This summer morning haiku

This summer morning
Seattle’s cool mistyness
Singing to my heart

Something about Seattle’s misty mornings speak to my soul. 

Fear gains it’s power

Loving our neighbors?

From the seeds of our distrust

Fear gains its power 

Remember that we have the power to pursue joy

Antidote to fear 

Focus on the positive

Create your own joy 

In this morning dark

My mind’s focus telling me

My heart’s deep values
There are times that I think my priorities are “X”. I’ve learned, though, my mind’s focus when I wake tells me the deepest concerns of my heart. 

What’s interesting is how often it’s not anything I give focus to during my day. Or i would expect to be secondary. 

Sometimes it’s not logical, other times it’s extremely rational. 

Sometimes fear, now, though, it’s not. That’s a blessing. 

A Haiku During Allergy SeasonĀ 

When I said “haiku”
The response was “gesundheit”
Healthy poetry?

Anxiety and Mindless Guilt

Our hearts torture us
Pronouncing us quite guilty
Anxiety’s cruel

Despair LiesĀ 

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Tonight’s haiku: about seeking tranquility

I stand in the nightĀ 

Breathing against all my fears

Tranquility sought

Tonight I’m seeking to calm my fears. My meditations upon tranquility are focusing on actually completing things.

A Monday Motivational Haiku

Now I am awake
Listening to the birds sing
Preparing to DO!

Time to move, to grow, act and move. Go and DO something you can brag about. 

A Productive Day

A productive day 

Maintaining my focus helps 

Fewer distractions