Delay Gratification

The desire for instant gratification

stems from the insecurity that

it won't be around later.

The ability to delay gratification,

subordinating fleeting wants

to a greater, higher calling

is the real builder of

dreams come true.

What Drives You?

Advertisment

My local bus company

is advertising its night

bus in huge letters on

the side of its new fleet

encouraging the public

to 'be a dirty stop out'.

Preference

Some people are more offended

by the idea that everyone

will get into heaven

than the idea that most

will go to hell.

Secure through Storms

Subordinate feelings

to values and principles.

Values provide a

firm foundation so that

we may feel the wind,

yet not be toppled by it.

Perception Check

Sometimes the way we see the problem

is the problem.

Proclaim

Enough of the Umms, Errs

and rhetorical questions.

It's time to run to the nearest

reasonably high mound, roll up

a paper megaphone and proclaim:

I BELIEVE!

Keep your own house

Trust men,

but do not hold them accountable

for keeping your own house in order.

Each lives

with the consequences

of his own hands.

Once upon a time...

Some people just live for today

others only live for tomorrow.

You could live your life

like it's a story that you'd

want to tell someone.

Pass on a Good Thing

Before you judge, remember

"by the grace of God, go I,"

and then be the grace

of God, to them.

Service

You will never become so great,

famous, rich or powerful that

you can't kneel down to

serve the last, lost

and the least.

The Me-est

You don't need the richest,

strongest, fittest, funniest,

coolest, sweetest. You don't

ask for these things.

It's time to start listening,

I'll be the thoughtful-est,

loyalest, comfortable-est,

the me-est.

Headlights

Don't get immoblised
by the ones you love.

Love should set you free
not stop you in your tracks.

Breathing Air

I am fully satisfied with the

air that unfurls in my chest

So now I may no longer live in

fear that I won't become more,

but in the hope that soon I might.

Breathing hope that satisfies,

like air that unfurls in my chest.

Clause

And

then

I

felt

alive.

Impossible

If you saw the impossible,

would you believe it?

Dear Everyone

I want you to better off

for ever having met

me.

Learning

We do not learn to love,

we are born,

able.

We learn to choose love,

more and

more.

Dear Friends

So dear friends,

we walk alongside one another

we fight, laugh and cry together, we huddle

for warmth and we partner in wonderment

Though we hail from different lands

and indeed we have different destinations,

may it be known that we have discovered

something of our shared identity

and no shared encounter

was ever in vain.

Live by Faith

We know that faith

is not knowledge.

What if it is just the combination

of fear, love and the unlimited

human imagination?

Nothing to Lose

A man with a haggard face,

ragged beard and scraggly clothes,

drinking milk from the carton

as he walks, is not the sort of

man you want to mess with.

We become

dangerous when

we can act

with no reservations.

Cheat or Flip

If work is your jealous partner,

who keeps bossing you around

He never lets you stay out late,

or lets you party and have fun,

to let your hair down just once.

So cheat or flip.

The Cage is Open

Our ancestors didn't fight

for us to live in a template.

Part of being free is

accepting the freedom

to go anywhere

and do anything.

Sendai

Someone, somewhere,

picked up the phone,

dialed Japan, and got

voice-mail.

Over and

over and

over.

Chameleon

What if you were a Chameleon

and forgot which colour

Chameleons are supposed to be?

Would it matter?

Would you feel lost?

Would you feel free?

Unknown Swimming

Scientists are adults

who think like children.

They never lost curiosity,

swimming around

in the unknown.

Delicious

When you're hungry,

even mediocre foods

taste super delicious.

Stay hungry

for life.

Seriously

Don't take yourself too seriously,

it may be what you 'do for a living',

but it doesn't have to be serious.

Unforgiveness

How can you soar

when you are holding

someone to the floor?

The Other Side

If the grass always

looks greener on

the other side,

start watering

your side.

Prognosis

What would you do if you were

given only one month to live?

You'd make the most of

every second.

What would you do if you were

given only 80 years to live?

...

Real Compliment

How many times a day do

we complement someone

on their new haircut or

trend setting clothes

and not mention their

fortitude of spirit, caring

nature or generous heart.

Carpe Postero, Carpe Diem

What today lacks in promise,

it makes up for in certainty.

Seizing the day

is

Seizing the morrow.

No Games

You deserve

someone that trusts and not tests

someone who is patient and not punishing

someone who gives and not guards.

So please. No Hoops, No games.

Bird Seed

Some people are content

when they have a big job

big house, hot wife, big car.

Some people are content

when they are feeding birds

with little bits of bread.

Dog Ear

You wake up to

Austen, Thoreau and Keats

and he wakes up to her

.

Stiff Upper Lip

It's tough to remain

emotionally strong

and not appear to be

emotionally dead.

Bait

Boys use their

own hearts as

bait.

A dangerous game

by any standards.

The Cost of Clean Shoes

Believe me;

those sneakers,

aren't worth half as much

as the experiences you might miss

if you insist on always keeping them clean.

For the Best

Somethings are

out of my control.

Somethings are

better that way.

Red Herring

I don't think that

you ever find yourself,

because there is not

any of 'yourself' to be

found out there.

I do think that

we make ourselves.

and once we've made

a person who's skin

we are happy to be in;

a person who has

decided what they

desire and abhor,

what they live or die for,

we'll find that we revel in who we've made,

not who we found.

Not the End

She'd waited for him

and he let her down.

Thankfully, good stories

don't end like that.

And this will be

a good'un. I can tell.

To Terms

Maybe,

you'll live

fully and wholly

without ever really

understanding what transpired here

in this ephemeral encounter with existence.

Maybe,

if you were

given more time

you'd figure it out.

Maybe,

maybe not.

Evanescence

If I were to cross over today,

let it be known,

that my time

here was

super

cool.

The Chase

He traipsed through hundreds of stores

Searching through vast literary archives

Rooting deep down into bargain buckets

Hoping to exhume that one hidden gem

The one everyone else had overlooked

The one who's merits only he knew of

For him, it's all about

the chase.

Discipline

We discipline children

because we love them.

So let us discipline ourselves,

by denying hedonistic lures,

it is the ultimate self-respect.

How Kids Turn into Suits

You've probably wondered

how some grown-ups live without fun,

they walk with a frown

were they never kids? even once?

The truth they used to be

just like you and me

they imagined of jelly bouncy castles

and climbing candy trees.

But day by day

their dreams lost their shine

boringness became normal

uniqueness in decline.

So as you get older

please, don't forget

that the world is a playground,

you're not old and boring, not just yet.

Growing older,

doesn't have to be

'growing-up'.

Waste

Even if it doesn't pay off.

Don't regret hard work,

don't ever regret doing your best,

giving it your all,

ever.

Help or Hinderance

Brick Walls should only

stop other people.

But for you, they are tools

to flex your resolve.

Let Your Smiles Burst

If everything else in life

has gone to pot,

clear a space for laughter.

Pure, unadulterated,

unimpeded, tear-jerking,

belly-aching, head-tossing

laughter.

The place where you don't take

yourself too seriously,

and smiles grow so big

they burst.