Timothy Mattson

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Quote Left So much of what we taste in life is bittersweet ... I'm not surprised when we crave the cake and candy too. Quote Right
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Quote Left In many athletic circles, you compete against yourself...and sometimes, you even win. Quote Right
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Quote Left A quiet whisper...requires no hearing aid. Quote Right
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Quote Left There comes a time in all of our lives, when fear seeks an audience next to us and remain. Do we treat this guest as a permanent resident to host eternally, or do we cordially acknowledge their visit...then show them the door? Quote Right
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Quote Left We are lost without information, and the utility it provides. And when there's nothing left to process...just watch the rates of suicides. Quote Right
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Quote Left My view ahead beyond the horizon, shows a silent struggle, fought without pleasure or partnership... Alone, with only God to witness. Quote Right
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Quote Left There's a bond created in the forge of eternity, tempered by Gods' skillful hammer and design. Formed and cooled by wisdom and acceptance, its strength, ever present to combine. Quote Right
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Quote Left Often times, I can admit not to know fully what love is . . . yet I am almost always aware of what it is not. Quote Right
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Quote Left " Corporations have been enthroned...An era of corruption in high places will follow and the money power will endeavor to prolong its reign by working on the prejudices of the people...until wealth is aggregated in a few hands...and the republic is destroyed ". *Written by a man 160 yrs. ago, prophetic, wouldn't you say... Abraham Lincoln Quote Right
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Quote Left With the increasing onset of AI being used seemingly in everything we touch...I can only wonder if natural intelligence can co-exist? Quote Right
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Quote Left If you can't honor your own word, what are you left with ... but an empty shell without voice or audience. Quote Right
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Quote Left If I forgive and forget... have I forgotten what I forgave ? Quote Right
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Quote Left If one captures the human heart...it can often imprison a penitent soul. Quote Right
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Quote Left All of us are soldiers in a battle, against an enemy that resides within. The conflict seeks to claim victory towards ones' soul, and forever vanquish the opponent's will ... again. Quote Right
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Quote Left This past election seems to have shown that there's not much to true right and wrong...but only what can be leveraged against the weak-minded, to blindly follow the strong. Quote Right
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Quote Left I learned something long ago ... Time is not to be had, but to be made. Yet for those who equate it to money, They forget about values, now disobeyed. Quote Right
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Quote Left Finding truth, is often painful, as it may expose those who rest upon a bed of lies. Quote Right
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Quote Left My passing will be uneventful... by a dagger fashioned from a remnant, of a shattered dream. Quote Right
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Quote Left My heart may be broken, yet it won't remain bitter, because the love that was felt, was both real and intense, though short-lived. Quote Right
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Quote Left Felonious Trump, & the MAGA minions he commands, continue to divide and separate, even amongst their own, with violence and hate ... while the remaining 'sheeple' he directs follow blindly, hunting 'RINO's they can underrate. Quote Right
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Quote Left Just imagine ... one to convince a nation that when you're in a position, as maybe the most powerful man on the planet, it's not enough, and you require more. Sound familiar ...? Quote Right
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Quote Left We tend to devour our ancestry, as we hunt the future along the way. Quote Right
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Quote Left My God is Love ... not of submission, but of choice, deeply personal and individual, independent of others and free from the shackles of hate. Quote Right
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Quote Left Humility, leaves its lesson of labor that we can strive and be better than before... whereas arrogance, enjoys and displays a belief that we're already better, than those now chosen to ignore. Quote Right
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Quote Left Yet some ' realities ', so skillfully woven and displayed, allow the faithful to believe in their story, while the truth remains absent and ashamed. Quote Right
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Quote Left When we stumble ... we may briefly be humbled, only to be vulnerable to a rising dignity to affirm. Quote Right
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Quote Left Change ... is a constant process- yet some things remain the same. Quote Right
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Quote Left Faith ... Hope ... Trust ... Belief ... where does the truth end, so we may heal beyond our grief ? Quote Right
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Quote Left Rejoice to the success of others... yet refrain from any pleasure of their demise. Quote Right
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Quote Left Does loyalty remain strong . . . or just wrong, when the truth is evident ? Quote Right
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Biography

I was born in a large family, in a comfortable, suburban home where education and athletics were promoted and practiced. Throughout my youth I was involved with a variety of sports, and this enabled me to attend college on a scholarship, and with that, attain a undergraduate degree before beginning in a career full-time.

As my career advanced, I maintained aspects of my physical pursuits through martial arts training, and eventually, became involved in teaching and competitive events. As my career wound down, I was then involved with caring for my elderly family members until their passing.

Soon afterwards, my physical condition began deteriorating, with a chronic condition that prevented me from sustaining any kind of suitable work, and I struggled with homelessness for 3 years. It was during this period that I began writing poetry, and found it to be a life-changing and necessary pursuit.

Since that time, I have found some stability and renewed purpose, as I continue my efforts, feeling compelled to put into words, my intense feelings towards the current political theatre we all are experiencing. And on occasion, I even write about humanity, love, and beauty.

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