Mindscape

Happy day. Here's hoping you are doing fine. Personal health, in all dimensions, is of utmost importance. The piece below focuses on mental health.  Keep courage in cultivating your mindset, the best you can.


WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
 
As we near the end of another year
We take stock for the time that is pending
And ponder resolutions that we’ve made 
Then review ones that are still outstanding
 
Friend, in all this rests a major query
As you grapple with points of varied kinds 
What presently preoccupies your thoughts? 
Or what is it you most have on your mind?
 
What’s your comfort level, being questioned?
How at ease are you facing your feelings?
Likely this poem will assist in some way
Through honest and transparent reflecting 
 
Perhaps you are simply inundated
With lots to do, but not enough leeway
Or you are sensing a lack of balance
Feeling you’re in overdrive every day
 
Maybe there’s a sense of self-estrangement
Or some losses that will take time to heal
Some regret from a relation gone sour 
A habit or challenge with which you deal 
 
It could be that you’re filled with emotions
Per an action that you’ve been protracting
An appointment that has brought only dread
Or one you might be anticipating 
 
As you make plans, hold things in perspective
Not every hill in sight is worth the climb
Not every battle is yours to contest 
There are integers that take extra time 
 
So too, there’s no use sweating the small stuff
Or incidents beyond your influence 
Therefore, ensure that you are focusing
On what is of lasting significance 
 
Barring distractions, it’s conventional
That we devote our time and attention 
To what is most relevant and valued
And do thusly with noble intention
 
Henceforth stay fixed on truth, while giving thanks
That you have the wherewithal to complete
The mission that’s specifically yours
As you lean on trusted friends for each feat
 
Take pause to celebrate the gift of life
Let not worry dominate your thinking
Declutter your mind and let peace conduct
Its faithful guarding and wise directing
 
Moving forward, implement one thing
And thereafter take one step at a time
Then with gladness and gratitude you’ll see
Successes that defy reason and rhyme 
 
In all of this, everyday life proceeds 
With some things more easily said than done 
Keep your mind open to ongoing change
Never forgetting the gains you have won
 
David McAdam
© 2025 , www.davidmcadam.ca
 www.youtube.com/@d.a.mcadam3538
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