You reap what you sow

This is definitely true. We only get as good as we give. We only get what we deserve. Work hard. Treat people fairly and with respect. And be kind and fair to yourself. Learn how to let go and relax. Learn how to breathe. Learn how to be. This is one of the hardest things to do-be kind to yourself. We all make mistakes. Take wrong turns. Say the wrong things. Lash out. But as long as you are aware of your mistakes and can learn from them, forgive yourself and move on, then that is the best that you can do.

I am a tree

I am a Willow
Long
Tall
Slender
I will bend
With the breeze
I will bow
To the wind
But I will not
Break
My roots are buried
Deep
Deeply rooted to the ground
I am
While my head is held high

Journey Home

I feel so small
So small that you tower over me
The world towers over me
I am an ant in a jungle
Trying to scurry along the path
While not getting stepped on
But I am so tired
I am so tired now
Every few steps feel like an eternity has passed
And taking the next step seems impossible
I feel like I am never going to make it
And I am so scared
I really wanted to make it home
It feels close
And then it pulls away
There is the sun
Rising over the mountaintop
If I climb that mountain
Will I feel its warmth on my skin?
Will it warm my heart?
I feel so cold
Like my soul is dying
And I cannot seem
To ever stop crying
And I am so tired
I really wanted to make it home

The Wheel of Hatred

Losing your grip
On reality
You fall victim to unkindness
Turning from goodness
To hatred
You speak the unkind word
Do the unkind deed
That you can never undo
And the wheel of hatred
Rolls on
Ruining someone's day
Ruining someone's life
Hating because you do not agree with what they say
Or think
Hating because they look different
Speak differently
Believe in a different God
And the wheel of hatred rolls on
Ruining lives
Playing a game
Where the loser might die
But the "winner" loses their soul
Their humanity
Hatred will consume your spirit
And leave an empty shell
When the wheel of hatred
Rolls your way
Put your foot down
Stop it in its tracks
And make a decision
To be truly human

Lonely

I feel so alone right now. Nothing in my life is going well. I am completely responsible, but I don't know how to get myself out of this mess. My job is killing me from the inside out. I need to get out of this situation soon before my head explodes. I feel like no one can help me. I feel like I am lost in a forest, and I cannot see the sun. It is really dark under the canopy of trees and I do not know which direction to go to get out. I really want out of the forest. I love trees and all, but I am really beginning to feel suffocated. I cannot breathe. I have to see the sun soon. I don't ever remember feeling this lost before. I usually have some idea of which direction to take my life, but I have no clue right now. My vision is clouded. I wish life could be simpler just once. Why does it always have to be so difficult? I am tired. I need a life break. I need to stop time for a few months and unwind.