Enough!

What makes you come to a point where you have had enough?
Doesn't matter how small or big that thing is....but you just know that you don't want any part of it anymore.
When is enough is enough?

There is the famous saying that goes, "Every good thing comes to an end". Well, I have always taken a different view to that...."Everything comes to a change." Just because I am tired of something being the way it is, doesn't means it has to end. It just means that it is time for a change....change in diet, change in scenery, change in a process or way I do something, change in thought or emotion....

I believe that change doesn't means an end...just a new or different beginning to something else...the other thing doesn't have to end...it continues, but your focus is just not there as much as it had been.
I believe this is especially true of relationships and careers.

I have written a poem about the changing of "my seasons"...we all have our seasons....what season are you in? What have you had enough of and it's time to make a change? Just think on it...

My Season


Winter//Spring//Summer//Fall

Season after season// I continue to offer my all
Like the autumn leaves I am changing color and u fall off//when the wind blew just a little harder why didn't u stay// hold on for me//fight to be near to me//
Instead I go through the bareness of winter//looking foward but feeling cold// needing the breathe of fresh air that I desired

My season is about to change//I will be there to embrace it//Embracing all the changes around//how is it possible,how is it happening for me

We were once so green new fresh//lightness of being//easy//carefree
Intensity grew//heat upon us//storms brew and we battle//rain cleanses and tries to soothe the wounds

My season is about to change//I will be there to embrace it//Embracing all the changes around//how is it possible,how is it happening for me

Life brisker//I'm left behind//don't want resentment to build//I change// change for me//u are upset and feel deserted
Back and forth we go//unsure of what feels right//both unprepared to release the other//questions and blame abound//touch harder the wind blew//for me we were then through

My season is about to change//I will be there to embrace it//Embracing all the changes around//how is it possible,how is it happening for me

Feelings of inadequancies//doubt rises in fear//loneliness threatens to creep in and steal my heart
I want to hold on//make journeys to discover the mirror spirit of mine//be prayerful of all possibilities//open to whatever season I'm in

My season is about to change//I will be there to embrace it//Embracing all the changes around//how is it possible,how is it happening for me

Always for me//love is in the air// the one will not be compared// arriving in the blooming or harvesting time// as I am now sowing the seeds of our infinity
I am renewed// despite come what may//this rebirth will not be washed away//it will wait//it will be fed//it will grow// it will become the greatest masterpiece

My season is about change//I will be there to embrace it//Embracing all the love and faith around//it is possible//it is happening for me because it is My Season.

-CallaLili (10/2009)

Been soooo Long...

Might have been far from sight, but not far from mind!
I miss blogging...sharing my thoughts and ideas with others....
Please forgive me for being an absent blogger these past few months. Too much going on-return to work, death of a family member, life..
All of it just weighed on me I guess.
But I am back...
Have you ever returned to something that you know was so good for you and you can't remember how or when you stopped doing it? That's what this feels like...cozy and comfy....like FALL! I love this time of year and look forward to many great things in it.
Okay....I am rambling...but I will be back with more provocative remarks to share (I hope!).

Branding

Have you taken any time at all to promote yourself today? If you enlisted a public relations specialist, how would you want them to market you? What does the packaging look like? What does it hold inside? What is the logo? What is the jingle that goes with the commerical? What is your motto? How would you want to get the word out there about YOU being something brand new and better than before?!

It's okay to toot your own horn! It's okay to show others how fabulous you are in and out! Go out renew and then re-Brand yourself!! Take some to think about what message you want to send out, and what you want others (and more importantly yourself!) to see about you!

More Poetry....just in a mood to write... is that alright?

He Wonders

He wonders, he wonders...

why I won't let him in.

I wonder, I wonder...

why he is into me.

He wonders, he wonders....

what I think of when

we spend time.

I wonder, I wonder...

what can i do to

ensure he is mine.

He wonders, he wonders...

if my head holds

thoughts of him.

I wonder, I wonder...

what he thinks of

all the time.

He wonders, he wonders...

where my heart belongs.

I wonder, I wonder...

can he take care of it.

He wonders, he wonders...

what are my reasons

to being with him.

I wonder, I wonder...

what he would do

without me.

He wonders, he wonders...

what happens when

we are apart.

I wonder, I wonder...

if he knows that I

always feel near.

He wonders, he wonders...

how our WE will come

to be.

I wonder, I wonder....

when will he make

it OUR Day.

He wonders, he wonders...

often why me.

I wonder, I wonder...

often why me.

-Callalili (5/2009)

Poetry

Heart in Transit


Riding along the bumpy
tracks, making stops
along the way.

Only to find that some
stops made were the wrong
destination.

Landscapes upon each horizon
change from time to time.
Each place others bide for mine.
Affections.

Trying to place itself in its
rightful place.

My heart is in transit.

Curves thrown into its path.
Holding tight to make sure
it last.

Watchful eyes guide its course.
Preparing it for the inevitable
safe haven or Heaven that it
will be bound to find.

Whispers of contentment fill
the air around.
Battling with wanting to find a place to settle,
without settling.
My heart is in transit.

No excuses to what life may bring.
No excuses to wanting everything.

Receiving what God promised
as mine.
Love overflows and seeps from
the pores.
Touches and kisses that say they
want more and more.

But does the ONE lie in wait?
No one is sure or certain to
be there to catch as I fall
fall
fall
time and time again...
in love.

My heart is in transit.

The journey makes it gather
dust.
Trials and tribulations makes it
brace.
The losses make it weary.

However strong it may be,
freedom to ardor is its craving.
Keeping search, it will find.
Keeping certain that the travels
are meaningful experiences.

Grow
Twist
Evolve
Turn
Love
Side to Side
along its voyage.

Heart in transit.

-CallaLili 4/20/09

Spring Cleaning!

Spring will be sprung upon us by the end of this week! Often when this time approaches, I like to take some time to go through my "stuff"-especially my house (closets!). Now, I am thinking that there is more in life to spring clean some other things in my life.Like a mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual cleaning!
I am thinking that one way to get this done is to confront your sh*&! So many of us are afraid to do this- looking at the man/woman in the mirror and being honest. It can be a challenge and a refreshing experience.

Today, I will take steps for prepping for my spring cleaning. My pastor challenged us today to give up a negative habit and replace it with a positive one for a week. Although I haven't decided what my habit will be, I am up to the challenge and hope that you will try it as well! I look forward to seeing what the cleaning/cleansing holds for me and you! And I come out brand spanking new...or at least close to! Happy Spring Cleaning!

Pamper Yourself

Good People!

Soon Spring will be sprung and it is a time of R-E-N-E-W-A-L! I have to ask... what will you do to "renew" yourself?!

We are also in the time of Lent... which I think is a nice transition to Spring and our renewal process. You sacrifice or take on something that will benefit you in the long run all the while, becoming more spiritually renewed. In addition, remember, a habit forms after 21 consecutive days. Hmm, a good one hopefully!

Now, with all of that being said... what will you do? Pamper yourself! I say, when you take care of the outside, something beautiful happens with the In. Massages, mani/pedi, yoga, exercise, or a trip... whatever it may be for you... do it! PAMPER YOURSELF.

I have distinguished the 15th of every month as my "Self-Luxe Day"... my day to pamper (however small it may be!) and not feel guilty. For if I do not take care of myself, how can I take care of others?

With that set and a time of Lent upon us, I am excited about welcoming Spring in...I will be ready!! And I hope that you are too. So go out and get pampered... winter was hard and we all deserve something nice!