Stress is Gone Poem (B & W photos)

I wrote a poem for today’s post (think I was inspired by my poet friend Doc Jeff)

Linked to P’s Sunday B & W

 

“Stress is Gone” 

 

Looking back

Remembering the stress

That once was

And no longer is…

 

Smiling

Looking Ahead

Ready for change

which might bring challenge

But also brings freshness

….and so much good.

 

Looking at right now

Embracing contentment

while remembering stress

Recalling that pause

To exhale

   Snap a photo

Find beauty 

Quiet down

Breathe

 

Glancing back

Remembering the stress

That once was

And no longer is…

 

This photo was in a toss folder, but something about it made me keep it. The little flowers in the cluster are not fully seen, but are identifiable enough to see shapes. And isn’t this just like life sometimes? We move through days of challenge and stress where things are not as clear as we might want (need) them to be. We can still see the overall picture, but more insight is needed. And so we chill. We push on, and do the best with what we have and what we can see at the time.  Then later, when more clarity comes, we are able to put things together, problem solve, etc.  And so we need to also keep this in mind when we look back later with all that 20/20 hindsight clarity – we must remember that we make decisions in ‘real time” and often with limited scope – and so let’s have some grace as we look back, look at now, and look ahead.

 

I also almost tossed this photo. I was not sure if the angle was right and I rotated it and then rotated it back.  Finally let it be… and smiled at the unique beauty to behold. Sometimes this is also what we do in life. We accept and let things be…. and accept the beauty that is there… even if it isn’t lining up exactly the way we might want it to…. and we maybe find a reason to smile. And in this shot, the whisps and the backdrop add to the mood, and it is linked to T’s weekly smile.

Another photo rescued from the toss pile, and I should add the day I snapped these photos, we were picking up my son’s car. It was finally ready and we checked that off of our list. The calm in the photo mirrors some of the calm I felt that day. And keep this in mind – if you are going through a trial – or have stress that seems to be building – remember that it will pass. It will – so try to make the most of what you can with what you have right now.  And when I see these photos, rescued not for quality, but because I found some of the beauty layered within – well it reminds me that this is what we do with life many times – we embrace the challenges and we problem solve – while we look for good to behold – and we monitor our perspective. Sometimes it really is “all HOW we look at it.”

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let’s make sure we find beauty around us – no matter what is going on.

have a great Tuesday everyone…

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