Friday, October 7, 2011

Why Not?

A rule follower all my life.
Coloring within the lines drawn before.
Happily conforming myself...fitting the mold
That was formed, fired and set
By the ones who traveled first.

Happiness was found, contentment there too.
I like coloring neatly and precisely.
Yet need I do it always?
Do I have to keep myself
Limited to what I already know?

Aging has brought wisdom and questions.
Now when faced with a choice
Instead of saying I can not
I choose to say... why not?

Create a blog out of nothing?
I just asked myself...why not?
Sleep in till noon on Monday?
I will ask myself... why not?

Running my first 10 mile race
When I was 44 years old?
I chose to say... why not?

Loving wholeheartedly? Dancing in living rooms?
Eating french fries under the covers?
I delight in saying... why not?

My kids reaching for their dreams?
Kissing my husband in the rain?
I will always say...why not?

Living a life full of intention?
Breathing the joy of being alive?
Letting the love of God flow
Through the minutes and the hours?
I must always say...why not?


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Inspired by the words~ Why not?
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10 comments:

  1. BarbaraOctober 7, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Welcome back to blogging! Great job, I loved this post!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 7, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Yes - why not indeed! (eating french fries under the covers - lol...awesome!)

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  3. AnonymousOctober 7, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Yes, yes yes! Let us let the love of God flow through us!! We do need to open ourselves up to that.

    And, I'm with Mel, french fries under the covers is AWESOME!!

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  4. AdrienneOctober 7, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Love this ~ you're inspiring us to stay open to all the wonderful things we can grab in life!

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  5. ropcornOctober 7, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Lovely poem! I like how you turn "why not" into such a positive question. Actually the entire poem was very upbeat and fun to read. Very nice job! :p

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  6. RachelleOctober 7, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    LOVE this. Why not continue writing, sharing? It's a wonderful thing to inspire those who pass through your pages.

    And fries under covers? OOH, feels like sneaky fun.

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  7. ayalaOctober 7, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    Great post, love to see you back. I missed you :),

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  8. Melissa Camara WilkinsOctober 7, 2011 at 10:07 PM

    'Why not' brings awesome possibility!
    This is such an encouraging post. :)

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  9. M. RekaOctober 8, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I admire your motivation it is inspirational :)

    Short Poems

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  10. UnknownOctober 8, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    I love this. I asked myself why not run a marathon, and tomorrow I shall! Lovely post.

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