Random Musings. . .by Kui Gathua

I will greet this day with love in my heart. I will make love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can defend against its force. I will love the sun for it warms my bones; yet I will love the rain for it cleanses my spirit. I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for it shows me the stars. I will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet I will endure sadness for it opens my soul. I will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet I will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge. I will greet this day with love in my heart. Always will I dig for reasons to applaud; never will I scratch for excuses to gossip. When I am tempted to criticize I will bite on my tongue; when I am moved to praise I will shout from the roofs. Is it not so that birds, the wind, the sea and all nature speaks with the music of praise for their creator? Cannot I speak with the same music to his children? I will greet this day with lo...

Today, power means to be in control for me. The events of the day have reminded me that I can not change the past, but NOW is completely in my control, in my power; clay in the potter's hand to mould as I desire. It is easy to wax philosophical, even lyrical, when I'm sitting here typing away. It is a different thing to be faced with a situation where I feel wronged and deserving of understanding, comfort, pity. Meanwhile, time waits for no man. January turns into December. 1990 becomes 2010. And I still stand here, feeling worse than when it all begun. Having either achieved to attain all the pity I desired or, none but scorn and more misunderstanding. Why is it so hard for us to see that chance that time presents for us to take matters into our hands, be in control finally, and turn the tide of events and circumstances in our favor. Once and for all. Is the enormity of the responsibility such that it over-shadows the reward we could have in satisfaction at hav...

We all come in different shapes and sizes. We all have different strengths and weaknesses. What's right for one person may not be right for another. There are things that are important to me, that you don't care about at all! And sometimes your behavior doesn't make any sense to me. But I want for us to understand each other, and communicate well, because we live together in the same world. I know I can't expect you to want the same things that I want. We are not the same person, so we will not always see things the same way. I have my own thoughts and my own ideas, that may or may not fit into your vision of who I should be. By learning more about my own personality, and about other personality types, I can come to a better understanding of my strengths and weaknesses. I can improve my interpersonal relationships, realign my expectations towards others, and gain a better self-knowledge that will help me define and achieve goals. Want to take my trip? www.p...