I don’t think you can ever get bored looking out of a window. The scene changes minute on minute from the lighting to the colours to the moods. An ever changing gallery when we stop to look past the familiar to the wonders around us and enjoy every observation. So good for the soul.
Sometimes it doesn’t harm to make positive affirmations that help purify our thoughts and realign us. They steady us and strengthen us and give us confidence so that they become central to our lived experience. A little positive reminder.
What would your affirmation be today?
When I needed you, where were you?
Where were you at that time
When the world seemed big and scary
And nothing seemed sublime
And where were you in the moment
When I reached out for a hand
When my heart was sad and lonely
Depressed; in sinking sand
Where were you for those seconds
When your brightness would have brought
The sun back; warm and shiny
When I felt so damned; distraught
And where were you when I called out
So desperate for a word
For a hug or reassurance
For a chance just to be heard
For now as I lay dying
As I loose the will to live
I wonder if you even cared at all
That you failed to stop and give
A minute of your precious time
A second of your day
When desperation came a calling
Yet you chose to turn away
If you are ever in this position and need someone to talk to, the Samaritans are an organisation that will listen in your moment of need. They say “We offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal.” FMI go to https://www.samaritans.org
Should life be all about happiness
Achieving that bubble of emotion
That rides the high waves of excitement
Or more so about countered contentment
Bobbing about on the ripples
Negotiating the ups and downs
With calm and measured serenity
You tell me?
Photo by Ben Dellow (not to be reproduced without permission, 2017)
If your barometer’s set to stormy
And the outlook isn’t fair
Be mindful of the damage that’s
Occurring deep in there
As biochemicals do battle
With your heart and with your head
And take corrective action
Lest at worst you end up dead
For the toxic mix of irritants
Of stress, anxiety
The pressures of our daily lives
The mayhem that we see
Are biological poisons
That attack us on the go
So be mindful of these assassins
And relax and find your flow
Break down the walls
Build bridges and see
How a hug can embrace
Love instantly
Dispel fear; cast out hatred
Cross any divide
With pat on the back
Arms wrapped round neck and round sides
And let it deliver its payload
Of wellbeing and more
Cos when a hug comes a-calling
You’ll feel cherished for sure
For past words and their sentiments
A hug simply says
Support, friendship, connection
In its own unique way
So pass on a hug
For a moment of care
To bring comfort and joy
To another out there!
Ginz&Tonic 