Nature’s wonder opens my heart
our current global predicament
moves me deeply in another way
life seems a balance of both
some moments of sheer joy
and others of grim grave grief
I choose which to let seep
focus determines my attitude
a kindly smile or fearful n rude
the misery a foil for my sun
I need each in the long run
stern and stunned or joyful fun
I can fill my heart with gratitude
or languish with a fearful attitude
to which I give voice is always my choice!
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Hi Kate. I had some old blogs saved in my inbox, I just read this one and it spoke to me, resonated with me, xoxo
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really appreciate you taking the time to dig into my archives, thanks Carol Anne!
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Our attitudes are definitely a choice. We are fortunate where we are to be surrounded by positives.
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I’ve found it slipping a bit during our elongated lockdowns Norah … hoping our govts will ease up as the soft approach is more likely to work 🙂
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We’ll see. Stay well and keep choosing the right attitudes!
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a smile on the dial is really the only attitude 🙂
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Yes,…truly a choice. Hugs and love, sweetie.
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and to you and yours!
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Yes! Is our choice, Kate. I love this poem.
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It is a delicate balance of seeing wrongs and trying to right them and, at the same time, appreciating all the good things in life. Lovely poem Kate, and beautiful photo.
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beautiful words Kate, like a prayer, flows effortlessly.
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We can grieve for the world but still make time for kindness. Well said. (K)
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An empowering and inspiring poem weaved serving as gentle reminder on time and destiny, perhaps.
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dear one, this line took my breath away – the misery a foil for my sun
keep your positivity, dear! ❤
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This is beautifully said kate .i always say this and i will say it again you have an exceptional gift of putting into words the once we almost always neglect to write about as poetry theme…
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I like this one!
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A beautiful post … love the coastline… yes, we make choices that benefit our wellbeing. Well done.
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I can fill my heart with gratitude
or languish with a fearful attitude
to which I give voice is always my choice!
These concluding lines say it all so we’ll! It is exactly that – can we choose joy to rise above the heaviness of the world that our hearts perceive?
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Always a good reminder that when those negatives encroach, we have the choice to banish them!
(((HUG))) ❤ 🙂
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You are quite right, Kate, and I try to be cheerful and happy too. It’s not always easy.
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no it can take years of persistent effort to transform those ingrained habits Robbie but the results are well worth it! Life is too short to cave into our unhealthy habits.
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A wonderful poem, Kate. It is all in our hands how we take our lives either be sad or happy and being happy and joyful is what life is all about. A balance for sure.
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Fear paralyses us and impairs our ability to make the right choices. Yet we have to make choices to maintain balance in life.
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Exactly Kate, it is always our choice and our choice is our responsibility, not anyone elses
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Life is a series of choices and ultimately we are responsible for the choices we make!
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The choice is ours indeed. Balance is the key to everything. Beautifully written, Kate
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Yes, this is true. We do have a choice in how we react to the external stimuli. Great poem Kate.
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Nature Herself abhors extremes. She balances it out. We can stay as long as we choose to keep ourselves alive.
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Fear is a powerful emotion Kate, and those upsetting thoughts cloud a lot people’s minds to think clearly, and they are not seeing the wonders of world right in front of their teary eyes, and they are failing the warmth of mother earth’s sand under their feet …
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Well said Kate. It is important to foster balance in our life.
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