Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Perfect Cherry

I sit here eating a bowl of fresh cherries.

They are all different in shading, shape, and stem size.  I look each one over for imperfections before slipping it pass my lips and laying it on my tongue.  There I feel the firmness before I gently bite down, to sample the sweetness.

After examining each one so thoroughly, I have discovered that not every one tasted as sweetly as I imagined, some were downright bitter.

I wonder how much time we spend looking for something so perfect on the outside, only to be disappointed at what you find inside.

I am about half way through my bowl of cherries and I have learned that you can not pick the perfect cherry by looks alone, you need a little luck.

If you are lucky, then maybe you will find the sweetness you desire.

Dawn of Discovery

Are you happy?  Do you even know what it means?

As we grow, what makes us happy changes.  Will your compass ever point to the exact moment you were content with who you are?

If you have achieved this inner peace, should still look for more?  Is what you have the best it will ever be...or is there something more?

You are the only one who can answer these questions.  You have to know who you are and what makes you content, or happy because the discovery is all yours.

I wish I could give you guidance, but I struggle with the same question myself.

 I am always looking to find something, only to discover it wasn't what I was looking for and I have learned to be happy with what I have.
I enjoy the adventure but I always wonder is there more to be discovered...

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Ticking Time

Hear the seconds tick away...see the clock hands circle around and around.  Time, it is always moving, never stopping...How much time do we have?

How many years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds do we have left?  How will you spend your time?  I don't know if I would want to know the answer.  Just live.

Live with no regrets.  Live knowing you always tried your best.
Live turning the other cheek or just walking away from trouble. Live with love and most of all just live...

We never know when the clock will stop, so keep listening for the ticks...

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Cascade

On days like today, I just want to let the shower to run...washing over me, with a hot, cleansing embrace.

I want to drown in the feeling of sanctuary as the water tumbles downward.  I do not know what beckons me here.  I just know the comfort I feel from the percussion of cascading water.

I let the water run until the heat no longer presents itself and my skin begins to tire.  A blanket of steam caresses the room in a cocoon of warmth.

It is only then when I feel restored...