I gave up

trying 

my same 

old way

each day,

even though

it seemed

okay.

I moved away

from 

one 

beautiful 

residence,

in essence,

to scale 

down

and live

downtown

on the opposite

coast.

I find

that most

of the folks

I know

show me

that I can

see

differently

when I

let go

of rigidity.

Obviously,

it’s not 

so easy

to upend

any ingrained

habit.

Sometimes

necessity

demands it;

or 

in order

to withstand

it,

something’s

gotta give.

So I take

a chance

to enhance;

not just

give in

to circumstance.

Give up!

Let it go!

Grow

instead

of seeing

red.

Rather 

than blather

and get 

into a

lather,

give up!

Don’t give 

in

to what’s 

been eating

you.

If you’ve

been miffed,

then

shift

your focus.

Your locus

of control-

how you roll-

is worthy

of your 

attention.

My contention

is that

when 

giving up

means 

a greater

good,

rather than

espousing

whatever

you think

should

be,

it seems 

to me

that we 

create

more opportunity

to 

live up to

giving up.