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2/30

The ?S

What if Get Out was a warning?
What if the proposed wall is designed to keep us in?
What if we've already encountered aliens?
What if there were no borders?
What would happen if black folks got reparations?
What if we're already living in the past and the future was yesterday?
What if Prince didn't die?
If music brings peace and happiness, why don't more people get along?
What if we actually vibrated at the same frequency?
What if all the questions were answered?
Would there still be more ?s

The Questions? Why

Why does the wind blow
Churning the tempest in the sea?
A seedling nestles safe in the warmth of the dirt
Peacefully.
A grain of sand travels to the bottom of the ocean
Finding a harbor in the shell of an oyster.
Who told the oyster to keep that sand
Magically transforming it into a pearl so magnificent?
While we sit on a rickety bench in a park so calm,
Who told that leaf to fall down?
How is it known that a clown could do something so simple
As change the frown on a baby's face to a smile with a delightful dimple?
For some, the clown may be a fright, but where did we get the light in the night?
The eye can look for miles on end to see
Majestic mountain tops or endless road
How did the pupil know that it was to do so?
The answers assuredly can be scientifically explained away
But who told those differently to see it another way?
So many answers can add to the define
However none can explain what is simply divine.

(c) 2013 Sharbi3

The Dash Club -

I was given the book 'The Dash Club' by Darrell D. Simms to read by a colleague. The premise of the book is to define your "dash". 

Your "dash"? Well as the author explains and goes on to give you guidance on defining your dash; it's the space in between your birthdate and your deathdate. On a headstone for a grave site, it always says your name and some thoughtful words or not but then there's the place where it shows your birthdate - deathdate. The dash is your life and how you go about living it, or not.

I decided to take the time to blog about not just my thoughts on reading the book but hopefully how I will start, refine, redefine or continue my dash. See despite what some say and many think, life is hard. Many people like me don't always know how to enjoy life, find peace and contentment. Everyone struggles but some, like I have, have let their struggles define their dash. I want to change that. 

This book may not have all of the answers but so far it's giving me great pointers and a different perspective. I also see that it's not always grey clouds, I have had some sunshine. :-) I'm only on chapter 2 but I will continue and hopefully help someone while helping myself.