Simplicity layering complexity

... and complexity cloaking simplicity.

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If not the sunrise, the sunshine then.

Any day or night, even a cloudy one. Each good for the opportunity for making a contribution.

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Seek the place where ones efforts make a meaningful difference.

Keep moving closer to the time, the place, and with the people, when the moment offers its own rewards. It it get to perfect a bit at a time.

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To say what is really important in the broadest terms.

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Prepare well, then look for the opening.

Or build one.

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Begin where it can matter.

To someone or for something. And stay with it.

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On voicing opinions and reasons.

Regardless of how strongly felt ones emotions are, or how well reasoned ones thoughts, consider the relative importance of the issue itself. There are, after all, plenty of matters to deal with, some more important personally than others. Select the ones that need to be won first, along the venue for voicing these. Recognize when one is just venting. And when the conclusion is a foregone one.

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Revisit earlier issues for new insights.

Find that rainbow after the thunderstorm.

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Rather than louder, become softer. Gentler.

Rather than angrier, become kinder. Fair and firm.

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Let the line of resoning take its due course ...

... including excursions to places that are difficult to visit.

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Humor, like hope, is something of a condiment.

A little of either goes a long way.

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If placed into a difficult situation, what would be the kindest thing ...

... I could say or do, while drawing the line. It will make for the best course of action at that time and in those circumstances.

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Learning to say 'no' to trivialties ...

... and leaving room to say 'yes' to the things that are important.

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A zoological garden.

Our world sitting atop a volcano.

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Some boundaries are better left untested

Possessing the ability, the opportunity, and the will to cross over, may not be the best reason to do so. For curiosity maybe. For kindness quite likely.

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Channel the forces

... that cannot be reigned in.

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Free the one that imprisons.

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Shift the emphasis.

Any topic has multiple areas of emphasis. Redirect the conversation to gentler, more productive areas.

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Puzzle or pleasure.

Include both.

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Time to still time.

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Butterflies and bears.

Us.

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What a little of, can sweeten ...

... a lot of, may muddy. There are time of course when being all muddy is good.

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The sound of restful breathing.

Any sound or sense that will rest the mind.

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Recognize the chaos.

Own mine.

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Breathe to nourish.

Gobble and slurp vs munch and sip.Pause to relish.

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The right place and the right time to begin. Or begin again.

Are in the here and now.

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The connection is what matters, not the trivia.

Though often the trivia, the minor details, obstruct the inner view.

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A little bit at a time ...

... can often make a big difference.

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From squares and circles to triangles.

Direction. Hierarchy. Layers. And all while maintaining structure and symmetry.

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Not to waste is to save.

Every little bit adds up. Anything not wasted can often be used elsewhere or by someone else.

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The right books - doorways to wonderland.

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Old experiences, new insights.

Revisit, relive, and reflect the spectrum of ones experiences. Some events shine through illuminating the way ahead.

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Small things add up.

Small changes can have a big impact.

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Rest that which is used a lot.

Often.

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Soothe the senses. Shoo troubles away.

Travel back to evoke powerful memories of something special once experienced - whether seen, heard, smelt, tasted, and touched. All of these in turn to reach a more perfect place anytime.

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A buoyant extended weather forecast

Sunny skies inside.

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"Keep right except to pass"

Road signs marking speed lanes and the merging ramps. Or the freedom of dirt roads and freeways. On which types roads and at what speeds do we usually enjoy spending our lives.

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Take the extra step.

Do something more than what is necessary or required. The next time around it will be a bit easier and a bit more organized to do.

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A glimpse of the future ...

... in those who seek to learn and to understand.

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Allow goodness to shine through.

Feel the burden lighten when one finds it. Be inspired by the good work and the gentle words spoken by those selflessly doing important things.

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Layer sophistication with simplicity.

Simple will quite often suffice very nicely.

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To withdraw ones claim, to give away freely

... knowing that what truly belongs stays close.

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Choosing to be a mirror, clear glass, lens, polarizer, or prism.

Some of life's optical metaphors.

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It is in daily routine that life is made

... or gets unmade.

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The elephant in the room could be ...

... a donkey.

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Develop and use the position one holds responsibly.

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Make each exchange a bi-directional one or better.

In kind or otherwise, involving giving and benefiting everyone involved to some degree.

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Consider opposites from different perspectives and contexts.

Often a net gain may be achieved by increasing the positive and decreasing the negative. Working on just one dimension is often easier, indeed a lot of the effort is spent on doing just that. Consider other perspectives and contexts as well for a better understanding of what is being attempted. Encourage and reward what works. Acknowledge what doesn't so that with effort and time if possible its effects can be reduced.

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Too much or too soon

... is about the same as it being too little, or coming too late.

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At the center of silence.

At the core. A testing ground of doubts and reasons, fears and hopes, ...

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When is equal, unequal?

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Vision, ability and hope.

Transform reality.

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Contentment is ...

... priceless.

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See goodness and be drawn to it.

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Test the boundaries of ones understanding

... ever seeking out news contexts and meanings.

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Encapsulate the spectrum of feelings a topic evokes with gentleness . . .

... in word and tone. Something most everyone will acknowledge, whether reasonable or absurd. Especially the absurd.

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Seek an education that dissolves prejudice.

Include others and grow strong.

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To see the world as it could be ...

... one needs vision and insight. To step beyond what can be seen, into the realm of possibility and insight.

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The way around is above.

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A big change in the distant future, requires but a small change in the present.

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