Without Surrender

I still do not know how to express what I intend to say at this moment but I will try anyway. My inspiration is my son whom I am visiting in Baton Rouge Louisiana right now. He simply tells me “why don’t you just start writing something”!

I am at a stage of my life that I have cut ties with seasons of aging and I would like to go forward following the steps of Max Ehrman the American writer, poet and attorney who says “going as far as possible without surrender” which means having hopes and focusing on the positive aspects of life.

Most people do not realize that their way of being and showing up in life affects others. They are drowned in their own pre-occupations and cannot free themselves voluntarily. Human beings mostly tend to focus on the negative aspects of life and they rarely pay attention to the blessings that they have and can enjoy!

The Bird On The Power Pole

  

Sitting in the balcony and looking at the cloudy sky I saw a tiny little bird flying and landing on the nearby power pole. The bird's freedom of movement and choosing of the power pole captured my attention and created a feeling of joy. I asked myself "how many similar and joyful things do we miss in life because of being pre-occupied with our own mundane concerns"!