Getting Started

When disaster strikes I will not be ready I imagined today My wheel fell off while driving to work I dreamed last night I forgot to lock the door and someone broke in I fear for what I'd do If I ever got injured or something happened at my job I don't own a gun or know about cars I'm not great with relationships or networking And that's how things will be At the crest of the freshly paved hill a brand-new house, spotless paint and trim Freshly stained patio furniture and a flag proudly waving atop it's pole A small barn by the road with a wooden flag nailed to the top Two immaculately maintained vehicles sit in the gravel driveway, perched next to the open garage Happiness Is being alive, early to rise, early to bed Happiness Is a steady job with benefits and decent coworkers Happiness Is belonging to a caring family that keeps in touch Happiness Clean and sober, couldn't be healthier Happiness Is dreaming big or small or any way we choose Happiness Is a warm, h...

Spending time with what's good Practice and repetition and love For something we know is greater Because it has to be We are not the best And should never hope to be We do what's right every day Exercising our bodies with goodness Eating health and nutrition for wellness Trying our minds to virtue Practicing over and over With humbleness and respect Our worship bring strength Our actions are the symbols of our meaning Our future bright and positive Great and possible Wide open and focused Bringing us un-ending joy

We're not always the best We weren't the first and won't be the last The strongest and fastest and smartest and sometimes even the most handsome We are going to be wrong sometimes Someone else was there Someone wants it more We are proud of everything we have We were so brave when we work to get there We were for a moment strong and courageous We were for a while very clever and likeable Our time may never come, but some day There will be a time for reflection For an expression of awe and understanding The winters journey of a thousand miles Done in a day and with nothing to show A lifetime later a moment will be there A careless second is something and nothing We must remain grounded and small In order to one day grow big In order to be big, ever The best is the best is the best We are all here, trying our hardest

We know from where we came Rooted and build up in Him and established in the faith Just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving You need nothing but faith to overcome anything And let everything we do in our lives be a perfect offering Our lives will be one of thankfulness Freedom comes from the death of evil desires As we remain rooted in faith we remain free from sin And you have been filled in Him, who is the head of all rule and authority Not thank us all our God All praise and joyous be Let no one disqualify you Light of the world Without it, there is darkness He conquered the sea The deep, dark, chaotic sea The wind and the crashing waves To deliver the boat of followers safely to its destination And within us, Our chaos and the storms we go through There is a guide Faith. Hope, goodness, strength The light of the world Will lead us to our destination

The bright, brilliant blossom Flourishing along the perky, green vine With preposterous friendly leaves Dies during the first winters frost The warm air and vibrant sun Brought the gentle life back from beyond Not for long, as the season presses on And the days grow shorter and colder The season of revival is next year And the year after And every year after that If left undisturbed

Today I'm too busy With chores and tasks at work To think about concerns of the past Present and future Consumed by what's happening At hand, right now And worried about things of no consequence I may not need to remember to forget I will be focused and ready Fit and pleasant Already winning, which need not matter anymore The present is forever and consuming Happiness and satisfaction Never done A pair of tire tracks, recorded, set into the road Coming from the opposite direction of the narrow road that sharply bends the other way Smooth and well-groomed in the middle, Rough and unmaintained along the shoulder The frenzied moment of exuberance and delight, all brought together through meticulous planning and constant hard-work It doesn't need to be great It shouldn't be overlooked It is proud and honorable Close to home and soaring through dreamland It's gonna keep us going when we get tired and frustrated It's gonna help us stay as long as we see fit And move u...

We are allowed to see the sun rise in the morning We may look up at the stars in the sky at night We take the time to enjoy the leaves As they change color and fall to the ground We get to partake in the great and the small The time spent training and burning with pain The time up early and staying late Listening and learning and waiting and wanting Living and loving and bleeding tears of happiness Tonight it was worth it, tonight was enough All glory and honor All respect and esteem Is earned and won Can fade and be lost Just as easily Every sunset begins the night Every new moon comes in turn We are allowed to know the joy Of holding a new-born baby We are allowed to compete and win