Gems for Life

Gems for Life

Did you know that no adult butterfly can live
more than one year?
God has given you more years than a butterfly.
How are you living?

Author Dawna Markova stated,
"I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear of falling
or of catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days to allow my living
to open me and make me less afraid,
and more accessible to loosen my heart
so that it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance.
To live so that that which comes to me as seed
goes to the next as blossom.
And that which comes to me as blossom
goes on as fruit."

Below is a poem I wrote years ago which
is included in my book "Sisterfriends."

What are you waiting for?

You’ve got books on the shelf to read,
Words of kindness and apologies to be said ---
clothes in the closet still not worn ---
Dreams on hold --- waiting to be born ---
phone calls to make --- memories and pictures to
take, vacations delayed, decisions to be made and
bills
to be paid.
What are you waiting for?

There are resumes you can write, classes you can
take day or night. Procrastination is a thief,
you’ve got opportunities to seize, bad habits to
decrease
and better habits to increase --- kisses, hugs and
smiles to receive --- God’s peace and promises to
believe. What are you waiting for?

There are things that need fixin’ and cleaning
and a life that’s need meaning --- your goals you
need to think and ink --- there are those who need
your love and time, your money needs to be saved and
tithed --- you’ve got overdue prayers for the Lord,
‘cause you’ve got so much to be thankful for.

There’s paperwork and projects to complete ---
you’ve got places to go and people to see ---
your ideas need focus and action and there are
questions you need to be askin’ ---
What are you waiting for?

Your body needs exercise and healthy foods to be
alive ---
you need love and quiet time for your spirit and mind
--- you need relationships that are nurturing and
kind.

Ice is melting, leaves are falling, clocks are
ticking.
Death is whispering in your ear --- “Do it now !
Enjoy your life! What are you waiting for?

~ by Jewel Diamond Taylor