Riding My Own Coattails


      Riding my own coattails
         I stumbled and tripped

      What have I done for me lately
         I seem to have skipped
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Rodrigues Avatar
September 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Hope you find some peace and rest, dear one!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I, too, trip and stumble because I don't do much for me at times. Well said, sir.
Wolf Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thank you, Sara.
De Beaulieu Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Hello Gershon, You have to make3 time for you. enjoyyour day my friend. /Darlene/
Lawless Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I asked a mentor once "why should I do that for him?"...his reply: "Don't do it for him, do it for you"
M  Avatar
September 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Is that a good thing BB!? Debx
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