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Rose Sky

April 17, 2010 by Karen Swim

More thunder than you could fit in a can of gr...
Image by jah~ off n on via Flickr

The sky blushed with soft shades of rose, clouds softly rolling in darkening the sun

A heart that was heavy lifted as emotions floated on the wind, I exhaled and the sky blushed.

Soft droplets of rain falling gently from the folds of lavender robes as a clap of thunder trumpeted the arrival of a majestic display of power and humility

Branches bowed low in worship, leaves danced in delight

Emotion seeped from hidden spaces, riding waves of tears pushing past floodgates of fear

The sky blushed and I exhaled.

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Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: personal reflection, prose

Are You in the Dark?

July 27, 2009 by Karen Swim

Lightning in Rain (100 meters)
Image by Thorsten Thees via Flickr

It was a muggy, grey day with bursts of rain showers. As the day progressed the storms rolled in with a fury. I heard the crack of thunder in the sky and looked out to see lightning piercing the dark clouds. The winds picked up,  the trees began to sway and within minutes the room was plunged into darkness.

I sat in a room that had everything needed for light yet it was dark. Without a power source the lights were of no use.

To have light you must have equipment connected to a power source but even then you are required to activate it by turning on a switch.

How many of us start a business, or a new venture and fail to activate the resources that would produce light? We have a great plan, all the equipment and resources, and the knowledge needed but fail to flip the switch. Or perhaps we’ve done the opposite and activated but forgotten to plug into the power source. The end result is the same – you’re in the dark.

Earlier this year, I stumbled in my business. I had lights, bulbs and I was plugged into the circuit box but darkness surrounded me.  I had failed to activate the switch. In fact I was trying to light the wrong room! After bumping into furniture, I finally got the picture.

Don’t stumble in the dark, plug into your power source and activate the switch. I promise you it’s much better than groping around in the dark.

How about you have you ever bumped your head in the dark? What did you learn?

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Filed Under: Business and Career, Insights Tagged With: business advice, business insight, personal reflection

Breath of Life

May 12, 2009 by Karen Swim

Written by Karen D. Swim

Questions, doubts, more questions. Fragments of ideas that seemed just out of reach.

Growing tired from the introspection, I stepped out into the nighttime air and breathed deeply of the cool air. I felt my flesh respond to the chill. Instead of grabbing a jacket, I gulped the air deeper allowing myself to feel the full force of cold on my skin, and the light wind lifting my air. It was comforting in its discomfort shaking me from my fog making me thankful that I could feel at all. 

I stood in the air and an old song from church played in my head, “breathe on me.” I heard the gentle voices of the choir in my head and closed my eyes transporting my heart to the source of the song. Breathe on me. Transitions, questions, decisions. Breathe on me. Fear, uncertainty, excitement. Breathe on me.

I opened my eyes upon the inky night sky, renewed by breath. The stars twinkled faintly behind the clouds. The dark clouds hung over them like a drape, shielding the brilliance of their light. Yet, they were no less there and no less powerful. 

One last, long inhale and I turned to go in, choosing to leave my own clouds under the darkness of the sky. 

How do you recharge your own batteries when you’re feeling run down?

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: insight, Inspiration, personal reflection, Sadness

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