“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” C.S. Lewis
The Next Step The shallow vein of happiness has a way of disappearing, like a road that suddenly runs out when you least expect it, and the moment before you is uncertain though, nonetheless, it is a choice, incomplete as it is, laden with all that brought you here, and as you look back along the road, you know it got you to this point, but it is useless to you now, the next step can only be forward. Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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That’s the Real Life!
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You know it well.
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Brilliant!🌞
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🙂
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It’s the only way to go.
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Absolutely 🙂
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awwww the life of one who knows. 💖
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Learner in life, and you know this too (Takes one to know one I guess) 🙂
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Yes…. soooo true Paul. the older I get the more I realize this. 💖
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Yes, if only we were born with it 🙂
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“The shallow vein of happiness” is such an apt metaphor.
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I find some of what goes on around me quite shallow 😦
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Petty has a tendancy to rule the day, sadly.
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Yes, I wonder who let it in though? Time to banish it.
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well… hopefully you learned something along the way, right?
I really, really loved this poem, Paul.
❤
David
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Oh absolutely, especially the no going back part 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing David
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Beautiful, but with heart-rending words. With fortitude, we continue onward with lessons learned and hope in knowing we are not alone.
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Yes, especially that we aren’t alone, thank you Patricia.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Appreciate your reblogging work Chuck.
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Always happy to have my followers reading your posts!! 😊✨👍
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What we call life and it moves on. We learn to stop, return and look forward to the then new road 🙂
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Absolutely. Learn and move on. There’s no other way.
Timely, Paul.
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Yes, the only way, thank you for that Chris.
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Reblogged this on NEW OPENED BLOG > https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Thank you Michael.
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You are welcome, Paul! Thank you for sharing very thought provoking poems. Have a beautiful weekend! xx Michael
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My pleasure 🙂
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😉😉
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A great truth encapsulated here in such beautiful words
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Many thanks.
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