Category: the year in haiku

Respond not react
Don’t jump in without thinking
Take time to process

Nothing comes for free
New skills are hard to acquire
The toll must be paid

Sit back and observe
It doesn’t help to react
Thought before action

When things are unclear
The reason may be obscured
In time you will know

In constant motion
From one cycle to the next
Everything changes

In fullness of time
Persistence and diligence
Will be rewarded

No compromises:
Be true to your highest self
In word and action

Think before speaking:
Words spoken without due care
Are hard to undo

Early morning sun
Gentle rays warming my face
While breath condenses

Learn self-reliance
Sometimes there is none else
Accept and move on

Don’t sell yourself short
Use your creativity
Let it speak for you

Open mind and heart
Meet resistance with calmness 
There’s always a way

Freed from reaction
That which you can not control
Should not trouble you

Adjust your focus
Internal not external
What makes you happy?

Eyes on the finish
Hard work will always pay off
In spite of its toll