Hopefully we do Paul and we are so lucky that we have this live - I want to experience the joy of going seeing doing, and creating for as long as I can, death is so permanent, so lets salute life! thanks for your comment Paul! Warm regards, Jennifer.

Janice Canerdy

Date: 10/27/2018 8:52:00 AM

Good thoughts, Jennifer! Janice

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/27/2018 9:45:00 AM

Thank-you Janice. xoxo, Jennifer

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/26/2018 1:26:00 PM

Thought provoking couplets Jennifer, well written. Have a great weekend. Tom.

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/26/2018 10:51:00 PM

Thank-you Tom, Life is short and we have such much to do, arrange an prepare before our life is pooooof, finished. He expects us to have done all this, as he can take us at any time. Thank-you always for your thoughtful comments. Kind regards, Jennifer.

Rico Leffanta

Date: 10/26/2018 1:03:00 PM

"To select in whom to confide" may prove to be the toughest challenge facing most people, so thanks for emphasising it! Well done! Aloha! Rico

Jennifer Proxenos
Date: 10/26/2018 10:55:00 PM

Good morning Rico, it is difficult and sometimes those you select to confide in, let you down. It goes hand in hand with trust! Take care, Yasou, Jennifer.