June 6, 2026
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out of the ashes
of our lost dreams
charred
shattered
spent
burned by the fire of living
leaving us more than desolate
in mind
in spirit
out of our own ashes
must rise our new dreams
our new spirit
melted by the fire
forged by life’s hammer
shaped by our God
quenched to the very depths of our soul
by our very own personal tears
and we must choose
choose to be
always safe
always secure
or
choose to fly
like the Phoenix
up from our own
very personal ashes
into the golden sunshine
of this yet new day
and if we fly
we risk again
the fall into the fire
all the tears
all the pain
and I say to you
come fly with me
taste again
the wind in our faces
the glorious sunshine
the thrill of just being alive
moment
by moment
My New American Flag 11/11/2011 Porterville CA JLW [152BT] (Dedicated to ALL who have served our USA) I have my new American flag flying today it was clearly made with pride it was “Made in America” it replaces one made in China nothing is quite wrong with it and yet it has always had that “not quite” flavor even with the form-fit-function that replicas always seem to have my new American flag has heart created by people who love this land where capitalism starts from within the soul and spreads its blessing far and wide made by people who feel the pride of American Exceptionalism regardless of how they came to be here There is heart in my new American flag it is the same heart given to us by the young firebrands who stepped up and pledged their very lives and sacred honor when they created our Declaration of Independence it is the same heart given to us by the young firebrands who stepped up and pledged their very lives and sacred honor and have given their lives on the field of battle throughout the world to buy this precious freedom we have today it is the same heart given to you and I it is nothing more nor less than American Exceptionalism for us to wear proudly yet again in the bright sunshine of this new day
Joy This Morning 5/31/2026 Clovis, CA JLW [769T] joy this morning just being alive in God’s Great Universe for another day with my dreams for all the joy there is in my life moving forward one step at a time on the little cat’s feet playing in the morning sun this most lovely new day my joy is about feeling loved in my community in my life and more importantly in all my heart loving all these folks each in my own quiet way and feeling the love they reflect back to me in the multitude of their own heartfelt ways each touching my heart remembered in the quiet of this sunshine in this morning bringing my own tears of gratitude as I write ever so quietly in this lovely quiet sunshine of the morning
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I choose to fly!!!
I am not surprised that you “Choose to Fly”. And my friend – you always choose to fly. Me too – – I think. Chat soon, when you wish.