Lost in Translation

You know, I’ve often thought that being myself would be easy…but have you found that sometimes who you are isn’t really who you are? I think so often we forget in translation…like the film, ‘Lost in Translation’; we lose it when life interrupts…when failure and insecurity creeps in…we lose a sense of ‘us’; who we REALLY are…we translate success and opportunity to what the world portrays that to be, when in reality, success is much more than what we have or what we do…it’s who we are and never losing that sense of ‘us’…

Sometimes it’s tough being ‘YOU’; but the truth is ‘YOU’ are exactly who you need to be and it really doesn’t matter what ANYONE else thinks…

What's Holding YOU Back?

Just a thought for today...

Is there was one thing that you've always wanted to do, that you haven't done yet, because something is holding you back?

I talk about fear a lot, but what if we pushed that aside and conquered the very thing we never thought we could?

Here is something to chew on, and maybe could be a start to accomplish that 'thing': Do something EVERYDAY that scares you...

Flowing River

This is a poem I wrote some time ago for a close friend, who just really reminded me of a river, that never stops, but its beauty stays intact, despite that constant movement...

A flowing river;
It never stops, and never moves in the same direction
New things are always uncovered and old things remain deep within,
It travels straight ahead to its destination, but oddly enough it stays in the same place forever
The heart of the river is the middle, where it stops to breathe, it takes its fears and worries and spreads them in one direction or the other
Never letting one side take on too much
It then flows back again, to its roots where it knows which way to go
Everything is once calm again and the river flows smoothly

You my friend are that river
The river that flows with uncertainty at times and never in the same direction
Uncovering new things around each bend of life,
But never forgetting the roots that have been embedded deep within

You are forever grounded by the one thing that makes you, you
Your faith in the Creator of the Universe

Your fears and worries are never too much to handle
This you know, because of the One who fashioned you
The storm that rages within is once again calm
Your life, once again runs like the smooth flowing river

Keep going, like the river, never stop
Press on toward the goal to win the prize,
A life like that of the river
Moving always and never forgotten

Copyright ©2005 Emily R. Allison