This month's pictorial focuses on fall shots taken in Utah. The majority of the pictures were taken in East Canyon.

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VOLUME XXI – Issue 10: Sunday, November 27, 2022 (255th Issue)

Welcome

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The next Poetical Journal will be out December 24, 2022.

Taken in East Canyon near SLC

...Opening Comments from Bob

This Issue: November is Thanksgiving month in the U.S. I hope this issue inspires you to give thanks for your many known and unknown gifts. The poems are With Gratitude and Attitude. The first speaks to the purpose of Thanksgiving and the second to a suggestion for a happy life. The pictures give us a final glimpse of Utah's fall. The vignette section includes a poem to a friend who recently passed.

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Pictures: East Canyon area

 

 

Two Poems this Month + Bonus

 

 

Bonus Poem: On Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram I have been running a series of my poems accompanied with an appropriate picture. I will show a favorite in this section each month. This poem first appeared in VOLUME XIX – Issue 1: Sunday, February 23, 2020 (222nd Issue). It speaks to the cycle of life.

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Vignette this Month: A Thought

This poem in honor of the recent passing of a friend is also one way I am saying "thank you" for her life.

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Recommendations

Taggart's Grill, Morgan, UT: This outstanding restaurant has its own exit off of I-84. It is a gourmet oasis in the middle of nowhere. The desserts are large and sinful. Frankly, I was shocked at how good the food was at this small family run restaurant. Pictured below is the outdoor seating section. Around traditional dining hours, expect to wait. Also, check the website to stay aware of the hours.

Please take a look at the online book and gift pages.

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Quotable Quotes

"We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive." - Thich Nhat Hanh

"Don't turn away. / Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. / That's where the light enters you." - Rumi

"Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of a single moment–the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all who he is." - Jorge Luis Borges

"I raise up my voice–not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard." – Malala Yousafzai

 

 

A Bit of Humor

A bit of laughter is healthy for the soul

A Little Jury Help

A man being tried for murder happens to know one of the jurors. Before jury deliberation, the man finds a way to contact his friend and emphatically demands that he vote for life in prison with the possibility of parole. The friend agrees.

The jury deliberates for a week and returns a verdict of guilty with life imprisonment. The convicted man phones his friend and asks why it took so long for the verdict.

His friend says, "It took me a long time to convince the other jurors for life imprisonment."

"Why is that?"

"Because they wanted to acquit you!"

Compliment of A Joke A Day

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Tai Chi Corner

Screenshot of a recent international tai chi instructors workshop I attended.
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PJ Forum

If you have comments, recommendations, or suggestions for the PJ, please e-mail them to bob@poeticaljourneys.com. I personally respond to all. (When editing the comments for publication, I eliminate very personal comments and edit for spacing.

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" "The Castle" (The Bonus Poem in the last issue) certainly describes life as it should be lived. Like the idea of our personal castles being open and airy yet strong enough to withstand hate. We need that today. Of course, your autumn pictures are fantastic as always. Glad you enjoyed your hometown visit as well as Lake Erie. It's always good to take time to touch base with those things that have meant something special to us at various times in our lives. Enjoy life,"– Bev from Ohio (Ed.: Great to hear from you! Bev is a longtime subscriber and contributor. She is also an author.)

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Book Reviews

Blast Series: Review by Janice M. regarding Blast Book Four: . . . I loved the book.  There were so many ideas floating around in my head from your writings, and I understood everything you wrote about.  I saw the visions while traveling through the pages. Thank you for your inspiration. . . ."

General: JJG wrote: I've read Bob's "To the End of Time" trilogy twice, each time gaining deep and deeper insights into the human condition. The three small volumes hold their own as good stories but also provide a unique glimpse into a new religious paradigm. Would that it could come to be.

Specific Book: To the End of Time and Back: An Epic Journey

David from Utah: "The new novel, To the End of Time and Back is a skillful account of two lovers on an 'Epic Journey,' racing through time and history to learn life-changing truths. Their spectral mentor, Arundel, sends them through difficult travels, but their relationship endures and remains strong despite physical, and psychological stress. Powerful emotions such as fear, anger and happiness, combine with lust, pain and sexuality to help them learn. Written in verse form, the story is an epic poem, painted to portray the duality of mankind throughout dimensions of human history that is sometimes cruel and horrific. The reader will come to know and understand what is being described and will certainly enjoy the stimulating elegance of the story and the philosophy. A thoroughly enjoyable read that is certain to make you think."
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Jim from Mt. Vernon: "I finished your book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was much easier to follow by having the whole thing in front of me, and reading as much as I wanted at a time. I felt pretty weary after bouncing around in time for many hundreds of years, but I was relieved to know that at least part of the world survived 'Armageddon'. What a feat you have performed."
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Kimberly from Ohio: "Well, Bob! I am rather blown away by your book. Finished it yesterday, and it only took four days, which means I was intrigued and wanted to know how the book ends. I'm a slow, deep reader and since my profession is writing and editing, I edit continuously as I read. Can't help it! But this book was worth dropping everything for and reading to the end. I admit to cynicism about your claim that it would change me, and I don't know that it has just yet but it won't be leaving my heart and head for a long time, and change could happen. I'm impressed that the book actually lived up to your claims for it. . . . I'm intrigued by this book because it rings so true, and I am therefore tempted to believe you actually were given the gift of this dictation. But if not and this is fiction, you have written one hell of a book, masquerading amazingly as non-fiction ... which is indeed one of the goals of fiction."
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An Ohio Reader: "WOW! WOW! WOW! I read it in one sitting and found so many things you wrote about 'true' for what I know and feel about past lives I've lived. Actually, the chapter about the Holocaust was something I couldn't bear to read–too sad and painful. (I've always felt that way about that period of history.) . . . it was very well done, Bob. Just beautifully done. I'm looking for the movie. . . I'm sure others will feel connected to this book just as I did. AMAZING. Just AMAZING. I couldn't put it down. There was so much anticipation with each chapter it hooked me from the very beginning. . ."
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Specific Book: Adelyn: An Epic Journey:

Ohio Reader: "In his book, Adelyn: An Epic Journey, Bob navigates the reader through a challenging journey in the time space continuum while exposing both the weaknesses and strengths of humanity. As Adelyn is exposed to the infinite love of The Source, the reader is challenged to understand how personal beliefs and actions often have more to do with cultural rather than spiritual influences. In a time and world filled with political anger and personal indulgences reading Adelyn offers the open-minded promise. It would make a great book study."

Specific Book: The Tao of Momentary Thoughts

Doug from Ohio: ". . . I was not prepared for page 116 Should have been because of the extremely personal nature of the entire book. Please understand that the unusual length of time to finish your book (especially for a binge reader like me) was because it screamed to be read thoughtfully in increments. For me that was 10-15 pages every weekend, often in quiet . . .Thank you for "putting pen to paper" and sharing your soul. Those of us who have followed Poetical Journeys will recognize much of the content. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to share part of your journey really feel a part of it."

Charles from Park City: "Hi Bob….I just picked up your The Tao of Momentary Thoughts.  It’s wonderful . . I love your book."

Ed from Seattle: The Tao of Momentary Thoughts: "I was smiling all the way through the reading . . .I think I will reread it again during the next week."

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Until next time - joy and peace,

Bob

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