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Empty Out The Excess

Everything isn't so complicated.. If we just remembered how to breathe Took the good with the bad The bad with the ugly There are just some things in life That we all have to see Everyone has a story, They'd probably tell you honestly But will yours be one worth telling, When your the Grandma across the street? *Let your thoughts speak, feel free to jump in at any time and give me a piece of your pondering mind* Too often we are caught up in the possibilities That we forget to see when things are happening And when they're happening is when they matter Because when they're not they don't exist.. Too often we fill our minds, Like her over flowing carry on With extras, and don't-needs, Your travel-size scrabble game And a book you'll never read.. Empty out that baggage you store, Replace it with something you'll use a lot more, A pen and a paper..in case something pops in your head... A camera, to capture the moment your in.. A daily log, of all your to-do's And just in case, travel size tissues Getting rid of excess, Makes you really analyze whats left, And you might be surprised to find, You are happier with less I think if we took the time and tried, To throw the useless stuff away, We could fill up the empty spaces With tools we use all day And maybe our generation, Could finally make a change So take your pen and paper, And write what makes you laugh, Then turn that full page over, And write what makes you sad, And when you are finished, With these lists that you just made, It might look a little bit clearer, That you held a lot of extra weight.. It doesn't have to be fancy, Your phone works all the same, But a time line of your moments, Looks pretty good in frames Make a list, from the top of your head, In a way you can understand, Make your self accountable And follow through with them, And if you just can't make it, Be nice enough to call, Just hope that the next guy who does it to you, will be polite enough, to at least try and get through My grandma always had tricks, Shoved way up her sleeve, Never ceasing to amaze me, What prepared really means, When the moment cannot wait, and your shirts not allowed, they aren't much to pack around Its amazing what you could do, With those few little things, Once you give up, what is stopping you And make a mental change
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