Once in a while we must all renew
Our vows and promises and also review
Our lives and actions and keep in view
That relationships regularly need sinew
Once in a while we must go back to giving
It has pleasures far greater than receiving
Give what you prize what is worth valuing
Inherent in giving are the points for redeeming
Once in a while we must try to spread happiness
Share what you have more of with those who have less
A deed which begets a spontaneous “God Bless”
As opposed to sadness, it can be a great buster of stress
Once in a while we must stop looking back
Look back enough to learn and gauge what we lack
Then move on with courage and confidence and knack
Looking behind while moving onward makes the pace slack
Once in a while we must stop complaining
About all that we don’t have instead of counting
All that we do have even intangible blessing
What is meant for you will be yours for taking
Once in a while you must take a closer look
At all you have given and all you took
Settle and contemplate in a quiet little nook
How much of you really exists how much is fluke?