What It Truly Means to Be Brave
Beyond the heroes and crime fighters, Beyond the news of tremendous feats that pulsates its way around the world, Beyond the telling and retelling, stories of ancient strength and power, There lies an unknown, unspoken tale of bravery barely acknowledged, seldom told. Of the mother, who braves the gut-wrenching, heart-stopping fear, of realising, she can […]
The Joy and Beauty of Being
To be present and hopeful Ever filled with wonder and appreciation For all the moments that we hold dear to us As well as the ones that silently slip us by Our days of living, of breathing Of gently hoping that each day Is filled with treasured memories No matter how perfectly ordinary they may […]
The World Around Us
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 […]
This Journey We Call Life
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 […]
The Value of Acknowledgment
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 […]
This Worthy Life
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
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 […]
The Perfection that is You
Haven’t you realised that the beauty that you see in each flower petal the awe you feel as the sun rises and sets over the horizon… The feelings you have within that are invoked by the rapture of a bird song the freedom of the rain the perfect blue of the sky the sweet smell […]
And This Is How The Universe Replied
Have you ever asked the Universe for an answer? Do you know that while you are but a strand in the woven tapestry of life, there is only one of you. One precious, amazing, wholesome, wonderful you. And This Is How The Universe Replied In desperation and depression I begged, “Please! Dear Universe, we need […]