Longing......
Longing for what we don't have....
Longing for a life we wish we had.....
Longing to fill an emptiness in the soul....
Longing for happiness....for peace of mind....for solace....for love.....
Longing for something we conceive as unreachable, unattainable, unrealistic....
When does that longing become complacency....
When do we lose the hunger to keep reaching, keep climbing, keep growing....
When do we let that longing become disappointment, regret, hopelessness....
We long for a purpose but do we waste away the days....
We long for happiness but do we continue to indulge in our self pity...
We long for the new but do we settle for the old...
We long for a life that seemed to have slipped out of our grasp but do we stop living....
Do we continue to long for a new life but just continue to exist....
Do we continue to look for change but neglect to take the first few steps required.
Do we continue to be unhappy without looking for the the glimmer, the hope......
Do we continue to long in regret or long in the wonder of life......
Long......
Long for Love.....
Long for Life.....
Long for Hope.......
Long for that Moment.......
Longing.....
Acting......
Succeeding.....
Living.....
Choices.......
Choices......
Sometimes circumstances.....
But Still Choices.....
We only have One Life......
One Life.......
Longing.......
Living.....
Choices
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Stress
Soooooo ...... I offer a time of stress relief, a time to stop, step back, reflect and regroup. I've added a new video...."His Eye Is On The Sparrow" by Lauryn Hill to my page and I suggest just turning up the volume, clicking play and setting back and taking a moment for YOU.
All The Best Today
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Glare Or Glance
As I was rereading my last blog entry on politics, I realized I was Glaring at the negative side way too much and thus my view of politics was extremely pessimistic. I need to change that. So many times in so many areas of our life we tend to Glare at the bad and Glance at the good way too often.
My Sister has a friend that when you spend just a little time around him you see how depressed, angry and negative he seems. He's had some struggles in life as most of us have but he spends most of the day watching a television channel where they constantly show the bad in the world. So many times we dwell so much on the bad that we forget to look at the good.
I have to constantly remind myself to dwell more on the good and not the bad. As crazy as life gets sometimes I have to remind myself a lot. Too many times I'm drifting off into space and deep in thought on what's ailing me at the moment. So I have to snap out of it and remind my self again. Think Positive, Look at the Good, Don't Worry, Be Happy.....as the song says but a song with a lot of Wisdom.
So as we go through the day.....look at your thoughts. Look at where you are at and what you are thinking about. See what You are Glaring at and Glancing at and see if there needs to be some changes. Maybe, just maybe we will all find ourselves seeing the world as a much Brighter Place.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
No One Wins
I'm not one to usually bring up politics because everyone has their own opinion and usually it's a strong opinion. I've noticed so much the last few years when it comes to Politics....No One Wins.
I know.... I can be a bit of a pessimist when it comes to Politics....OK...maybe a big pessimist. We hear about the power brokers and power plays on the hill. We see when the Republicans are in charge the Democrats take a stance against them and when the Democrats are in charge the Republicans take the same stance. When there's a Republican President people complain and when it's a Democrat they complain as well.
I do have to say I feel for any man or woman that becomes President in our day and time because no matter how much they try to change things in their eyes for the better....there can be no change with the way politics rule our land. I also think that with the title President we forget that the President is a Human Being. He's Human. He's put in a positing where every word is scrutinized, every slip of the tongue is blasted over all the air ways and when things are not going as we think they should, He gets the blame. How can one man get the blame when the Powers on the Hill move into battle mode on everything he tries with no plan on agreeing and No One Wins.
I wonder if when the creators of the two party system started at the beginning they would have ever imagined the way that system would have turned out today. When did our elected officials change their job description from being elected to pursue what's best for our country to pursuing what's best for their party. When that power struggle begins they wave their flags of victory because in some way or another they think they've won something but No One Wins and the country they work for hasn't got a chance.
I'm disappointed in our government, I'm disappointed in the men and women who make so many promises only to join in the constant struggle on the hill. I'm disappointed that year after year the promises for change only hit a brick wall from the opposing party. We hear some talk of working as a bipartisan congress but sadly the power struggle that has been created will never let that happen. I'm disappointed in the total waist of so much money by so many of those men and women who add billions to the deficit with so many programs that are not worth the paper they are printed on
A Congress of Democrats and Republicans will never let go of their power, never try to put their differences aside, never put their sarcasm and anger aside to actually make some good decisions for our country, our people, our families. It would be interesting to see if a change could be possible if the Democrats and Republicans in the House and the Senate went to one party.....yep...shocking ....but what would happen if we didn't have to worry about party lines. When things were up for vote would they vote for what's best for the people not having to worry about a party . I'm sure there would still be differences as we each have our own opinion on how thing should be done but instead of plotting and scheming to get votes would they actually talk about those differences as we would talk with our friends and keep their eyes on one Goal.....What Would Be The Best Decision For Our Country and It's Citizens.
I guess I must be dreaming because too many times we don't know how to do what's right for our country, we do what we want. We've turned into a prideful people, a greedy people, a people with a lack of understanding, patience, morality and love.
So what is the solution, what can we do, what changes can we make, what influence can we give, what actions and decisions can we make daily to influence those around us to find a way of changing the course of our country's future to the way it was meant to be. Are we going to continue this road where No One Wins or are will we be open to the ideas of coming up with real changes and solutions.
Hmmmmmmm..... I know I get pessimistic when it comes to this, That's why I don't talk politics much. Soooooo.... this is my soapbox speech for the year.
I know.... I can be a bit of a pessimist when it comes to Politics....OK...maybe a big pessimist. We hear about the power brokers and power plays on the hill. We see when the Republicans are in charge the Democrats take a stance against them and when the Democrats are in charge the Republicans take the same stance. When there's a Republican President people complain and when it's a Democrat they complain as well.
I do have to say I feel for any man or woman that becomes President in our day and time because no matter how much they try to change things in their eyes for the better....there can be no change with the way politics rule our land. I also think that with the title President we forget that the President is a Human Being. He's Human. He's put in a positing where every word is scrutinized, every slip of the tongue is blasted over all the air ways and when things are not going as we think they should, He gets the blame. How can one man get the blame when the Powers on the Hill move into battle mode on everything he tries with no plan on agreeing and No One Wins.
I wonder if when the creators of the two party system started at the beginning they would have ever imagined the way that system would have turned out today. When did our elected officials change their job description from being elected to pursue what's best for our country to pursuing what's best for their party. When that power struggle begins they wave their flags of victory because in some way or another they think they've won something but No One Wins and the country they work for hasn't got a chance.
I'm disappointed in our government, I'm disappointed in the men and women who make so many promises only to join in the constant struggle on the hill. I'm disappointed that year after year the promises for change only hit a brick wall from the opposing party. We hear some talk of working as a bipartisan congress but sadly the power struggle that has been created will never let that happen. I'm disappointed in the total waist of so much money by so many of those men and women who add billions to the deficit with so many programs that are not worth the paper they are printed on
A Congress of Democrats and Republicans will never let go of their power, never try to put their differences aside, never put their sarcasm and anger aside to actually make some good decisions for our country, our people, our families. It would be interesting to see if a change could be possible if the Democrats and Republicans in the House and the Senate went to one party.....yep...shocking ....but what would happen if we didn't have to worry about party lines. When things were up for vote would they vote for what's best for the people not having to worry about a party . I'm sure there would still be differences as we each have our own opinion on how thing should be done but instead of plotting and scheming to get votes would they actually talk about those differences as we would talk with our friends and keep their eyes on one Goal.....What Would Be The Best Decision For Our Country and It's Citizens.
I guess I must be dreaming because too many times we don't know how to do what's right for our country, we do what we want. We've turned into a prideful people, a greedy people, a people with a lack of understanding, patience, morality and love.
So what is the solution, what can we do, what changes can we make, what influence can we give, what actions and decisions can we make daily to influence those around us to find a way of changing the course of our country's future to the way it was meant to be. Are we going to continue this road where No One Wins or are will we be open to the ideas of coming up with real changes and solutions.
Hmmmmmmm..... I know I get pessimistic when it comes to this, That's why I don't talk politics much. Soooooo.... this is my soapbox speech for the year.
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