Bringing the Flow

 Bringing the flow

           by  Laura Frances Zaki

Life is like a flow, it comes and goes.  How can you turn it on and get that good energy flowing? The first ingredient is love.  Do what you love.  Do things in your life with love.  Love yourself and bring love to others in your life.  Love is energy and it flows.  When you are blocked it's because the good energy isn't flowing properly.  You may feel stuck in old patterns.  You may hate your life or the situation in which you are living.  It's never your outer circumstances that creates energy and flow.  It's an inside job and you can bring flow to any circumstance.  Find things that bring you joy.  Collect and cultivate them.  Surround yourself with people who bring good positive energy to your life.  Find people who have ideas, goals and dreams and you will find that you too with start having ideas, goals and dreams.  Reinvent yourself.  Shake up your life!  Old patterns may not serve you anymore.  Don't be afraid to try something new and different.  Travel even if it's only within your own city.  Be a traveler and be a seeker.  If you can't find the flow, then be the flow.  

Today I Rise

 Today I rise 

by Laura Frances Zaki

Today I rise

Darkness fades as the light shines through my wounds

You always said "Show them how smart you are"

But what I didn't know is that I am resilient

I am strong and steady

I give wings to others and that helps me to fly myself

Show me your scratches

I've got them all over my arms too

Today we forget the past and rise up to meet our broken souls 

 

Today is a new day.  A bright sunshiny one.

Don't bring all your cares 

Just for today

Throw them free into the wind

Let your hair down and live for today

Tomorrow will come anyway

And you'll be ready

Dark Days

In the dark days of your life, sometimes you don't feel like going on

I know it's really hard to keep on moving

When all you want to do is wrap yourself up in a cocoon

In search of some elusive type of comfort

Hold me close and you will know

That I'm always there for you

I am your best friend, your compadre, your confidant

I am yourself and you are mine

Be what you are and live in the moment

Start feeling that small bright light of hope coming through the clouds

And know that sunshine will be coming your way again.

Even just for a little while

L.Zaki 5/18/22

Dreaming of peace

 Dreaming of peace

Faded jeans and long blonde hair

She steps out into the day

And you swear you knew her forever

Back when you were young and crazy

Today is just another day in between

One more cup of coffee or a bottle of wine

Sing it before we get too old 

Dance like you are on fire

Keep dreaming those hippie dreams of yours

Peace, love and loud music on this dreary day

Dreaming of peace and sunshine