A Life Well Lived

Embrace each day

as an empty page

in the book of your life

with you as the author,

lift up your heart

in gratitude of all we are given

as you turn your focus inward

where true power lives,

let longing and sorrow

last only a few pages

then replace it with self reflection

to know the path forward,

let not the fear of loss

keep you from experiencing

love's great reward,

forgive those who harm you

give thanks for those who love you

for both teach the lessons 

you need to know,

head up

slow down

listen

learn

and the story will unfold before you,

do this

and yours will be 

the story worth reading,

the one they can't put down

full of lively characters

grand heroes and great battles

the plot thick with triumphs and defeats,

do this

and you'll have them shouting

Author! Author!

at your final curtain

as headlines proclaim

"A Life Well Lived."

Ken Owen   Van Niddy Press   March 2014