Beauty Has Been Restored*

there are always

            possibilities

and I feel so

            overwhelmed

I get stuck on

            what I want

rather than go

            the way opens

prayers are answered

            despite questions

I must listen

            attentively

accept the signs

            with awareness

and embrace

            the consequence

some choices bring

            desolation

some result in

            consolation

acceptance

            and indifference

reveal how futile

            is resistance

a power for good

            community

engenders

            a greater good

and I rest assured

            in the beholder

for Beauty has been

restored

*Navajo Nation mantra

Published by carlfmaulbeck

In the movie "Harvey", Elwood P Dowd, played by Jimmy Stewart, explains coping with the world this way: "Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, 'In this world, Elwood, you must be' - she always called me Elwood - 'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me." Well, for years I was smart, oh so very smart, I too recommend pleasant - Trust the harmony

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