So, upon awakening, today
I find myself thinking: What did we learn
After The Beast bit into our wallet, again and again?
Upon reflection, I realized that two heads
Are better than one when
Both manage to turn toward the same
Positively focused, solution-seeking wave length without
Putting each other down
If at this time, you asked, Annie ...
Why do you think opposites attract, I'd reply:
Opposites attract in hopes that a household
Can depend upon two brains, filled with opposite strengths
Thus doubling the strengths in the household, over all, so that
A family of five can depend upon leadership choosing to
Place two smart minds in charge of
Brainstorming toward solving each problem
That comes up rather than
Pitting two heads against each other when
One or the other's experiments fail
And here is an insight that I find really important to remember:
If we were attracted to clones of ourselves, life would be boring
Then, I'd add this next train of thought:
We'd have no chance of paying close attention to
Each others' strengths in such positively focused ways as to
Absorb new strengths while partnership continues to
Make good use of common sense in hopes of creating
A home sweet home that provides safe haven for one and all
You see, every time two people, who comprise leadership
Choose to set their egos in time out, each grows more attentive to
Learning something of value from the other, and
As two open minds absorb each other's personal strengths
Leadership, working as a like-minded team, tends to
Teach children, by way of example, to formulate
Open minded attitudes, which enrich life all around by
Accepting these two facts:
Firstly, we need to learn to listen to each other closely enough to
Absorb the concept of the law of averages into our brains
SEcondly, a family has need to learn to solve problems
As they arise, or else a pile up of angst
May overwhelm the depth of love we feel for each other inside ...
And those two facts are important to remember for these reasons:
Life is a crapshoot—win some, lose some—blame no one
Once the dice are cast, only time can tell how the chips will fall
Together we stand, divided we fail each other and ourselves, as well
Buy a used car—drive home someone else's trouble—or not ...
My first used car was a clunker, and The Beast was one, too.
On the other hand, two for two does not mean we'd struck out
Two for two suggests that experience taught us to seek out
Gently used, 'pre owned' cars :)
Today, there are times when we choose to purchase 'new'
At other times we balance the budget and live the dream by
Looking for low mileage vehicles, returned to dealers at
The end of their leases ...
The strategy behind this simple plan, which
Embraces practicality and dreams, simultaneously
Allows us to consider and satisfy needs, all around
Speaking from the vantage point of many years of
Well-balanced car purchasing experience
This new plan—which suggests purchasing
Gently used cars, unleashed from two year leases—
Offers our family positive consequences, such as these:
Relieves financial pressures
Cures bouts of heartburn and saves hard-earned cash :)
Though I must admit that leadership's think tanks
Did not come up with this simple plan while our sons were teens
I decided to throw that solution into the mix before diving into
Our family's next plan of action, which arose after
The Beast thumbed her nose at all of our needs
So having shared lessons learned the hard way, now
On to our plan to unload The Beast:
First of all, busy schedules and family sanity suggest that
We need to unload The Beast as fast as possible
And thus unmet need causes life's merry-go-round to
Spin round and round
Though The Beast offered our family nothing but frustration
Dad's still not happy to see her go for three reasons:
One: He has to give up his dream of packing her to ski in the snow
Two: This man, who'd shown little emotion on the either side of
The spectrum is not eager to let go of
The Beast's 454 engine—Brum—Brummmm!
Three: He's not made peace with his newest plan, which
Upon being shared during another family 'meeting'—also known
As dinner—sets the boys' spirits to cartwheeling with glee after
Listening to the head of our house clearly admitting to
Complete capitulation, which flabbergasts four pairs of ears, which
Can't believe that all of us are about to join Dad in
A new shopping expedition—as in new—meaning
Shopping for a NEW car—Wow!!
Imagine joyful pandemonium busting loose from eldest son ...
Who, during their childhood still held leader-of-the-pack status over
Attitudes of younger brothers
And since we'd openly discussed our common experience with
Failed experiments from five different points of view—
All five minds have turned the corner, landing on the same page ...
And since all-for-one-and-one-for-all-win-win proves to be
That which I need most of all ...
Everything feels fine and dandy until—
Mom's primal need for safety throws the next wrench ...
I find myself thinking: What did we learn
After The Beast bit into our wallet, again and again?
Upon reflection, I realized that two heads
Are better than one when
Both manage to turn toward the same
Positively focused, solution-seeking wave length without
Putting each other down
If at this time, you asked, Annie ...
Why do you think opposites attract, I'd reply:
Opposites attract in hopes that a household
Can depend upon two brains, filled with opposite strengths
Thus doubling the strengths in the household, over all, so that
A family of five can depend upon leadership choosing to
Place two smart minds in charge of
Brainstorming toward solving each problem
That comes up rather than
Pitting two heads against each other when
One or the other's experiments fail
And here is an insight that I find really important to remember:
If we were attracted to clones of ourselves, life would be boring
Then, I'd add this next train of thought:
We'd have no chance of paying close attention to
Each others' strengths in such positively focused ways as to
Absorb new strengths while partnership continues to
Make good use of common sense in hopes of creating
A home sweet home that provides safe haven for one and all
You see, every time two people, who comprise leadership
Choose to set their egos in time out, each grows more attentive to
Learning something of value from the other, and
As two open minds absorb each other's personal strengths
Leadership, working as a like-minded team, tends to
Teach children, by way of example, to formulate
Open minded attitudes, which enrich life all around by
Accepting these two facts:
Firstly, we need to learn to listen to each other closely enough to
Absorb the concept of the law of averages into our brains
SEcondly, a family has need to learn to solve problems
As they arise, or else a pile up of angst
May overwhelm the depth of love we feel for each other inside ...
And those two facts are important to remember for these reasons:
Life is a crapshoot—win some, lose some—blame no one
Once the dice are cast, only time can tell how the chips will fall
Together we stand, divided we fail each other and ourselves, as well
Buy a used car—drive home someone else's trouble—or not ...
My first used car was a clunker, and The Beast was one, too.
On the other hand, two for two does not mean we'd struck out
Two for two suggests that experience taught us to seek out
Gently used, 'pre owned' cars :)
Today, there are times when we choose to purchase 'new'
At other times we balance the budget and live the dream by
Looking for low mileage vehicles, returned to dealers at
The end of their leases ...
The strategy behind this simple plan, which
Embraces practicality and dreams, simultaneously
Allows us to consider and satisfy needs, all around
Speaking from the vantage point of many years of
Well-balanced car purchasing experience
This new plan—which suggests purchasing
Gently used cars, unleashed from two year leases—
Offers our family positive consequences, such as these:
Relieves financial pressures
Cures bouts of heartburn and saves hard-earned cash :)
Though I must admit that leadership's think tanks
Did not come up with this simple plan while our sons were teens
I decided to throw that solution into the mix before diving into
Our family's next plan of action, which arose after
The Beast thumbed her nose at all of our needs
So having shared lessons learned the hard way, now
On to our plan to unload The Beast:
First of all, busy schedules and family sanity suggest that
We need to unload The Beast as fast as possible
And thus unmet need causes life's merry-go-round to
Spin round and round
Though The Beast offered our family nothing but frustration
Dad's still not happy to see her go for three reasons:
One: He has to give up his dream of packing her to ski in the snow
Two: This man, who'd shown little emotion on the either side of
The spectrum is not eager to let go of
The Beast's 454 engine—Brum—Brummmm!
Three: He's not made peace with his newest plan, which
Upon being shared during another family 'meeting'—also known
As dinner—sets the boys' spirits to cartwheeling with glee after
Listening to the head of our house clearly admitting to
Complete capitulation, which flabbergasts four pairs of ears, which
Can't believe that all of us are about to join Dad in
A new shopping expedition—as in new—meaning
Shopping for a NEW car—Wow!!
Imagine joyful pandemonium busting loose from eldest son ...
Who, during their childhood still held leader-of-the-pack status over
Attitudes of younger brothers
And since we'd openly discussed our common experience with
Failed experiments from five different points of view—
All five minds have turned the corner, landing on the same page ...
And since all-for-one-and-one-for-all-win-win proves to be
That which I need most of all ...
Everything feels fine and dandy until—
Mom's primal need for safety throws the next wrench ...
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