Poem: Connection To Simplicity

 Photography: Chaz Boren

 Poem: Jetta Marie B

Gratitude of the Day: Having a day to just think and connect with myself

Connect To Simplicity

In this day

In this moment of time,

We live in a world full of noise

Full of instant gratification;

A world

Of "I Want This Now!"

And commands to work harder, 

To work faster. 

We are rarely given a moment

To breath in a moment of quite;

To reflect  on our life

To ponder

To wonder

To dream

To simply not have to think at all. 

But in moments where serenity exists

In moments where you can freely breath

And you can chose to think 

Or to just be,

Those moments of freedom

Will grant you eyes to see truth

And air to breath deeply.

As Humans we need moments of quiet

no matter what we say.

We need moments to connect 

With God

Or Earth

Or even self.

We need moments where commotion stops

And we can simply be who,

And even what we are.

Moments of simplicity,

Moments of connection to greater self

Cannot be forgotten in our busy life's. 

For when you lose connection to self;

When you have no break

 In the chaos of progress and success,

And a world formed in "Right Now!"

Then there comes an ever looming future

Where your worth is no longer

Based on you,

But on your success.

What then if success fails you?

What then if material happiness eludes you,

or expels you from its grandeur?

Know yourself;

Beyond the grasp of  a face-paced society

Take the time to live moments

Formed from that which is quite 

And Simple.

In moments of Serenity 

You can learn to rely on yourself

And build a rock on which to stand.

Chaos is not happiness

Nor can it hold you in times of trouble.

Happiness is measured not from a monetary standard,

But in how you chose to live your life

And the understanding you have

of who you are 

Beneath supposed success of world aspirations.

It is understanding self, 

And learning to depend on ones self.

 This skill can only be obtained

When you leave the noise behind 

And take the time

To connect to  simplicity

And self.