I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
Month: January 2018
Aren’t there mornings, when
we need to let others speak
our thoughts?
Of common mind, sharing
sentiment or place with an
uncommon honesty, those
who have lived the day, may
again, as we breathe, as we
read, poetry.
Aren’t their mornings just
like ours? Common thought,
decades and distance make
no difference, as the day is
about to begin.
Aren’t there words that will
already explain how we feel
as we arrive at the day?
Poetry honestly finds a way?
01/16/2018 j.g.l.
Aren’t we all creatures of habit?
What we do; how we do it; and when we do it, are all a function of what we’ve done in the past.
Everything, however, is subject to change.
We, as human beings, are subject to change.
Last week I changed my sock and underwear drawer. It was not a monumental change, but one I felt necessary. I’ve been thinking of efficiencies lately.
When I first moved into my current home, I began unpacking into the drawers of the dresser. Being left-handed, I began on the top left-hand side. I just felt right to use the left side drawer. It felt natural. This would be the drawer I would, by its very nature, use most often.
Thing is, the drawer was the furthest reach, the greatest distance, from the closet where the remainder of my clothes hang. After a year or two I decided it was time to change it all up.
Really, it is only a few extra steps over. Things is, when you are rushing to get dressed (as I am most mornings), and you haven’t yet had a cup of coffee, and you are still undecided on what you will be wearing (aside from socks and underwear), those few steps can make a difference.
It is all about efficiency.
It was not a major change. In fact, for the next few days, or when I was in a rush to pack for the weekend, I still returned to the original drawer. This was a habit.
I’ve still got to get into the habit of now using the right drawer, and habits take time.
When you make a change, it should be for the better.
Change should be about efficiency.
Think about your daily habits: the route you drive to work, when you squeeze in a workout, what time you go to bed. Everything we do, and how we do it, is a part of how we control our lives. We can’t control everything, and often we spend time thinking we can.
Focus instead on controlling what you can. Habits can be controlled; it just may take time.
Good habits take more time to build than bad habits do to dissipate.
It may be worthwhile taking the time.
01/15/2018 j.g.l.
Looking out or looking in.
Two sides to every window.
In these cooler days we find
comfort inside, but wonder
what we are missing out on.
We can see life passing by on
the other side of the glass.
What is outside your window?
01/14/2018 j.g.l.
