Brotherhood among us (1987)

Can’t we all come and meet each other
And no matter what colour we may be
Be able to show we love one another
And then together we’ll stand, you and me
The leaders of Tomorrow,
Planning for what is to come
Otherwise there will be lots of needless sorrow
Over killing which are quite dumb.

So come closer now and grab my hand
And we’ll accept each other as brothers
And then together we’ll be able to stand
To show our Father and Mothers
We want to plan for a common future
No matter what our race, colour or culture.

Forgiving is a hard journey

“We achieve inner health only through forgiveness - the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves”

This year I decided to face the anger and pain in my heart. Unfortunately, like a boil, you first have to pierce it and let the puss out before you can treat it. This I did and was heartened by the many friends on FB who commented on this angry outburst.

My inspiration for this Xmas period and beyond is:
"Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness."

On being a father

My daughter, Ziana, just passed her Grade 10 with flying colours.
Being a divorced father, I realise "..fatherhood isn't easy like motherhood". So pasted below a few quotes for us fathers out there:
* The father who would taste the essence of his fatherhood must turn back from the plane of his experience, take with him the fruits of his journey and begin again beside his child, marching step by step over the same old road. ~Angelo Patri

* There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994

* Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude for getting him into that predicament. But a child does owe his father a debt, if Dad, having gotten him into this peck of trouble, takes off his coat and buckles down to the job of showing his son how best to crash through it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland

Celebrating four decades

“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.”
I stand today at a crossroads in my life. In this past year I have spent considerable time in looking at my past, and specifically my motivations for the actions that I have undertaken. Now as I stand on the brink of turning 40, it is time to build on the foundations I have laid.
The one thing that I can say is, I have fought the temptation to take the easy way. My choice has more often than not been the "road less travelled".
This coming year will be rather a harsh one. If I have done what was required, and my planning was right, all will be well.

The lady on the farm

I cannot believe you have left,
On the way to the airport,
Not knowing what you have done,
Or understanding what I caught.

We both were stuck with heartache,
Shared it with each other for while,
Feeling much better now knowing,
Others need not understand our style.

Most of the other family and guests around us,
Probably thought it was only a holiday fling,
But we both know better about our hearts,
And the joy to our insides it did bring.

I am sorry that I had to act nonchalant,
And pretend there was nothing between us,
Because your family need only have looked at me,
And in my eyes have seen the lust.

Now you left back for your home,
Thank god that we have facebook,
Now every day we can chat and laugh,
And get ready for the next holiday u book.