A Casual Conversation

An unexpected cold has come on from nowhere really.

My head is so stuffy and my nose and throat feel like they are on fire.

My body feels a bit weary , yet my mind is busy, busy going many miles an hour so I’ve decided to slow down for a bit and listen to my body.

This week found me trying to re-evaluate things, reconnect , reflect, do some soul searching  and  a bit of tweaking.

My life these days is filled with finding my creativity and coming up with worth while projects to benefit those I come into contact with.

It’s not always easy and there are always many ideas and sometimes no direction or sense of implementing them.

It can be a bit frustrating when you want to do so much , yet resources are so limited.

Nevertheless, the show must go on and dreams keep coming.

This week I thought I would take a chance to de-clutter my brain and try to find clarity with many things.

There is work, there’s family, relationships, friends, hobbies, dreams and ideas all needing nurturing.

There are many subsets to these compartments in life.

It’s nice to be free and go with the flow, but then one also needs discipline and deadlines to achieve anything.

I figure this is where it begins.

If I want to write, then I need to write more and be consistent.

To maintain relationships, one must find time to ring, text, email and or visit, as time goes quickly leaving room for regrets and ‘what ifs’ .

If I want to be more creative, then I need to open myself to more ideas, different ways of doing things, be open to change and be brave as I allow myself to explore.

There are dreams and aspirations and all those little things that become big things when they drive our passion and desires.

Life is about balance, about love, about looking after ourselves.

This brings me to a new focus which is nothing to do with crazy dieting, but well balanced health.

Eating and drinking right, having enough exercise and sleep.

At this point, sleep is not as straight forward for me as it could be.

I have always had this love -hate relationship with sleep where I love it and would sometimes like more of it especially at nights but it is quite the opposite.

I am a nocturnal person and it can be very difficult to go to bed at a decent time but I do try .

When that doesn’t happen, I try to use my time wisely and productively to create, dream, build and find ways forward.

I know that I only have one body, and as I grow older and hopefully wiser, I appreciate life a lot more than I ever did before.

All the simple things in life make me happy.

I am being more of who I am and I worry less and less of what others may think.

I am more considerate and compassionate.

I am finding my inner child again and dreaming big once more,

I see people for who they are and enjoy trying to get to know and understand them.

I am much more open to other ideas and ways of thinking.

I can listen without imposing my point of view .

I don’t have to argue just because I disagree and this is making life much more easy for me.

I embrace this world , its people, all of creation and I embrace me.

I know this may have been all over the place today and I apologise if I bore anyone but it feels so good just emptying my brain.

With  much love and light

until next time.

Poeticlibran

xx

Procrastination Repellent

Procrastination is like the Dark Lord.
I have to shamefully admit that I put off so many things earlier this week that should have been completed today.

I now hang my head in shame with all the excuses I came up with.
There is always a reason why things will be done later rather than now.

For every thing telling us we should do something now, there are ten appealing reasons we give for doing them later.

Unfortunately, it becomes a case of time catching up and people stressing about things that could have been easily avoided.

I think to put it bluntly, procrastination is a mental form of laziness.

Well YES, I said it.
I should know shouldn’t I?
When it comes to writing, all I have done this week is make excuses .

Another day always seem so much more appealing.

There was no shortage of excuses from:

I feel sleepy.

I will do it tomorrow.

I don’t think I can concentrate right now.

The list goes on so I shan’t say more.

Well thank the stars for a good voice of reason today.

While on the theme of procrastinating…Because I do it so well.
I decided to WhatsApp a mate to have a little chat.

I went on to tell her about  how I have been procrastinating this week and that I have two pieces of of writing that near enough met their deadline and some personal blog updating to do.

No shame have I? The audacity!!

I was immediately encouraged to get on with it and though very sleepy, I am now here ‘getting on’.

Hey, don’t judge me!

I  know this may not be the most exciting piece yet  but I  do know that many people fall into this trap of putting things off for later, that can be done now, so don’t mind if I do and may this encourage someone else to get the ball rolling on whatever projects they’ve got pending, whether personal or business .

So now that I have warmed up a bit, I am off to write my two other pieces .

I hope you don’t get bitten by the procrastinating bug and if you do, I hope you’ve got some quick reacting repellent.

Until next time, from my keyboard to yours.

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Positive living is the key to healing

It’s an everyday battle to keep focused, when giving up seems much easier. We often believe that the only way to keep a conversation interesting,  is to fill it with gossip or anything negative. After all, it’s an effort to find anything positive… Or is it?

When you wake up in the morning, before your mind has a chance to be polluted by the news or other factors,  take some time to be grateful.  Grateful for what you may ask? Well, there are so many things to be grateful for. If we took time off from rushing and complaining,  We would be able to count our blessings.
To live another day. To have hot water for a shower. Clean water for a cuppa. Clothes on our bodies. To be able to hear the birds chirping,  see our loved ones, touch someone. Yes indeed. We would be grateful. 

We often lose our way by placing attention on the wrong things. Things that we feel we lack, or areas we feel we fall short. We should know that whatever we think we are struggling with, there are always others who are worse off.
It’s okay to say thank you, to smile, to give, to love. All of these are free gifts.

None of us are perfect. Most times we identify behaviours in ourself that make us cringe. The things is, the more you focus on what is wrong,  the less time you have to nurture all the things that are right and uplifting.
It is true what they say, ‘ you get what you give.’
If you can’t appreciate the little you are blessed with, then you will always live in lack.
“It’s too expensive.  I will never be able to afford it. I am a failure. It’s a family curse.” All of these statements Will keep one in a rut.
What does it matter if no one else has done it before or that everyone else doubts your abilities?  How about saying, “I will definitely work towards achieving this goal. ”  “I am worthy of good things.”  “I can do anything I set my mind to, because I am a winner.”

We are creators, but we become so complacent or fearful that we don’t reach our full potential.
There will always be factors against, so it is up to us to decide the things which define and allow to steal our victory . Human beings Will defy every odd to get to where they need or want to be, IF they want something badly enough.

We are not weak, but our minds deceive us. We are capable of so much. Knowledge is unlimited, but we have to seek wisdom and practice common sense. “As a man thinketh so is he.” If you think you can’t,  then you never will. If you think you aren’t worthy, then don’t be surprised if you’re treated poorly. We give off energy and people receive that energy and it is reciprocated back to us.

Give out positivity and see how much more positive people and situations you attract.

My friends, this is not about feeding you nonsense. All this can be done. I am not asking you to be down on yourself when you have an off day. We all have them. Sometimes we need to scream and then get our head back in the game.  We are work in progress.  When our little idiosyncrasies seep through, threatening to set us back, it’s up to us to get back on the right path and refocus our energies, reaffirm our goals and get the job done.

Sometimes like everything, the mind tries to resist because it’s so comfortable in the old ways, but we have to be persistent if we want change.

There is more to life than always missing the mark. More to life than mediocrity. There is no need to be envious of other people’s successes. Start by genuinely being happy when good things happen to others. Know that your time is coming. When your circumstances start getting you down, it’s time to do something nice for someone else. Give them your time, your smile, get some fresh air. Reevaluate strategies and know that it is possible

It is up to you to see the glass as half full or half empty.  It’s the same glass, but however you perceive the situation,  that it will be.

We waste half of our lives worrying about things we have no control over, thus creating stress within which then weakens our immune system,  causing illnesses. I am not suggesting to be irresponsible or wreckless. One has to live in the real world but why oh why worry day in and day out about tomorrow while today slips away? You can’t change the outcome by worrying so do your best knowing that if it didn’t work out, something much better is in store for you. Nothing can get in the way of your destiny so stop resisting and let your life flow and take its right path.

Everyone has their own victory, their gifts, talents, calling and level of creativity.  We can’t all be musicians,  writers, composers, surgeons and scientists. Whatever your gift, use it to bless others enhance your life. You are just as important as anyone else but you have to believe that.

Stop resisting change. Sometimes things must come to an end to make way for new beginnings.  Accept it and be open to what lies ahead. Many have dug their way out of the very bottom and have triumphed. No matter what stage you are in your life right now, you have to know what you want in life and hold on to that, come what may.

Give time to all the good things in life. See the positive in each situation and know that you are blessed. Don’t celebrate other people’s downfall or laugh when they are faced with heartache. Feed this world with your love. Even when people are being difficult and stretch you to the limit, choose to be the bigger person. Don’t feed into negativity. You and only you can control how you will react.
It’s so easy for one to behave badly to disguise whatever is eating at their soul. Don’t get trapped in their web of self pity or false bravado. Don’t be a bully. Most times what we dislike in others is a direct reflection of things to work on from within.

When someone is down, we may find it easier to validate their complains because we think empathy and walking on egg shells around them is best. What we really need to do is to help them find their own light. Tell people like it is. Off course, there is a time and place and way to do it.
Divert their attention to things more positive. To happy moments, rather than engage in a conversation that seem to list all what is wrong with the world.

We don’t expect to bless our land by criticising or moaning about everything. Life is not about what’s in it for me. That’s not hoe we find joy. We are at our happiest when we give freely.

Plotting demise isn’t as sweet as one believes. You experience a short lived high then need to do something more dramatic or drastic to get to that point or surpass it. Surely life is meant to be more meaningful than that?

Oh how easy to sit and complain about the weather, the economy, what everyone else is or isn’t doing while we ourselves do nothing to help. If you can’t mend something,  don’t help in destroying it. Blessing and curse lies within the power of the tongue. If you speak negatively enough about things they will come to pass. Whether about yourself, family,  country, job. Just know that what you put in, that which you get out.

Stop, smile, be kind, be grateful and be a bit more positive than yesterday. If you feel like you failed in achieving this, don’t give up. Keep trying. You will get there.

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Living in Gratitude

In this present moment I am deeply and profoundly grateful for everything and everyone in my life. My heart swells and warms when I think of how blessed I am to be alive, to have wonderful friends, a very loving and considerate partner, our babies, but most of all for learning more about myself and life, and how much more humble, compassionate and loving I have become through life experiences. Thank you Universe and Almighty for these life lessons. I am indeed grateful

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Positive Things for a quality life

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