Human/ Mormon/ Woman: KATHERINE

I like the sound of silence
An unresponsive client
I truly do not not mind, but still check
In from time to time

I wish I had the heart
I want to have the time
To see to every part
Of all that’s on my mind

Business is booming
Deadlines are looming
The thrill of the sale
The fear I could fail

“Be as candid about your questions as you need to be;
life is full of them on one subject or another.”
-Jeffrey R. Holland
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Just admit the dissonance 
Between the truth and narrative 
It’s hardly ever comfortable 
But say it, and it’s tolerable 
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Some things cannot be reconciled
At least not by the earthly mind 
The answers don’t come easily
There’s still a chance to find some peace 
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All the ways your heart’s involved 
All the puzzles you can’t solve 
Save questions for another day 
The soul can simply need a break 
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A worldview that’s been challenged 
A hope that lies in balance 
A crisis of the faith that you
Can’t explain away 
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Truth somehow will still endure
Even when you’re just not sure 
Hold fast and stand your ground of the 
Truth that you once found 
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Not saying do not question
Or close your eyes to reason
No perfect, tight solution (imperfect)
Peace amidst confusion

I struggle in the small things
They seem so hard for me
All the things that seem to come to
Others naturally

I’m challenged by the mundane
There’s fear, anxiety
The smallest undertaking seems a
Monumental feat

I’m overwhelmed by details
It all just gets to me
Like raising kids and just keeping
My stupid kitchen clean
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I struggle in the small things
There’s not much more to say
Best I can do is keep on truckin’
Going day by day

When selling a service,
There’s no debt to eat
When selling a service,
No inventory

“Cry unto him over the crops of your fields, that ye may prosper in them.
Cry over the flocks of your fields, that they may increase.”
-Alma 34:24-25

Pray for your business
Pray for your scores
Pray for encounters to
Open up doors

A paradox of peace
The method employed
The more you abide (the more)
“Business” destroyed

Attention is when they know you exist
The next step is to generate interest 
Desire is wanting the thing you provide
The definitive point is when they decide 
Conversion, transaction is closing the deal
Congratulations! You just made a sale 🙂

“Always be closing.”
-Glengarry Glen Ross

“The Lord would want you to be successful.”
-President Gordon B. Hinckley 

Two kinds of value, two kinds of worth
One from the market, one before birth
One is a constant, one fluctuates
One is inherent, and one can be changed

The way that our Heavenly Parents see you
And then all the skills and the things you can do
You need to provide, should pursue a career
Gain knowledge, experience, stand out in your field.

“When reminded about the premortal shouting for joy,
in some moments, we wonder what all the shouting was about.”
-Neal A. Maxwell 
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Don’t eat the fruit 
Ignore the damn snake
The joys you experience 
Won’t outweigh the pain
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Keep yourself safe
Avoid bitter cups
Maybe it’s worth the
Things you’ll give up
…
You can’t stop the train
So don’t even board
You don’t have a clue of the
Wreckage in store
..
Sure thought I could handle it, thought I was strong
But lately it seems I could not be more wrong.

There’s only so much heaviness the human heart can take
The bricks of burden start to stack, your back will surely break

The sorrow starts to seep in, soon you’re swimming in the shame
The doubt, the darkness, and the death can speak dread to your name

It’s so hard to hire
It’s too tough to trust
Somebody else to do
Some of my stuff

“I wonder sometimes about the outcome.”
-John Mayer

I need some sort of guarantee
To help with the anxiety
Can’t stand all the uncertainty
It’s not so slowly killing me

Outsource too far and some
Details get lost
Some choose to do it
No matter the cost
….
The time and the transfer of
What’s in your brain
Does not seem efficient
But I won’t complain
…
An hour to describe
A 5 minute task
“Is this really smart?”
(Oh, I’ll never ask)
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I’ll take the job off of your
Plate all the way
As long as there’s cash at the
End of the day 

Some things I think about way too much
Some things don’t think about near enough
When living in a world with so much stuff
Priorities easily get mixed up

Supply-induced demand (is when a)
Product is at hand 
And some will choose to buy 
Just because there’s a supply

“The borrower is slave to the lender.”
…
Cut the cards
Lose the loans
Ditch the debt 
Nix the notes
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My car may be old
My stuff may be small
But here’s why I win:
THEY’RE PAID FOR IN FULL!

“Innocent blood crieth from the ground.”
-Doctrine & Covenants 136:6
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Full court press
Take them down
Run them clear right
Out of town
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Cards in place
The time is right
We won’t back down,
Prepared to fight
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Voices of victims
Rise from the dust
Their blood cries out
Demanding justice
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Despite what they claim they are
No woman’s friend
A kingdom of lies always
Falls in the end
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Only God redeems the past
But we’ll make sure that they won’t last

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“The house of the wicked shall be destroyed.”
-Proverbs 14:11

If everyone agrees to buy
And no one says you charge too high
If nobody will tell you no
That means your prices are too low!

Be Not Deceived.
-Galatians 6:7
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Are they actually duped?
Or part of the scheme 
Thrown for a loop?
Or not what they seem
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Part of the lies?
Or fell for the hoax
Snake in disguise?
Or tricked by the joke
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Who has clean hands?
Which ones have blood
Who says what they mean?
Who’s wearing a hood
…
We want to believe their intentions are pure
For some that may be, but can never be sure 

“Lift Where You Stand”
-Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Lift where you stand
Do what you can
The weight’s not yours alone

Feels like a boulder is
Crushing my shoulder
Just want to go back home

Sleep and replenish
Don’t have to finish
All that has to be done

You’re strong and you’re brave
And eager to save
But still, you’re only one

The pain is real
The shame I feel
And all that heavy stuff

Do well thy part
Give all your heart
Then let that be enough

She hath done what she could
Lift where you stand
Do well thy part

“She hath done what she could.”
-Mark 14:8

“I will bring forth out of darkness unto light
all their secret works and their abominations.”
-Alma 37: 25
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You’re my favorite hobby
I’ll work to bring you down
Expose your dirty secrets 
And run you out of town
…
Might say that I’m obsessed with you
Not something I’d deny
I’ll take it as a badge of honor
Wear that name with pride
…
Masters of deception
For years, you’ve flat out lied
The damage that you’ve done
Cannot be quantified
…
But now we’re onto you, we’ll bring your
Secret works to light
Start shaking in your shoes
We’re prepping for the fight
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You’ve got a strong resistance
An army of support
But truth can’t hide forever
We know the final score
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The days you have are numbered
So take a look around
You don’t have too much longer to
Contaminate this town
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The numbers and the scandals
Are catching up to you
No matter how you try, we’ll never
Stop until you’re through

If you’re a 6 and they’re a 2
They still could eas’ly hire you
You don’t have to be a 10
You just have to know more than them!

Stretch yourself, but not too far (when)
You’re not qualified
If you can’t complete the task
They’ll find out that you lied 
…
But don’t just take the lowest fruit (that’s)
Hanging in your face
Get outside your zone and try to
Find the middle pace
…
Even when you don’t know all the
Details of the stuff
Speaking with authority
Can often be enough
…
No hard set of rules (it’s all a)
Toss-up, case by case
If you should decline, or if it’s
Something you could ace 

“If you decide that you’re going to do only the things you know are going to work,
you’re going to leave a lot of opportunity on the table.”
-Jeff Bezos

If it’s not veggies , not eggs , or not meat 
Then it’s not a food that I’m going to eat 
No dairy, no gluten , no fruit , & no sweets 
It has to be veggies, be eggs 🍳,or be meat 
PS: Once a week, I relax, and I cheat 🌮

The hardest part’s not setting goals
That’s not somewhere I lack
The hardest part is after failure,
Getting back on track

“Sometimes courage is that little voice
at the end of the day that says, ‘I’ll try again tomorrow.'”
-Thomas S. Monson

Everything’s a sales pitch
Or some kind of persuasion
To sell a service/ product
Or to sell a certain vision
…
To take specific action or to
Think a certain way
Communication’s powerful
To influence and sway
…
Not necessar’lly sleazy
Can be for a great good
To motivate someone to act
The way they probably should
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It may be blatant, obvious
But subtlety’s compelling
Everything’s a pitch so think of
What it is you’re selling!

Glad I’ve got the answer (though it’s)
Not the one I want
Now that this is settled (I’ll)
Continue with the hunt

🙂

“If thy brother or sister offend thee,
thou shalt take him or her between him or her and thee alone.”
-Doctrine & Covenants 42:88

If there’s a concern, go straight to the source
(The best way to solve any problem, of course)
Don’t burden others with baggage not theirs
Just swallow your pride, and get over your fear

Not trying to be rude, when you blab and you whine (you)
Project on me crap not a single bit mine
Nothing’s resolved, and then others get roped
Theres a way that’s a million times better to cope

We seem to shun conflict, avoid confrontation
While all the while harboring festering frustration
If you’re truly wronged, then be strong and confess it
Go to who’s guilty, then breathe and express it

If you’re really hurting, then I’ll lend an ear (but)
Consider the words someone else needs to hear
If someone did/said something awful to you
It’s no one’s concern except for you two! 

“Be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”
-Matthew 10:16
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Wise as serpents
Harmless as doves
Warriors press on
Armed with love
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Do not relent when the
Enemy comes
Persistence will win when
All’s said and done
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From centers of hope
To sidewalks & laws
Shall we not go on
In such a great cause?
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Frustration and heartbreak
But truth’s on our side
So we’ll be victorious in the
Battle for LIFE! 😊
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“Shall we not go on in such great a cause?”
-Doctrine & Covenants 128:22

What you deem an emergency
I may not see so urgently
So carefully, considerately
Think whether not this one’s on me

I won’t be guilt-tripped, can’t be bought
So spare excuses overwrought
May choose to help, or I may not
But if I do, I call the shot

Service never can be forced
I’ll always retain the choice
My own priorities come first and
I refuse to be coerced

The more clearly-defined I live
The more of my heart I have to give

“The most compassionate people I know also have
the most well-defined and well-respected boundaries.”
-Brene Brown

It’s easy to love them after they leave
But what makes them walk through the door
Is a conscience that’s pricked, a heart that’s been softened
And choosing to love them before

 #welovequitters #ATTWN 

“Hammer out my goals like I’m workin’ with my tools.”
-James the Mormon (love him!  )

No time for Netflix
There’s work to be done
Progress is what I
Consider more fun

Sure, I relax
But I’m most alive
When I’m hustling, grinding
That’s how I thrive

Don’t get me wrong
I need (and love!) sleep
But then I wake up (there’re)
Commitments to keep!

Leisure is key
And self-care’s a must
Still, don’t waste your time
(It matters too much)

I work and I work (give it)
All that I’ve got
Feels really great to
Accomplish a lot 

“Work is a blessing from God. “
-Elder J. Richard Clarke 

“‘Coincidence’ is not an appropriate word
to describe the workings of an omniscient God.”
-Neal A. Maxwell
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With prayer, we cannot quantify
Exact amount of ROI
And still, the heavens hear us cry
(There’s ample proof to testify)
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Some say it’s just mythology
A fake epistemology
Some figment of psychology
And yet, from all that I have seen
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My “thoughts and prayers” that some dismiss
(A silly, unimportant wish)
Do so much to improve, uplift
A world that’s dangerously adrift
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No believer worth their weight
Says “choose one! Either God or fate”
The evil actions men may take
Don’t prove that the divine is fake
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Can’t understand it perfectly
But one thing that is sure to me
So much of all the good we see’s
Directly linked to deity
🙂