Inspired by change, challenge and creativity
“It is health that is the real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
Due to an ongoing shoulder strain, I am unable to do much typing or work on the computer, including reading and commenting on other blogs. So I will reluctantly not be blogging for at least the month of August.
Once my shoulder heals, I will be back blogging and visiting blogs to leave comments.
Words fall, swirling around my brain today
As the world softens about me-
Bringing up new ideas to spark
This New Year–this new path.
Stretching,
Opening a bit more.
Integrating all of me into one wholeness
A word drifts around my periphery.
Speaking its name.
A newness, a change
Butterflies now in the pit of my core
Giving me a push forward.
Comfort disappears with this word
A movement in a different direction.
To explore free
from my self-imposed bonds.
Allowing me the freedom to go
to places I never dared to dream!
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I wrote this poem at the new year, as I was contemplating my new word for the year, Innovate. I have written a couple of posts about this word and what it means to me, and how I planned to incorporate it into My Mantra. So after 6 months with this word, I find it still serves to push me a little further outside my comfort zone, and take new steps forward toward my dream.
I am joining in with Poets United for their Midweek Motif. This week Susan is giving us the theme ~ ‘The Song of a Single Word’. I am also joining in with Sanaa@A Dash of Sunny for her Prompt Nights. This week’s theme is ‘Dreams‘. As Sanaa says, ‘We all have them. We strive for something which at first we deem impossible. But as they say, the key to realizing a dream is to focus on its significance, cause then even our smallest steps and victories will take on a greater meaning.’ My word for the year helps to focus me on my journey toward realizing my dreams.
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I leave you with a another image about Innovate. I welcome you to download the photo and share it.
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