New Birth

Self-discovery was confused by a joint experience. 

It was put aside as meaning took precedence,

It laid dormant with mundane distraction. 

Self has been patiently waiting,

Its colors eager to show,

its labels  peeling one at a time

unfold and stating: THIS IS ME.

Endurance

She sat down and took a deep breath,

Sometimes she found herself

caught in a cloud of anxiety

By now she's learned that the first impact stings, 

But time would ease the tightness in her breathing

One step at a time has never made so much sense

as it does nowadays.

Then she stood up again 

Tied the shield around her arms

And faced the wind. 

Wake up!

Today I've been reminded that we, too often, let the auto-pilot take over while we lose ourselves watching life go by. 

We need to embrace life. We need to actually live each moment, experience every nuance and make a conscious decision for each thing you are doing. 

We doze for years and suddenly we realize that we have not appreciated half of the things we lived thru. 

So, get out there, hug that tree, buy that ridiculously expensive dessert, open that bottle, take that class, watch the sunset, live like you mean it. 

Here we go...

I am amazed by things that happen as if they've been strung together to accomplish a determined goal. 

Last night I follow some of these strings that culminated into watching the movie "Into The Wild."

It was a very cathartic experience. I'm still digesting all different thoughts brought up by this movie, leaving me kind of numb and pondering.

These past 4 weeks have been full of life changing situations, and as expected and required, it left me wondering.