http://www.habitat.org/getinv/volunteer_programs.aspx
English: Habitat for Humanity Toronto Logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Want to do something useful this summer?
Habitat for Humanity is always building something.
Teens 16 and up can help with the construction.
They also have special events.
I set out to discover
The Earth seen from Apollo 17. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
what every person needs,
to focus on the core of life
and cull out the weeds.
We all need safety and love,
water, food, and clothing,
But, we also fundamentally need
to contribute something.
© 2013 DarEll S. Hoskisson (dsh)
It is because giving is so rewarding to me that I want to share these
opportunities with others. I hope this website will become a useful place where if people need help or want to give help, there will eventually be a good resource here for that. I would like for this blog to be useful. And, if it helps even one person deal with life better in any way, it will be worth the trouble. If nothing else, it fulfills my need to contribute something. Love, DarEll
Siverstone at the start-finish line (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Racing, pacing forward
toward a line not seen
unaware that it was also racing
back with careless tragedy
fame of a sort
no one wanted or looked for
pursued instead for vigorous, long life
mocked
the unity of heart beats
pounding out with a chorus
of a thousand footsteps
stopped
The breathing of a nation
waits to understand
an answer that will not come.
This was planned.
The fear whispers
life’s one definite truth:
don’t take life for granted,
the finish line comes to you.
© 2013 DarEll S. Hoskisson (dsh)
Siverstone at the start-finish line (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I can not know
how far I’ve come
unless I know
where I’ve been
I can not
best myself
if I can not
find the line
Finally a
finish marker
that lets me know
I’m winning
© 2013 DarEll S. Hoskisson (dsh)
This link will help you compare foods and personally track your exercise and food intake. Why track? To see your own progress and recognize when you’ve met short and long-term goals or beat your own record.
Treadmill, frightful, boredom
English: Gentaur schedule (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
demanding, intimidating, impossible
slow, tedious, mind-numbing
impersonal, task-oriented, bossy
inflexible limits
Predictable accomplishment,
successful trade offs and juggling,
realistic planning and pacing
In control, efficient
free
© 2013 DarEll S. Hoskisson (dsh)
The Mirror of the Japanese is not the Gaze of the others (Photo credit: timtak)
Funny how my faults
are obvious to
all but me.
Why is it that
I’m the last to see?
© 2013 DarEll S. Hoskisson (dsh)
Rain or Shine (Photo credit: Dackel828)
Done for now
time for rest
work finished
past the stress
nothing to do
reconnect
love
relax
enjoy
appreciate
plan
but do not do
for now at least
the work
is through.
© 2013 DarEll S. Hoskisson (dsh)
I started to float,
Megalodon tooth with a fossil Otodus obliquus tooth (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
then tingle,
then heavy as a rock,
I woke up and found
I couldn’t talk.
My mouth was filled with gauze.
My head was numb and dizzy.
I walked like a drunken man;
the pharmacist was too busy.
Finally pills the size
of my teeth they pulled
I had to take,
but trying to swallow
was a big mistake.
Liquid meals were all
I could look forward to,
numb and in pain,
All I did was drool.
Ice cream and ice,
yogurt and applesauce,
watching movies while skipping school
were the only plus.
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