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The Golden Line
On finding the flow

Our modern world is built on plans, and people tell us we’d be fools to do just about anything without them. But what gets lost when we get overly attached to our plans? How do we respond when life presents us with something unexpected? Do blessings come to us not only through beauty but also through barriers? As the old adage goes: if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. The Golden Line offers a playful alternative to our modern obsession with planning.

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    The Golden Line
    On finding the flow
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    The Golden LineA principle for finding the flow
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    Plans are fineand please the mind.
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    But held too firmlyand you’ll find
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    that plans can block out life’s surprise,dull the ears and dim the eyes
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    from sensing what’s in front of you,speaking softly what to do,
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    signals from reality,always fresh and ever new.
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    So take a step,then pause and feel
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    what comes next,and then it’s real.
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    And as you go,the path, concealed —
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    within the flow,at last, revealed.
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    Not straight, but true,and so refined —
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    the wisdom ofThe Golden Line
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    Made by Jonathan J. Harris
    Received in Mora, New Mexico
    Composed in Santa Fe, New Mexico Published June 20, 2025

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