it seems to me that today, we are all expected to BECOME.  We strive to BECOME rich, successful, happy, young,  thin,  carb-less, important, famous, beautiful…well, the list is never-ending, but you know what I mean.  It’s as if who and what we are, is no longer enough.  We are told, by the media and by those around us, that we should never stop BECOMING.  The funny thing is: once we finish one list, another one magically appears…because the truth of the matter is; there’s always another list.  A lot of us don’t even realize that while we are busy putting all of our energy into BECOMING, we aren’t  living in the present moment and are, in fact,  missing out on our everyday lives.

Sometimes we are so involved in BECOMING that we don’t recognize the fact that we have actually BECOME the thing we hoped to be.  Relationships fade and…

The clouds are racing,

tumbling across the big sky;

driven by swirling north-westers

that sweep down the mountains,

driving the rain 

that fills the dams,

raises the water level,

but floods many houses

in the poorer areas

of the Cape Flats,

bringing despair, hardship and loss.

Still the people await the rains

with anticipation, 

as it is part of their 

spiritual upbringing,

as it is for me,

as I sit typing hoping for more,

yet fearing it too,

as the poem grows

and the spirits catch the wind

flying towards a new understanding

and the hope of peace and love. 

Last night, I was chatting with Matthias, the Producer/Director who hopes to make .33 Reverse Gunther his next film.  He is on his way to L.A. to meet with potential investors and actors, so I’m cautiously excited about what the future holds.

Over the course of the conversation, Matthias once again mentioned how important this blog is going to be to Gunther’s production.  He wants me to keep a production diary once we get a green light, and I’ve assured him that my blog friends and followers will share the posts to help spread the word about the movie being made from my screenplay.

To reassure Matthias that this blog has a great reach, I told him I would conduct a test this weekend.  I had already planned to write this contest post, so I thought I’d add a sharing element to it and report back to Matthias with the…