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December 22, 2020
The Never Was #11. Center bit that almost was, wasn’t, now is....
The Never Was #11. Center bit that almost was, wasn’t, now is. Are ya’ll liking these? Should I keep sharing these Never Was snippets? (at Helena, Montana)
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After yesterday’s signal fire I sent out to you, I wanted to...
After yesterday’s signal fire I sent out to you, I wanted to practice what I preached, I wanted to prove to you that it is possible to be vulnerable, to open yourself wide open to someone coming in and saving you. This, my friends, is precisely what happened to me. I’m going to tell you truths that not many know, parts of me that I just don’t speak of often, as even though I give out basically every thought in my head, I don’t speak about me or my past often. For a long, long time, I was sick with various ailments, stomach conditions that we now know come from a long list of food allergies and intolerances, but also sick with this misbelief that I was destined for a very still, very sheltered life. I convinced myself that the world didn’t need me, and I didn’t need it, and I was perfectly fine staying at home in my tiny bubble, forever. I washed out any desire for travel, for adventure, for seeing what this wide world had to offer, and I lost myself. For years I lost myself to the point where I barely left the house, barely even ventured as far as the grocery store, and I was miserable because of this. Call it good fortune, just as this haiku says, call it fate, call it luck, call it whatever you wish, but Sarah came and saved me. She didn’t allow for the excuses I offered up, she didn’t buy the brilliant bullshit I’d become so accustomed to telling as to why I needed to avoid the world, why it didn’t need me. Put simply, she refused to let me wallow, refused to let me wither.
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I still remember the first time she helped me get back onto an airplane, the first time she convinced me I was capable of living a life again. She came and she changed everything, and I don’t know how many ways I can explain that she truly saved my life. Everything I have, everything I’ve seen, done, become, and am waiting to turn into, is because she had the patience, the tenderness, the grace, and the love to help me find again. The smallest thing I can do is to thank her, the best thing I can offer to you, is to be this to the people in your life, and if you’re lucky enough to have someone be this to you, hold on tight, and worship them for the saviors they are. (at Fort William, Highland)
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December 21, 2020
One of the toughest lessons for me to learn over this adult...
One of the toughest lessons for me to learn over this adult portion of my life, has been to allow for others to care for me. To take care Of me. I am someone who is used to taking care of myself, taking care of others. My wife, @sarahlinden , has helped me learn that we must allow others to give us their tenderness, lest we steal the joy they receive in doing so. One of the thousands of things she has taught me.
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There is tenderness
in how others care for us,
in how they show it.
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Haiku on Life by Tyler Knott Gregson
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December 20, 2020
The Never Was #10. Random thought on random paper that coulda...
The Never Was #10. Random thought on random paper that coulda been more but wasn’t so it is this instead. How are you all? (at Helena, Montana)
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"Aim out and not in,
others instead of ourselves.
This is where we start."
others instead of ourselves.
This is where we start.”
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Haiku on Life by Tyler Knott Gregson
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"Tall trees and soft earth,
the smell of perfect wonder.
Soon I will return."
the smell of perfect wonder.
Soon I will return.”
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Haiku on Life by Tyler Knott Gregson
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"Wherever these land,
these simple words aimed at you,
I hope you catch them."
these simple words aimed at you,
I hope you catch them.”
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Haiku on Life by Tyler Knott Gregson
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"Remember magic,
how alive we used to feel?
Remember that joy?"
how alive we used to feel?
Remember that joy?”
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Haiku on Life by Tyler Knott Gregson
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"Open up the door
and step outside for a time.
Regeneration."
and step outside for a time.
Regeneration.”
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Haiku on Life by Tyler Knott Gregson
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Of all pieces of Buddhism I call most vital, one rings out as...
Of all pieces of Buddhism I call most vital, one rings out as chief among them: compassion. If we, all of we sharing this planet, would aim out instead of in, seek to give more than receive, what a different place this would be. We can, and we can start right now.
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Aim out and not in,
others instead of ourselves.
This is where we start.
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Haiku on Life by Tyler Knott Gregson
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Still have calendars left! Perfect way to end a terrible year, art into the new one. Link in bio. (at Helena, Montana)
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