“The road ahead is not some predetermined path that I am forced to trod, but it is a rich byway that I can help create.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

 May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art ― write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

~ Neil Gaiman

A man only learns by two things; one is reading and the other is association with smarter people. -Will Rogers

 The wind within.

by D Mackie (c)

In the quiet confines, of my belly's deep,
Where silence dwells, secrets do keep,
A gentle stirring, a subtle spin,
The birth of wind, a tale to begin.

From the caverns within, it starts to rise,
A murmur, a whisper, a hidden surprise,
A dance of gases, a playful art,
A symphony forming, ready to part.

Softly it rumbles, a mystical sound,
Gathering strength, swirling around,
In my belly's embrace, a tempest brews,
A journey of wind, with no time to lose.

Through twists and turns, it seeks its way,
A winding path, no time to stay,
From the depths it rises, a gust set free,
A laughter of nature, a gale in glee.

In my belly, where winds take flight,
A symphony playing in the silent night,
Growing louder, the rumble persists,
As the wind within, a masterpiece exists.

And then, with a flourish, it escapes unseen,
A playful exit, a passage so keen,
The wind breaks free, a release in part,
A chuckle from nature, a rumbling fart!

The fart blew out and rattled the cheeks,
it bounced off the quilt and around the sheets,
A comedic dance, in the room it repeats,
A symphony of laughter, the cheeky wind greets.

In the air, laughter lingers on,
A tale of wind, now softly gone,
A journey that started deep within,
A whimsical ode to the belly's wind.

“If you listen to birds, every day will have a song in it.” ― Kyo Maclear, Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation

By writing dreams down, we turn them into goals. By breaking these goals into steps, we turn them into plans. And by passionately acting on these plans, we turn dreams into reality. In the words of Walt Disney, "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them."