Muster all your zest ...
MUSTER ALL YOUR ZEST,
RESOURCES ARE LIMITED,
NATURE HAS SEASONS.
We are family ...
WE ARE FAMILY,
HUMAN BEINGS EVERYWHERE,
ALL ARE CONNECTED.
GTD - getting things done ...
GTD - GETTING THINGS DONE,
IT’S ABOUT LISTS AND ACTIONS,
SEQUENCE OF SEASONS.
Rest when you need to ...
REST WHEN YOU NEED TO,
RELAX WHEN YOU CAN GET TIME,
GO WITH THE SEASONS.
The pain throbs 'hello' ...
THE PAIN THROBS ‘HELLO’,
IT’LL PASS SLOWLY LIKE WINTER,
WHAT CAN IT TEACH ME?
Windy storm rages ...
WINDY STORM RAGES,
SEEK SHELTER UNDER A ROCK,
LET IS ALL PASS BY.
Hate context switching ...
HATE CONTEXT SWITCHING!
TOO OFTEN AND FOCUS GONE,
ONE THING AT A TIME.
Don't live with clutter ...
DON’T LIVE WITH CLUTTER,
CLEAR IT TO GET CLARITY,
ENJOY ALL THE VIEWS.
Clear out all your junk ...
CLEAR OUT ALL YOUR JUNK,
MENTAL BAGGAGE AND HOME CRAP,
EMPTINESS BREEDS CALM.
Home in the country ...
HOME IN THE COUNTRY,
CHILLAXING WITHIN NATURE,
WHAT A STRESS BUSTER.
Empty the tired mind ...
EMPTY THE TIRED MIND,
RELAX STRESSED ANGRY BODY,
PLUG INTO NATURE.
Stress is a killer ...
STRESS IS A KILLER,
IT ERODES YOUR BODY,
LET GO OF THE STRESS.
Having walked the path ...
HAVING WALKED THE PATH,
MY FRIEND IS NOW IMMORTAL,
ENJOY THE SUNSHINE.
Conflict is painful ...
CONFLICT IS PAINFUL,
SOMETIMES UNAVOIDABLE,
EARTH HAS VOLCANO’S
Heavenly downpour ...
HEAVENLY DOWNPOUR,
TEARS OF JOY AND RENEWAL,
NOURISHMENT TO ALL
Most men build thick shields ...
MOST MEN BUILD THICK SHIELDS,
TOLD TO HIDE WHAT WE DO FEEL,
SHOULD WE NOT FEEL LOVE?
What is a friend's death? ...
WHAT IS A FRIEND’S DEATH?
BREAKING OF BONDS BETWEEN MINDS,
A CHANGE OF SEASONS.
Man's life is fleeting ...
MAN’S LIFE IS FLEETING,
FRIENDS “PASS ON” TOO YOUNG AND SOON,
MISS YOUR WARM HUMOUR.
Moving gracefully ...
MOVING GRACEFULLY,
LIKE BRANCHES IN A LIGHT BREEZE,
TAI-CHI ABSORPTION.
The sea chameleon ...
THE SEA CHAMELEON,
IT IS GREY THEN GREEN OR BLUE,
CHANGES ON ITS MOOD.
Unbalanced Body ...
UNBALANCED BODY,
ANGRY AT MY EXCESSES,
FOCUS ON THE WAVES.
It's a sun kissed day...
IT’S A SUN KISSED DAY,
A PERFECT DAY TO CHILAX,
LIFE AS IT SHOULD BE.
Old style big engineering ...
ROBUST AND STURDY,
OLD STYLE BIG ENGINEERING,
LIKE MOUNTAINS IN TIME.
It is one of those days ...
IT’S ONE OF THOSE DAYS, LIFES LITTLE IRRITATIONS,
WHAT IS IMPORTANT?
Relax step by step ...
RELAX STEP BY STEP,
A WALK IN THE GREEN FORREST,
LISTEN TO NATURE.
Sleep is important ...
SLEEP IS IMPORTANT,
SO WHY DO YOU ABUSE IT?
NEED REST AND REPAIR.
Must Focus on work ...
MUST FOCUS ON WORK,
HARD AFTER A LONG WEEKEND,
TIME IS NOT MY OWN.
Ripples on the pond ...
RIPPLES ON THE POND,
DISTURBANCES OF THE DAY,
TRY TO AVOID STORMS.
Searching for a word ...
SEARCHING FOR A WORD,
IN A LARGE SEA OF LETTERS,
THE JOY’S OF WORD-SEARCH.
Leaf drifts down river ...
LEAF DRIFTS DOWN RIVER,
AIMLESS WITHOUT A PADDLE,
IT’S MY MIND TODAY.
Focus on the what? ...
A COOL CALMING BREEZE,
A SOFT SUN TO DREAM UNDER,
FOCUS ON THE WHAT?
Nature likes small tweeks ...
ITERATE PLANNING,
LIKE EVOLUTION NEEDS CHANGE,
NATURE LIKES SMALL TWEEKS.
About your actions ...
ABOUT YOUR ACTIONS,
CONSIDER AND ORDER THEM,
SEASONS HAVE SEQUENCE.
Ripples in a pond ...
RIPPLES IN A POND,
OUR CIRCLES OF BELONGING,
INFLUENCE AND THOUGHT.
Embrace all the peace ...
EMBRACE ALL THE PEACE,
THE LACK OF CACOPHONY,
AT ONE WITH THE SPRING.
Vivid spring blossoms ...
VIVID SPRING BLOSSOMS,
CALMS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS FOR ALL,
A NATURAL PEACE.
Alcohol makes fools ...
ALCOHOL MAKES FOOLS,
DESTROYS THE MIND AND BODY,
A SUMMER TYPHOON.
Wallow in the void ...
WALLOW IN THE VOID,
CLEAR YOUR MIND OF DISTRACTIONS,
CLARITY FOLLOWS.
Food is important ...
FOOD IS IMPORTANT,
NOURISHES AND BINDS THE CLAN,
RECIPES THROUGH TIME.
Slipping through fingers ...
SLIPPING THROUGH FINGERS,
MY FOCUS IS LIKE WATER,
RUNNING EVERYWHERE
I am in a funk ...
I AM IN A FUNK,
NO FOCUS OR JOY IS FELT,
A THICK AUTUMN FOG
Change in a minute ...
CHANGE IN A MINUTE,
BREATH AND RELAX THEN FOCUS,
SPRING VIEW FROM A HILL.
A Sun's warm caress ...
A SUN’S WARM CARESS,
WIND SINGS ME A LULLABY,
SPRING TIME WITH A BOOK.
A grey misty day...
A GREY MISTY DAY,
LIFE IS OFTEN OPAQUE,
AN AUTUMN MORNING.
Focus the moment ...
FOCUS THE MOMENT,
THE TASKS AND ROOTS FROM WITHIN,
SEE THE CONNECTIONS.
Rain hides all our tears ...
RAIN HIDES ALL OUR TEARS,
THUNDER HIDES ALL THE ANGUISH,
WAR DESTROYS NATIONS.
The waves rush and crash ...
THE WAVES RUSH AND CRASH,
SNEAKILY EMBRACE THE ROCK,
TIME DISSOLVES ALL.
Noise assaults the ears ...
NOISE ASSAULTS THE EARS.
WAVES BATTER THE DEFENCES,
GREAT TO BE ALIVE.
Fear is our true foe ...
FEAR IS OUR TRUE FOE,
FEAR BLOCKS OUR WAY AND OUR THOUGHTS,
LET IT GO AND PASS.
Distractions abound ...
DISTRACTIONS ABOUND,
DON’T LET THE MIND WANDER FAR,
REIN IN AND FOCUS.
With no office noise ...
WITH NO OFFICE NOISE,
WITH NO CHATTER AND DROP-BYS,
MORE FOCUS AND WORK.
I'm Working from Home ...
I’M WORKING FROM HOME,
MEETINGS ARE BETTER IN ZOOM,
A LOT LESS POSING.
Yacht bobbing gently ...
YACHT BOBBING GENTLY,
RESTING IN CALM IRISH BAY,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
Photo: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen
What are my dreams for ...
WE’RE BORN NAKED,
WE LEAVE WITH NOTHING AS WELL,
MONEY IS WORTHLESS.
What are my dreams for ...
WHAT ARE MY DREAMS FOR ?
ARE THEY TO GIVE ME WARNINGS ?
OR FOR LEARNING FROM ?
Laughter is a child ...
LAUGHTER IS A CHILD,
SIMPLE JOY IN THE MOMENT,
ADULTS GO FOR IT.
The past is a dream ...
THE NOW IS WHAT’S HERE,
DON’T FOCUS ON THE FUTURE,
THE PAST IS A DREAM.
Mind in fog wanders ...
MIND IN FOG WANDERS,
AIMLESS THOUGHT TO AIMLESS THOUGHT,
WITH NO DIRECTION.
The mist swirl around ...
THE MIST SWIRL AROUND,
A GREY DAY AND FOGGY THOUGHTS,
FOCUS ON THE TASK.
The mysts of the day ...
THE MYSTS OF THE DAY,
GATHER AROUND AS IN LIFE,
OUR VIEW IS NEARBY.