whispersandteardrops

I have taken a long time off from writing to focus on getting some other things I have been neglecting under my belt. With those safely behind me I feel a lot of carefree days coming on and with the start of a brand new year approaching what better time to reconnect with my creative inner voice. I have had a lot of time to be reflective and to revisit many moments in the past. Many will say it’s not forward thinking to keep looking back and although I agree to some extent, I also do believe that the nuances of my past have not only helped to shape my character but has given me a clearer more resolute image of what I want for the future. One of my greatest vice is procrastination and, in more ways than one that has come back to haunt me in recent days. Yet, I fear that is an ingrained personality trait I will not be able to fix easily 😊 but it has heralded one of those moments that cause you to reflect and to take stock and to possibly adjust ...

The time to look ahead is now.  Procrastinating will only lead to a lifetime of regrets and unfulfilled dreams. I have come to realise that obstacles and trials are life's little tests. If we push them aside and persevere eventually we begin to develop mental capacity to withstand the greatest of these tests. If we crumble and give up, we become defined by defeat and ultimately begin to internalise and live by its rules. Success is a story we write ourselves. Sometimes the answers are not clearly revealed or sometimes we need the guidance of someone with greater insight than ourselves to draw it out. Whatever your motivation in life try to discover it and when you do take hold with both hands and not let go until you have managed to raise yourself up that one level. After that the rest is easy. Surround yourself with positive people and become buoyed up with positive vibes. Negativity will only bring you down and make you bitter. Simple rules to get started Eat ...

                                       Its been two weeks of thrills ,spills, upsets, records set and broken (and I think some bones as well sadly).I for one enjoyed the Olympics immensely not just because I get to see some great performances in sports I would not usually be privy to but also for the fact that its a great coming together of nations in a superb show of talents. For two weeks its like the world stood still or at least took some time off to watch and cheer I am sure, their country men and women who represented them with such poise and determination. One wonders what it would be like if we could come together and get along as Nations and Neighbours in the fashion that we see the athletes come together over the past two weeks. It would no doubt be a great boost for World Peace.                             ...

  The essence of this poem comes from one of those moments of introspection where you have that really big soul searching moment.While it does not necessarily reflect on any particular circumstances, nor is it a poem of regrets, it does allow for overall reflection on how life can be altered or affected by  small instances or decisions. The beginning of a new day seems so like the end of a lifetime. I have lived a thousand lifetimes in only a few years. Time speeds by and in its wake a pile of unlived dreams and longings The very essence of my being is filled with the regrets of a life unlived. Of ventures undiscovered, songs unsung and dreams, dreams waiting to come alive. In my bag is all the evidence of dreams, some reality but mostly dreams... The last of the wine is gone, the fragrance still lingering on my breath I am dreaming but I am wide awake, The pain is too great and I reach for the breath of the wind passing through the trees The memories are yet unmade ...