The End of the Beginning

What's past is prologue.

What's last is yours.

This could go

either way.

Short Cut

Do not cut corners

when it comes to getting to know

yourself.

Gap Yah

Yah, so this one time,

in Malaysia, I met my Grandma

called Popo

for the first time in years,

and, she looked at me as if to say

though we don't speak the same

language, you and I are deeply

and profoundly connected...

and then I just CHUNDERED EVERYWHERE!

Banter.

Archive

It's a nice thought,

that the chaotic story

of how you came into existence

is written down somewhere,

archived, to read later.

Sadly, there is no such log.

You pull up your own roots,

to find out where they've gone.

Big Apple

She has always called me,

it's not long now.

Success

Studying the most successful people

of this age, there appears

to be a common thread.

It's never how they got there,

but why.

With a burning purpose,

Bigger than what is easy

and what is hard.

Surrendering likes

and dislikes.

Surpassing distractions

and easily satisfied needs.

Logic

'But, you see..'

He said.

'There's no inspiration in logic.

There's no courage in logic.

There's not even happiness in logic.

There's only satisfaction.

The only place for logic in my life

is the realisation that the more I

am willing to do for others,

the more I shall be able to do for myself.'

Surprise

You,

are like a surprise

waiting in cupboard somewhere.

with balloons.

Holding Doors

Finding new doors

of opportunity

is important and exciting. But,

it's hard to confidently

walk through a new door,

whilst trying to hold open

old ones.

Become Today

You are today,

as you became,

yesterday.

"Inches make champions"

~ Vince Lombardi

Unique

"Hiya! ya um, can I have,

just a tiny scoop of everything

please?"

I like people

with little idiosyncrasies

so unknown, hidden

like a secret.

Vocabulary

"Hey man, you hear?

that dude Pete Atkins died."

"Really?"

"Yeeaa man."

"Total bummer."

Inside Out

Quotes:

"The Lord works from the inside out.

The world works from the outside in.

The world would take people out of the slums.

Christ takes the slums out of people,

and then they take themselves out of the slums.

The world would mold men by changing their environment.

Christ changes men, who then change their environment.

The world would shape human behavior,

but Christ can change human nature."

Ezra Taft Benson

Looking Up

On the way to work...

Tourist #1: (Looking up)

"Woah St Pauls is massive,

it's so beautiful,

you don't realise until you stand next to it

how great it really is."

Tourist #2:

"Ha, you think that is great?

wait 'till you meet who it's for."

Autograph

Sitting there, all day

signing your name

over and over,

hundreds of times,

must be the biggest ego trip ever.

Sometimes, it can get hard

to stay humble.

Security

I would't sleep in a bed

with wonky wheels

that's high on a hill

where west winds roll.

I wouldn't hold money

in Zimbabwe dollars

during hyper inflation

and civil unrest.

I wouldn't build a tree house

on the back of an old branch

that was blasted by lightning

on which giraffes occasionally graze.

Don't look for security,

a haven to hold your heart,

in something that is essentially

insecure.

Rise and Shine

I want to be a human alarm clock,

to wake up people who are sleeping through life.

So they can arise every morning,

like they meant to.

How to be Alone

Sometimes we surround ourselves

with phone calls and emails

socials and meetings.

Busyness is a

drug.

Invite

and loafe the soul,

that, which speaks in lower tones.

The kitchen table of singularity and solidarity

that sings and celebrates, busy or bored, surrounded or alone.

"I exist as I am, that is enough

If no other in the world be aware I sit content" - Walt Whitman

Geek

They can call us geeks

but we don't mind at all.

'Cos part of being a geek,

is being passionate about something.

Pragmatic Idealist

We can aim for more than happiness.

We are created

and adopted

to take an active role

in the ongoing

creation of the universe.

"A goal without a plan, is just a wish"

Antoine de Saint- Exupery

When I Grow Up

When I grow up

I want to be a seat

on the subway.

I'd get to support and know

a plethora of travelers

journeying through life.

Eulogy for Things Left Unsaid

Things unforgiven

Things that are lost

Memories blurred

With no way back.

People you thought you loved

Places you used to plague

Now just a memory of another life.

A new beginning.

Because forever, is never forever.

~ Robert Chiu

Exquisite

Street sounds like serene music

The smell of rain, like rich perfume

A kiss like fine wine

The sun like a soft touch

Street lights like chandeliers

The sky like the largest canvas

The word like nourishing food

Exquisite, nuanced, refined.

Without spending a penny.

City Busking

Every morning he leaves his home in a suit,

caries his case through the busy streets of Central London

until he is outside a very particular building.

Pulling out his instrument, he tunes up,

and plucks the same four notes whilst tapping his feet

twelve hours a day, every single day.

I don't yet know his name

But I know that he smiles.

Birthday

They came bearing;

cards and cakes,

parties and presents,

family texts, facebook messages,

hugs, high fives, hour long calls,

kisses and a tie from marks and spencer.

Some pretty inventive ways of saying

"Hey man,

I'm glad you were born."

Predefined

She doesn't like eating olives

but didn't know the taste.

He had was afraid of heights

after deciding when he was very small.

She could not do maths at all

because kids at school were better.

He wasn't really a 'people person'

just as he'd always thought.

We weren't born

predefined.

It's still all up for grabs.

The Comb-Over

Insecurities are like Private parts

Everyone's got them.

Yet people go to great lengths

either

to keep them concealed,

or

to make them appear to be

Amazing.

Psalm

As a blind man does not see

the intricacies of a sunset.

So too do I not see

the intricacies of your grace.

But

I

feel

it

still.

Point of View

If, in your point of view

you can only see you,

then your eyes

may be inside-out.

Because that can't

be normal.

No Unselfish Good Deed

Just because you get a kick

out of helping others,

does not make your

deeds essentially

selfish.

Find as many of these deeds

as you possibly can. For

all it means, is that

you, get a kick

out of Love.

Around in Circles

Learning does not always come

from experience.

Learning is the change made

by reflecting on experience.

Wield the Beast

I like it

when small people

get really really big dogs.

Such

brazen optimism,

Taking the tiger by the tail.

Popular Opinion

'Feelings are not Facts'

We can't always know what is right.

We can remember it might not be us.

Cleansing

No matter how much

cleansing and washing you do, You,

will still be you.

So don't allow

a fear of dirt

to stop the exploring.

Help

Some people cannot be helped

BUT

Never stop trying to help people.

Just do it.

There can be a fine line between

living and simply existing.

I've often found any doubt is removed

by living this simple,

flippant-sounding philosophy.

'Screw it, Just do it.'

"The brave may not live forever,

but the cautious do not live at all."

Outgrow your Rolemodels

I started a blog about outgrowing role models

but the truth is you can't.

No matter how much you grow,

They will always represent

that ancient call.

to know better, to be better.

Summer

Air tastes of barbecues

birds chirp through the night,

layers of clothes are shed.

Sound travels faster, as

open windows remind you

that you are not alone.

It's the time of year to fall in love

with life all over again. And also

Hayfever, sneezing, profuse sweating

and a personal awareness of the lack of toned muscles.

Looking Up

Everyone is going somewhere.

Some faster than others,

Some with noble motives,

Some travel with friends,

Some go further than others, and

Some don't know that they're

going anywhere at all.

but if we aren't careful,

we'll end up where we are going.

Her Eyes

Wide grin,

looking down at the floor

her feet bounced around

and she felt like a little girl again

as her dress swayed.

And as she laughed,

it came from more than just his

bad jokes,

more than

the jovial mood she found herself in.

She was allowing him to discover

her uniqueness, from everyone else in the world.

without a thought, she looked up

and there it was, everything she felt.

Held all in her eyes.

Know Better

Have you ever felt,

No matter how much

you know that 1 + 1 = 2,

you occasionally find yourself

living like it's not.

The wisest words

that man has ever discovered

have been learnt

the hard way.

Here's to...

Here's to all the people

who pass us in the street

we're nothing to each other,

except for that moment, brief.

Here's to all the plans,

the schemes and the dreams

that are just as fun to live,

as they were to conceive.

Here's to nostalgia

and everything we've learnt,

for all the things we tried and failed

for all the trust we earned.

Here's to the days

the ones when we fear the worst

we slap ourselves and carry on

keeping the hunger, keep the thirst.

Here's to that feeling

that we're travelling the right road

or when we know such joy,

and feel ready to explode.

And of course, It's come the time, to say

I'd like to take this chance,

"Here's to you, and you alone

and so, tonight, we dance."

Switchfoot

Yes: On stage.

Once in a lifetime opportunity,

official Switchfoot photographer.

The band were awesome to hang out with

after this gig.

YES

RSVP Yes

will change your life

in ways you never expect.

Integrity

Honesty is simply

conforming our words

with reality.

Integrity is simply

conforming reality

with our words.

Steven Covey

Chore

Sacrifice does not have to be

a chore.

It can actually be one of

the funnest things

you'll ever do.

The Secret

The day you were born, you

were endowed with nothing,

if not pure potential.

The secret is that,

every day of your life

represents nothing,

if not the opportunity

to use that potential

however you choose.

But ultimately

how far you go

doesn't matter.

It's where you end up.

Moving Fast

Deciding

that she could be

the most important person

will have you

holding off the physical side

for those few important months.

Growing,

moving faster and deeper in knowledge

and love of each other, collecting those

sacred moments when your hearts

grow together first, while others,

too busy

moving fast to the bedroom,

wake up a couple years later

next to a half stranger.

Memories

Frank the yellow fish

had a short memory.

he loved the ocean,

swimming to new places

new corals, new friends.

At the end of every day,

he'd remind himself.

When these memory fade away,

make sure that they are replaced.

The End

At the end of their time,

No one will ever say:

"I wish I'd spent more time

shopping for shoes on eBay." or

"I'm glad I chose my friends

based on looks and popularity."

At the end of your time,

what will you say?