Like a Clown Bop Bag

You know those punching bags with the weighted bottoms?

That's how I feel now

Sucker punched and right back up

I had no intention of returning

Intending instead to live like most of humanity

Oblivious

Work-home-work-home-work-home

Don't misunderstand there's a huge difference between those that do the former

and those that do this

Work-home-LIVE-work-home-LIVE-work-home-LIVE

I didn't think I'd be returning to work yet
But I didn't want to live knowing anymore

In an effort to quiet the mean-spirited mind, I took a ride on the motorcycle 

I came home and found all the comments and emails to my previous post

And I was floored and humbled and oh so GRATEFUL

Y'all don't even know me in person and reached out in love to pick me up

 ~ ~ ~

This one popped into my head while on the motorcycle

 

It lies ahead in the darkness

taunting, whispering, sneering

threatening with untold horrors

Scaring the crap outta you

Until you're immobile

 Then you realize you're just looking at a reflection

of the fear that lies inside

it's okay to move ahead

because you now recognize that nothing has changed

except your perception

 

~ ~ ~

And this morning after a good night's sleep

I had these images floating around

 

So many people become victims of their situations

unaware of their potential, their power

blindfolded to the possibilities

locked away

 

Frustrated at not moving forward fast enough

Unwilling to acknowledge a morsel of talent

I let fear get the best of me and tried crawling back 

into the 'perceived' safety of that box

But I quickly found out that once you've been touched by Life

you become too big for the box that once held you

No matter how hard you try 

You just can't fit back there

(and it has nothing to do with those ummm..'extra' pounds)

tee hee

Touched by your loving comments

I took off the blindfold

and realized what I was doing

I'll sit here awhile

Feeling the love

Contemplating

Jotting down a to do list

And take it one day at a time

~

I wonder if I can lock Patience in that box

~

I don't know how to Thank You all

so for now

Thank You