The greatest decision
you will ever make in your life
is the path you choose
of your own volition
By doing so,
you will have no regrets
and won’t question
your every step
on your journey
to reach your goal
Your Greatest Decision
Writer's Process
Keep Smiling
When things start to get tense,
keep smiling
When things are dire,
keep smiling
When your heart gets too weak
to endure everything thrown at you,
keep smiling
Until that inner strength
inside of you
blossoms bright like a flower
and is able to help you
take on and overcome
the issues that you are facing…
just keep smiling
Back To The Beginning Once Again
At the bottom of our distant memories,
during a time when purity and innocence was bountiful
our younger selves were able to freely
spread goodwill to all without any judgement
By sharing this gesture of fellowship,
it was a way of making the world a better place
As we’ve gotten older,
a lot of us moved away from that
We became more wary, more distant
and our surroundings had gotten a lot colder
To right that ship
and make the world what it once was,
we need to go back to the beginning
and we need to bring those past sentiments
back to light
and share it once again
As Long As…
As long as you’re alive,
you can come back from every failure you encounter
As long as you’re alive,
you can take another step forward and make progress toward your goals
As long as you’re alive,
you can continue to dream to keep your spirit flourishing
As long as you’re alive,
be eternally grateful that you simply have another chance
The Value of Feedback
If someone is willing to give you feedback on your writing,
take their personal notes or comments as a gift
For someone to take the time to invest of themselves
into something you wrote,
speaks volumes of their support for you.
Rely On Your Courage
When your strength and drive
cannot continue to help sustain
your fight towards overcoming life’s obstacles,
let your sheer courage
take over and help you to
achieve success
Common Traits of a Writer
Curiosity of the unknown,
fascination of what could be,
eyes of wonderment,
imagination without constraints,
inspiration to share ideas, experiences and dreams
These are some of the traits
that make a writer
continue to create with their words
Stay
Stay committed to your work
Stay disciplined to your craft
Stay true to your inner voice
Stay the course to your choice of words
If you are able to stay on that path
and not waver
then the life of a writer
is what you’re best suited for
Overwrite The Bad
We all have good memories
that we cherish
and we all have bad memories
that we’d like to forget
But sometimes the bad ones
can consume us
and burn it into our minds forever
The only way
that we can correct that
is to overwrite them
by creating more special memories
with loved ones
that will bring us
endless smiles
and fill our entire being
with pure unbridled joy
Last Words For 2025
Remember that
what you lack in experience,
you more than make up for it with
enthusiasm, determination and resilience
So when faced with a situation
you’ve never encountered,
apply yourself with these principles
and you’ll surely get the job done
Midlife, Maniacal & Me 