Shift In Time; a poem

Shift in time A shift is coming; it is felt in the air A shift is coming; some time, some place, somewhere Sounds of optimism spread by the birds shrill It is coming, that shift; one day for sure, it will Sunshine’s cloak of positivity soaks into all it reaches …

Mental Massage

Mental Massage For me, of late, the most difficult part about writing is either topic or just making a start. I have read that once you began, get a word or two down, then the rest will follow. It is often the case when I am sitting with mental paralysis. …

This too, is temporary

I recently came across the following excerpt from a journal entry I had written quite some years back. “Sometimes, just sometimes, I am over it. I mean, really over it! Over the relentless chronic pain that invades my body. Over the consuming fatigue that floods my body. Over the mental …

Two Way Street

Much as the case when driving around our streets, it is our actions and that of another driver that keeps the traffic flowing with somewhat of a consistency and fluency. If you or another driver isn’t paying attention, things can easily go awry. Not dissimilar to relationships of all types …

A shift

Sometimes without being fully aware a change occurs within. A transition takes place so subtly that it is barely noticeable to us yet others see it immediately. Then you will be in a situation where you do or say something and it’s like a bright light bulb has been turned …

Embracing a change

Some years ago I attended an in-house professional development course with my then employer. There were two amazingly awesome presenters; a husband and wife team whose names escape me at the moment yet I remember the husband talked of Argentina and the wife had an allergy. This lovely couple and …

A subtle change

I had been pondering moving a shelf unit into my ‘office’ space for a while. Over the last couple of weeks I had the time but couldn’t thanks to my leg injury, until yesterday. With great joy and enthusiasm I embarked on making the change with a little helper who …