Life is better when I stay in my lane As Byron Katie says again and again.. When I don’t…..I cause great pain To those around me and my own domain I get resentful and start to complain I tend to over do and overstrain In how I work and think At the gym I overtrain I even tend to over explain […]
Category: Deliberately Discerning Definitions
Why do we find it so hard to be kind!?
Why do we find it so hard to be kind? To ourselves and to others of like mind Are we internally and externally blind? Do we have our priorities and values in a bind? Or do we simply lack the capacity to unwind From our ancestral hard wiring and daily grind? Are we worried about […]
You don’t need to rip up the entire sweater
I have been itching for a change lately. Needing to switch things up. My tendency when life feels stale is to freshen it up-in a BIG way! My thought process tends to be that there is something wrong here. Or…There is something wrong with me. Something needs fixing. Oftentimes that includes me. In those moments….days..weeks…months…I go into deep […]
Power of the Pause
There is great power in the pause Yet it never seems to receive due applause There are many reasons for this cause Modern society has its issues as well as its flaws With the high cost of living and myriad bylaws We get caught in the trappings of the bourgeoise Eagerly awaiting the gifts of […]
Life is NOT a to do list!
life is not a to do list a task to be checked off with a clenched fist we are meant to coexist not become a nativist balancing our need to persist with that of being sunkissed without fear of being dismissed nor merely living to subsist this is not how we were meant to exist! […]
Losing your self to find your SELF
Sometimes you need to lose your self in order to find your SELF.
Choosing to change
We can find new REASONS to change old patterns Or We can use old EXCUSES to remain stuck in our old habits. You choose.
Choosing YOU
Choosing YOU Is what you need to do. While listening to other points of view, Opposing opinions may spew and askew. You may simply respond with a kind “thank you,” Or perhaps a curt “adieu.” They have their own agenda Their own world view That they hope you will live up to. It’s not your […]
Meaning and Matter
Meaning matters. Now more than ever The how and why matters as much or more than the what and who The what is easier to see, the who – easy to determine The how and why are subtle, more deep, elusive, sometimes hidden We are collectively experiencing a crisis of meaning What matters to us […]
Follow your emotions
Follow your emotions to where your truth lies. Emotions do not lie.