Living Life

I have learned...
to buy myself flowers and gifts
and to make my own melodies
to frequent places of my own choice
and pour my own wine
that life is a relentless taker
and that we grow with each forfeit
to light candles when I bathe
sink beneath the bubbles
and soak up the illumination of my being
that I don't need the company of others to be content
to acknowledge that I am my own best friend
to accept myself for who and what I am
to not need the approval of others
that just because the telephone is silent
it doesn't mean nobody cares
if someone forgets my birthday
it doesn't mean they have forgotten me
to take solitary walks and to hug trees
to sing along with the birds
and dance with the flowers
that when I pray
I am uttering forth words to God
but when I meditate
I am listening to what He wants to tell me
that life truly is a gift
and to reciprocate with joy
by living it fully.