A Facebook Status for the Fifth of November

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
oh Jesus, the broflakes are loose,
spare us the mansplaining, actuallies, concern feigning;
and shove it right up your caboose.

Now also available on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/charllandsberg/status/927292951910285312
https://twitter.com/charllandsberg/status/927293029983145989

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The Difficult Magic

when you don't expect sparkle and pop
or to swell like Gandalf
or glamour like Dumbledore
when you expect to do less today
than you ever have before
when your impact is small
but the outcome is big
and you take nothing from the world
that you couldn't restore
this is the great magic
the endless bore
to love beyond measure
to wait beyond pleasure
to give beyond showing
to learn beyond knowing
to trust in your heart
forgive when it's smart
see the beauty in the noise
permit yourself the little joys

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