A Purpose Driven Life

A purpose driven life they say

Easier said than done on some days

So many energy drainers, complainers, fakers

So much negativity, problems, concerns

Even the brightest of lights in the darkest of rooms

Needs another one to shine it out of the shadows

When you are deep beneath the surface

Pulled down from the clouds

Away from where the air is crisp and clean

Into a world full of mediocrity

Where good enough is the best that’s done

Where the voice of truth and reason lacks

Is this the place I want to rest my head?

Exasperated, the answer is clear

Looking out of an unconventional lens

Sometimes leads to discoveries

Differences in opinion

A change in circumstance

Yearning for another light to shine alongside

Needing the crisp clean air above the clouds

The desire to float above the dampness of this soil

Away from the dirt between bare feet

From the rocks and stones that thrash against skin

To a place of colour, of love, of trust

Open the windows and let that air in

The gusts that freeze against bare skin

Let the wind take me to a place I have never been

Away from this water, this puddle, this grave

To a journey, an adventure

Of discovery

Of truth

Of honesty

Pull all that’s left of me out of my soul

And let it guide my future

My life, my path

A purpose driven life I say.

Book Worm

I've been reading a lot. That's my escape in my mind - it's getting into other peoples' minds and being engaged and inspired with their thoughts.
My books of choice the last few weeks have been female comedian writers and role models who have broken through that so called glass ceiling and created a way of self expression. I have learned some interesting things from their writings - from my friends Tina, Amy and Mindy.

• It doesn't matter what you need to say, it's important to just say it. 

I always thought my writing needed to mean something to someone and have some kind of life changing anecdote encrypted. But the reality is when I am unable to withdraw that kind of philosophical genius, I still need an outlet to be creative and be verbose. That's why it's important to write, whether that be a chapter on "what I learned when I was a little too fat.." or a chapter on "humping Justin Timberlake". It doesn't ALWAYS matter (sometimes it does..)

• Don't take yourself too seriously.

We are all real people with real emotion and real frustration. What I loved most on the way Amy (Poehler of course) writes is you can hear the emotion in her tone. When she went through a great deal of sadness in her life, she expressed it so well through her choice of language. When she gushes about her beautiful boys, talks about Archie's too big head, you can feel the love in the way she articulates description. She doesn't take herself too seriously, she just wants to tell the world how she feels. 

• Sometimes you don't have all the answers - that's ok.

I mean isn't it important we all experience our own selves the way we are meant to? Why are we all looking for the answer to life, when in reality the answer to life is different to each and every one of us. All I know is I want to love, and live, and grow a business and travel the world - that's about all the answers I have. I don't want to pretend to have them all.

• Be proud of being a strong, powerful, empowered woman - and raise more

We can do it all. We can be whatever we want to be. The limitations on us in this blessed country we live in are placed by ourselves. Break through the limitations and fly, sing, soar - all of those empowering adjectives. I am proud of being a woman who is looked up to. Who may not always be liked but is most definitely respected. I have the power of choice, the ability to lead, the freedom required to live. And I will not take that for granted. I will pay it forward to the generations to come, and I will know that those before me weren't as lucky. They paved the way, and for that I am eternally grateful.

Happy Sunday, Happy Easter.