Mythos & Marginalia

life notes; flaws and all

j.g. lewis

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a daily breath...

A thought du jour, my daily breath includes collected and conceived observations, questions of life, fortune cookie philosophies, reminders, messages of peace and simplicity, unsolicited advice, inspirations, quotes and words that got me thinking. They may get you thinking too . . .

cloud songs

    Kismet, naturally or unexpectedly,
holds sway on this or any other day.
       If we choose to notice.
       If we permit ourselves to linger
a moment or three in a transitive state 
between elements of darkness and bright, 
           morning quells emotions and
   disruptive thoughts we once embraced.

03/26/2024                                                                                     j.g.l.

Mondays are just young Fridays

Dented, bruised, scuffed up and circumstantial, the imperfections are obvious.
   It goes past superficial.
   Seeking more than a cover-up, healing is necessary.
   Hope is less than present but needed, so I try to do what I need to do. Each attempt to repair the damage that is done — the day-in-day out flaws that have become ingrained in my psyche — is another step.
   It takes effort. It takes encouragement, and it takes understanding even if I can’t completely comprehend the history that led up to the marks on the façade.
   I need to do the work.
   At times trying is the best I can do when I know I want to do better.

03/25/2024                                                                                                  j.g.l.

the weather still

‘When’ is a question greater than ‘why’.
   Important it is to know ‘when’ something will happen, rather than ‘what’ or ‘where’, because ‘when’ always involves a wait (that’s ‘when’ the ‘why’ kicks in).
   Our patience is tested.
   ‘When will we get there’ or ‘when is it time’? Both questions of our youth, at least, questions of mine.
   Spring has arrived, but ‘when’ will it come? The weather still indicates winter is hardly done.
   How can we wait, or ‘why’ is it we must? You might only find the answers ‘when’ you are ready to trust.

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sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.

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Mondays are just young Fridays

Posted on February 3, 2020 by j.g.lewis Leave a comment

Okay, so last week didn’t go as planned. You knew what you had to do, and it didn’t get done; there were simply too many things that got in the way. What, with all those demands at work and all those distractions you never factored into the equation (distractions are always like that), there just wasn’t the time or the energy, or mental bandwidth, to do what you wanted to do.
  That’s all right, why let the past play such a big role in the present? Past performance doesn’t have to be an indication of future progress.
  This is a brand new week and you’ve now got another seven days to keep moving forward. Of course, you’ve even got more time than that, but isn’t it easier planning or working towards your goal in smaller, manageable increments?
  Go week-by-week, even day-to-day. Focus on doing things your own way.
  You know you can.
  You’re amazing; you are, look at what made it through in the last week alone. Not everybody can do all that, and many people don’t even bother trying.
  But you did, and you made a great start, so keep moving forward.
  Everything will get done because you know you can make it happen.
  You are amazing.
  Remember that today, and every day.

02/03/2020                                     j.g.l.

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