As the New Year approaches us we begin to set our plans as we do each year. Some of those plans are sometimes bound to go stray for we fail to grasp them with both hands and swing tightly on our tempest and those that do not work out were just simply not meant to be. This year I invite all to try a new approach- i have blogged similiar before but this is too fitting to pass up the chance to share.
Burst the doors of this year wide open with passion and fury, hope and belief. Do not fear to dream big, reach high and never place limitations on yourself- believe that you possess the tools and determination to make wise choices for your destiny. Go forth without worries and leave the baggage of this past year behind and begin with a fresh bounty of goods. Be the artist of your life-you do have a choice- and splash your canvas with your whole heart of brilliant color-show your passion and love of life; it is too short not to be all that we wish to become. So, buckle up my friends and prepare for the ride toward your dreams and hopes; this is your own personal journey so grab life by the reigns, name it and go out there and claim it...
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Saturday, December 15, 2012
We are the Tide...
We can equate the changes in our life to that of the journey of an ocean tide. Always stricking out against it are the forces of nature; there will be calm flowing paths and then the liquid can blow into a mass of turbulence while screaming and howling. Yet, it will continue to roll toward its destination.
Winter will come bringing ice to invade the calm flow of the path left over from the fall season where it has abandoned its leaves of color into the traveling waters. Yet, it rolls toward its destination.
Summer will embrass us with warmth and growth in the beams of the sun. Coolness remains only in the depths of the water. Our lives will travel through these same seasons but we must not falter, we must keep rolling toward our destination, and we must clutch our momentum like a final breath. Life is a journey of constant flowing and we are the Tide...
Winter will come bringing ice to invade the calm flow of the path left over from the fall season where it has abandoned its leaves of color into the traveling waters. Yet, it rolls toward its destination.
Summer will embrass us with warmth and growth in the beams of the sun. Coolness remains only in the depths of the water. Our lives will travel through these same seasons but we must not falter, we must keep rolling toward our destination, and we must clutch our momentum like a final breath. Life is a journey of constant flowing and we are the Tide...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Up, up, and away...
Today let us take a venture, take a ride, and see the world anew. Let us pretend we are balloons filled with Helium with our string clinging tightly to keep us grounded-but today let us not stay stuck on the grass or cement beneath our feet. Let's turn loose and float above, float high and swift. Let us take in the true beauty below as now we can see the whole big picture from the top of the of the peaks as we gander at what is now below us. Get caught in the breeze and drift with the clouds and bask in the beams of the sun while the sky looking down is as blue as the ocean- and swim in that ocean. Throw inhibition(to a point) out the window and take some chances in life.
There are times when we must step outside our little world and be willing to travel new journey's, new paths and why not plan while looking from up high as opposed to just looking around you. There will come those times when we have to be brave enough to try things without a safety net. Just for today reach down and untie yourself, hold on tightly for up, up, and away we go...
There are times when we must step outside our little world and be willing to travel new journey's, new paths and why not plan while looking from up high as opposed to just looking around you. There will come those times when we have to be brave enough to try things without a safety net. Just for today reach down and untie yourself, hold on tightly for up, up, and away we go...
Thursday, December 6, 2012
When no one is looking...
" We are who we are when no one is looking." It is a sad fact that this is a truth for many. And I have to ask WHY? Why can you not be proud of who you are and the accomplishments you have made? If we spend our time trying to be who everyone else wants us to be or expects us to be then it just becomes habit and we start to believe that they are right. When alone in a darkened place at times the demons of letting ourselves slip away come to taunt us.
We mustn't cower away and let go of the things that make us who we really are only when we are alone. Be proud, be confident, be comfortable in your own skin and be brave enough to it show the world. Be YOU everyday, all the time. Not everyone will like you for it and that is okay for you do not need those people who are judgemental. Turn loose your passion in this life, there is no time to waste. Throw yourself to the four winds and experience the freedom of being you; always being you, not just when no one is looking...
We mustn't cower away and let go of the things that make us who we really are only when we are alone. Be proud, be confident, be comfortable in your own skin and be brave enough to it show the world. Be YOU everyday, all the time. Not everyone will like you for it and that is okay for you do not need those people who are judgemental. Turn loose your passion in this life, there is no time to waste. Throw yourself to the four winds and experience the freedom of being you; always being you, not just when no one is looking...
Sunday, December 2, 2012
To do it all over again...
"If I had my life to do over again.."- We have heard it and I am sure we have almost all said it but do let's examine it. If we were given the chance to do it over again I am sure there would be so much more we would do and so much we wouldn't have done. Looking back sometimes fills us with regrets and it makes it hard to move forward for we wish we could change them. The small regrets are those that eat us up inside and that is one thing that makes us want to do it all over again.
We say that we would do so many things differently and no doubt we would but that does not mean that we will not reach the same outcome simply because we traveled a different road. See, we don't get to do it over again with that knowledge of knowing what we know now, it would be an entirely different journey with all the learning in the world awaiting us. We may travel the other path of the diverged road and yet still meet the same outcome only by a different means. We may change a lot but you can not stop your feet from leading you down the path they are meant to travel for all roads are different but often lead to the same place. If you are happy and content then do not wish To do it all over again...
We say that we would do so many things differently and no doubt we would but that does not mean that we will not reach the same outcome simply because we traveled a different road. See, we don't get to do it over again with that knowledge of knowing what we know now, it would be an entirely different journey with all the learning in the world awaiting us. We may travel the other path of the diverged road and yet still meet the same outcome only by a different means. We may change a lot but you can not stop your feet from leading you down the path they are meant to travel for all roads are different but often lead to the same place. If you are happy and content then do not wish To do it all over again...
Friday, November 23, 2012
Be an unsung hero...
It truly does not take much to be a hero. You can change a day or even a life direction for another just by extending yourself. A stranger may need nothing more than a smile to lift them up-you can do that, spare a simple smile. Share a thought of wisdom or personal advice and offer someone another side to consider. Share the flowers from the garden growing within you and hand someone a bouquet of happiness. Listen to another even when there is nothing you can say for lending an ear is often what is wanted.
You may know many of the lives you can be a hero for but never be afraid to touch the life of all you can for that life will touch us back. We get immediate rewards for our efforts and kindnessess and for those we touch that we do not know then we have become thier Unsung hero...
You may know many of the lives you can be a hero for but never be afraid to touch the life of all you can for that life will touch us back. We get immediate rewards for our efforts and kindnessess and for those we touch that we do not know then we have become thier Unsung hero...
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Stop!-Go!-Run!...
Just like the laws of gravity there are laws to apply in life-your life. As people we tend to either over analyze or we just leap without looking. We take chances without considering both sides of the coin of consequences. STOP! It is time top pause and reflect, to gather our breath, and to open our eyes. It is time to reconnect with the person that you know you are.
Once one has figured thier path and formed a plan to travel it and has prepared for ALL that awaits then GO!. Take your baby steps to begin your journey toward your goals, walk before you run. Gather your tools and procceed with all caution. If you can visualize it then you can make it real.
The time will come when the dream is in sight for you have traveled diligently, persistently, and with great passion. When your rainbow appears within your clear vision then RUN! Take off in a mighty stride without looking back and seize your pot of gold. We will encounter a little less obstruction if we know when to Go, when to Stop, and when to Run...
Once one has figured thier path and formed a plan to travel it and has prepared for ALL that awaits then GO!. Take your baby steps to begin your journey toward your goals, walk before you run. Gather your tools and procceed with all caution. If you can visualize it then you can make it real.
The time will come when the dream is in sight for you have traveled diligently, persistently, and with great passion. When your rainbow appears within your clear vision then RUN! Take off in a mighty stride without looking back and seize your pot of gold. We will encounter a little less obstruction if we know when to Go, when to Stop, and when to Run...
Friday, November 16, 2012
Watch what you say...
Words are powerfull and penetrating. Words can be demanding and strong and yet they can be giving and kind. What we use our words for can determine so much-and there are words that we should try not to use in most cases. We must take caution before letting our mouths beat our brains to the punch and saying those things we did not really mean.
As I said, when sharing what we say we should try to avoid saying the words: always, never, everytime; these are kind of damning words for often times thier meaning doesn't apply. I mean I personally can't think of many situations when something never or always happens or when everytime something is always the same. Through the faded lens of these words we will so often be sorry we spoke them, especially to someone we love. These are words that can stem from anger and words of anger fly without direction. Try to let your mind speak before your tongue. Words can be as beautiful and maginificent as wild horses but once set free it is impossible to get them back so Watch what you say...
As I said, when sharing what we say we should try to avoid saying the words: always, never, everytime; these are kind of damning words for often times thier meaning doesn't apply. I mean I personally can't think of many situations when something never or always happens or when everytime something is always the same. Through the faded lens of these words we will so often be sorry we spoke them, especially to someone we love. These are words that can stem from anger and words of anger fly without direction. Try to let your mind speak before your tongue. Words can be as beautiful and maginificent as wild horses but once set free it is impossible to get them back so Watch what you say...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Mind Bender...
The Mindbender actually comes from the name of a roller coaster in Six Flags over Georgia but oh my how it can be applied to us. Life is indeed a ride, it is a roller coaster that will knock your tempest spinning about. It can shake the axis your life sits upon and throw your direction to the four winds. It can rack us to our bones and make us ache with the jerks of the powerful twist. We begin right side up and after clearing one hill we can find ourselves upside down.
The trick is to hold on tightly to all of the good you can grasp and allow persistence to prevail over defeat. The twists and turns of life are simply corners we must round, and meet head forth that which awaits ahead- something is always lurking ahead. We are built stronger than we think and when we find ourselves upside down perhaps we are meant to see things from another angle. Life is a wild and fast ride; a true mindbender...
The trick is to hold on tightly to all of the good you can grasp and allow persistence to prevail over defeat. The twists and turns of life are simply corners we must round, and meet head forth that which awaits ahead- something is always lurking ahead. We are built stronger than we think and when we find ourselves upside down perhaps we are meant to see things from another angle. Life is a wild and fast ride; a true mindbender...
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Here we go again...
How many times have we stopped long enough to realize that "Here I go again?" Some things in life have this tendency of rolling back around and if we didn't learn anything the first time then chances are we will travel right back down the same path. We will travel down that path that never took us anywhere. We will waste more time and energy.
Now, is this really what we want to do with this lot of precious time we have been given here? Well, I know I do not and I hope you have better plans as well. Look for the signals in life-those which tell us to move forward and those which tell us to pause. We don't want to keep revisiting the old mistakes and we certainly do not want to repeat them. This is why the signals are important for they will help lead us to new paths, new places, and new experiences; the right way. Search cautiously and diligently for your chosen roads so that you do not find yourself saying " Here I go again..."
Now, is this really what we want to do with this lot of precious time we have been given here? Well, I know I do not and I hope you have better plans as well. Look for the signals in life-those which tell us to move forward and those which tell us to pause. We don't want to keep revisiting the old mistakes and we certainly do not want to repeat them. This is why the signals are important for they will help lead us to new paths, new places, and new experiences; the right way. Search cautiously and diligently for your chosen roads so that you do not find yourself saying " Here I go again..."
Friday, November 2, 2012
What really is Life? ...
Let us answer this question for I do have my own thoughts that I believe to be true.
Life is hard; it is a job. It is a job that we must attend everyday and it does not operate by hours worked nor does it offer days off; it is a job from sunrise to sunset. Life surrounds every breath we take. It is a job that we must take seriously in order to climb the ladder of better improving who we are.
Life is also funny, in a very serious kind of way life is funny. If we let it then it can be the prankster of our dreams and the joker of our hope. It will mock us and laugh at us at times when we fail while at the same time it provides us with the tools to get back up and try again. It does indeed cut both ways.
But above all things life is also kind and generous. It is an endless pool of so much to offer. Some things we may never know and that is okay because life will fill us like a sponge. It is indeed beauty and wonder, magical and mystical.
It is all of this and so much more-its story travels along each day. Just considering these few things is what I feel Life really is...
Life is hard; it is a job. It is a job that we must attend everyday and it does not operate by hours worked nor does it offer days off; it is a job from sunrise to sunset. Life surrounds every breath we take. It is a job that we must take seriously in order to climb the ladder of better improving who we are.
Life is also funny, in a very serious kind of way life is funny. If we let it then it can be the prankster of our dreams and the joker of our hope. It will mock us and laugh at us at times when we fail while at the same time it provides us with the tools to get back up and try again. It does indeed cut both ways.
But above all things life is also kind and generous. It is an endless pool of so much to offer. Some things we may never know and that is okay because life will fill us like a sponge. It is indeed beauty and wonder, magical and mystical.
It is all of this and so much more-its story travels along each day. Just considering these few things is what I feel Life really is...
Thursday, November 1, 2012
A day of success...
The following is my idea of a simple day but yet a grand day of success. I had a wonderful day yesterday, for one thing I spent it above ground. It was a blue sky full of lazy flowing clouds and there lingered a promise of cold in the air. It is cozy to feel wrapped and welcomed into natures ever-changing arms. This was a day of quality time that I spent sharing with someone I love and who is very dear to me. This day was filled with laughter and big smiles and long talks and short chats. It was a day when being together was enough...it was more than enough and for that period of time all was right with the world.
I spent a little time before my escapade working on my next book which is doing what I love doing and that love is important to the freedom of our very soul. You must give your soul room to roam, room to expand, room to explore, and room to absorb the lessons we learn each day. Remember: your soul does not operate because of you but rather you operate because of it. The soul must breathe just as our lungs do in order to thrive. We have to tend to our inner self garden by planting flowers or memories or whatever moves both you and your loved company. This way you have left the day, perhaps, better than you found it and that is just one fine way and a pleasant note to wrap up any day with...contentment.
It is a simple enough thing to accomplish on the one hand and sometimes a bumpy trail on the other. We, however, know our way around the circle of those that are the core of our happiness just as we do the hallways of our home, we stroll through confidently and comfortably. I accomplished what I set out to do and what a time it was to be blessed in spending such quality time with such quality folks. We brightened one another's day and added another page to our memory's album entitled: "Days of almost too much perfection." One needn't ask for more to consider that a day of pure, fulfilling, and rewarding success...
I spent a little time before my escapade working on my next book which is doing what I love doing and that love is important to the freedom of our very soul. You must give your soul room to roam, room to expand, room to explore, and room to absorb the lessons we learn each day. Remember: your soul does not operate because of you but rather you operate because of it. The soul must breathe just as our lungs do in order to thrive. We have to tend to our inner self garden by planting flowers or memories or whatever moves both you and your loved company. This way you have left the day, perhaps, better than you found it and that is just one fine way and a pleasant note to wrap up any day with...contentment.
It is a simple enough thing to accomplish on the one hand and sometimes a bumpy trail on the other. We, however, know our way around the circle of those that are the core of our happiness just as we do the hallways of our home, we stroll through confidently and comfortably. I accomplished what I set out to do and what a time it was to be blessed in spending such quality time with such quality folks. We brightened one another's day and added another page to our memory's album entitled: "Days of almost too much perfection." One needn't ask for more to consider that a day of pure, fulfilling, and rewarding success...
Sunday, October 28, 2012
One penny or Two pennies?...
I know that we have all asked someone and been asked by someone " give you a penny for your thoughts." But on the very contrary we are often asked to throw our two cents(sense) worth in so, how are we to figure which is time for which and why does one cost more?
Generally when you ask someone "a penny for your thoughts" it is because you can sense that they are deep in concentration and maybe in turmoil over something that they need to talk about. They do not expect anything except for you to listen, no words or advice is needed for it is a time when one just needs to be able to speak aloud & listen to what thier voice says. The single penny you offer is an offer to lend your ear.
And then in the midst of an entirely different stand point we are asked to through our two cents worth in. Here is where we get the chance to return in the talking because someone has thrown thier thoughts out and this time they need input and direction. They WANT any advice or inspiration you have to offer- they are seeking answers and you have been chosen to help provide them. This cost the full money- it is full service. We get to offer up our experiences and what was learned from them and hopefully we will say something that was needed to hear.
Either way my friends it is a win/win situation for you get to share and interact on a personal level with someone else. Every life we touch, touches ours so be sure if it is One penny or Two pennies...
Generally when you ask someone "a penny for your thoughts" it is because you can sense that they are deep in concentration and maybe in turmoil over something that they need to talk about. They do not expect anything except for you to listen, no words or advice is needed for it is a time when one just needs to be able to speak aloud & listen to what thier voice says. The single penny you offer is an offer to lend your ear.
And then in the midst of an entirely different stand point we are asked to through our two cents worth in. Here is where we get the chance to return in the talking because someone has thrown thier thoughts out and this time they need input and direction. They WANT any advice or inspiration you have to offer- they are seeking answers and you have been chosen to help provide them. This cost the full money- it is full service. We get to offer up our experiences and what was learned from them and hopefully we will say something that was needed to hear.
Either way my friends it is a win/win situation for you get to share and interact on a personal level with someone else. Every life we touch, touches ours so be sure if it is One penny or Two pennies...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
All the way down...
Let me begin by saying that I am not much of a political person but what I have to say is not rocket science nor does it really take any more than good old plain common sense. I have listened to what governmental talkers have talked for a while now throughout the years and there is one thing that troubles me greatly for no politician or official or any department of government has ever uttered a single statement on my concern: those people in the system who are all the way down...the lower class as they have been labeled. I hear, and have always heard, about what things will affect the middle-class and/or the upper-class folks. I am afraid that until someone steps forth and acknowledges that we do have a lower class then we may not be giving some of the eager people in the world a chance simply because they go unmentioned and ignored. Turning one's head has never been known to make an issue just up and go away and this is a large and a very sad epic saga of an issue to me. We have so much and yet we solve so little. We have so many homeless, we have so many that go hungry, we have so many with zero health care of any kind. I find it more than a fair question to ask: how can those situations exist when we claim to have so much? Every person out there deserves a chance, deserves to be acknowledged, deserves an out reached hand...especially those that are All the way down..
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Pick up the pace...the slow pace...
Oh yes, here we go starting our new day in some kind of rushing flurry- we forgot something, we are running late, or we didn't get this or that done. We have no clue at what we miss each day, things we just rush right past-could be a glorious thing we missed because we are too busy running on the fast track. Going through your days like that adds up to many things you have simply passed by. How often do you take the time to watch a sunset or listen to the song whispered by the wind through the leaves of trees? People are in such a rush now-why? I mean do we really HAVE to be first at the stop sign or red light? People have forgotten how to slow down, take deep breaths, and just look around at the simple things right before our eyes-we are too busy rushing around trying to win the rat race. There is far too much wonder out there for us to embrace the race constantly-some days we are not meant to win-we are meant to absorb the hidden gifts of the day. I know that life can come quickly & strongly but we can react to that calmly. Try some thing new today by loving all the tiny things in your life and abandon the rat race and pick up the slow pace...
Monday, October 15, 2012
If I were you...
If I were you and found my foot steps going astray I would maintain the faith that they are leading me properly down the road I am meant to travel. I would take more time with things and do a little more looking and a little less leaping. If I were you I would not fear the diverged roads that await us on our journey; I would simply always weigh each path equally. I would not burn ALL of my bridges behind me for there does come times in life when we need to travel back across that bridge for whatever reasons; perhaps to finally say goodbye to something or to set something right. If I were you I would have to convince myself to let the past go for it will only hold you back and I would cut the anchors of others that are only dragging me down. I would keep looking forward, no matter what may be behind me chasing me. I would be myself if that is what I am content with for so many are afraid to be who they really are-try to never lie to yourself. If i were you I would spend more time watching more sunsets and even sunrises. I would appreciate the magnificence of a dasing wild horse and try to feel its freedom. I would laugh at myself more, converse with myself more, spread my joy with others more, and I would dance in exhultation at just being invited to lifes arena of such a glorious journey. I would trust in my judgements and never stop striving to become the person I want to become. Of course now, that is just me. But I would at least take the time to consider these things if I were you...
Thursday, October 11, 2012
DO NOT ENTER...
How often do we see the "Do not enter" signs posted about during our everday travels. These signs prevent us from going where we want to go for we are not allowed beyond the signs. Do you ever think of your own "Do not enter" sign on a personal level? Yes indeed my friends, we all carry that sign. We put up this invisible shield around us and clothe ourselves with suspicions. We often hesitate too long on deciding who we will welcome into our strange little inner world. We close ourselves off from others and that only leads to the trail that causes us to close ourselves off from ourselves. We must remove the signs from our life-not completely for caution is always necessary-but open the doors just a bit at a time and trust your judgements and welcome in the warmth that others can bring about. It would be a shame to miss out on all the joy, laughter, the company at your side as you wander through your paths in life simply because you chose to carry about the dreaded sign of DO NOT ENTER...
Monday, October 8, 2012
Lifes a beach and now we live...
We have all heard the negative phrase "life's a bitch then we die!" How damaging to a hopeful soul choosing to believe that that simply can't be true. It is true folks...garbage in and garbage out! So, bask in it when the sun shines on your life and breathe in the air all deep and lung filled, really take it all in. Listen to the wind as it sings through the dancing leaves of swaying tree branches. Watch with curiosity as the birds soar from one tree limb to the next in a game of hide and seek: defying the law of gravity. When the water flows naturally down a mountain stream then reach down and feel the coolness beneath the thin surface and read the stories left behind on the underlying rocks. Watch in wonder as the clouds roll by and how they take new shape and then change again as they travel along. Sit in awe of a beautiful sunset and be calm and at peace inside. If you can do these simple things and roll toward the shore of your life just like the tide does towards a sandy shoreline then you will realize that "life's a beach 🏖 and now we live." Your entire being will thank you later for believing in the latter.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Time for letting go
There will always be small and important decisions to make throught out this journey. The decisions of the heart will often be the hardest test. But, there comes a time when holding on is more painful than letting go then it is time to pause and reflect. The time comes when it doesn't matter anymore who is wrong or right, some things in life are not worth fighting for or about. It is hard to cut long term ties; looking back only makes it harder to turn loose and looking forward fills us with fear so we just want to hang on instead. Being complacent is not living and having unrest in your soul is not living. You must open up and welcome in the fresh air to fill your lungs and cut the anchors of others that bind you for there will always come the time for letting go...
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Go ahead-Just Do It!!!
Yes, that's right-it can be that simple. You see the long wooded road before you, there it is stretching as far as you can see and the distance already ran was long and tiring. But, one must tighten the reigns, close your eyes and concentrate then run forward with intent of accomplishment. Just do it! Some times caution must be thrown to the wind and we must take a dive from the cliff top into the waving waters below and ride thier thrift, aiming toward our destination. Jump without fear; Just do it! When logic and reason no longer makes sense then it is time to clean out our inner closet and throw away what does not fit anymore; let go of the old and welcome the new. Just do it! Procrastination will destroy your progress in life, clinging to the past will always hold you back. Do not put off again today that which should have been done yesterday. Dash into the frey and meet the world around you head-on with a strong will of mind and a determined restless heart. Always weigh your paths equally but do not over analyze, it is a waste of time. If you seek you shall find and when you do find then hold on-take that first step unfaltering. Go forward for your own reasons and Just do it...
Sunday, September 23, 2012
So little, So much
We have been in this warp, too long, of where we seem to have so little to work with and yet so much to do. We are so tired that when we look at the tools we have, and they just appear worn down, it can be a disheartening moment as these are the tools that were meant to help us overcome. There is so little left out there that isn't overwhelming and yet, somehow, we are meant to be okay with our daily lives being way too much to be okay with. This is how life has come at us...swift, full of fury, and swinging fists with handfuls of even more to add to our load. But the entire world is in some state of chaos like it has never been before and the load just gets too damn heavy to tote...even for the strongest of us. We, by all standards, are built stronger than we think but to me it seems more than unfair that, most of us, don't have the time to enjoy our lives because we barely have enough time to manage our lives! Paint it any way you want but, broken down, it should be counted as one of those unacceptable things...counted just as much as we count all of the other things we find unacceptable. Most of us wake our "so little" up each morning and go to work at a job now full of so much discord, jealousy, and straight anger. And in some small, roundabout, kinda way we are at fault for surrendering our passion to stand up with a firm, united voice and demand what we deserve as human beings, as people...we are flat worth way more than "so little." This particular subject actually left my lips in a conversation with my mother, and I jumped up and left her on the couch and raced to my room, and attached little office, to share my thoughts with you. It can make one question where humanity has gone to. But I still maintain the belief that kindness cannot be cured, thank almighty, but that we do need to rouse it out of bed and wake it back up. We have worked, sweated, and earned so much more than the so little we get rewarded with...this "so little, so much" needs to cease fire so that us people, the people who are the spokes to the big wheel, can enjoy our successes and just be happy. I simply do not think that that so little bit is too much for us to, rightfully, ask for.
So much of Pam's daily thoughts...
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The little engine that could
Oh my, how steep the hill, how rocky the road, how hard the climb and far away the top. Here we sit at the bottom staring fearfully at the looming mountain before us. The path to the top seems to stretch as far as we can see. We tend to waste too much time wondering how in the world we are going to make it, we are so tired already. The path laying in your wake is a partial oasis for the top is far and it can be hard but the more we climb the closer to the crest we will be. It is never as bad as it seems; the oasis makes it appear so. Look through a kaleidoscope and follow the many swirling colors, let them lead you. If you look through the faded lens then you will never see beyond the oasis and the top will always be covered in a patchy dense fog. Do not fear the journey, even from the bottom for once you work and the reach the crest the rest is all downhill. So, it is important to encourage yourself and climb that mountain so that you can look back and i say "I am the little engine that could"...And did.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Judge and Jury
It is somehow easier to
offer our attention and opinions towards things that we feel are simply out of
our hands. The great web of deceit, we have woven it well for ourselves. I say
that we, each individual separately, has woven their own web because we rarely ever take the time to examine our own lives. There seems to be a no- holds- barred rule when we stand in judgement of another’s actions or create our own ideals about who they really are.
I have never understood how people find it so easy to stand as judge and
jury over another person's life that they really know nothing about. Deep down
in everyone’s life rests a piece of misery, heartache, and a closet of haunting
ghosts. People in general go forth in life with the preconceived notion that
all others are wearing masks, yet we do not consider this notion to apply to
ourselves personally. We always find good reasons why we are the exception to
the rule for too many times we are willing to deceive ourselves...the first person we should stay true to.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Beware of the beauty...
It all began simple enough as I suppose most things
do. I guess the best way I know to equate the events of my life is to compare
them to a spider web. The small, seemingly harmless creature begins to weave a
web with nothing more than a single glistening strand of silk that stretches
from one point to another. It continues to weave dynamic geometrical shapes
until it has created an intricate piece of art. We can only wonder how this
tiny creature could achieve building such a beautiful splendor in what seemed
to be the blink of an eye. It spreads about it an air of curiosity that draws
us to take a closer look at this spectacular creation. The closer we get the
more engrossed we are with the precision and detail laboriously applied to this
miniature world of silken strands.
We are so in awe that we fail to realize the purpose for which the web was designed to begin with. It was not created for the joy of one to gaze upon but for the sole reason that one would become trapped in the paralyzing sticky residue that lies, unseen, on the surface of those glorious silk strands. By the time we realize this, it is usually too late: we are already caught and struggling in vain to free ourselves. The more we struggle, the more entangled we become. In moments of panic it is often hard to find logic and reasoning. We failed to anticipate the ugly in the beauty...
Sunday, September 9, 2012
To Be or not To Be?
So, this is the grand question, to be or not to be? We all must know that this could and will apply to almost, if not everything, in our lives. We will go through each day without a clue as to how many times we have silently ask ourselves that question. I think much of the answer lies with free-will. We have been given that so that we had the right to make choices and decisions. It is how we plan our reaction to adverse action. Is it to be a mountain or is it to be merely a climable hill? Is it to be a valley or is it to be just a dip in the road? Is it to be a dark, dense forest or is it to be a path only hidden by trees? Is it to be a haul down a long dusty road or is it to be a walk in the sunshine? We could ask all day what is to be or not but why bother to ask? We already hold the answer: Things are what you choose them to be, what you mold them to be, what you strive for them to be. And that which is not to be was not meant to be.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Little ones out of big ones
Here we go traveling along the paths of our lives and following our steps where they lead us when in the midst of it all rolls a huge boulder that blocks our very view for the direction we are headed. Now, we could spend countless days of wasted time scurrying about trying to find a way over, under, or around this new obstacle. It can become overwhelming when we try to deal with too many large things at once. I do know and understand that life can come fast, hard, and often unfairly but we have been given the tools to deal with this for these obstacles will be a continual part of the journey. When things loom large then must take out our toolbox and pick apart that boulder into tiny little rocks and line them up like toy soldiers. It is hard to take your problems one at a time when they will not get in line but once the boulder is busted we can then begin to handle things section by section and individually. One must prioritize these tiny rocks and work until they are no more than crushed pebbles. We all possess the will inside of us to never give up. Once we have some resolution we may then again travel on our way and when we encounter the boulders again we will know that in order to get THROUGH them we must make little ones out of big ones...
Friday, August 31, 2012
No forest for the trees
I know we have all heard the phrase on not being able to see the forest for the trees. Do you know why? When you look at the forest you are straining to see the big picture of things when in the journey through life you must first see the smaller puzzle pieces before the big picture becomes clear. Hence, you must see the trees individually as the small pieces of the of the puzzle and understand the meaning of each one as you place it in to your own puzzle picture. When we examine those small pieces we must make certain that we are content and confident in that piece that we will add. As each tree becomes more visible and we travel forth with diligence the forest will eventually form a most beautiful master piece that we have built for ourselves-that big picture that does finally allow us to see the forest BECAUSE of the trees.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Whispers in the Wind
Todays blog is a poem from my book Through the eyes of Life. Please read, you may find the words to your dearest friend.
I am the words whispered by the winds, I'm in every song you hear...
I am the hand that is holding yours, I'm the comfort in your fear...
I am shining in the beams of the sun, I'm floating by on every cloud...
I am your reason and your logic, I'm your silence when the world is loud...
I am that voice in your head, I'll be there to inspire...
I am your strength in need, I'll push you forward when you tire...
I am your shelter from the rain, I'm the warmth when it is cold...
I am in the scent of the flowers, I'm in the very stars you behold...
I'll celebrate your joys and dreams, I'll help you through your sorrows...
I was there in your yesterdays, I am here today, and I'll be in your tomorrows...
I am in the air that surrounds you, I am in the land as far as you can see...
I am there in your very heart and soul; just look around-I am everywhere when you need me.
I am the words whispered by the winds, I'm in every song you hear...
I am the hand that is holding yours, I'm the comfort in your fear...
I am shining in the beams of the sun, I'm floating by on every cloud...
I am your reason and your logic, I'm your silence when the world is loud...
I am that voice in your head, I'll be there to inspire...
I am your strength in need, I'll push you forward when you tire...
I am your shelter from the rain, I'm the warmth when it is cold...
I am in the scent of the flowers, I'm in the very stars you behold...
I'll celebrate your joys and dreams, I'll help you through your sorrows...
I was there in your yesterdays, I am here today, and I'll be in your tomorrows...
I am in the air that surrounds you, I am in the land as far as you can see...
I am there in your very heart and soul; just look around-I am everywhere when you need me.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
AAH yes, the mirror on the wall. Well, I call it the looking glass and if looked in to properly it will shed so much light on us. It takes courage to stand before the looking glass, bare and raw-no mask-and ask that reflection some serious questions. It takes courage because what you will receive back from the looking glass is the truth and sometimes it takes much courage to deal with the truth. We have to be strong enough to ask what stares back at us if we are happy with who we REALLY are and the person we have become. We have to soil our hands in that garden growing within us and discuss facts and truths about ourself with ourself. That's right, only we hold the answers to who we are inside and whether or not we are content with that for if we feel we have failed in areas then that means we must take action to rectify. For some people having to take self action brings about fear but that is just another part of it. There is so much we can learn from ourselves, we know far more than we even realize. There are so many questions to ask that reflection and it will answer you honestly. But you must start the day with mirror, mirror on the wall...
P.S. My second book in the works is called The Looking Glass
P.S. My second book in the works is called The Looking Glass
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
my life in a novel of poetry
Hello to all, this is my first "go" at blogging so please bear with me in the beginning-i will catch on. I do want to say that my life can be summed up in my novel of poetry "Through the eyes of Life." I have compiled that book over many years and through various era's of my life so these words have followed me and told my story as I went along on this bountiful journey. It sums up my thoughts about our many roads traveled in life and how each must be weighed equally. It is my encouragement and inspiration from the first person point of view- the "I have been there." I wish to share my life and experiences in this novel of poetry with all. Visit me at my website http://pamscholes.com/ and my FB page filled with many different daily "feel good" words at pamela scholes. It has been a wonderful journey, wayward at times but who's isn't? Take a travel with me down these poetic trails.
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