Change is Good

Our Canvas

Smile lines,

furrows,

stretch marks,

casually drooping lids;

hallowed cheeks,

and remnants of Sunshine-

The body as a canvas

for a Lifetime of memories.

Permanently etched into our Being,

layer by layer;

camouflaging the Youth of our early years.

Passing faces

Sometimes if it's raining out,

or if it's dark and gloomy,

or even,

once in a rare while,

clear blue skied-

I look at the people around me

passing by,

or sitting quietly

to themselves,

and I wonder

Who they really Are.

For some reason, Eleanor Rigby usually makes itself heard in the depths of my conscious-

Patience is a Virtue...?

This is how I felt today ^

and this is what I'm trying to keep in mind:

"Patience is the key to Paradise" - Turkish Proverb

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster.

One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life" - Chinese Proverb

They must be on to something right? Wish me luck.........

Where's the Love... and common courtesy?

Rant alert, rant alert-

While coming home today on the bus, I was astonished to watch as a little girl and her Mom boarded and not one person offered either of them their seat. The girl couldn't have been older than 6 years old and it was obvious she was struggling to stay on her feet as the bus accelerated, decelerated and rounded corners. I was disgusted to watch as young men and women simply sat and observed the girl stumbling back and forth, her Mom trying to keep her upright. I tell ya, if I had been sitting, I definitely would have offered my seat up. At one point, I even commented (quite loudly, so those self-entitled doorknobs could hear me), how I couldn't believe that no one had offered her daughter their seat. The Mom, trying to downplay the whole thing just said "ohhh, that's okay, that's okay".... Ummmm, last time I checked with my morals, no, it's really not okay.

I understand that people have long days at work, or school, or wherever and want to sit, but this is a child- A child who's obviously not old enough to stand firm ground on a rocky, moving bus driving through the rain on a dark evening. Where has the common courtesy of the past escaped to? Are people really that self-centred and indulged that not one person on a completely packed bus would suck it up, stand up and offer a child their seat?!

Ugh, sometimes in this society full of so much Go-Go-Go, and Me-Me-Me, I really start to lose Faith in Humanity. Where has the "People doing Good for People" mentality gone? The smallest gesture can brighten someone's day; wouldn't you want to give that gift if you were able to? Words of advice to sum up this rant of frustration, take a look around at the People we encounter on a daily basis. You have the Power and Ability to bring a Smile to a strangers face. You have the Power and Ability to show a stranger that not all of mankind has forgone common courtesy and decency. You have the Power and Ability to make the World a more enjoyable place to Live.

Inspirational Message to Humanity

"We are Not machines...

... we have the Love of Humanity in our Hearts"

Humble Beginnings

"A tree so big that it takes both arms to surround starts out as the tiniest shoot;

A nine-story terrace rises up from a pile of dirt.

A high place one hundred, one thousand feet high begins from under your feet."

- Lines 7-9, Chapter 64, "Tao-Te Ching", Lao Tzu

(translated by Robert G. Henricks)