253 A SERIOUS LIGHT-HEARTED SOUL

So—I keep 'talking' about self awareness.
Why?
Because there's a very serious side to me.
Why?

Not—because a star lit life
Can change on the spin of a dime.
But because in the aftermath of a major change
We're often unaware of how we sabotage ourselves

Common sense suggests that
When we're unaware of self defeating patterns
Which cause us to fail
We'll find someone else to blame

And each time we repeat that self defeating pattern
Of which we're unaware
We'll shoot ourselves in the foot
Again and again

No thank you
I've had quite enough of that
Not just from me
But, in truth, from 'you', too

Since my mind
Is busy
Detecting self defeating patterns
Of my own

I hope you'll understand
My choice to step out of range
Of any who get fired up
Without having a clue as to where to point their guns

I'll not place
Myself
In target range
Anymore

So, if you miss me
Please show respect
For the insights
I've worked long and hard to file away inside my head

PS
There's a
Light-hearted
Giddily silly
Side of me as well

Why?
Because
Why work
So hard to succeed ...

If I fail to allow
Today's joys
To sustain my spirit
When life grows quiet, tomorrow ...

If everyone is dancing forward
While I dance only at weddings
Then I quest to find out if my misery
Is due to a state of mind that shoots me down from within

As balance in all things
Is the rule of thumb
Here are questions
I ask myself when I get down:

What do you need to feel at peace, today?
Are you being the half-cup-full person you see yourself to be?
Or are you in denial of the fact
That that has changed along the way?

Twinkle, twinkle little star
Up above the world so high
Does your spirit need
The whole cup to feel deeply loved?

When we remain unaware
Of how we've changed
We misread a lot
About those we love

Being a half-cup-full person
Does not mean always being 'up'
Half-cup-full people are optimists
Who focus on resolving conflicts, which pop up, repeatedly

When I feel mistreated, misunderstood or forgotten, today
I remind myself that those who love me
Are finding their way
Through life's messy maze, just as I am

And each time
I give myself that pep talk
The spirit of this serious-light-hearted person lifts
Just like that!

Hence:
ABC
It's a life of self discovery
For me!
J