Responsibility

Photo by Todd Jenkins

Don't let the thoughts

that immediately erupt

with chaos and surprise's arrival

poison the well of your future.

Leave room for the unexpected

words and actions of others to be

totally not about you at all.

Make space for the pieces

of your life's puzzle to be

drawn closer to others'

and not repelled by the

angst of your initial fear.

Moving from expectation to desire

is the difference between

blaming others for your unhappiness

and taking responsibility

for identifying your own joy.

© 2014 Todd Jenkins