Tag: life
-
Ease of Difficulty

a poem Why aren’t good habits easy?And bad habits hard?Why must that path make us suffer so,In trying to do well for the world?As if doing good is to be punishedShoved away like a diseaseBecause it is too difficult to bearAnd yet I remember lifeHow the root of the tree breaks rockHow life must fight…
-
Course Corrections

This site has seen a lot of my going back and forth, changing my mind and goals with the regularity of how often one is supposed to change their underwear (Daily, ladies and gentlemen — at least). And here I go again. I will keep trying and trying and trying. It will be an honest…
-
Never Ending

The work never ends. It never stops. Onward and forward it must go, relentless in its persistent need to be there, forever waiting for you even as you trudge through the struggle it inflicts upon you. Life is relentless this way, a chisel against stone. Yet, if one wishes to feel the joy of purpose,…
-
Discipline and the Self

When lacking motivation… Nothing seems to get done. As a creative, motivation seems to be the key ingredient needed to well, create. Without the muse, we are listless, sitting with empty page, canvas, or whatever medium we operate in. As inspiration strikes, the creative expects a jolt of energy to carry us forward, to propel…
-
Passage of Time

Leaves started to turn slowly at first. A spattering of trees here and there might turn a bright orange. Or red. Or yellow. In parts, maybe, the color would almost appear to be fighting against the green, snuffing it out rather than the other way around. Soon, though, soon the colors would explode. Seemingly overnight,…