Showing posts with label growth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label growth. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

today i saw a man for a man.

Calloused hands,
rough hewn features
broody eyes, a sunburn.
He said he found it strange
that the manner in which i talked
reminded him of  her
life had once been kinder to him
there was a twinkle in his eye
as he spoke of long lost dreams
a smile skirted across his lips
and in an instant it was gone
his face fell back into
it's a calm resigned state.
He said the only thing worse
than tragedy, was owning it
and refusing to let it go.
Today I saw a man for a man,
trying not to be the bitter kind.

Friday, December 19, 2008

things i've learned from the men in my life.

1. to look fear in the face and not run.

2. to do what needs to be done, the best way i can.
 
3. to be proud of who i am, butnot let that get in the way of who i can become.

4. to give of myself until there is nothing more to give.

5. to rise above mistakes,no matter how grave.

6. to make sacrifices, and find joy and putting others before self.

7. to never stop dreaming, for dreams are the buds from which great achievement sprouts.

8. to remember that inspite of all the evidence pointing to the contrary...God does exist.

9.  that although  life  mays take some unexpected turns, it is never an excuse enough for me to give up.

10.that strong winds make strong trees only when the roots run deep.

11. to savour  the present, because i can never be  absolutely sure of tomorrow's sunrise.

12. to consider the careless abandon of children at play, and realise that sometimes like them I need to stop trying to fix everthing and abandon myself to God's providence.


P.s.I know without a doubt that i couldn't have been given a better father and brother.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Having been out in the open.....

.....and so you learn to wear masks, you learn to hide behind smiles and cheer, you learn to be there without really being there. Life doesn't always have to be fair....you dared to think it'd be for you. Not everyone is as good as their word. Not even when they promise to. Life has no guarantees...we only lie to ourselves when we say it does. Sometimes you have to give what you can never ask for and then have it not recieved with appreciation as hoped but with quiet indifference. Such foolishness it is to wear one's heart on one's sleeve. Laying things bare is to set up yourself to get burned. It takes just a little exposure to make you vulnerable.... then all it takes is a little tug before you come undone.