Life seems so very cluttered
    With bills and calls to make,
With shopping lists and jobs
    Piled high without a break.
 

                       It’s not the way I want it
                           Or the way I think it should be,
                       So today I’ve made a promise
                           To do something just for me.
 

                                                    Like,
                                                    …peeking at boxes of old photographs
                                                    …tickling sessions to make us laugh
                                                    …a trip to the park to feed the ducks
                                                    …a wish on a star, just for good luck
                                                    …surprise calls to dear-heart friends
                                                    …pressing keepsakes inside bookends
                                                    …attempts at a tucked-away recipe
                                                    …watching a bird break open a seed
                                                    …writing notes of sweet things unsaid
                                                    …singing songs, reading books unread
                                                    …a walk through the garden, under the trees
                                                    …standing still and feeling the breeze
                                                    …sitting with family all cozy with love
                                                    …whispering prayers to heaven above
                                                    …sorting through cherished memories
                                                    …marveling at new discoveries
 

                        They say life should be full
                            And I believe it’s true,
                        But how we fill our lives,
                            I’ve learned, is really up to you.
 
 

                                                                                                                                    -Author Unknown