never too late

note:
i wrote this piece weeks ago and for whatever reason was unhappy with my words and decided against posting it...truly forgot about it until i stumbled upon it this morning...shocked myself when i saw the title sitting there in my unpublished posts... i clicked on it to remember what i had to say on the subject because these very words have been toying with my brain to the point that i have been writing a song with the same title...obviously something i'm trying to work out right now...so as you read this, please keep that in mind...it's an unfinished work in progress
i'm so close to figuring it all out
and i will undoubtedly share the findings here
until then
 i will rejoice in the perfect imperfection.

life

a series of

baby steps

toward your genuine self

being true

being real

keeping it real

in a world full of one-liners

cliche or not

it presents its challenges 

within this framework

of self

your mind is on a collision course

between

wants

needs

should's

should-not's

do's

don't-s

throw another being 

into the picture

and the obstacles are doubled

quadrupled!

going beyond self

taking their perspective and feelings

into account

into consideration

filtering

the self

questioning
self

unavoidable.

and
left 

 wondering

what this

being real thing

would look like

chaotic

peaceful

miserable
joyful

i'll let you know
when i get
there.

artwork and musings

'...the more time you spend trying to meditate, the more time you have, because you bring more attention to the things that you're doing. Attention, expands time. If you bring more attention to a moment, then that moment is much longer. There's more that you can bring to the moment, more that you can take out of it. '

~author unknown

but i love it

letting that thought

guide me

grabbing hold

of the

thread

as it

transforms my breakfast

from a simple wedge

that nourishes

quenches

and becomes

the partial orb 

that found itself on every drawing

of childhood

taking an ordinary day

and making it

extraordinary

could be the blizzard conditions

could be work cancellations

whatever it is

i'm feeling

giddy as a school girl

(yes! i said it!)

an explosion of emotion

that is enhanced

by the

light

created by that

amazing orb 

making its appearance

after the great snow

as if to say

everything's gonna be alright

see for yourself

one has only to look

at some examples

of contemporary art

to see

that what was true in my childhood days

still holds today

I Love...

sunshine!

(upper left corner)

totally changes the mood

from

scary cat to

playful antics

smiling

happy faces

and

of course!

the sun is shining

in the upper left-hand corners

once again

its all about the

light source

most recently

a get well card

brought to me

during the peak of illness

by my brave daughter-in-law

because

it was so important to

my girl Kierstin

who

wanted 

needed

me to have it

ASAP

because she wanted me to know

what i already knew

i am loved

holding hands

happy

 healthy faces

hearts

and

a whole lotta

sunshine

so bring it!

the snow

the wind

but as long as there is

plenty of light

i will find

 new insight

clarity

and

the attention

enhanced by meditation

the attention

that expands time

and the moments

in turn

will be

 given their

due.