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Life is so Much Sunnier Now

Life is so much sunnier now just knew it would be somehow After decades of delay when inertia held sway My mental stones gathering moss… I at last pulled the plug on my addictive a.m. drug: No more newspaper on my front steps no more negativity to vex me all day and all night ‘bout who’s wrong, what’s not right Now I eat undisturbed, sleep like a baby wake up hopeful, fresh as a daisy No addiction is harmless, not even ‘the news’ ~ ending the pain was up to me to choose

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Date: 6/8/2025 11:19:00 AM
Glad you chose the hopeful way! I will watch a little news then snooze it…lol. We need to live our lives where we are.
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Date: 6/8/2025 10:04:00 AM
You are becoming more and more profound, your depths are showing and you continue to amaze me with many of your simple, complex writes. By 'inertia' are you referring to addressing addiction to newspaper? OR more? This one feels like a personal revealing. CayCay
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