Selves to Agree

I think my life would be easier, she said, if I could just get my selves to agree on something. – Selves to Agree – – © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Connection

there came a moment in the middle of the song when he suddenly felt every heartbeat in the room & after that he never forgot he was part of something much bigger – Connection – © 2007 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Process

It’s an invention, he said. What’s it do? I said. I don’t know, he said. It’s not finished yet. – Process  © 1995 Story People – posted with permission.

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Connect the Dots

Resorting to connecting the dots this morning because it was a long night & he needs to do something really simple to get started again. – Connect the Dots © 2011 Story People – posted with permission.

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Living in the Past

I’ve always liked living in the past best, she said. It takes less money than I make now. Living in the Past – © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Design Flaw

One of those rare bumblebees who agreed with the engineers about not being able to fly so he mainly sits around & watches the other bees work themselves to death. Design Flaw © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Legacy

I promise you not a moment will be lost as long as I have heart & voice to speak & we will walk again together with a thousand others & a thousand more & on & on until there is no one among us who does not know the truth: there is no future without love. Legacy  © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Stress Reduction

I have so much less stress, he said, now that I’ve given up on ambition. – Stress Reduction – © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Scraps of Magic

These are little scraps of magic & when you paste them together you get a memory of something fine & strong, she said. Sometimes it takes till you’re 40 to see it though. – Scraps of Magic – © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Crossing the Line

I have too much to lose, she said, if I cross that line. Like what? I said. She could not think of anything that day so she said she’d get back to me. Since then I’ve been thinking what I would lose if I cross my line & I haven’t come up with anything either. There’s always another line somewhere. – Crossing the Line – © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Silly in Public

I figured out that if I keep it up, someday I’ll probably get wise enough to be silly in public but I probably won’t wait that long. – . Silly in Public © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Presence of Mind

Most of the stuff I say is true because I saw it in a dream & I don’t have the presence of mind to make up lies when I’m asleep. – Presence of Mind – © 2017 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Comfort

Whenever I go on a trip, I think about all the homes I’ve had & I remember how little has changed about what comforts me. – Comfort – © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Doing her best

doing her best to float, even though a lot of people would rather that she fall, so they can help her up & tell her ‘I told you so.’ ©2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.You can buy books, posters, cards, ornaments and more and sign up for a daily dose of whimsy like this by email at Story People.

Knowing Right

I’m not so good at taking my own advice, she said, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s right. –  Knowing Right – © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.You can buy books, posters, cards, ornaments and more and sign up for a daily dose of whimsy like this by email at Story People.

 

Quick Getaway

People say jump in with both feet, she said. Personally I like to jump in with one foot, so I have the other available for a quick getaway. Quick Getaway © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Directions

I’m not that good with directions but if I were you, I’d grab big handfuls of sunlight & laughter & love because when you’re making a whole new world you want to be sure it has the important things first. –  Directions © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.You can buy books, posters, cards, ornaments and more and sign up for a daily dose of whimsy like this by email at Story People.

Action Plan

Rules for making the world: 1. Stand up & do the thing you see needs doing. 2. That’s it. (If it was easy, we’d be having a different conversation.) © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.You can buy books, posters, cards, ornaments and more and sign up for a daily dose of whimsy like this by email at Story People.

One of lots of smile and thought-provoking mini stories in his new book Theories of Everything.

Open Arms

If you are lucky someday, you’ll stand, surrounded by people you know, or in the dark of night, quietly by yourself (it does not matter where exactly) & Life will fill your whole self & it will spill out a little with each breath you take after that & you will give your promise to hold the world safe, for as long as it takes

& then, afterwards, you’ll go about your days, wondering what has changed & you won’t see for a long time how it happens in small moments.

When you smile at someone you do not know. When you speak up, though it is easier & quicker to just keep moving. When you stop & hold the hand of a friend who can no longer go on & you speak in a low voice that only she can hear & you say these words (or something like them): I would not want to be in a world without you in it.

& if you are lucky someday, maybe after one of these moments, you’ll understand why Life filled your whole self & all you could do was open your arms to hold the world close & remember how to Love. Open Arms  © 2016 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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Place by the sea

He kept a piece of algae behind his ear to remind him of his roots. A million years ago every place was a little place by the sea, he would say & my mind would go blank & I would swim through the day without a care in the world & it all seemed so familiar that I knew I would go back someday to my own little place by the sea. Place By The Sea © 2018 Brian Andreas – posted with permission.

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