Forgetting My Greatest Source of Motivation...

Quite often I forget...
Too caught up in self-absorption and fear...
To the point I may hurt others unwittingly...

I have to remember...
My greatest source of Motivation...
It will always be "To Love"...
To truly forget self-concern, To have courage...
To act for others, for my loved ones, for strangers, for all beings that feel...

Too often I've gotten lost on my path...
Hurting many along the way...
I can only wish for self-forgiveness...
So that I can move on and do better in bettering myself...

With me being more concerned for others...
Loving others more...
In the past I've used that motivation to give up habits not in line with my ideals...
If I can remember to tap into this...

Perhaps a mantra for myself can serve as a gentle reminder...
Especially when dealing with uncomfortable actions...
"Love" as in the verb rather than the noun...
Having genuine concern for others, and acting upon it accordingly...
Even if it takes much courage...

Black & White

I cannot bathe in only the light ....for fear of being washed out to what's real...
I cannot brood in only the dark ...for fearing of drowning and losing touch of what's good...

In highlights and shadows I see more clearly...

Tenuous Threads...

Tenuous threads so precious...
Tenuous threads so fragile...
Tenuous threads keeping us connected...

The tenuous nature of the bonds we sew...
If we remember this...
We are better equipped to constantly appreciate...
And hopefully better show our appreciation...

(inspired by the little gray kitty I tried to nurse back to health..  may the little one rest in peace... you seemed content prior to passing in your sleep...  hopefully you felt loved before your journey...    )

Luck

Sometimes it's easy to take Luck for granted...
Especially when we've been Lucky all of our lives...
Getting the things we often so most desire...
Often to the point of expecting good things to happen...

Though optimism and expectancy of good fortune are positive things...
It's best to remember and recognize the Luck we have in our lives...

Sometimes the things that were best in our lives...
These things disappear before we know it....
And if those things are people...
If we fail to recognize them and make them feel appreciated...
Often times it will be too late when we finally decided to better acknowledge them...

Too often I've been so ridiculously Lucky in my life I forget to be thankful...
To the people I've connected to in this lifetime...
To the people I've connected very deeply...
I'm thankful for the precious time...  however brief, however long...

If ever there's a regret I'll probably have in my lifetime when I die...
It's that I didn't show enough appreciation towards those who have loved me...

May I continue to open my eyes to the gifts I've been given...
And may I more fully acknowledge that which has been given...

Last Goodbyes...

Too often our last goodbyes are left unfinished...
Too often we don't realize it's a last goodbye...
Too often we realize we wish we could do it all again...
To embrace the moment more fully...
To take it all in...
To give way more of ourselves...
To really really love in those parting moments...

Too often we forget just how precious each moment is.....
Hug tighter...
Kiss more fully...
Open one's heart...

For we just never know when...............