January 2014
Did you ever stop to think that following a straight and narrow path
Leads toward living a straight and narrow life?
Well, to tell the truth, neither did I until this morning when
Intuition whispered today's quizzical train of thought into my ear
Thus willing my fingers to run all over the keyboard until
The first two lines of today's post
Marched out of my mind, one word at a time, offering me reason
To marvel at the role that my sixth sense plays in
Redirecting my path away from a narrow line of reasoning toward
Broadening my perspective, today …
Need an example?
Let's see how inner conflict serves to narrow our sights:
Though I'd once seen inner conflict as
A fork in the road, limiting my thought processor to
Considering one of two choices
Today—literally this morning—I pictured that fork
More expansively in this way:
At times when both choices deflate my spirit
Intuition suggests that further brainstorming may be
Necessary before a third choice shapes up inside my mind where
The narrowness of my original minset had
Focused upon only two:
The beaten path or the road less taken—neither of which
Offers my sense of inner conflict lasting relief
If you ask what caused my limited perspective, concerning
Inner conflict, to expand to include a third choice, I'd reply:
We'll, today, the true meaning of
'Think for yourself' clarified this line of reasoning:
The human mind is capable of refocusing its
View finder's wide angled lens until insight into
Creating change for the better, all around, spotlights
A choice which had remained unidentified before …
And if you ask what that third choice might be, I'll reply:
Each time a life changing experience
Inspires my existential need to assert its desire for personal growth
Intuition suggests that rather than focusing upon
The beaten path or the road less taken, I can actually
Carve out a brand new road map for myself that's as unique as I am!
Each time some aspect of unexpected change
Fuels my existential need to give birth to
A brand new sense of personal growth
My energy source plugs into that change and recharges itself
And in direct response to this surge of positively charged energy
My spirit embraces a sense of wonderment that feels as
Natural as when I was a child, who'd felt that anything was possible
And all of that's grand ... Except for one thing
Eventually, carving out a brand new road for myself creates
A sense of worry concerning the unknown that lies directly ahead
And worry leads to mental tension for this reason:
Drawing up a new road map of my own implies that
I have no clue where each next turn in the road
May take me next, suggesting my need for
Safety is comprised in that I must leave my old comfort zone behind
Therefore, leading myself into uncharted territory
Can feel scary, indeed
On the other hand—
At each stage of life I've had reason to muster the courage to
Labor my way through a period of self doubt before
My need to experience personal growth chose to
Set anxious worry, concerning personal failure, in time out
And each time I set worry of failure in time out
Intuition signals self trust to breathe life into my very own
Free spirited sense of adventure, which in turn sparks
My sense of youthful wonder to check out each next step into
The unknown instead of allowing complacent resignation
To squash my belief that 'anything is possible' (as long as
The magic, which is an inherent part of my mind
Does not give way to self defeat by switching tracks to that
Beaten path where worrisome trains of thought reign supreme)
Each time I think to resolve inner conflict by settling for less than
That which sparks my youthful sense of delight
My spirit flags at half mast
And when my spirit flies at half mast, I have less energy to
Offer to loved ones, whose minds may be too busy
Carving out existential paths of their own to notice that my smile
Has lost the vibrance of it's natural sparkle …
And as today's train of thought has continued to
Chug forward along this track, my theory, concerning
Explorers and settlers comes to mind …
10:30 AM January 16th
Woo Hoo!
Phone just rang
Dear friends from Midwest are hoping to
Stay with us in February, suggesting that
Their freezing weather is my good fortune
Sound selfish? Please think again, because
Your friend, Annie, didn't order the weather :)
Plain and simple, my path led me to
Choose to live in a delightful climate which others long to visit
And in the same way as you and I can't control the weather
We can't control the emotional climate that
Creates our instinctive need to love as freely as we love deeply
Anyway, you just played witness to how quickly
A good day transforms into a day that
Delights my personal joy simply because
My hungry eyes will feast upon a treasured friend sooner
Rather than later; I mean seriously, at this stage of life
It's wise to consider that it's truly later than we think …
And now my time for writing is up for this reason:
My doorbell is about to be rung by
Another person my heart has treasured over the years :)
You see, twenty years ago I moved out of
Our spacious, five bedroom home
Which had been surrounded by homes where
Strangers had became fast friends, and
One of those friends happened to be a little girl, who'd
Fallen in love with me as naturally as I'd fallen in love with her
Though she and I lost sight of each other for many years
Much to our mutual delight, fate brought us together
And upon opening opportunity's door to mutual delight
Cath and her baby, Amy, have been enjoying
Lunch/play dates with me over the past year and a half :)
As the gate just called to let me know of their arrival
My mind is consciously switching tracks, suggesting that hopefully …
My theory concerning explorers and settlers will trip off my finger tips
Thus appearing on your screen and mine, tomorrow :)
PS In case any of you wonders why I wrote Jan. 16th when today is the 17th, well, one missing detail makes short work of that mystery:
This post was written yesterday, edited and published today :)
Did you ever stop to think that following a straight and narrow path
Leads toward living a straight and narrow life?
Well, to tell the truth, neither did I until this morning when
Intuition whispered today's quizzical train of thought into my ear
Thus willing my fingers to run all over the keyboard until
The first two lines of today's post
Marched out of my mind, one word at a time, offering me reason
To marvel at the role that my sixth sense plays in
Redirecting my path away from a narrow line of reasoning toward
Broadening my perspective, today …
Need an example?
Let's see how inner conflict serves to narrow our sights:
Though I'd once seen inner conflict as
A fork in the road, limiting my thought processor to
Considering one of two choices
Today—literally this morning—I pictured that fork
More expansively in this way:
At times when both choices deflate my spirit
Intuition suggests that further brainstorming may be
Necessary before a third choice shapes up inside my mind where
The narrowness of my original minset had
Focused upon only two:
The beaten path or the road less taken—neither of which
Offers my sense of inner conflict lasting relief
If you ask what caused my limited perspective, concerning
Inner conflict, to expand to include a third choice, I'd reply:
We'll, today, the true meaning of
'Think for yourself' clarified this line of reasoning:
The human mind is capable of refocusing its
View finder's wide angled lens until insight into
Creating change for the better, all around, spotlights
A choice which had remained unidentified before …
And if you ask what that third choice might be, I'll reply:
Each time a life changing experience
Inspires my existential need to assert its desire for personal growth
Intuition suggests that rather than focusing upon
The beaten path or the road less taken, I can actually
Carve out a brand new road map for myself that's as unique as I am!
Each time some aspect of unexpected change
Fuels my existential need to give birth to
A brand new sense of personal growth
My energy source plugs into that change and recharges itself
And in direct response to this surge of positively charged energy
My spirit embraces a sense of wonderment that feels as
Natural as when I was a child, who'd felt that anything was possible
And all of that's grand ... Except for one thing
Eventually, carving out a brand new road for myself creates
A sense of worry concerning the unknown that lies directly ahead
And worry leads to mental tension for this reason:
Drawing up a new road map of my own implies that
I have no clue where each next turn in the road
May take me next, suggesting my need for
Safety is comprised in that I must leave my old comfort zone behind
Therefore, leading myself into uncharted territory
Can feel scary, indeed
On the other hand—
At each stage of life I've had reason to muster the courage to
Labor my way through a period of self doubt before
My need to experience personal growth chose to
Set anxious worry, concerning personal failure, in time out
And each time I set worry of failure in time out
Intuition signals self trust to breathe life into my very own
Free spirited sense of adventure, which in turn sparks
My sense of youthful wonder to check out each next step into
The unknown instead of allowing complacent resignation
To squash my belief that 'anything is possible' (as long as
The magic, which is an inherent part of my mind
Does not give way to self defeat by switching tracks to that
Beaten path where worrisome trains of thought reign supreme)
Each time I think to resolve inner conflict by settling for less than
That which sparks my youthful sense of delight
My spirit flags at half mast
And when my spirit flies at half mast, I have less energy to
Offer to loved ones, whose minds may be too busy
Carving out existential paths of their own to notice that my smile
Has lost the vibrance of it's natural sparkle …
And as today's train of thought has continued to
Chug forward along this track, my theory, concerning
Explorers and settlers comes to mind …
10:30 AM January 16th
Woo Hoo!
Phone just rang
Dear friends from Midwest are hoping to
Stay with us in February, suggesting that
Their freezing weather is my good fortune
Sound selfish? Please think again, because
Your friend, Annie, didn't order the weather :)
Plain and simple, my path led me to
Choose to live in a delightful climate which others long to visit
And in the same way as you and I can't control the weather
We can't control the emotional climate that
Creates our instinctive need to love as freely as we love deeply
Anyway, you just played witness to how quickly
A good day transforms into a day that
Delights my personal joy simply because
My hungry eyes will feast upon a treasured friend sooner
Rather than later; I mean seriously, at this stage of life
It's wise to consider that it's truly later than we think …
And now my time for writing is up for this reason:
My doorbell is about to be rung by
Another person my heart has treasured over the years :)
You see, twenty years ago I moved out of
Our spacious, five bedroom home
Which had been surrounded by homes where
Strangers had became fast friends, and
One of those friends happened to be a little girl, who'd
Fallen in love with me as naturally as I'd fallen in love with her
Though she and I lost sight of each other for many years
Much to our mutual delight, fate brought us together
And upon opening opportunity's door to mutual delight
Cath and her baby, Amy, have been enjoying
Lunch/play dates with me over the past year and a half :)
As the gate just called to let me know of their arrival
My mind is consciously switching tracks, suggesting that hopefully …
My theory concerning explorers and settlers will trip off my finger tips
Thus appearing on your screen and mine, tomorrow :)
PS In case any of you wonders why I wrote Jan. 16th when today is the 17th, well, one missing detail makes short work of that mystery:
This post was written yesterday, edited and published today :)
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