Images all around us of laughter, of crying, of success, of defeat.

It must be that beautiful human condition that we manifest a thirst.

The thirst for more knowledge, to work, to discovere and create.

The choices are all around us. Do we see a glass of water as half full or half empty ?

Every hour is another challenge, ideals shower us with hope. News showers us with the reality of the human frailty. 

It's a story that keeps playing itself out in the hearts and minds of all.

Every Sunrise and every sunset in all the lands holds secrets of a future as it unfolds itself.

Some cry for a past lost, I rejoice for the moments given and ability to move forward.

Smiles appear all over the world, as they wipe away tears from events beyond our control.  It is this delicate dance of the forces that motivate us to go in different directions.  Some of my freinds tell me it is today's efforts, some say it was yesterdays, and some believe it might be tommorrows.  In my heart I realize it is every breath we take in the past, present and future that is a step in the right direction, instead of breaths that signify our shortcomings.

Journeys that have taken me to the different corners of the human experience only make me happier and evermore thankful.

It is not about dwelling on the fallen innocent or the disparate, for the Mighty will heal all in his own time.  For me it is about the discovery, that we are all somehow related by way of a prayer, by a good deed, and by the will to deliver a better future to the generations. 

The forest may be dark on the ground, but there are ones who have learnt to appreciate looking at the sky.  Others have learnt to climb to the top, while others are stuck debating the height.  I have resolved to look around me and work so we may all climb together, stop and smile. For in the end it is not about the top of the forest.  But the journey we all went on, and how we progressed.

On a recent sunrise somewhere over the Northern hemisphere, the warmth and joy appeared like a blanket over my forest of thoughts.  It seems as though we may have somewhere locked our ambitions in to wells of desparation.  As the sun's rays slowly delivered their warmth upon me, I understood the choice was mine.  I could worry about how fast the currents would delay my journey, or I could rejoice in the winds that filled my sails.

Where do we go from here ?
close your eyes and inquire within your mind about a time when your heart was open...