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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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A Better Me

...my lifelong task...

It’s strange but true,
I’ve become a better me
through my failures
and my heartbreaks,
by thinking too much,
then refusing to let go,
by injury and infirmity
and by an imposed humility
which one day delivered me
to laughter and new friendships,
along with the strength
to be honest with myself,
no matter what the truth.

I’ve become a better me,
not by being the person
I thought I should be,
but by praying soulfully
to remember who I am,
and then allowing love
to change me.

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