The Daily Grind - And I Don't Mean Coffee!!!

I'm inside a box,
bound with twine.
It helps neither to pray
nor to whine.
My captors torment me
with tasks so mundane,
I can't think in color
or play in the rain.
Creativity is frowned on,
punished sometimes.
and it's even a struggle
to come up with this rhyme.
I beg for release
though I doubt it will come.
So my only solace
comes from my mind,
where I dream of white beaches
and a place to hide,
from the every day stress
that is this grind.

copyright 2007 - TLP

Going the Extra Mile

Two-wayness is essential to good relationships. What is two-wayness?? You know that old adage that relationships are (or should be) a two-way street. I believe in theory that this is true. However, in reality, it seldom is.... I mean come on - do you know anyone in any relationship that has any ounce of equality? But, still life is about making compromises and two-wayness is essential - at least the attempt at two-wayness should be there else there is a tendency for one person to make all the extra effort. I call it going the extra mile. I have a problem with it. It's not making an effort that is an issue with me, rather, but making too much of an effort. Things can get lopsided in a hurry and people can and sometimes do take it for granted that I will always go the extra mile. Sometimes I drive those miles on a one-way street. Sometimes I want to stop driving all together and wait for the other cars to catch up or for them to come from the other direction and meet me half-way. BUT!!! Oh and this is a big but.....Even when the other car doesn't come, I keep on driving and go that extra mile. BECAUSE - these are people I love and it's the right thing to do. Otherwise, I am afraid I may find myself on the highway to hell only to discover it is a dead end street with no hope of making a U-turn!

So, kudos for the extra-milers out there. And for people who are lucky enough to have extra-milers in your life, take a moment to thank them for all that they do for you. Without them, you might find yourself on the same highway, going in the wrong direction with no hope of that U-turn.

Peace!