Foreboding Aside

“The only way we can make the most of our lives is to make the most of our moments. Today, wherever you are, decide to stay. We can know the gifts that lie in the present only if we stay in it long enough to receive them.”― Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

“it was time

so i said yes
i said yes to living
i said yes to loving
i said yes to being
my…
self
illuminated
and unafraid”

― Cleo Wade, Heart Talk Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life

Pandemic hangover.
New wars.
Economic struggles.
Incivility.
Loneliness.
Ongoing political noise with no action.
Many reasons for foreboding.

And yet, and yet.
Cynicism, despair, fear, complaining, judgment, division, anger and pining never changed the world.
Imagination, hope, inspiration, prayer, generosity, beauty, empathy, kindness, lightness, optimism, daring, effort, energy, compassion, understanding, action.
These are what change the world.
Foreboding aside and let’s carry on.
Moving from scarcity and stagnancy into abundance and action.
Peace. Joy. Delight. Resilience. Grit. Faith. Community. Connection. Light.
A resounding, reverberating, reignited YES to life and our ability to change it for the better.
And our responsibility to do so.

“Keep your inner world loving and hopeful and your outside world will begin to reflect exactly that.”― Cleo Wade, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life