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“All True Vows” by David Whyte

All the True Vows

are secret vows,

the ones we speak out loud

are the ones we break.

There is only one life

you can call your own

and a thousand others

you can call by any name you want.

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“Beloved Mother of All Thing”s by Thich Nhat Hanh

"Dear Mother Earth,

"I bow my head before you as I look deeply and recognize that you are present in me and that I'm a part of you. I was born from you and you are always present, offering me everything I need for my nourishment and growth. My mother, my father, and all my ancestors are also your children. We breathe your fresh air. We drink your clear water. We eat your nourishing food. Your herbs heal us when we're sick.

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“The River Cannot Go Back” by Kahlil Gibran

It is said that before entering the seaa river trembles with fear.She looks back at the path she has traveled,from the peaks of the mountains,the long winding road crossing forests and villages.

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“The Facts of Life” by Pádraig Ó Tuama + YouTube Reading

That you were bornand you will die.

That you will sometimes love enoughand sometimes not.

That you will lieif only to yourself.

That you will get tired.

SOURCE: https://verse.press/poem/the-facts-of-life-3458767880319667618

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“Horses” by Lieh Tzu

Duke Mu of Ch’in said to Po-lo:

‘You are getting on in years. Is there anyone in your family whom I can send to find me horses?’

‘A good horse can be identified by its shape and look, its bone and muscle. But the great horses of the world might be extinct, vanished, perished, lost; such horses raise no dust and leave no tracks…