l am a terrible procrastinator.
or possibly, I am brilliant at it!?!
I strive for calm waters
but sometimes it feels like I am
careening towards rapids
searching for a shoreline
summer is ending,
fall is returning,
school is starting,
things to get done
things to get done
things
are not done.
When it’s all too much
my plan is to put it off
to put it off
to put
it
off.
these days,
I am feeling less flow
and more flurry
I travel in words and pictures
brilliant minds and brave hearts
but sometimes it’s necessary to leave
the privacy of my own swirling head
and gather in the comfort
of my own precious heart
It never feels good to let my children go
but I know there are pearls to be found
I want the world to be kind and to always greet them
with a smile
but when it doesn’t
I want them to take heart
and to always be buoyed by love
and the knowledge
that often things turn out just as they should.
I want kindness in the world
in our eyes
in our words
in our hearts
and for now
I am surrendering
to only this
to love
to kindness
to patience
to understanding
and i guess
to getting things done
in baby steps
in due time
in
some way
and yes,
I am still struggling with letting things go …
or maybe i am mastering it
in tiny bits
and awkward pieces ♥