Time moves, so do we But the Child in us is Free It does not grow As Events come and go Age makes you wiser, they say but Impressions Linger, as we weighthe second self or alter ego Lives what we would be and not are on show Memories of past, good and bad are better forgotten on the road Rocky foundations not shifting sands of Time take imprints and leave footprints on the sands of Time !
Since I could remember, I was always a fan of the Muppets. Sesame Street to The Muppet Show to every other movie with them as the starring cast. There was something about them - it was 'magical'
This past week was an interesting one for me. I have had a few triumphs and a few stagnation points. Yet, through it all, I felt rather weepy. Before I ascribe it to simply hormones (and it could simply be hormones), I want to ask myself if there is something I am just not permitting myself to see or to accept. The truth is that I have worked very hard these past few years towards developing my sense of self and with it the confidence. While my thin veneer of confidence is now bolstered by a real sense of worth, there still is a little doughnut-hole filled with air. Yes, deep inside, there is a nugget of emptiness. Though before it was easy to pierce through my veneer and enter this space, it is much harder now. But here I am... feeling it. Feeling that void.
"So don't forget to breathe Don't forget to breathe Your whole life is here No eleventh hour reprieve So don't forget to breathe"
This past year, I learned an important lesson. Life is to be lived in the moment (not for the moment) - a moment that can last as long as a breath (perhaps, even a moment shorter than it takes for one to complete a breath). In that moment, a lot can happen. And each moment floats into the next. Don't get caught up in the past - simply acknowledge how it's brought you to this moment. Don't fret about the future - recognize you have choices within the moment to take you where you need to go. Yet, where you end up - in that moment, there is always something... it may not be what you expected but when you step back and appreciate that moment for what it is, you might find it is exactly what it has to be.
Forgive the ramble - that's how these thoughts presented themselves to me and I wrote them down "freehand"
