Sunday Poetry

Dreaming...

How does it feel

to know you're not real.

Just an image, a face

trying to learn your place.

Do you know that

you fade in and out.

Afraid to stay too long

afraid to belong.

Like ice on the ground

you crack when you're down.

But you melt my heart

setting you apart.

Real or dreaming

I can never tell.

Would you be there

if I fell?

- K. Pettit

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Year of the musicians

2016 should definitely be renamed year of the musicians. Seriously what is up with the universe this year!

So many musicians have left us, not all of them famous, or model citizens, but they were crazy in love with their music and lived and breathed it.
So when I heard yet another musician had left us, it made me wonder what the next 8 months would hold.

I personally wasn't a Prince fan, but growing up in the 90's it was impossible not to know who he was and hear his music on the radio.
His music was loved by pop and rock'n'roll fans alike because it was real music.

It's not just the musicians, but actors and actresses, producers, directors and writers that have been taken from us. I hope that wherever these talented people are they can hear the millions of words spoken, typed and broadcast about them.
They will all be missed.

Even if your not a Prince fan, I say, crank that 90's pop loud and send a message to the universe to stop taking our talented people.

xx Kaylene

Be someone's inspiration!

Yesterday had been one of those busy days, right from the get go - phones ringing, school drop off, making lunches, MIL dropping in, etc etc.  
But then in amongst all the crazy I had a client meeting with a talented and inspiring lady who had unknowingly left behind some of her amazing confidence and self-awareness with me. 

After our meeting I realised something, I'm good at what I do and I shouldn't down play it. Some may think that's arrogant, or self-involved but what if not being afraid to show people how awesome you are, and believing it, proving it, is what the world needs more of.

So with a more focused view of what I'm capable of, I watched the man leave for work, and thought about how much sewing I have to do, and only 2 hours of free time before I had school pickup. I was scrolling through my newsfeed as I made my way to the sewing room and noticed my creatively amazing friend at Sunshine Adore was having an open day. So instead of sewing I decided to do something I don't normally do, I left the sewing behind and jumped in the car and drove out to Sunshine Adore, kid free, and had an inspirational chat. Armed with a camera and my newly acquired wisdom, I took the afternoon and reveled in the gorgeous space Katrina has created for herself.
I didn't want to leave. The funny thing was, as I was so inspired by a client earlier in the day, I too had inspired Katrina through my blog post about time, you can read it here.

Inspiration is everywhere and we should believe in who we are and what we do, because you just don't know who else might just be inspired by you!

xx Kaylene

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Time

As I sit drinking my coffee and feeling the autumn sun warm my feet, I looked at the time and realised it was time to stop daydreaming and get my kid ready for school. That thought then of course turned into how much our lives are ruled by time.  We have to be here, be there, don't be late, don't be too early. Its like a rat maze that we are stuck in. Over and over the same old thing.
So why do we do it, is it taught, is it routine?
I'm sure someone knows the answer but its not me. All I know is I can't finish my coffee, I have to find a matching pair of socks from the depths of the sock basket...

xx Kaylene