Sunday 28 November 2010

Bad Traffic


Feeling like the first,
having discovered fire,
complete paradigm shift,
a visionary, a zealot
born into the world
bursting forth into...

a queue of former revolutionaries, all
stuck,
at the first hurdle.

Describe Yourself


How would you describe yourself
in three words, that are neither particularly
favourable nor insulting?

Unpredictable, Fallible, Curious

Thursday 25 November 2010

Goliath


Punching above my weight class
always have been.

A regular David
who compensates with heart.

Sunday 21 November 2010

Dinosaur

Memories of a 7 year old.
Thanks Dad,
You gave me
a huge toy dinosaur
(the thing I most desired)
so I would promise
to stop biting my nails.

I never did,
you knew I wouldn't;
but you gave it to me
anyway.

Saturday 20 November 2010

Shabbat


When did you last turn off your phone
for the whole day?
Separated out the time to check
yourself,
Reminding yourself that you are not
a machine.

Sometimes the best thing we can do
is nothing.

just
be.

Friday 19 November 2010

Hooked


He ventured out of his cave
Eyes squinting into daylight.
He never looked back.

The more you live,
the more you realise
there is to live.

Tuesday 16 November 2010

Realisation

It's not hard to grow
when you realise how
much you don't know.

Humility is the foundation
for growth.

Monday 15 November 2010

Motorcycle


The moment you're born,
you start dying.

The realisation of that truth
inspires many middle-aged men
to buy huge motorcycles.

The realisation of that truth also
inspires many people to leave a mark,
to change the world, and to do it
today.

Saturday 13 November 2010

From Nothing


We brought nothing into this world,
so let us be thankful for everything we have,
For gratitude is the foundation for happiness.

I Believe in You


Don't fear being mediocre.

You are too great for that.

Thursday 11 November 2010

Wall Street


Some people use the word 'ambition',
as a euphemism for their greed.

Friday 5 November 2010

Excitement


From the bland, calmness,
they whip up the waves,
the blue begins to rise and surge
until you've never been so high or so scared
and suddenly,
they quell the swell,
until you've almost.

caught.

breath...

again?

Excitement isn't created by sheer vigor or calmness,
it is the anticipation, the contrast, the unpredictability,
that keeps you coming back for more.

Seek first to Understand, then to be Understood

You may see an old woman,
you may see a young woman.
You are right.

In political, moral, economic, philosophical issues
others may have an opinion about what they see,
and you might see something completely different.
First, fully understand the issue from their view.
for they may be right.
too.

The Illusion of Choice


Is Choice an illusion?

Is it the predestined, preordained sum of our
formative years, temperament and habits,
proclivities, ignorances and desires?

What if it is?
The adventure is in making choices,
and through that, we unravel a purpose.
Discovering why we make them.

Why


Was there ever a more pertinent, yet
ultimately irrelevant question than;

Why am I here?