I was regretting the past

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And fearing the future.

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Suddenly my Lord was speaking:

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"My name is I Am."

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He paused. I waited. He continued,

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"When you live in the past

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With its mistakes and regrets,

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It is hard. I am not there.

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My name is not I Was.

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When you live in the future,

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With its problems and fears,

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It is hard.

 

I am not there.

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My name is not I Will Be.

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When you live in this moment,

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It is not hard.

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I am here.

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My name is I Am."

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- An anonymous poem