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: June 2020
Awoken by thoughts
or a voice shouting on the street below
or
nothing
3 a.m. or later
window open comfortably cool
this June rain makes more of an impression
in isolation
silence challenges
both history and the future
our daily lives and routines
only a reminder
humans need humans
Craving physical contact
we all need friendship security
compassion and hope
We need more meaning on
how we really spend our lives
The indisputable truth:
All of us have sinned
Now we realize everyone needs
Community
crisis or chaos
we are denied
guilt will find a place to rest
how do you sleep at night?
© 2020 j.g. lewis
Posted on June 2, 2020 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Our muscle memory
often will not let go
of things that do not
serve us as intended
or as they once did.
The weight of our
thoughts can drag
us down, hold us
back, or completely
stop us from doing
what we need to do.
It hinders and hurts.
We don’t know why
because we can’t tell
the difference.
06/02/2020 j.g.l.
Posted on June 1, 2020 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
‘What would it feel like to set an intention that wasn’t about accomplishing something?’
That’s a mouthful, it’s more than a question, but it was a thought posted last week by Susana Harwood Rubin that has kept me thinking about intention, and then, I suppose, goals. The yoga teacher and author wrote the post after reviewing her post-it note reminders of things she needed to accomplish in a day.
We are all, often, slave to the lists on the fridge or reminders programmed into our mobile devices. More often than not, our intentions are goal based; we need to get something done, so we set the goal or make plans to do such.
Perhaps, then, it is not an intention. Perhaps it is more.
Harwood Rubin, wrote that it was “creating aspirational lists of what an ideal me COULD POSSIBLY do.”
So Instead of creating lists or to-do reminders and disguising them as intentions, Harwood proposed setting intentions based on kindness or gentleness instead of results.
The intention may not sound as concrete, or as definite, as those that are result-oriented, but they sound true and authentic. A kindness-based intention sounds like something worthy of thinking on.
I’ve been thinking about it for almost a week, and will continue the thought process for the next few weeks. May was a tough month where my intentions got mixed up and my goals came down to deadlines.
I could use a month of gentleness.
Thus my intention for the month (at least) is rather simple:
be kind
be human
be you
I hope it works out. It is my intention.
I wish the same for you.
It’s finally June.
deep peace
06/01/2020 j.g.l.
