"Free"

Wow! I've been kind of MIA for a while. Well, I'm back and I have another poem that I wrote to share. This poem celebrates spending carefree and relaxing moments with your family members and loved ones. It's about turning off your work mind when you return home so that you can make the most out of those quiet, refreshing moments that are becoming rarer each day. So, please enjoy and relax for a while.

Free

The crisp breeze makes the feather dance.
Dad and Mother and home at last.
Lasting laughter surrounds us in a sweet and gentle embrace.
We're free from work, we're free from school
We're free from claustrophobic cubicles and hostile, creaky desks.
While elsewhere the world works on,
Our cool and cozy cellar welcomes us in.
We're free from worry, we're free from strife.
We're free from tireless reports and the greedy corporate life.
The blazing yellow sun
Begins to hide behind the shallow, murky pond.

*To clarify, work is not a bad thing. It is a very good thing to be productive and support your family, and stay motivated. However, if you are like me, it is very easy to make work and business the center of my life when really, my faith, my family, and my friends are so much more important. I take my loved ones for granted and this is a lesson I have really needed to learn and practice this year. I hope you are able to take time away from the "work zone" and find fun outlets such as family or close friends, or pets :) to release tension and stress.

Have an absolutely wonderful and peaceful day!

-Chloe

"Veins"

Hello again, ya'll! I hope to use this blog to also post some of my poetry and other writing stuff that relates to positivity and perseverance. If you happen to be one of those people who enjoy poetry, please enjoy. If you are indifferent or hostile towards poetry, I'm sorry I'm torturing you. This is a poem I wrote called "Veins".

Blue and purple interstates
Race across and all over this body.
There's a whole lot more than just oxygen and blood in these slender veins.
There's hope for even better days.
There's goals and dreams.
There's joy and shame.
They carry both my pride and my shame.
Some may say I'm a champion.
But I say I'm just a fighter who
has been knocked down more times than I care to count.
I've been punched, kicked, bruised, torn, and fractured to pieces,
But at least I've always gotten back up. I always get back up.
At some points, people yelled at me to give up and clean up my bloody and sweaty mess.
But it's those scars that give me true strength. Knowing I can and I will keep pushing.
No matter what life throws at me. Whether it is fair or not.
I deserve to fight in life's octagon and I am worthy of love. Real love.
Life rushes through these veins at a ridiculously fast rate these days.
Sometimes it's hard to keep up with all the action packed inside them,
But that's just the way I want it to be.

Fighter 'Till The End

I previously posted about some of my personal mantras and I've decide to expand on one of them in particular. My most-used mantra has to be "fighter 'till the end". This phrase really sticks to me because it reminds me of a few things.

1.) Life isn't always fair and it sure isn't always easy. But that does not mean it is acceptable to throw your hands up in the air and give up. No matter what life decides to throw at you, keep pushing forward. Fight for your personal victory and take initiative of your own success. Try to participate in your own success by diligently working hard each day and giving your very best effort. Then at the end of the day, you'll have no regrets.

2.) You are always a lot stronger than you think you are. Sometimes challenges and struggles play a mean mind game on us by telling us we're incapable, and we then allow our fears and doubts control us. It's okay to be disappointed with difficult situation, in fact, it's normal and healthy. However, don't allow your doubts and fear to keep you down on your knees. Stand up tall and show the world that you are tough, you are capable and you are smart. Be your biggest fan and keep believing that even though you may have a few rough days, you can and you will handle it with grace and wisdom.

3.) This is really cliche and cheesy, but as long as you give your 100% best effort, you're a champion, and your best is the best that you can do. You were not born to be a "poser"or a copy-cat. You were born to be authentic, original, and creative. You are the best you. No one can ever replace you. You are  important. Sometimes after a bad practice, I'll come back home and pout about it. I'll get so hard on myself and keep beating myself up. It's healthy and normal to be upset with a bad performance, but you can't keep continually beating yourself up for the same mistake. You're human. You're bound to make a few mistakes here and there, but it does not mean that you are stupid and/or worthless. You can and you will keep fighting to make yourself better and stronger each day. Be yourself and give your very best effort no matter what. 

Love and joy always,

Chloe