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organize

How do you sort things?

kitchen pantry

plastic containers hold

tomorrow’s dessert

categorize

put labels on

is a way

to make sense

of the world

around us and

how we interact with it

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recent

What do you think of today’s trends?

glistening

the front lawn

after morning showers

is somewhere

and closer

to being new and now

than it is being old

and yet

today’s trends too

will be a thing of the past

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walk with us

What path are you taking?

the wind

whistles between

the mountains

our path taken

is and always

will be a choice

we must make

to go down what we know

or to make a new one

for ourselves and others

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substitutes

Who will replace you?

early morning

warm sushi rice bathes in

apple cider vinegar

or replacements

whatever we want

to call them

may make the difference

between a good or bad

cookbook recipe to even

a sports team winning or losing

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layers

Do you run warm or cold?

flannel jacket

catching snowflakes

in the garden

we can

always put on

more clothes

to feel warm

but can only

take off so much

to cool down

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genie

What do you wish for?

rustling leaves

a squirrel searches

for tree nuts

we wish

for wishes

to come true

and sometimes

they do

and sometimes

they don’t

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who made it

Do you know who invented the products regularly use?

toothbrush

the last defense

against popcorn

the creator

of any art

is a label

that will stay

with it forever

until future generations

forget and need to look things up

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album cover

How do you form first impressions?

rubber plant

a stroke of green

across leaves

just like a

book cover

packaging

matters for us

to get a glimpse

of what is inside

and waiting to be explored

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put it down

How do you get out of a rut?

living room

the lamp appears

when asked

then pick it up

then put it down again

then pick it up again

sometimes all we need

is a little time away

for us to get out

of a mental rut

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bubble wrap

What safety measures are you taking?

plastic box

we can see

a circus inside

sometimes

it pays to have

and take safety

precautions

and extra measures

when we plan out

our next move

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bug trap

Are you setting yourself up for success?

blue light

even darkness can’t

escape the hue

the mission

is simple

the task

is impossible

when we fail

to put time in

to setting things up

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portion control

When do you use moderation?

salad bowl

and only tomatoes

remain

as the saying

we often hear and tell

ourselves goes

everything

in moderation

is a good rule

to follow in most cases

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talk about it

What ideas are you working on?

sizzle and steam

the mind wanders

flipping burgers

discuss it

work it out

the idea

is not enough

and only the first part

of turning something

into reality

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window

What are you looking for?

shadows

of the maple tree

on the window

a frame

within a

frame

will keep us

looking for

something

worth capturing

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map

Do you know how to use one?

red circle

the monument stands

before the forest

requires us

to interact

with it

or else

the value

or use for it

becomes obsolete

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junk drawer

Are you controlling your chaos?

tape dispenser

resting besides

a pair of scissors

when chaos

is controlled

or at least

shows signs

of having a system

the randomness

may disappear

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over or under

Do you know what will happen next?

forgotten shrubs

left waving at the sun

day after day

having knowledge

about a subject

doesn’t always

mean we will know

what an outcome will be

as this is just one factor

in the game of life

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leave space

Are you leaving room for others?

white lines

separating rusted metal

from smooth pavement

from topics such

as a conversation

to allow others

to ask questions

or simply enough room

for us to be able

to safely park a vehicle

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care

How do you treat others?

seeing it now

the sunrise falls

behind the clouds

is only

the beginning

for how want

to treat and impact

our family

our partners

ourselves

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ferment

Are you letting time take it’s course?

stained red

pink gloves covered

with kimchee

there are times

when we should

just let things sit

and have time

work it’s magic

and other times where

we need to let it out

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