The Gifts

focus
is a gift
that one receives
when one finds
what is within
and cares for it

success
is a gift
that one receives
when one finds
the magic within
others
and cares for it

confidence
is a gift
that one receives
when one can
stand in the wind
like a tree
blowing back and forth
but having the courage
to find the truth
and stick to it
despite its incongruity
with ones beliefs
or hopes

truth
is a gift
one receives
when one
decides
that being alone
is better
than losing integrity

freedom
is a gift
one receives
when one
believes

Along the journey

I stopped to take a rest
then I awoke around 3 AM
the kitten noticed and came to say hello
in the nightime quiet
i felt lucky to have a piece of time
to hold
to feel warmth around me
care next to me
I will begin my seeking again
get on the journey and keep on moving
but I stopped for that moment
and I enjoyed it

Sometimes I seek a really old wise person to call so he or she can tell me its all okay.

I seek a respite

You have to get vulnerable to get secure.

gratitude

For the body that stands me
Bends me
Feels me
For the blood that pumps while I don’t
For the eye lashes that protect my sight
The lips that let me taste you
The nose that remembers her
The legs that get me there
The arms that let me speak
The fingers that let me be
The mind that pushes me
To live
The heart that guides me well
For the Saturday morning that lets me read
And escape
For the Sunday that lets me write
For the people that believe and try as much
For the people who care as little for money as much
For the people who care about people as much
For the people who do good in their sleep
For those people that I wake up and go to work with every day
For the work that found them
For replacing the feeling every morning that things aren’t right
With the feeling that things are challenging but right
For the feeling every morning
That I am going to exactly where I should be going
For the six months that turned everything around
For the faith
Thank you

Book

A beautiful book doesn't tell us exactly why because in every moment the why changes as we change. A beautiful book allows us to change the why and still love the book.