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March 1, 2011

Release

Life’s constant struggle
Energy-draining worries
Taking a toll on my soul

Grinding my teeth
Over tiny details

Over little things always
Finally revealed as unimportant

I try to find some way
To free myself from them

A small glimmer of hope when
Little by little I feel them release
Little by little my soul finds peace

28 comments:

  1. Sharon DayMarch 1, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Wow. That one summed up probably most people's days. I love the cadence and the buildup. Very well done!

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  2. UnknownMarch 1, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    I am going to print this out and put it on the refrigerator :-)

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  3. Brian MillerMarch 1, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    ugh honestly i needed that today...been running all over and just need to stop...but now its time for work...

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  4. Lisa Ricard ClaroMarch 1, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    Nice. And you hit it straight on -- little things revealed as unimportant. All our worries about things that haven't happened yet. It is akin to paying taxes for things yet to be purchased.

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  5. BeachannyMarch 2, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Oh the pre-programmed Hold On is so hard to LET GO. Those Depression Era parents that prized paper dolls and balls of twine and kept cans of pennies. Yep..hard to let go and yet why bother to hold on..no one care when you're daid & gone. Good Acrostic poem. Gay

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  6. CarlMarch 2, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    I need lessons. This is a great write!

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  7. Big Sur BlogisphereMarch 2, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Easy is right and right is easy. Can you help me with my wife, she suffers insomnia.

    Peace

    Tiger Windwalker

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  8. anthonynorthMarch 2, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    That's how it should be tackled. Great words.

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  9. RiverMarch 2, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    That was awesome. Creative with a strong message. :)

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  10. RuthMarch 2, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    You crafted a dance of abandon, just beautiful!

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  11. Other MaryMarch 2, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Wise words :o)

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  12. Ami MattisonMarch 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    "Tiny details," "little things,"little by little I feel them release"--isn't is interesting how life is lived in mere moments, whether we're worrying (i.e. creating our own suffering) or surrendering. Nice poem!

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  13. Kathe W.March 2, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    wise words indeed- and it's hard for all of us to let go of the small stuff...

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  14. TimoteoMarch 2, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Over little things always/finally revealed as unimportant...
    Good thing to keep in mind.
    (If that doesn't work, as someone said: Booze is the only answer!)

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  15. signed...bkmMarch 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    Release is a great word...letting go of that which we have no control over....Great One Shot...bkm

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  16. OliviaMarch 2, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    You said it Eric- Just let go of it all!
    Not many of us do it- and keep themselves stressed- certainly not I. I can take a break even if my tails was on fire.. haha

    Well written- very creative
    Hugs xx

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  17. AnonymousMarch 2, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Fantastic Eric, I love how you've written this, reading downward on each line's beginning letter "Let Go Of It All" and the full point made within of that same sense to release. EXCELLENT work! Love it =D ~April

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  18. MarshyMarch 2, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    so with you here...enjoyed this well written acrostic...hope all is well?

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  19. BelindaMarch 2, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Yes! Now tell me again how to do this? ; )

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  20. KavitaMarch 2, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Oohhh...nice...
    With this, I too can let my hair down..
    Some things are just not worth spending an entire lifetime of energy over!!

    A good message here, Eric!!

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  21. JerryMarch 2, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    That is the honest Bubba truth mister and well slanted.

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  22. PattiKenMarch 2, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    If you find a way to let it all go, I hope you'll share the secret. Nice One Shot, Eric.

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  23. ClaudiaMarch 3, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    reminded me of a juggler rule "let go means progress"...

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  24. Shashidhar SharmaMarch 5, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    Hi Eric

    Yes, we are all engrossed in doing things that are not us, not for us. We never usually see ourselves in the way we are... I liked your description of the same.. trying to find oneself little by little...

    ॐ नमः शिवाय
    Om Namah Shivaya
    http://shadowdancingwithmind.blogspot.com/2011/03/whispers-winter-dew.html
    Twitter @VerseEveryDay

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  25. AnonymousMarch 5, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Nicely written, and words to be heeded!

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  26. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    ...Little by little my soul finds peace...

    Great stuff, good Sunday read.

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  27. Steve IsaakMarch 8, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Solid, thoughtful, clever.

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  28. limeMarch 12, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    i'm trying...believe me...

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