Creative challenge #205 - Empathy

An Event in 55 words.

“I am an empathetic person, I understand how others feel” He said.

We walked past a man dragging a woman by her hair.

I wanted to help so I stop to look,

“It’s a family matter, not our business”, he said pulling me away.

I understood him. We walked away with all of our empathy.

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Ease - Creative challenge #204

She lives up to her name

With a warm, sunny disposition

Warmth oozed from her with ease

In the reach of her hand

And the touch of her palm

In the tilt of her head

And the smile of her eyes

In the lilt of her voice

And the pout of her lips

Her face, a mirror to her soul

What she felt showed.

So if you saw her cold,

And feel unease,

Learn to see,

Through her eyes.

You will find,

A mile of unresolved thoughts,

A horde of un-forgiven deeds,

A hive of unforgotten trespasses,

With, layers of analysis, to get through.

For all her easy warm summers

There are those eerie winters.

So if you profess to love her

Remember to be the summer in her winters

And keep her warm with ease.

 

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Monday's Morsel

Monday’s Morsel.

I haven’t been blogging as much as I would like to.  Every time I sit down to write, something comes along to interrupt the train of my thoughts.  Sometimes I write only to realize, that it isn’t as positive as I wanted it to be, and I don’t want to be a party to spreading negativity.  I don’t seem to have much luck when it comes to not allowing things to derail my thoughts.  But I felt like I owe you all an apology for not being here and an update on what’s happening in my life.

1.    Daughter being in Middle school has completely thrown off my routine…Now I have a new normal for routine.

2.    I used to work part time two days a week and I had a lot of time to do what I enjoyed, now, its become 4 days.

3.    1 & 2 together, eats into my free time leaving hardly any time to breathe…Now I have 200% respect for the women who work all the days of the week, maintain homes and families and are on call most times. A 100 bows to them. Do tell me the secret of your smiles.

4.     I am still reeling from some relationship revelations I had from family last year. I have a new normal in this aspect too.

5.    Yesterday was a really nice sunny day and we went zip lining.   Boy! I felt like a complete Klutz but I came off with some character insights into myself.  A)I don’t have the guts to commit  suicide ever, cause I have a very high sense of self-preservation. For all my lack of fear of heights I couldn’t step off the platform to zip, though I was way up high, on the tree, enjoying the view but nope! Had a hard time taking that first jump of the platform. B)I am not afraid of dying as I am of getting hurt or being incapacitated(I knew this rationally, yesterday I got confirmation from that irrational part of me too).  C)I don’t have much upper arm strength, I couldn’t climb the 20 foot wall for the rock climbing. I gave up 3/4^th of the way cause my shoulder hurt like someone tore it off. And now I have bragging rights, YES!! I did the zip line. I walked the High rope walk too. Although I was frightened when I had to do the single line ropewalk.

6.    My flowers in the planters have begun to bud and it makes me smile every time I look at them.

7.    We watched the super moon rise on Saturday and for a while all of us were so quiet with awe that I truly heard our family’s heart beat as one. Yes! It was my Joy.

8.    My job as a pre-school teacher is so rewarding. Yes I come back home wanting quiet from all the noise I was in, but its worth it when I see the Look of pure unadulterated happiness on the children’s face when they are able to do things on their own or understand things they didn’t previously… They are my teachers in actuality. They teach me to hold without holding. Thank you Kiddos!

9.    It seems like I enjoy having unfinished projects on hand.  I still have things to do that keep staring at me but I cant seem to finish them. A major character flaw.

10.  Today is another sunny day. I hope to accomplish most of my chores that have taken back seat over the last work week. Wish me luck.

11.  I wanted to Thank you! My dear friends for being so giving of your words and thoughts through your writing and pictures…You show me paths where I didn’t see them before. Thank you for your kind comments and inputs too. 

12. Today is my day off, so I had to do some justice to writing and posting here I am.

13.  Have a wonderful work week.  Remember to smile through your day and Breathe every time you think you don’t have time to breathe.

 

Yours Affectionately

Rashmi.

I am here

As much as I care about you.

As much as I love you.

As much as I enjoy doing things for you.

As much as I wish to erase the things that hurt you,

I cant.

I see the tear line your eyes.

And let my tears flow, in your stead.

While I will you strength, to carry on.

Hoping, you know I am here,

No matter where you are,

I will be thinking of you.

Its all I can do for you.

Ghosts of past love

If I ignore you,
 
Would you evaporate,
 
Like the mighty mists under rising sun?
 
If I ignored you some more
 
Would you disintergrate
 
Like the nightmare I woke from?
 
If I ignored and deny ignoring you
 
Would you become a secret part of me
 
I would never know exists,
 
Yet, comes out every once in a while,
 
To haunt my seeming existence?