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Chris Gaither

Chris Gaither

Have a Coke or a Smile

The Service Economy

When I was a kid
the rule was
one kid got to pour
two glasses of Coke
and the other kid
got to take her glass first
 
This was great training
for the real world
where the same
You pour, I take
rule applies except now
there is just one glass

Autres oeuvres par Chris Gaither...
Nothing Lasts Forever

Just when you think You’ve seen it all It all falls apart So, you put it back together again Thinking this time it’s forever
Lost

It’s said you become what you hate; I hate losing things
Love Thine Frenemy

The New Revised Standard Version… A frenemy of yours is a frenemy of… whereas the New King James Versi… The frenemy of my frenemy is my fr…
I Never Knew That

People think that the spork didn’t include any aspects of the… because the serrated edge of the prospective all-in-one utensil kept slicing open the focus group…
Your Persona Is the Shell, Your Desire Is the Turtle; Is the Shell Your Shield or Your Cage?

Author your own story By questioning your own authority In order to find out What you are trying to control And if, like me
Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Control

We mistake the feeling of control for the feeling of freedom when freedom actually consists of the courage to take risks Those who encourage us
You Only Live Once

Each of us gets to ask God one question and this question is your life
No One Expects the Umpire Calling Balls and Strikes to Be Right; They Just Need Him to Be Consistent

We are all of us unreliable narrators Some of us just make a living at it
Sending Our Children Off to Culture War

After that instead of talking about the weath… or staring at their phones people stared at anyone who talked
Person, Place, or Thing

Part 1- Who am I? A missing person Where’s my place? It’s where I must stay
God Is a Thing, I think

Anselm’s ontological proof fails at proving the existence of God; there is no way around a leap of f… Instead, it proves that human bein… are incapable of accessing God’s m…
What Good Is a Killer Bee Who Lost Its Killer Instinct?

When people ask me How are you doing? I tell them That’s above my pay grade
Our Manic Power Struggle Takes the Form of a Competition for Attention; Depressingly, the More Attention Can Be Had, the Less It Can Be Given

The most radical act has become One that gives you meaning Without getting you attention Not because we don’t need one anot… We all do–
Where Do I Even Begin?

The people pleaser’s greatest mist… is believing that if you always walk the line you will never have to
In Search of Wasted Time

The second half of life is a second chance to give as much as I have received



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