Stories,Stickers and Stamps

Day 2,3 The following couple of days were a mixed bag. The food was slowly running out,but it was going according to plan,no unplanned meals. The sleep was not the best as the old lighthouse was leaking and making all kinds of ungodly noises. Young men were taking turns making sure nobody comes to the lighthouse who should not be there,maintaining the light and keeping it smooth,running and clean. The days were slow,boring and sometimes tedious but the two friends were optimistic and excited that they were working at the famed lighthouse,making money,making a name for themselves. This was the calm before the storm which will rip these friends apart. Day 4 The mid week is when it all started to go wrong. The day started with a strong storm.Violent winds,raging sea and a strong rain.It was hard to see,the lighthouse was leaking,howling and the upkeep was difficult to carry out. With supplies running low,with men eating food faster than they thought they would,unable to r

A single shot rang out.Loud,piercing the quiet ominous air.Alex fell to the ground.Gun fell to the wooden floor. Warm,sticky,dark blood began to cover the floor of the lighthouse.It was slowly moving away from the lifeless body of a lost man,towards the door. The same door this man and his best friend entered a week ago. This was destined to happen but just a week ago,these two men were none the wiser. Day 1    Alexander was young man in his early twenties.He came from a poor background,living in the slums of the city,always pushing himself further only to get away from it all. People loved him,hardworking,honest guy. The guy you could trust. So when his father’s friend mentioned a job at the lighthouse,he had to jump in. He jumped in,he grabbed it. He reached for it,dared and got it! The friend of the family knew the boy and was only happy to hear that he offered to work at the lighthouse. It did not have the best reputation.Stuck in the water,away from the coast on

   Look at you sitting there. Nervous,stressing. All these thoughts rushing through your mind. Why? I guess we both know because you realise how important this is for you,how much you need it,how much you have been waiting for this. All the stress,nerves,they ain’t going to help you. If anything,they will make it worse for you and make you feel sick,so..you might as well stop and relax. After all this time,this is it. There is no going back.There is no other option,this is it,right here,right now. No plan B. Might as well be your awesome self and make them love you. You got so much to show and give.What have you got to loose?Who cares what they will think?This means so much to you so do what you gotta do.    Now,for just a minute,think. Think about what you have been through. What has brought you here and how much it means to you. This should add some fire to your heart and soul. Do you feel it burn?Ignite,start up something big and great inside you..Enough.Enough of all the str

   Gratitude. That is something that I want to talk about today. From time to time,my blog features a thought or an opinion and gratitude will be the topic today. If you are not interested,that is ok but if you do decide to stay,thank you, and keep on reading. I won’t go on for long but I felt a need to write about this. Having been looking back on my life and this year in particular,I realised that despite what has happened to me,it has made me what I am today. It had made me a better,stronger person and regardless what has happened and how bad it was,there was always a lesson somewhere in there. It has opened my eyes to particular things,it made me a better person and led me to meeting new amazing people.Certain things that I have in my life right now,the people I have in my life,the people I have met,I wouldn’t have met or had in my life if the things prior to this did not happen. I guess what I am trying to say in my complicated way,is that,regardless of what happens to you,no

Suspended. Suspended in time and space. Ethereal. Music is a blur. Can’t make out the words,all I hear is a beat. Lost in thought,in myself. What to do?How to be?What’s next?Words,rumblings,tremors across the busy mind. Eyes wide open,staring at the ceiling..stillness,calm,peace. Blank. Blank canvas of the white ceiling clearing the clutter of the mind leaving it blank and empty. Lying there on the bed,now head clear,empty. Lost in the moment,right here right now.This time I hear the lyrics. They sing the song of loss and love,a new hope and a better future. The memories of that what was and used to be and the new beginnings,the optimism for a better tomorrow and the sadness for that what was. It makes me think,wonder,once more I am afloat,wondering, wanderer . The times we had,memories,the past and the present. How times change. Back to it,back with it.The music zones in and out as the thoughts begin to come back,rushing,running,flowing,throwing themselves at me. Forcing

  Why the fuck did we come here?I should have never agreed to this.Yeah,it seemed fun but we are in the middle of fucking nowhere, and now Jake with his dumb ideas. Let’s split up,let’s look for her. What a nerd.She is a big girl,she knows where the campsite is,she will find us. Not our fault she decided to wander around. We just gonna get lost ourselves. What a fucking mess! Where is she anyways?Why would anyone go wandering around the woods alone. I know she’s kind of a hippy but cmon ,now we all gotta do this shit cos of her. Whatever! -“Kelseeeeeeeeey!!!” -“Stop messing around!The camp is this way.Where are you?Kelseeeeeey!!!”    It’s getting dark now and this dumb chick is still not back. Thank God I can see the guys around,wouldn’t wanna be lost here. Flashlights help too. Vanessa and her dumb horror stories. Never liked them. This forest gives me the creeps.    As Ben and the others were looking for a lost friend,the darkness of the night started to settle in. T