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IT'S FUNNY HOW PEOPLE COME TO ME FOR ADVICE LIKE IM THE BEST ONE TO GIVE TIPS ON THIS LIFE YES THE ROAD I WALKED WAS LONG AND VERY TRYING BUT I HELD MYSELF UP TALL WHEN I FELT LIKE DYING SO LESSONS I HAVE LEARNED EXPERIENCES NOW UNDER MY BELT I DID NOT BREAK DOWN FROM PRESSURES I FELT WHY IS IT THAT EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH ME THEY SHARE THEIR DELIMAS IN RETURN OF ADVICE FOR FREE I LISTEN WITH EARS OPEN MY OPINION DOES NOT JUDGE I TRY TO HELP THE BEST I CAN WITH ADVICE AND A LITTLE NUDGE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AWAY FROM WHAT IS TOXIC USE THE ADVICE I GAVE PLEASE DONT BE THOUGHTLESS THHOUGH THAT'S HOW I AM I GIVE ADVICE TO ALL BUT I WONT TAKE MY OWN WHY WONT I MAKE THAT CALL WHY DO I DO THAT A HYPOCRATE OF MY WORDS I HELP EVERYONE ELSE BUT MYSELF I FEEL WORSE A FOOL IS WHAT I AM NUMB TO WHAT IS BEST THE ADVICE I ONCE GAVE I SHOULD TAKE AND INVEST MAYBE TAKE CARE OF MYSELF WITH THE WORDS I HAVE SAID TAKE MY ADVICE, AFTERALL THE WORDS CAME FROM MY HEAD PEOPLE TRUST ME TO HELP GIVE ADVICE THEY CAN USE NEVER THOUGHT TO TAKE IT IT WAS MEANT ONLY FOR YOU BUT I CAN SEE IT NOW THEY CAME TO ME FOR A REASON TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH THEIR BAD TIME OF A SEASON THEY SMILED AND THANKED ME IT HELPED IT WAS NICE SO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF I SHOULD TAKE MY ADVICE Written 2-16-19

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Date: 2/21/2019 1:04:00 AM
The reason people gravitate toward you and want your advice is in this poem, my friend. "I listen with ears that are open". That is the key. It is difficult - almost impossible to find a good listener.
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