Do you ever feel like you’ve been here forever? That the pull of time has left you behind? It’s a place I know all too well. There’s a lot more to it though!

Maybe you haven’t considered yet, that life isn’t something another sets out for you. It’s about meeting your own potential. Score yourself by your own rules. Know yourself by your own metrics. Understand yourself by your own guiding light.

I remember a time when I forgot what happiness felt like. I thought I needed to be physically fit, mentally sharp, traditionally handsome, and wealthy just to be happy. But I found it there while lying empty on my mattress one summer noon. It wasn’t happiness; It was motivation.

It Took Time to Get There

Like a bolt of lightning, it struck me that I had one chance to find less of a distraction and more of a purpose in this life. If I wanted to wallow all day and crumble all night, that was an option I chose. My choice to continue such behavior was still just that– a choice! I didn’t need to feel bad about my choice, and continue that path forever!

So I made one change. As my next snack that day, I would eat a raw zucchini. Then I stopped eating snacks. And then I had zucchini for meals. I ate that way until fiber cleaned my system of its hazards. And that was the first step to a healthier lifestyle.

Sure, it took forever to get there. And there were many steps to come. After that, I started walking for exercise again, like I used to. But even though I took forever and a half to get there, it saved my life. Of course, I would do it all again. Of course, I work harder every day to fulfill my purpose. And of course, I do it all to be the best me there is. Finally, here’s today’s piece…

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At the Edge of Forever

I’ve lost
My mind
I’ve lost
My way
Gone in
The wind
From yes
Yesterday

But I’m aligned
To the earth
Knowing now
That I come first
Maybe I can do much better
In time, time
It’s time

Shake my rust
Find my boots
Take my trust
Pull my roots
While I’m dug in deep
Now is not a time for sleep

Read my unsung lines
Yeah I’m weak and weeping blind
Tell my old self off
Like some bloody oaf pig lapping at the trough

I can’t take less
I’m up to clean my mess
And I can’t wallow
Harder pills I’ve had to swallow

‘Cause this world ain’t waiting up for me
I’ve done my rhyme, it’s time to leave

If I lie because I’m clever
I’ll surely stay forever
So I won’t just survive
I’ll thrive