Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Change Occurs ... #atozchallenge letter C

My theme for the 2017 AtoZ Challenge is "Daily Thoughts".

Each day I will post a thought that comes to mind. The first word of the thought will correspond with the letter of the day.

So here is my thought for the letter C

On board Air New Zealand


Change occurs at every moment, every second of your life.

We always think about change when something big occurs. And change is often linked to an event that shakes up our lives, something dramatic, sometimes catastrophic.

This morning as I sipped my tea and gazed out at the hills, suddenly the thought came to me that actually change occurs at every moment, every second. Every movement is a change, every thought is a change.

I thought I was living mindfully but today for the first time, I truly believe I was in that mindful moment, where every thought, every movement meant something to me. Each sip of the tea was different, each thought took me to another place, every moment the clouds changed, and as the sun dipped in and out of the clouds, the shadows or light on the hills changed.

And as I listen to the music now, each song, beat, word creates a change in my vibration. Soft, low, loud, slow, fast, rhythmic changes. Sometimes I sing along if I know the words, at other times I simply move to the beat and my fingers fly around on the keyboard to the rhythm and beat. And at other times I am so engrossed in my writing that the music fades into the background.


Change you sneaky devil
You always did exist
In every thought and movement
In an endless list

I thought you chose your moments
To make yourself known
Dropping in now and then
For many or me alone

But change you are constant
And that's okay with me
You make my life interesting
In a second, two or three.

~x~

Poems were not part of the deal this year, but looks like the poet in me wants to emerge (at least for now).

Share your thoughts on change in a post or in the comments below.

Teaser for the letter D :  Do or do not ...

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Monday, April 3, 2017

Be like the River ... #atozchallenge letter B

My theme for the 2017 AtoZ Challenge is "Daily Thoughts".

Each day I will post a thought that comes to mind. The first word of the thought will correspond with the letter of the day.

So here is my thought for the letter B

Hutt River, Wellington

Be like the river
Go with the flow

Have you ever wondered why even though you try and try you don't seem to be going anywhere? Or perhaps you are pulled into a direction you really don't want to go but resisting is futile?

It's human nature to have grand plans, starry notions, and ambitious goals but can you paddle upstream that is go against the flow, against the path that nature has set for you?

I have watched many rivers flow by but it is only recently that I've discovered it teaches us many things (one of those aha moments). Its biggest lesson of all is to go with the flow. The river always flows downstream and does not resist its flow. When obstacles come into its path, it simply finds a way to deal with it rather than fighting with it. It either flows around it or forges a new path. The river knows that in the end it will meet with the sea.

Here's a poem I wrote about life and the river. Seems an opportune moment to post this.

Life is like a river
Flowing slow or fast
The course that nature set her
Is her natural path

So many different flavours
The river appears to know
Seems moments that she most savours
Are the jumpy little blows

And thus she laments not
When obstacles arrive
For deftly she maneuvers
And circumvents the strife

The river waits for no one
She takes some on her way
Sometimes they have a little fun
There's time for work and play

If someone tries to stem her flow
She still knows her destiny
The new path also brings her joy
For she always meets the sea

Life is like a river
Flowing slow or fast
The course that nature set her
Is her natural path

~x~

Do you agree with my observations? What other lessons do you think the river can teach us?

Teaser for the letter C :  Change occurs  ....

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Linking to It's all a matter of perspective

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Saturday, April 1, 2017

All Roads Lead to .... #atozchallenge letter A

My theme for the 2017 AtoZ Challenge is "Daily Thoughts".

Each day I will post a thought that comes to mind. The first word of the thought will correspond with the letter of the day.

So here is my thought for the letter A.

Taken in Nelson, New Zealand


All roads lead to your destiny
There are no wrong roads


Ever wondered if you are journeying along the right road?

Or when you reach a crossroad and have to make a choice, ever stood there and wondered which road you should choose?

Until a few years ago, I had the same questions going round in my head. Then one day a friend said to me ... Don't think too hard and long. Because there are no wrong roads. And that is such a liberating thought.

Eventually you will reach the place you are meant to reach. The journey there may be different, but the destination will be the same. Instead of worrying about the choices we make, we should enjoy the journey and savour each moment.

Sometime ago I wrote a poem on my poetry blog Reflections Of My Soul that sums up my thoughts so sharing it here ...


I came upon that forked road
And suddenly I stopped
I couldn't tell which one to take
From one to the other I hopped

The left looked better than the right
Until I stepped upon that path
And then on the other I saw a light
Drawn to it I was like a moth

Take the right no take the left
My mind cried out in glee
Created confusion all around
Like a boat tossed on a rocky sea

In the end it doesn't matter
Whichever one we walk
Each road it leads to our destiny
Move on, don't stop or baulk!

~x~


These are of course my thoughts. What do you think?

Teaser for the letter B on Monday:  Be like the ....

Written for the #atozchallenge


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