I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
Month: July 2022
Give yourself permission to take the day off.
No explanation needed, no guilt required, it is your choice,
It’s okay.
07/07/2022 j.g.l.
Posted on July 5, 2022 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
It is step-by-step, day-to-day,
walking or wandering, simply
trying to keep pace. Moving
purposefully at the speed of
life, one way at a time. Now.
Any distance between here
and there is dependent mainly
on your attitude. Keep moving,
despite uncertainty of direction.
Pay attention to the landscape.
Be mindful of your approach.
Take it in stride. Breathe and
believe in the journey and you
will surely find a destination.
Continue forward. Walk on.
07/05/2022 j.g.l.
Posted on July 4, 2022 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
I; also me: first-person singular.
It is personal.
It is how I may view the world, but not as I might write about it.
I look at what is there and how it affects me as much as the cause and effect of all that may be.
But, it goes deeper.
What remains underneath letters disguised as action, place, or point of view, is not lost, perhaps only hidden between the lines.
Observation; no, self-observation is required, now and then, to check your path and see where you have been or where you might be going.
Perhaps now is the time, as now is the present, and this may be as good a time as any to look a little deeper into me, myself, and I.
It is necessary. Now.
I feel it, but I don’t know why?
I wrote, many years ago:
I’m like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
A mantra as much as an explanation, it is personal. I still write, but (again) I must ask myself ‘why’ more as a process of understanding than of questioning.
We all must wonder, at times, mustn’t we?
Shouldn’t we all take stock of our movements and memories and emotions?
I think this is a good time for me.
07/04/2022 j.g.l.
