Feedback

I gave some feedback today
I thought about it carefully
Wrote it down
Got it checked by two colleagues
Worried about giving it for a few days
Had second thoughts
Had third thoughts
Prefaced the feedback with context and compliments
And funnily enough
The sky didn't fall in.

Temptation

Have it now or save for later
Hold on for a pleasure greater
Distract the mind and cool the brain
Focus on the on the long term gain

Many times each day we all
Are required to make this call
to guzzle what we can today
or take a moment to delay

And these decisions span such range
From what to eat to lifestyle change
From making sure we stay in line
To starting on a life of crime

But as I write I fear that I
Have missed the moment passing by
There goes another in the air
It's very tempting not to care

This is the year

This is the year for introspection
For meditation and hesitation
Assuming the position
Creating the conditions
For reading writing and creating
Practicing and music making            
    
This is the year for not performing
For paying heed to  the early warning
For balancing and taking in
For listening to the voice within

This is the year for making lists
For noticing and to resist
For moving on with no excuses

The superego has its uses

This is the year for finding time
 For working on that killer line
For taking steps outside the shell
For trusting it will all be well