Everything Is For A Reason

The task you have set

Will be a metaphor for life

There will be days

Of clear sailing

Yet on other days

There will be choppy waters

Some things will come

With pure ease

Yet there will be

Challenges, hurdles, and obstacles

To overcome

Remember everything is for a reason

The obstacles have their due course

And keep you on course

To navigate the water

Even though you think

You are off course

The detours are needed

To steer you where

You need to go

With the flow of the tides

To stay on the course

As best as you can

But to understand

There will be rough water days

And to find ways and means

To navigate those days

The sailboat starts in one place

And has a finish point

Sometimes that boat

Steers slightly off course

As the winds of change

Steer it in another direction

So, too, may you be

Steered in an alternative direction

However it is the journey

And the trip the sailboat takes

That is the essence of being

In the sailboat

And so it is with this task

Writing and compiling

You are the writer

You are the captain of the ship

Steering it this way and that

We are the winds to guide you

We are the water to support you

We are the sun to warm you

We are the clouds to protect you

We will help you navigate the way

But you will always be the captain

You are the one to open your heart

You have the key to the ship

The ship is at a standstill

Without the key being turned

So, too, is it with your writing

Whenever you are ready

To open your heart

To writing the words

We will be your ship

We will anchor you

When you need

We will cruise with you

When you need

We will go into high gear

When you need

You have all the controls

You need to steer the ship

Into beautiful sunsets

And beautiful dawns

You are the navigator

You are the adventurer

You are the captain

At times you will traverse

Unchartered territories

And make remarkable discoveries

At times you will traverse

Discovered lands

It is all part of the process

Of discovery

So as you continue your voyage

Know that there are

Ebbs and flows in the water

The currents will carry you

Through peaceful and turbulent water

Anytime you want

You can anchor the ship

And stop or a while.

To reflect

To absorb

To ponder

The journey you have taken

Thus far