Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.  ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Tonight I sleep with a heavy heart
So many thoughts –
but where do I start?

He said, they said,
but who knows the truth?

The lens you look through
shows what you’ll see.
What did I witness?
It cannot be!

He said, they said,
but who knows the truth?

The pattern repeats. When will we learn?
Too many years for peace we do yearn.

He said, they said,
but who knows the truth?

Where are the adults to lead the way?
Standing in silence – nothing to say.

He said, they said,
but who knows the truth?

Is this the reason for all the rain?
Tears from heaven revealing God’s pain?

He said, they said,
but who knows the truth?

We may never get too the real truth,
Stand on conviction, and fail our youth.

He said, they said,
but who knows the truth?

 

Always fall asleep with a dream and wake up with a purpose  ~ Unknown

I was struggling to choose my “one little word” for 2019. I have chosen balance, mindfulness, and declutter in the past. The more I thought about this past year, I thought about why I did certain things or made certain decisions. I read a lot about finding my “why.”

I turned 60 in the fall and have been working through a few health issues. I don’t have as much energy as I use to have, and some tasks are really difficult. However, that doesn’t mean I am throwing in the towel, on the contrary. I am reevaluating things that I do each day that are just a matter of habit. Climbing stairs is very challenging for me, so at home I don’t go up and down mindlessly. I only go up if I have a need or a reason to change floors – a purpose. That’s it. That’s my OLW for 2019 – PURPOSE.

I want to do things for a purpose. I want to find my purpose.