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Life is just plain way too short to sweat the small stuff and if you mind your own business, keep a low profile and take care of the important things in life the small things will eventually take care of themselves.

Ups and Downs

For every day there is a night.
For every wrong there is a right.

For every up there is a down.
For every smile there is a frown.

It's always darkest before  the dawn.
For every pro there is a con.

Into each life some rain must fall,
But enjoy your life in spite of it all.

There are two sides to everything,
And no one knows what the future brings.

It does no good to expect the worst,
When people do that they create their own curse.

Don't waste your time and grumble and grouch,
And sit in a funk on the living room couch.

Life is already way too short,
To waste it on grumbles and growls and snorts.

You can build your own future and make your own luck,
By looking ahead and not passing the buck.

Have faith in God and the gifts He has given,
Don't worry 'bout dyin' just get busy livin'.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 5/3/2019 8:24:00 AM
Bravo, Judy. Great advice.
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Date: 4/12/2019 6:08:00 PM
G'day Judy … you have described the scales of life well, and it is up to us as individuals to select our journey in life at either the crossroads of the fork in the road - catch you Judy - Lindsay
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Date: 3/24/2019 6:17:00 PM
Great poem, Judy, and great advice in the last two lines! - Bob
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Judy Ball
Date: 3/27/2019 12:09:00 PM
Thank you so much Robert. God Bless, JB
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