Author: lizaaitken

Mother, daughter, sister, cat owner/slave. Thoughtful about life and trying to make it worthwhile.

Successful

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When we say a person is successful,

taking things into account.

What they have done in life until now,

it’s usually the amount.

This is often measured in money,

like how big is their car,

What the have amassed on earth,

we look at their path so far.

But that is really just balderdash,

as it doesn’t say too much,

It doesn’t tell us what their like,

apart from their midas touch.

How many worries have they eased,

as they’ve walked on by,

did they consider others they passed,

did they at least give it a try.

Did they ever turn down that deal,

as it didn’t sit too right,

or do something the harder way,

trying with all their might.

Real success you see is to measure,

all the goodness done to date,

it may not bring too many riches,

but it’s done for kindness sake.

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The Daily Prompt – Successful

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A Matter of Time

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If time actually exists, I would imagine it is a reminder of how far we have travelled, of what we have ahead and a reminder of this moment. It would seem there is a time for nature, seasons, tides and light in the universe that connects to our own understanding of time. Like the hands of a clock or face of a sundial, things moves in cycles. Perhaps to show transformation, rebirth and the continuation of things such as nature and energy. Maybe it’s just the connection we have with time in our busy lives that’s wrong? Maybe we should by listening to what time is telling us rather than constantly measuring and racing against it.

~ Liza

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Fine

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When we say ‘I am fine’ in response to a ‘how are you?’, I wonder which part of the self is the ‘I’ that is fine, the physical, mental self usually I would imagine.  But what about the whole self, the deeper and somewhat undiscovered self, the being within.  I wonder on this journey if we are really ever altogether fine, because we are usually in the process of searching, we spend our lives searching for ourselves and when we find ourselves, I doubt very much if we would use the word fine, I think we might say ‘I am complete’.

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Clearing Out the Closet

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A fresh start so often means a change of what we do into something else that resembles what we did. To truly start afresh it requires a deep cleanse, a real clearing of the old.

How often do we go through our closets, have a clear out and yet keep so much of what we don’t need. That too tight pair of shoes, that will never fit and cripple our feet to walk in but just cost far too much to throw away. Those clothes that won’t fit, but we keep them because of a dream we once had and those things we put on and immediately take off again, because they just don’t look right. How many of these things do we put back in the back of the closet time and time again.

It’s the same with books we will never read again, photos that stay in a box and a good majority of the things we own but don’t use.  Why don’t we throw them out, better still give them to someone who will use them? I believe it is because we are scared, terrified of being without because these are the things that say who we are as a person and yet the real person is within us.

As people, we hold onto so much of what is no longer necessary, those parts of ourself that no longer fit.  We carry them around with us, more through familiarity than anything and fear of letting go, fear of having nothing to replace them with, fear of emptiness.

If we compare ourselves to a closet, isn’t it better that there is more space, that we can move along the rails easily, that we can find what we want without searching and there is space to grow.

I’ve reached a point of cleansing, I want to move on from what I was into who I am.  I don’t think it will be easy, there are a lot of things to sort through.  I’m spending lots of time going through things.  I have already sorted through my books and music, over fifty percent has now gone to charity.  I found it really interesting, because these things once represented me, told any visitor who I was. As they went into the charity sack I was able to see that they are no longer a part of me and it helped me to have a better understanding of the person left behind. The books I kept still talk to me, as does the music, but I will go through them again, because at the moment I am continually changing.

Today I will tackle the wardrobe, I will look at each item as a part of me, think about how it makes me feel and decide if it fits. If I make a mistake in letting something go, it’s okay, it won’t be the end of the world because like anything we let go of we can easily pick it up again.

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Life Lessons 8

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Language does not always match how we feel, we cannot always put our feelings into words. Sometimes words just do not fit, there are not words that can justify the emotions we feel and we are left speechless. When this happens it is okay, the emotions are real. Language is a tool, a medium but not  everything. Sometimes it is only silence that can hold and make sense of the feeling.

~ Liza

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