Sometimes, being apart is the best way of staying close.

Delicate

It feels like there's something there, a glimmer of possibility, a shard of hope. Lingering. Sometimes it feels like you feel it too and you're trying to tell me with that knowing smile. But, what's in a smile? Am I reading too much into it? Or am I completely misreading it? And I wonder if I should be so lucky.

You make everything feel right. And that's why it's so hard to take a chance. Because, without you, my world would be a darker place.

Maybe there's an elephant in the room and we're too blind to see it.

Then again, maybe I'm just lying to myself.

Demons

You know they're there. In that little dark place that we bury deep within us and try to forget. But, they're never far, watching, waiting. Even though you want somebody to hold your hand, you know that its just you and them. And it seems easier to run away, to let go, to give up.

Everyday is a battle, don't stop fighting.

Find the strength to face your fears.

Be the light that breaks the darkness.

Dark clouds

Dark clouds come rolling in, you hope the wind will blow them away. Overcast and gloomy, they threaten to pour down, and you wonder when the sun will shine again.

Brick walls

We are running to our goals. Keeping our heads down, sometimes we lose sight of why we do what we do. But, then we run into brick walls and they stop us right in our tracks. And it feels like it's impossible to get up and run again. But, brick walls teach us many things. We learn to pick ourselves up. We learn to climb over brick walls or run through them. We learn how much we are willing to do to get to the other side. Most importantly they remind us of why we run. Because we love it.

As you are

It may be easier to be who the world wants you to be than being yourself. You can lie to the world, pretend that you are happy and live in the comfort of being the status quo. But deep inside, you will never truly be happy living a lie. The truth is not perfect but, at least it is honest. We are all we have, so come as you are.

Half

When you are halfway from the end, you are halfway from the beginning. May the last half be as good as the first and may every moment be as precious. As you grow from strength to strength do not forget what is important and always remember why you grow.

May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face.

And may the wings of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.

Ambition is a double edged sword.
Too little and you will achieve nothing.
Too much and you will have nothing.

Butterfly Effect

Looking back on the way life has unfolded, there are moments that leave me wondering.

What if I had chosen the other path?
What if I had done things differently?
What if I listened to my brain rather than my heart?

The decisions I make are my choice and my responsibility. The impacting ripples and far reaching dominos set on a path, that beyond the first innocent push I am helpless to stop. They are the pebbles that trigger the landslide, the snowflakes that release the avalanche. And at the end of it when I look back, what kind of trail will I have left?

I suppose that is a question that only time can answer. And although I realise I may be that butterfly, if I don't flap my wings, how will I ever learn to fly?

Today I saw him cry. It broke my heart. But, for the first time in my life, I understood the meaning of dedication.