New You

All of a sudden
the fog lifts,
cobwebs are swept
from the attic,
people seem to bounce
instead of plod down the street,
there is optimism
where there wasn't any yesterday;
you feel like taking chances
so you do: go out and join
a Laughter Yoga Club
then laugh all day. Life
is rich, anything is doable.
You open up your windows,
dance around the house - and,
when you close your eyes to meditate,
see yourself on air,
flying over mountains,
brushing fingers through the clouds,
stealing sips of morning rain.

Most of all
you're not afraid the dream will end.
You've finally decided
not to let the gremlins rule your world.
You have choices - so,
you choose to cross the gap
from fear to hope. Every breath
brings gratitude, every sight - a gift.

It was in turning
that you saw this other way,
through a frame of new ideas,
looking at yourself -
what it is that makes you tick...

Now
you find that
all of life is wrapped in purpose.
When you open up your heart
there comes this giddy mood
of lightness smiling out - and,
every morning, in the mirror,
is a person that
you want to get to know.