You gotta feel the earth
with your bare feet and the wind
in your hair and you gotta feel
the tears that you weep
that you thought were sorrowful
but were in truth tears
of delight because
the deeper your sorrow cuts
into your heart the more
joy it can contain.

Each morning the world
opens to you a new door
whether you have succeeded
or failed or just coasted along
and life begins anew
every day.

Be as kind as you can
and love all, even those
happy to see you fall
because by doing this what
you leave behind
will serve future generations
even if they are
just words.

Embrace your accomplishments
and keep your good thoughts
alive and always keep
a smile on your face and a smile
in your heart.

The journey that we take
only begins with where
we are right now
and success belongs to those of us
who dare to try to win
because love is what
we are born with and fear is
what we learn.

In starting a new journey
it seems that we  might
have so much to lose but
at the same time we have so much
to gain and to be able to experience
love in ourselves and others
is the meaning of life and
you gotta love it.                       Jon York                                 2012