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The other morning I found three dollar bills while walking the dogs. I thought to myself, “Zak Bagans would say that these three dollar bills are mocking the holy trinity”.
you know it’s a new shoe by the way it squeaks against the floor
About how my socks went from heaven to hell.
Yeah, they used to smell like a field of dreams,
Till I stepped on reality, ripped at the seams.
Now I'm scrubbin' and washin', just tryin' to cope,
Trading in my lavender for a bar of soap.
It ain't easy, man, to keep that scent,
When life keeps throwin' you a funky event.
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To buying that envelope, to bumping into strangers, to stepping out, to the fire engines and the great-looking babies. And of course, to the dancing animals. I saw this quote last week via @sambookshelf and was reminded, once again, how much the pandemic forbade our “dancing animals” — the joy one gets chatting with a stranger, bantering with the crossing guard, picking up a dropped pacifier to chase after a frazzled parent. A small reminder (to myself) to venture out for that envelope (and why I usually come back grinning when I do). #mondaymotivation (This quote is taken from a @pbs interview between David Brancaccio and Kurt Vonnegut via @thewirelessgirl.)
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