Sometimes, life seems unfair
Those who are honest
Don’t succeed
Those who lie brazenly
Get away with it
But do we ever consider the soul
Of the one who lies, cheats and climbs
Do we ever think of how they
Will be remembered
When they die?
Can they bring their power
And fortune with them?
I wonder if they’ve heard of Karma
The repercussions of our actions
Will be felt when we journey on
This world is an illusion
Reality awaits us
July 27, 2015
Why don’t you do things this way?
Why don’t you wear that?
Why do you take life so hard?
Smile and relax!
We have a lot of advice for everyone else
It seems
And some of it comes from a place of
Compassion too
But to accept someone as he or she is
That is love that’s mature
It says you don’t need to change to please me
Or anyone else
You need not improve to be acceptable
You are loved as you are
I respect your choices in life
The respect others’ choices
Especially those we don’t agree with
Is not easy
But when we do
We are sending them the message
That they have agency in their life
Their decision counts
And they are free to choose their path in life
April 2017
What is it that ignites your passion?
What is it that makes your heart sing?
What is it that brightens your day?
What is it that awakens your senses?
We start searching for our passion
When we are young
Sometimes we recognize it right away
Sometimes we find it but we forget
Sometimes we don’t pay it enough attention
But this discovery is important
Without discovering one’s passion
There is no joy
No motivation
No ziel and enthusiasm
No direction
Without discovering one’s passion
We’ll live ordinary lives
We’ll mark time
We’ll go through the motions of life
But as soon as we discover
What ignites that fire within us
The world begins to sing
The colors seem brighter and
One’s energy expands
It’s then that we can create beauty
Promote harmony
Make new discoveries
Develop our gifts
And serve our fellow man
That little flame is so powerful
It can start wild fires
December 11th, 2016
There are times in my life
When the ocean is calm
The storm has come and gone
And I’ve survived
When the weather is mild
And the sun shines
When all is well with the world
And there are no big worries on my mind
At these times I feel as thankful
As can be
I feel blessed
And sometimes I almost feel guilty
For the way I feel
I know another storm will come
I know the clouds will appear again
And the rain drops will pelt my head
I know the light at the end of the tunnel
Will grow dim
I know all this
But for now
I’ll enjoy the calm and the sunshine and
Do my best to help others who may feel down
I’ll be a good friend, mother and wife
That’s what I can do to
Show my thankfulness
As I sail on the ocean of life
October 2nd, 2016
Our body is an external shell
Our spirit what animates it
Our body matures and eventually declines
But our spirit in on a never ending journey
The delight we take in beauty and art
The creativity that flows from us
The compassion we feel for others
Our patience and perseverance
These qualities of our spirit never age
If anything they flourish in time
Experience polishes them
And makes them shine
Age is an expression of the days we’ve lived
But as far as our inner attributes are concerned
Age does not lead to decline
On the contrary
We can continue to climb
August 29th, 2016
When the doors close
Turn around
When the road is blocked
Choose another path
But what about perseverance?
What about persistence?
What about that?
The line between attachment
And detachment
Becomes blurry in an instant
What is stubbornness?
What is persistence?
When should one let go?
When should one move on?
Life’s a puzzle
And sometimes a maze
With big question marks
Around each bend
Give up on the idea
Of an easy life
Where things are straight forward
Where answers are found
Live with the mysteries of life
Accept the questions as they arise
Thinking and searching
Looking for meaning and for clues
That will always be part of life
September 20th, 2007
Imagine having a thousand ideas
But being unable to express them
At least not eloquently
Imagine looking for words and stammering
Each time you want to communicate with someone
Imagine having to start your life over again
But with new rules and different road signs
Imagine having a career but
Having to put it on hold or abandon it for a while
This is how immigrants feel
They feel fortunate to live in freedom
But there is a price to pay
After all, nothing is free in life
Imagine being stuck between
The culture of your parents and your friends
Imagine living under a lot of new rules
Some of them not so obvious
Imagine competing with those for whom
Your new language is their mother tongue
Imagine seeing your friends do things
That you are not allowed
There are the challenges of children and teens
Who immigrate
Most of these issues gradually get resolved
Going through these challenges is an education in itself
But let’s give immigrants the respect they deserve
They literally start their lives all over again
May 1st, 2016
