"The journey is the reward."

- Steve Jobs

03 August 2020

Yesterday, I had enough ...

Enough of me waking up every morning all achy and in pain,
Enough of the scale screaming at me, as the gym is welcoming me back,
Enough of my Mom telling me how I look good, but to eat more,
Enough of my BG not stabilizing, despite watching mostly everything I put in my mouth,
Enough of saying to myself, just give it time and one more day,
Enough of feeling sorry for myself and have a pity party for one,
Enough of thinking I’ve been strong through everything, but at times I put on a good show.

Yesterday, after reliving some hurdles …

After watching my Dad’s health deteriorate over the past years, eventually he couldn’t fight any longer,
After helping my Mom through some major health issues, I see how her spirit remains strong,
After taking care of my own issues last year, the reality I am no longer a young adult, but I am 50,
After losing my li’l fur baby girl just shy of 19 years, memories bring smiles but realizing tears still burn,
After adjusting to new meds, which don’t always work as predicted nor make me feel any better,
After having my job spared despite a significant pay cut, seeing many friends part ways,
After all that I have been through in this so called, journey of life, I am still blessed.

Today, I come first …

Today, I hired a personal trainer to help me get back into exercising,
Today, I am ok with telling people “no” because I promised myself something first,
Today, I won’t pretend everything is all right when I know inside is not,
Today, I promised myself to be the best I can be,
Today, I started to change my priorities for tomorrow forward,
Today, I will be a better me for investing more in me,
Today, I give the gift of the present for me to live for today.

I had enough of my past,
After all the obstacles I’ve overcome,
I won’t procrastinate today, as I know what I need to do.





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An artist's purpose is to evoke emotion and/or dialogue of the masterpiece created, without either, it's no longer art, let alone a masterpiece. This blog represents the author's original writing and makes no apology for posts resulting in experiencing a sense of discomfort when reading his own personal reflections, thoughts, affirmations, observations and opinions of his journey in finding his way through a complicated world, of his so called life. The author requests readers remain mindful of dates when a post was written. Many of the earlier posts were academic assignments with guidelines to uphold the integrity and standards of a specific writing style. One or a combination of formatting, rhyming schemes, syllable counts, themes and specific guidelines which were up to self-interpretation and self-discovery. This set the tone for the author's tone and unique writing style. He requests readers remain open-minded to viewpoints differing from their own. The author strongly believes "we can disagree and still remain friends" and welcomes respectful dialogue and questioning of his writings. However; hateful disagreement our outright dismissal or suggesting the author's writings are inherently wrong will not be tolerated and may not be conducive to constructive conversation.

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