Seeking Serenity

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As we go through our lives with our work and families,
There are many things that can cause much anxiety.
Should we find ways to ease our deep internal,stresses,
And keep ourselves sane and free from those big messes?

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Seeking Serenity

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Seeking Serenity first sounds like the way we should live,
As we progress through our lives giving all we can give.
But let’s examine this direction for our own family life,
As it could be somewhat worse than a little bit of strife.

 

 

 

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Serenity is defined as freedom from all anxiety and stress.
If we were able to live all our lives in a condition like this,
We certainly would live longer and reach a very old age.
But we would surely be bored to death with no strife or rage.

 

 

 

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When I used to watch a TV show called “Kung Fu” at night,
Kwai Chang Caine seemed to have achieved this type of life.
This does not even seem possible in today’s busy world,
As we must work hard to feed our wives, boys, and girls.

Seek serenity and be one with nature to define your true self.

 

 

 

 

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As I have grown older with no job with my daughters gone,
I have found that my life is almost stress free here at home.
I don’t even drink beer any more to ease internal stress,
But I do not consider this old fart life to be life at it’s best.

This serenity is for the birds, give me something to stress about.

 

 

 

 

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As I think way back about my life when I was a young man,
I had a stressful job that kept me working hard back then,
But I enjoyed the challenge and reward of a job well done.
So maybe that totally stress free life is not the right one.

 

 

 

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We had family and some financial problems now and then,
But that made our life interesting in the times we lived in.
Surviving the hard times made our family closer than ever,
So maybe it takes some anxious times to bring us together.

Family life makes life with a little stress worthwhile.

 

 

 

 

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Seeking serenity is not then the thing that we should do,
Unless we want to go through life bored feeling so blue.
I enjoyed drinking beer at times to reduce built up stress,
I needed some vices to make life interesting, I confess.

Here’s to a little anxiety and stress to keep us sane.

 

 

 

 

 

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Let’s leave Seekng Serenity to shalolin priests and the like.
So things will be more anxious with some stresses in life
Although I love that “peaceful easy feeling” on occasion,
I don’t think I want to be peaceful and easy beyond reason.

Grasshopper, seeking serenity will make you a better man, but you will have to endure eternal boredom.

 

 

 

 

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So here’s hoping you have a little anxious stress in life too,
To keep things interesting so you can enjoy your brew,
And have a few hard times to see your family on through.
This may not sound good, but it is surely best for you.

 

 

 

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By Bill

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Thanks for reading Seeking Serenity,
Bill