Rolling.

There has been much sadness,

the going is hard and the pain,

crippling.

We won't always know where we are going

nor have we been able to see our footsteps and paths,

all seems lost.

But it isn't.

Not yet.

The world is in Perpetuum Mobile,

going and going and going...

It's a river,

the bottom unknown and murky,

we have to take the risk

when we carefully place each foot down,

to sink into the mud.

But don't be afraid,

don't even be disgusted,

enjoy it.

Just let loose.

I emphasize,

what's the worst this mud can do?

It's just a bunch of minerals and teeny weeny rocks,

and wet.

It got a little dirty, sure,

but it means you no harm.

Don't you remember those days

when we went to the river,

the peaks,

the rocky shores that we slipped down and splashed at the end,

yeah, those days,

those carefree days

of spring and summer.

It was nice kicking off our shoes after church,

and just wading into the cool water to soak it in.

It was our life,

and now,

we don't have those rivers,

they've dried up long ago.

That's why we make our own.

No excuses,

none at all.

Make your river,

you can do it.

Just sit down, breathe, and begin.

I know life has been hard,

and life will always be hard,

it's such a shock because

we never knew this.

We were young,

we had fun, and now,

now reality sets in.

But embrace it,

because you just stepped into the river

and you wonder why you are wet.

Don't be silly.

There is so much to enjoy.

And all of it,

you can make and build and develop,

LOOK, look at the black screen in the back of your mind,

now concentrate,

and imagine the colors begin to appear,

slowly at first,

like a shy innocent,

but then when it takes off...

a dance.

Waltz.

Free.

Yours.

Look at the power we all hold,

we are powerful,

we are beings of strength,

and it's hard to realize this sometimes.

Most of the time.

But it's the little things,

the tiny sparks,

that set our world in motion.

Find your inspiration,

your aspirations,

your goals,

your dreams,

in music, literature, sketchings,

and beyond.

In a bottle cap,

in the dust on the highway,

a leaky faucet,

lined paper.

If you look hard enough, you will find.

It's there.

See it.

Don't ever forget the magic of a moment.