Karla's Chronicles

Hello, everyone, this past week, I challenged myself to write four poems as a part of a writing challenge to help eliminate my writer's block! I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them! Poem #1 for the weekly poetry challenge. 3/25/2019 The dark clouds look distraught and angry As if they could blow up the sky At a flip of a switch The atmosphere is still And sterile The kind of weather That could send my mind Going off the rails I bite my nails Until there are none left This kind of weather brings back The horrible memories of the floods And the horrible thoughts Cloud my memory Until the sun shines again And brings back the hope of rebirth "Rebirth" Some call it recovery Bouncing back Not forgetting what happened But instead coping with it The best way we know how I like to call it a rebirth A turning over of a new leaf Treasuring the old but looking forward to the new Remembering that the sun always shines again "Enjoying life" Whe...

We have all been tempted by the glittery and flashy new year’s ads. They seem to promote happiness and change. They seem to give us hope for the upcoming year. Perhaps this year will be better than the previous and give us a lot more things that are promising to look forward to. We search social media curiously to see how everyone plans to change in the new year. I personally love seeing show people vow to change something to make their lives better. I find it interesting. As for me, in the past two years, I have not made any new year’s resolutions. I don’t see them as a pivotal to my life. I haven’t really needed them. I am in the greatest state I have ever been in my life. I am growing on my own by building my own brand. I have been taking it upon myself responsible for my own success. This means working very hard and moving along as I grow. I am spreading my wings and flying on my own. My path moves forward with me and my confidence moves with it. It has taken me many years ...

In a harsh world where judgment runs rampant, it is important to remember we were all created in our own way. God created us with a light in our soul. The light represents our spirit. Sometimes, just naturally, our lights dim and brighten according to circumstance. Sometimes, in all of the futile chaos of life, we tend to forget about our own self-esteem. The world is so hectic and busy that we get wrapped up in our work. We begin to think that our work is the only thing that matters when we get lost in it. We forget that we are supposed to slow down and relax. We forget that there is more to life than achievement and success. We forget to look in the mirror and appreciate what we see. God has given us a beautiful life with an ordered plan, set just for us. We forget to tell our parents and other loved ones how much we love and appreciate them. We don't take the time to think about the fact that life is short and we never know when our life will end. We take advantage of the fac...

It is no secret that this world can be a hard place in which to live. There are many negative influences that have the capability of knocking us down. Despite that, it is very important to see the positive sides of the world as well as in yourself. So, I thought I would make a blog out of some of my most important reminders. 1. You are enough. Some people might try to make you feel inferior by listing all of their successes to your face, and at the time, you may feel lesser, but in the end, what matters is how you treat others and if you are viewed as a good human being. As long as you are remembered for the difference you have made in other people's lives as well as in the world, that is all that matters. You may not have what is deemed as the perfect body or you may not have an out of this world intelligence quotient, but to someone out there, you are everything they have. 2. You can and you will-- We are human. That statement usually implies one thing. We make mistakes. What ma...

Good Monday morning to all! I know that Mondays are not usually people's favorite day of the week. For most, it is the weekend hangover day. You go into work tired from not getting enough sleep last night. You stupidly thought you could stay up and watch this end of the Sunday night Football without consequence. You don't realize how wrong you were until you go to turn off the alarm in the morning and reluctantly rise out of bed. Once you take a shower, you begin to wake up a little more, but you don't fully wake up until you drive-thru at your local Starbucks. Then once you have your fill of coffee, you're then ready to function. You get into work and you see the paperwork stuck with sticky notes that say things such as "due by the end of day" and you begin to question why you were so eager to leave early on Friday when you could have gotten this extra work done and would not have to have this load of stress on your shoulders presently. Deep down, I think w...

I met you at the shoreline/ As the sun was going down/ and the sky was the most beautiful cotton candy pink You said you were enamored with my beauty/but I felt the same as you/ Eyes as Blue as the sky/ Hair as white as a glistening snow It had been decades/since I had met a guy I would like to get to know/ but there was something so endearing about your glow The way you would shine when I asked you about your ebb and flow/ the way you just went with life no matter what you were thrown yes you were beautifully full grown/but there was something so special about your smile/how it raidiated across the miles Smiling despite the storms/shows the relillisence of the human form/ you had just been through a rough divorce/ but you remain a force I never thought I would end up loving/the guy i sat next to on the shore/ you were once a complete stranger/but now we have been together for a year/and last night when we went to dinner/you asked me to marry you/ love overcame me and of course i said ...

1. It is the feel-good season. Everyone around you seems to be in a good mood. It is the time to be happy and most of all, be as giving as you possibly can. 2. The Music. I listen to it every day as I work on writing and posting on this blog. It is an instant mood booster! You would think I would get tired of it because I listen to it all of the time, but honestly, I don't. 3. The Tree. It is a beautiful accent to any home and whatever room you choose to show it in! 4. The lights and the decorations. They are also instant mood boosters and are so colorful and bright. It simply makes me happy just to look back at them and smile. 5. The movies, especially the classics. I love the classics like snoopy and frosty the snowman that remind me of my childhood. 6. The giving of the gifts. I love watching the faces of surprises and thankfulness when my loved ones open their gifts. 7. The reason for the season, God. He is the real hero here. Always guiding our lives in the best possible way...