Monday, September 30, 2013

2am ramblings

Quoting my not so newly found favourite author, C.JoyBell C, "it is during the times when i am far outside my element that i experience myself the most."

Something about being uncomfortable, nervous, angry, sad or stressed that brings out certain truths out of us. I find that i write better when i am having an off day or i'm struggling with something; nothing to kick start pensive moments like sadness n possible failure. Apparently my mind is too busy dancing to be very creative when i am happy or excited.
I reckon I over analyse situations, over think things and end up psyching myself up..most times its all for nothing, i need to let things just play out sometimes.

Bright eyed and bushy tailed at 2am; er..not exactly how i hoped the night would turn out. Every other day, there's news of another young soul gone too soon, a reminder of just how fragile life is. What if tomorrow never comes? what if am breathing my last? if i never live to see another sunrise, or achieve my heart's desires; or live to speak what's weighing heavily on my heart?
We take it for granted,oh so casually, that tomorrow is given;that we'll go to bed and be up nice and early the next day to go about our business. Not even stopping for a moment to think what a blessing it is to be alive this day. That you're well enough to read this,and that am favoured enough to write this; that in itself is a gift.
I constantly ask myself "are you afraid of dying?" i could be seated on a bus riding home from varsity, or having a cup of tea(most likely rooibos.lol), and there it is, the question just pops up in my head. I've tried to convince myself that i've made peace with dying; sooner or later we'll all die anyway right? It's the fear of the unknown that bothers me, that i will be non existant or will i just go into a state of nothingness? or will my soul(spirit) linger around a little longer?
And thoughts like these is why i should rather be asleep than bright eyed at two in the morning.

When September ends...

I often struggle to find meaning in this world. I may know some of it but yet wonder where I should go. Hidden in the questions which we cannot find, are the answers; hidden deep inside  our minds. Hidden in our soul, there lies the life we try to hide.
In a world filled with changes each and everyday; it gets easier to second guess myself and harder to be sure about any one thing.
I'm trying to find something to base my life upon, something in this strange world that will remain even when the years go by and time fades away.
An ambition to become something more, to understand that am pretty much my own and become who and what am meant to be.
I know where i've been, don't know where am going but i sure hope i'll still be someone i can be proud of.