A day of wonderful blue skies
Accentuates the shadows and the light
That surrounds us, endlessly.
The shadows aren’t caused by us
We cannot generate any greater light than that,
that already surrounds us
Embrace the blue skies,
along with sunny days
Welcome too, dark shadows
and thunderous storms
All beautifully serve to make our journey
Exactly what it is meant to be.
August 2017
It is often said
That every journey
Starts with a single step
What is less often shared
is that the road upon which you travel
may be way-off the beaten track
It may be dim and foggy,
With no signposts to see
Nor streetlights to light the way
And yet if you can, when you can,
Take a step forward, and slowly you’ll begin to forge
A little more in the direction that you’re heading
And that’s when you know
you’re definitely moving ahead and along
Even if it’s at a snails pace
Sometimes it may seem to be that a diversion is in place
A roadblock, a hump, a tragedy
A disaster, a catastrophe, maybe just an unexpected bend
But, with all things considered,
It may have been, just be the most valuable
And the most important part of your journey
Other times, it may feel as if, you’ve reached an impasse
Or stopped at a rest stop for far too long
Unmoving, unchanging, stuck.
Perhaps it was just time for you
to have a break, a rest, a breather
To find some calm, enjoy the stillness, surrender in tranquility
Maybe it was time
for a change in direction
Or a regrouping of sorts
Just remember that
Every journey that you’re on,
whether you’re travelling near or far
Is an adventure meant for you
From the encounters, to the landscapes
From the people, to the beasts
Each is dutifully yours
To make the most of,
to make the best of
Embrace it all,
This wonderful unfolding
Of life and all of its ways
Let it show you, please you, delight you
May you find excitement on dull days
And may tranquil serenity seek you out on the stormy seas
And most of all,
May you embrace, in a million magnificent ways
All of the wonders in this Journey we call Life
August 2017
What does it mean
to acknowledge and
to be acknowledged?
to be heard
to be seen
For a presence to be counted
In the acknowledgement of self
We embrace the value that is ‘me’
The individual ‘me’,
The me that is a thinker
The me that is a feeler
The me that is a do-er
The me that is a be-er
The me that is a worthy, worthwhile contributor
In the acknowledgement of another
we surrender to an appreciation
of those trails already laid bare before us
of the many sacrifices made
of the energy poured forth
of the heartache and the joy
of the trials and the tribulations
of glorious victories and successes
In the acknowledgement of another
We recognise that while we are singular
We do not stand alone,
We belong inherently to a part of a greater whole
We belong, as each grain of sand on the beach
and each drop of water in the ocean does
individual yet not alone
For in the ‘I am’ of alone we find that
We are all a part of the collective whole.
In the acknowledgement that we seek,
The recognition of our own worth and value
The joy that we find,
The peace that we experience
Together, we are.
16 August 2016
To think only thoughts,
that bring you joy,
To speak only words,
that lift your spirits,
To act only upon the inspirations
that define the you
of your dreams
This is what it is,
to be the you,
that you deserve to be.
26 July 2017
What if, today, and everyday, we looked at everyone,
all the people around us
all the people we come in contact with, and saw
Beyond the colour of their skin
Beyond the style of their hair
or the clothes that they may wear
What if, we truly looked and saw
In all of the people around us
In everyone that surrounds us
Beyond the words that they may choose to speak of
Beyond the actions that seem to define,
their ideas, ideals and principles
What if,
in each and every person we encountered,
We noticed and realised
that beyond all of these externalities
or the perceptions in our own minds
What if,
we saw, all of the gifts and treasures
So wonderfully embedded deep within
That the core of each and every person we encounter
Is the essence and a solid treasure of pure gold
What if,
knowing this, believing this, understanding this
Just how, would you treat
each person you come in to contact with
today and everyday?
June 2017
