My stomach twists
when I feel my age -
at least my body’s age;
my mind juggles all the
what if’s and want to’s
that jostle for attention.
Age just keeps aging!
Want to’s take energy.
Makes things a bit off kilter.
So I’ll just march on
even if it is a bit slower
~ some days.
“As you get older, you don’t get wiser. You get irritable.”
~ Doris Lessing, author
(1919 ~ 2013)
Today I noticed
blood pulsing
from my heart to my toes,
feeding my lungs,
all the organs of my body,
my brain and through all
my muscles small and large.
A reminder,
sitting still or walking
sleep or awake that
in this moment,
this life is good.
“You notice. And noticing, you live.”
~ John Graves, writer
(1920 ~ 2013)
When clouds bubble up
from behind the roof tops,
I wonder if somewhere
there is a thunderstorm or
if they are just sitting
quietly gathering strength.
From the distance land to sky
I can only wonder.
When I work the muscles of my body,
I feel the soft strength that is me.
Guy wires that move my frame
as though I were a puppet and
I, the puppeteer. I can only wonder
what will allow me to gather strength.
“It feels good pulling on these muscles,
it feels better than worrying about who is watching.”
Alain Bremond-Torrent, author
Muscles and bones are included
when we arrive on this earth.
Muscles weak in their youth,
bones malleable and calcify as we grow.
Our job is to
work our muscles
in concert with
our skeletons to allow us
to breathe
to walk,
to run,
to dance,
to smile
to hold a cup of tea
to hop, skip and jump
to carry our books to and from school,
to play hop scotch or kick the can,
to eat or drink when its time
to skate
to lift weights, or knead bread,
to crochet
to do fine needle work
and anything else we even try to do
to curl up and sleep, stretching, tossing and turning.
We work them with each waking minute
~ so much so that they are just there.
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
~ Jim Rohn, entrepreneur, author
(1930 ~ 2009)
For no particular reason
strawberry yogurt ice cream
piqued my curiosity.
Scraping the bottom of a tiny
tub of caramel ice cream,
strawberries and yogurt
floated through my mind.
(both in the fridge)
On tomorrow's 'to do' list!
After all, it is important to feed,
not just my body,
but my curious mind.
“The knowledge of all things is possible.”
~ Leonardo da Vinci
(1452~ 1519)
There was no way to know
what would happen in the day
but I knew that whatever it was
I would pick up that one thread;
weave it into morning,
then afternoon
until time for bed.
That one thread begins with
rubbing my eyes and stretching.
All the to do things, in their patient way,
wait quietly for me to engage brain with body.
On this day, no need to rush, except
to put the kettle on for tea.
The evening will end as quietly,
the tea things put away,
groceries set in cupboard and fridge,
the last piece of chocolate cake eaten,
and my thoughts gathered in this poem.
“Don’t let the good days get to your head,
and don’t let the bad days get to your heart.”
~ Caroline Ghosn, businesswoman
inner strength is merely hidden,
sleeping with feet up,
while the busyness of the day
rides rough shod over
your mind and spirit;
your body merely dragging
its way through each moment
barely making it to the time of night
when it too can sleep.
How can one not be grateful
for this amazing balancing act?
“Without balance, a life is no longer worth the effort.”
~ Olen Steinhauer, The Tourist
Inspired by: A Cure is Needed for the Present, Sometimes by Fiona Bolger
Thin ice seems dangerous.
Helps to have a sign posted,
but emotional thin ice
is different.
The body’s signs are
gut feelings, or
I suppose, I should call it
intuition.
Listening to our body reactions,
giving them the credence of
a heavy post and a metal sign
seems, well, silly…
perhaps even childish,
but our bodies do often speak the truth.
“You don’t need proof when you have instinct.”
~ Quentin Tarantino
