Each one of us has to deal with lemons
I choose positivity over devils and demons
I am a hard nut to crack
I struggle to bounce back
This attitude is an outcome of constant prayers
I, too had my share of unpleasant situations
Unknown territories, far away from home, posted to sensitive locations
Life wasn’t always a bed of roses due to separation
Out of communication weeks together, no show on family occasions
Lost touch with many friends in the absence of permanent addresses
Delt with egos, grievances, sudden outbursts of emotions,
As an Army wife, I could not shy away from social commitments
I believe as the going gets tough, the tough becomes rough
I, too, found my ways and means to move ahead; it was enough
My issues seemed petty when I looked around; there was pain and agony
Poverty, illness, deaths, broken homes, sufferings of many
My heart filled with gratitude towards the almighty
Lemons I got were far less, happiness, gifts in plenty
Enough was enough; no brooding and time to dwell
Nothing would have moved if I remained in a shell
God has always been so kind and always by my side
He blessed me with inner strength, self-pride
Come what may, I remain connected with the divine
I do charity visit orphanages, feel calm and kind
Do my Karma, help the person in need, declutter my mind
Lemons will keep dropping; squeeze them fine
That’s how I lift my spirits, and my soul shines.
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I enjoyed the illustrations and your thoughts about God’s gifts to you. I feel God has blessed my life, I try to show Him honor and give back to others, in His name. I am so glad you choose not to focus on the lemons, but the blessings in your life. Positivity, as you said, is a great way to live!
This is the only way I prefer to live my life……..I m thankful to God for every thing,,,family,children and of course wonderful friends like you and yes I whether I write for long or not but our association will go long way !
Hi Rashmi…..expected another post from you this morning… was going through your blog and realised I had not commented on this one ,,, only “liked” it…
Your attitude to life comes through in it very clearly, write some in prose too.
I finally had to make a new post as the linking did not work at all on the earlier post. No idea why. As my new guru opined I did wait – for 13 hours and then gave up!
Happy blogging … will chat on FB sometime reg our new mutual love… till then, take care and keep writing.
Since I use to write poems before blogging also might be because of that. I m so fascinated about poetry writing. Whenever I start writing I end up writing poems only. I will work on your suggestion soon.