Being Covenant with Yourself

I have been over committing myself. It's my own doing, therefore, my own fault - but for some reason, it seems, I need to be running 100 mph and there is no intention of taking a break. I can't explain the need I have for taking this course of action. All I know is, it's there and needs to be acknowledged.

What have I been up to?

**entering poetry contests

**coordinating my writing group

**trying to find some creativity when working on my novel (that hasn't at all been effective)

**volunteering at the San Diego Zoo

**team teaching yoga on Sundays - well, at least I've been supposed to if I stop cancelling!

**slating time for yoga auditions, which would mean I should actually write out the class

**working out with hopes of making two-a-day workouts to get in better shape quicker

Then there is hanging out with friends, attending concerts, making time for other types of relationships in my life. Checking in with family - not spending enough time with my grandmother.

Oh, and work. I do work! Funny how that didn't make the top of the list ;)

I think it's time to set some priorities!

yeah . . . that's a little understated.

And it feels so daunting, like I wouldn't know where to begin.

Reverence

The flags were not furling

The wind stood at a dead stop

Another balmy summer night

Standing above city lights on rooftops

One would think to look down

Cast judgment on those below

Then crane your head back

Wondering where else can I go?

Is there more than our little world?

Something more powerful driving us on?

Could someone else be watching from above?

Captivated to see what lives just beyond

Where do we fit inside these hemispheres?

We circle round and round

Never seeking something more

But always looking down