Ignore distractions...
FOCUS ON THE NOW,
THE TASK THAT IS ALLOTTED,
IGNORE DISTRACTIONS.
What is this Justice? ...
WHAT IS THIS JUSTICE?
IT IS MORE THAN LAWS AND RULES,
YOU HAVE TO TAKE PART.
So why is it hard?
IT IS WIDELY HELD,
MODERATION IS VIRTUE,
SO WHY IS IT HARD?
Why do I do it ..
ELECTIVE MADNESS,
FOR THINGS THAT DO NOT MATTER,
WHY DO I DO IT?
Know what your goals are...
KNOW WHAT YOUR GOALS ARE.
WITHOUT GOALS NO DIRECTION.
HUNT LIKE A WILD WOLF.
Deep breaths give focus
DEEP BREATHS GIVE FOCUS.
DEEP BREATHS GIVE YOU ENERGY.
DEEP BREATHS GIVE YOU CALM.
Patience a virtue
PATIENCE A VIRTUE,
LEARNED WITHIN A LONG QUEUE,
CONTROL THE EGO
Wind blow fog away...
FOG COVERS THE LAND.
LIKE A BEFUDDLED TIRED MIND. WIND BLOW FOG AWAY!
It's not about you...
LITTLE FRUSTRATIONS,
GROW INTO BIG FRUSTRATIONS,
IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU.
Strip it down to components...
YOU MUST STOP AND THINK.
STRIP IT DOWN TO COMPONENTS.
SEE REALITY.
Feeling stressed today...
FEELING STRESSED TODAY,
STRESS ALWAYS SELF-CREATED,
WRONG VIEW ON EVENTS.
Me and my ego...
ME AND MY EGO,
BATTLE BETWEEN ME AND I.
WHY WON’T EGO GO!!
I am stressing me..
MY OWN PERSPECTIVE,
MY WRONG INTERPRETATION,
I AM STRESSING ME.
A calm sea lapping..
A CALM SEA LAPPING,
SMOOTH AND GENTLE LIKE MY SOUL,
A DAY IN BALANCE.
Life is a battle..
LIFE IS A BATTLE,
BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR EGO,
CONTROL EBBS AND FLOWS.
Be like a blade of green grass..
LIFE HAS UPS AND DOWNS,
BE LIKE A BLADE OF GREEN GRASS,
SUCH RESILIENCE.
Good work-life balance..
FOCUS ON THE NOW,
BATHED IN THE WARM SPRING SUNSHINE,
GOOD LIFE-WORK BALANCE.
Breath slowly and deep..
BREATH SLOWLY AND DEEP,
FOCUS ON JUST THIS MOMENT,
THE PAST IS THE PAST.
Not myself at all today...
FEELING DISTRACTED,
NOT MYSELF AT ALL TODAY,
REASON - I DON’T KNOW.
Things best forgotten...
SHREDDING DOCUMENTS,
SOME GOING BACK YEARS AND YEARS,
THING’S BEST FORGOTTEN.
Warm sun sets slowly...
WARM SUN SETS SLOWLY,
LIGHT SOFTENS AND DISSIPATES,
LIKE ONES OWN LIVED LIFE.
To sleep and dream...
TO SLEEP AND TO DREAM,
OF THE GOOD VIRTUOUS MAN,
DO THEY EXIST NOW?
Clear unclouded head...
CLEAR UNCLOUDED HEAD,
MAKES MIND FOCUS EASIER,
DISTRACTIONS ARE GONE.
If Fortune permits...
IF FORTUNE PERMITS,
A GOOD CAVEAT EACH DAY,
WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS.
People are chaos...
LIFE CAN BE SIMPLE,
MORE OFTEN THOUGH IT IS NOT,
PEOPLE ARE CHAOS.
What then is my goal...
MY MIND IS FUZZY,
WONDERING ABOUT LIFE’S PATHS,
WHAT THEN IS MY GOAL?
Are we all smarter...
ARE WE ALL SMARTER?
OR ARE WE JUST MORE INFORMED?
A DARK STORM OF THOUGHTS.
Little fears grow large,..
LITTLE FEARS GROW LARGE,
WHEN EGO MAGNIFIES THEM,
STAND BACK AND OBSERVE.
What is this Justice...
WHAT IS THIS JUSTICE?
DOES IT NOT AS WELL HAVE SIDES?
IS NOT JUSTICE TRUTH?
The Incense smoke swirls...
THE INCENSE SMOKE SWIRLS,
LIKE LIFE BREATHS DISSIPATING,
UP AND AWAY - GONE.
Try to learn Wisdom...
TRY TO LEARN WISDOM,
BE GENEROUS WITH ITS GEMS,
BE A WISE OLD OWL.
Try moderation...
TRY MODERATION,
TRY IT IN THOUGHT AND IN DEED,
SQUIRREL IN WINTER.
Focus comes and goes...
FOCUS COMES AND GOES,
BUT WITH DISCIPLINE MAINTAINED,
BE LIKE HUNTING HAWK.
Focus on the truth....
FOCUS ON THE TRUTH,
BE WISE WITH YOUR THOUGHT AND DEED,
BE PATIENT AS TIME.
Happiness within...
HAPPINESS WITHIN,
SO SAY THE TIMELESS SAGES,
LIKE A MEERKAT CLAN.
Whats within control..
WHATS WITHIN CONTROL?
WHATEVER IS OWN DOING!
WHATS IS LEFT IS NOT.
Soak in the beauty..
SITTING ON THE CLIFFS,
SUNBEAMS ON THE HORIZON,
SOAK IN THE BEAUTY.
Moderation can be tough..
SOMETIMES AN EFFORT,
MODERATION CAN BE TOUGH,
PUSHING BACK THE SEA.
Like a gentle Breeze...
A FRIEND IN THE VOID,
NOT JUDGING OR USING YOU,
LIKE A GENTLE BREEZE.
Focus is...
FOCUS IS ESSENCE,
NO FOCUS NO DIRECTION,
WHY AM I LIKE THIS?
Some friends eternal..
SOME FRIENDS ETERNAL,
MANY TIMES PAST MOMENTS SHARED,
LIFE FLAMES DWINDLED GONE.
Tears for fallen friend..
OCEANS ANGER HOWLS,
SEA WATER POURS DOWN CRASHED ROCKS,
TEARS FOR FALLEN FRIEND.
Pain is victory...
PAIN SHOWS YOU’RE ALIVE,
PAIN SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE SURVIVED,
PAIN IS VICTORY.
Define Happiness...
DEFINE HAPPINESS?
EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL?
OLD TIMES INTERNAL.
We're always looking...
WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING,
FOR WHAT VARIES BY PERSON,
FIND ANY VIRTUE.
Ego hates Truth...
EGO HATES TRUTH,
BECAUSE WE LIE TO OURSELVES,
DARK DECRIES THE LIGHT.
Truth is a beacon...
TRUTH IS A BEACON,
LET’S DROP MY INTERNAL LIES,
THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH.
Honest Men are Rare...
HONEST MEN ARE RARE,
HONEST LEADERS ARE RARER,
WHY IS THAT FACT SO?
When I'm shown I'm wrong...
WHEN I’M SHOWN I’M WRONG,
HAVE COURAGE TO EMBRACE IT,
TRUTH GIVES US FREEDOM.
When good men cower...
WHEN GOOD MEN COWER,
DESPOTS AND COWARDS FLOURISH,
COURAGE AND JUSTICE.
The Despot has gone...
THE DESPOT HAS GONE,
A NEW HOPE AND A NEW START,
WILL WE BE SAFER?
Don't defeat yourself...
DON’T DEFEAT YOURSELF,
BE RESILIENT IN MIND,
FIND ALTERNATIVES.
Our life is transient...
OUR LIFE IS TRANSIENT,
LIKE BEAUTIFUL BEACH SAND ART,
HAVE JOY IN MOMENTS.
Despots come to rule...
DESPOTS COME TO RULE,
BECAUSE GOOD PEOPLE DON’T ACT,
BE PROACTIVE IN LIFE.
We're better than this..
NARCISSISM = EGO,
PATHETIC KIND OF HUMAN,
WE’RE BETTER THAN THIS.
Is freedom a right...
WHAT’S FREEDOM TODAY?
WHAT CONTROLS WHO HAS FREEDOM?
IS FREEDOM A RIGHT?
Rights must balance out...
SOCIAL RIGHTS TRUMP MINE,
PROVIDED NOT TOO SEVERE,
RIGHTS MUST BALANCE OUT.
Without the virtues...
WITHOUT THE VIRTUES,
DESPOTS COME TO CONTROL ALL,
PEOPLE ARE POWER.
Learn how to focus...
LEARN HOW TO FOCUS,
FOCUS AT WILL ON DEMAND,
THIS IS A GREAT SKILL.
My Childhood hero...
MY CHILDHOOD HERO,
TIM SEVERIN SAILOR WAS.
THE BRENDAN VOYAGE.