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Having been in a bad mood all week, I have perhaps been more attuned to all the people around me who are also in a bad mood and this made me realize that indeed we are a grumbling society. This is nothing new and I am sure we all realize it at some point. And... in all fairness I am sure we all do our best to keep sight of the things to be thankful for, but nevertheless we grumble. We grumble if its too hot, then we grumble if the air con is on too high; we grumble if we have a busy week and then we grumble when its too quiet; we grumble when we have one too many engagements on a weekend and then we grumble when we have to stay home all weekend too. We are grumblers.

So for all of you having a bad week, this ones for you. It's the weekend and hopefully it will be fun and relaxed and you can find a reason to smile and let the sun into your soul. I for one, am sure gonna try...

Life

Life is strange
Beautiful
Hard
And fun

Some love.
Some laugh
Some struggle
Some run.

Away from the grit,
Trying to find a new door.
They hate that it’s un predictable,
Shallow and a chore.

But running doesn’t help.
Cause what has to happen will.
You can’t change fate,
And you can’t rub the slate.

But what you can do
Is stop just a minute.
Turn away from the tragic
And look for the magic.

Cause it hides in the grim.
Echoes in our laughter.
A sliver of hope,
To help us all cope.

This magic maybe invisible
To the hardened and the bitter.
But its there, oh its there
Just waiting to come hither.

So bury the sadness, the hate
The regret.
Let your abominable spirit
Be the magic in itself.






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