78 Days

I've blogged for 78 days straight. I really cannot believe that I've been able to do this.

It boils down to "self-will". I made a commitment (and as a perfectionist) and I'm sticking to it.

I've been thinking about a goal for blogging. I feel like I'm going to shoot for 90 days straight and go from there.

Truly, I am writing every day.

Blogging

Morning Pages

I feel as though my creativity is coming back to me.

The creative block is slowly melting

I don't have "it" down yet, but I'm working on goals.

One goal is to go through the poetry that I've written for years...

Compile it

Edit it

Self-publish it

Feels like a lofty goal to me, but I'm working on self-confidence and writing for myself.

I'm growing

I'm more self-aware and present

I will collect these poems

I will pursue a self-publication

I will write because God gave me the talent

I will stand tall and write with pride

I will write for myself alone

I will exercise my creativity. Grow. Blossom.

And I will be all the better for following my passion

Brushstrokes of Sunset

The salty tide beckons Can you hear the lapping, the cleansing covering of the waves? What wondrous love is this...contained but not restrained in the calling of the breeze? Ocean upon ocean Endless horizon The rising of the tide The waking of the sun Clouds and color lavished across the sky The brushstrokes of sunset

The brushstrokes of sunset Wait... Do you see it? Be still...

Can you feel it? Sink into its power The grace... Can you touch it? Reach out your hand Impress your frame into the pebbled sand Take on the turquoise, cobalt and emerald This gift is for you Breathe deep Be renewed Stand tall God is near God is present God envelopes your being He washes you in the sea of His grace

He washes you in the sea of His grace Nothing withheld Hope Promise

Provision The gift of the sea It mirrors your reflection in its looking glass The image is love Brilliant Shining Contagious Yours

Laura Lyn Donahue, Jamaica 2016