I once set sail
for a distant horizon
and I found myself adrift
in a vast blue sea.
I kept my vision primed
on what lay ahead of me.
No matter what I had,
I knew there must be
something more,
way off in the distance
on a faraway shore.
I didn't see the beauty
of the stars on high.
I was oblivious of the rainbows
after the clouds passed by.
It took me such a while
to finally comprehend,
that the gift was the journey--
not what I would find at the end.
I look for the good in everyone I meet. I respect everyone I encounter. I have stopped passing negative judgments. I respect each person's life journey, and I respect my own life journey.
God has placed us all here on earth for a specific reason. We are people of value!