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Oh, the Places You'll Go!

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  Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go. You'll look up and down streets. Look 'em over with care. About some you will say, "I don't choose to go there."  With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you're too smart to go down any not-so-good street. And you may not find any  you'll want to go down. In that case, of course, you'll head straight out of town. ~ It's opener there, in the wide open air! You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step, step with care and great tact. And remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexter...

Castles in the Sand

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  I sit behind you and observe ~ watching in awe as you caress, study, and inspect every morsel of sand lying beneath you.   The water that touches your toes slowly sinks your feet deeper and deeper into the earth. It is completely calm and gentle.  Until it's not.   You see God everywhere you look. Only His greatness can create such vast beauty. Power. Depth. Perfection.   You become an artist as you build. Design. Create. Move the Earth. Dig into its surface and discover new creatures, moving, breathing, surviving.   Minutes pass by.   Hours.   New creations are built up, and torn back down.   I sit amidst the silence of the crashing waves and powerful breeze thinking to myself, "This is going to be a perfect day"