Everyone doesn’t go to my school……

My school is the world around me…….. the streets…… the neighborhoods….. the parks……the people that I cross paths with. I take it in and chew on it…. describe it……feel it and pay attention to how the contact influences and affects me. I’m in it not around it……….could never imagine testing the temperature of the pool….…

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Tattletale……..

I cannot rely on you to help me see……traits that aren’t beneficial to me……I have to tell on myself The responsibility of being the best “me”…..I can be, isn’t up to you…… it’s up to me…..I have to tell on myself Although I like to think otherwise……ego in reverse. I never was that good at…

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A rock in my pocket…….

I carry a small rock in my pocket to remind me to think ……..happiness or confusion is just a stone’s throw away…..because I cannot change what is in front of me…… but I have a choice in how I view what I see……….many things come on different days and often I am tempted to let…

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Thrive…..

The day is before you borrow some wings and fly….. what’s the use in complaining… …..when you could thrive…… sure they may be a few branches in your path along the way…… move them aside and make it play Everything is as it should be …….keep that in mind…..and instead of objecting……..you will thrive ttucro/lover…

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Maybe……..

Maybe I could be that man that makes hard things better …. Not by fixing them…..  but walking through them with you….. maybe I could be that man that agrees we see some things differently and perhaps that respect will encourage you to listen to my thoughts as I listen without trying to change…. Only…

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Not someday……today

Someday never worked for me…… did it ever work for you? Seems my dreams slipped away…… the ones I didn’t use. I believe our dreams are waiting to arrive…….but I have to do my part to keep those dreams alive. So I don’t have a timeline but I do have a plan and someday isn’t…

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Wait and see…….

There are many things that challenge me…..at the top of the list…..is “wait and see” with my best guess life is still a mystery so I sit on my hands and “ wait and see” much of maturity is still difficult for me but I’m starting to buy in to “wait and see”…. things don’t…

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The beginning of the Rainbow 🌈

The end of the rainbow 🌈 is often referenced in regards to victories, goals or treasures……but let’s not forget the beginning……..chaos Storms…….lightning… thunder….. high winds and hail……. all can and do tremendous damage and destruction…….then it stops The  village…..town or community is left to sort out the mess and put their lives back together with…

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Faith…….oatmeal of life

I use to detest the porridge aka oatmeal mom would serve for breakfast……. But a little cinnamon, sugar and butter made it palatable. Couldn’t argue with mom’s logic it would stick with me and carry to lunch……and it did. Since then I absolutely love it and appreciate its wholesome goodness. My faith is my life’s…

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