In the Minds Eye

by David Shamo May 2012

While in the minds eye, all appears from one to another. With the emerald light within the piercing darkness. It is but a walking fire that is within. One light or ten only one stands alone. Many come to see, as many have fallen heads, like a teardrop that has run its course, not knowing what it’s life means. One grain of sand may only be a world within a world, but like the stars above for all to see the wonders of that one who stands alone, as if like a ripple in the water without the pebble of life within. The one without another is but the fallen tear of the dark unknown, while the walking fire is but an embracing look upon the windless breeze of life.

Elements of a Dream

by David Shamo May 2012

What do you see when the air wraps around you like a friend hugging a friend, or when the water reaches high as if waving to the passing moon. While fire burns from within, as if like snow covering the earth in a sheet of pure white feelings like a dream among dreams. Finding this vision is the light at the long dark tunnel keeping just out of reach or as it has been told just a fingertip away. Yes the elements of the dream within a dream.

The Days of the Week

By David Shamo

May 2012

The days of the week are like the pages of a book
 blinking on by with each turn of a page.

While Monday is but a stressful day as if
on a rollercoaster just starting to fall.

Tuesday will be the strength of one to hold their head high,

as if only to take the life saving breath needed.

The laughs of the world will find you on Wednesday as time

slows down like watching a clock waiting for the day to end.

As swift as the river is,

the river is like unto Thursday coming to a lull.

The lights go up like the rising sun when Friday arrives,

when plans get inked and friends get lured in, while turning the music up.

Nice and early it seems as Saturday sneaks away like a

mouse zig zagging through the day to escape the pouncing cat.

As Sunday brings the day of rest, the tears of joyful sadness

starts to appear for the week is coming to an end or is it just beginning.

This Poem came about when I was working at University of Utah. I was talking to my co-worker and he told me how hard it was to right a poem about the days of the week, and then he challenged me to write one.  it was a lot of fun and kind of challenging to write it in a way most would relate to it.  One thing I know for sure is that, it felt good to get back into writing once more.

The Light in another's Eyes

I realize that this is going to be a short spot in my blog, however, I would like to remember this if not for myself now, I may need to read it again later, to see my break through and were it has gotten me. Today My Wife Shelena, asked me to go to the BYU Baseball game tonight March 25th 2010, I just had a feeling to go, what would it hurt. while I was on my way down to the game I noticed some Joggers and couldn't help but want to join them, I have been so Lazy and so down on myself that I could not help it not thinking of doing something, anything. while most of today was just another day wasting away, I ended up at the ball game. it was nice to get out of the house for a few hours and get out in the world. Now nothing today really made much since, however it was a day that I want to remember. I lost sight of one Major thing, the Light of another's Eyes. I found myself Judging myself in many ways and in many things both for the good, and for the not so good. While I have been Judging myself I have been thinking that this is how others see me, However tonight I was shown differently. I met someone that doesn't know anything about me and yet talked to me as if we have been friends for a long time. It is amazing that one person, or one event can sink so deeply into ones memory, for something that may not have even registered in anyone else's mind. this lesson, this moment, this memory is mine, only Mine.

Let me tell you all a story of which most of you have heard.

This story is:

The Little Engine that Could

to fit the life of David Shamo

Some of you know that I may not be a little engine,

but for the past few months I have had many boxcars attached to me, as I have been starting my own business with Primerica. Now one of the many things that have been weighing me down has been my Life/Health insurance test. I studied and studied, and felt okay about what I knew, so I took my test hoping I knew just enough to pass my test. As the day came the feeling of the hill came upon me as I thought I could. I took my test and to no avail I received a 60%. I could not believe how hard it was to climb this one hill. I rescheduled my test and once again I studied hard, and found myself stressing to find the strength to go on, the day came once more as I huffed and puffed and blew my little horn and started up that hill, I felt like I knew more and was more focused on my goal. There it was I could see the top of my hill I tried so hard to get to, I took my test and when done I was waiting in wonder - did I make it to the top? I received my score 65%. I was hurt. I saw the top but could not huff or puff or blow my horn enough to get to the top. As I returned home with my head drooped down low, I took a few days to get up the courage to try again, I scheduled my test and started to study day and night, at work and at home. I did the best I could and as the day was near I did my last minute cramming (as if that would help), I went to take my test and up the hill I went chugging and a chooing, chugga chugga choo choo, and there it was the dreaded top of the hill. I will make it, I will. As I finished my test and clicked the button to see my score I was insistent that I pass for sure, and than it was up and it hit me like a wall that I could not get over or move, I received a 65% again.

Here I was at my favorite store buying a whole lot of crap food

to indulge in, because nothing else made any sense to me at the time. I took a lot longer to try the hill again this time, my time was running short, the year was almost up, and then I would be stuck doing this test in 2010, in my mind I told myself this would not happen, I will pass this test before the year has ended. I lucked out as I went to schedule my test again, Dec. 30th was one of the last open days left in this year. I thought for sure I could get over the hill on this day. I scheduled to take the life insurance test only this time as I knew more about that subject than I did about the health side of the test. So I studied and studied and took a day off so I could spend what little time I had on Christmas Day with my beautiful wife Shelena, and then back to the online test I went. I found more confidence each practice quiz I took as I saw the scores of 80% more and more, and then without any time at all, it was the night before my test, and of course I had to work, I did more quiz's and then took a practice exam at around 0300 and passed with a 71%, and my heart dropped, I could not believe that I only passed with 1% to spare, so I looked at two of the areas that were my weakest and took one more practice quiz hoping that this last minute cramming would work just long enough. I once again took a practice (bonus questions) exam, and I passed with a 73%, and again I felt like it was not enough as time had run out and it was time to head up the hill. I focused and started the chant, I think I can, I think I can, (come on help me out here, say it with me, and maybe together I can get up the hill), I think I can, I think I can, as I started to take my test, chugga chugga choo choo, I saw the top of the hill (are you still helping me?) I think I can I think I can as the words came faster and faster to my head, I found that I could see the top getting closer and closer, come on help me now, I think I can I think I can I think I can, and there it is I see it. As I finished my test I was just about to see my scores, and I just did not want to see it, at the same time I knew that I needed to see it all the way through, as the score came up and I saw it 77%, YES I loudly exclaimed, as other test takers were taking their test, once again I exclaimed YES under my breath this time. I knew I could as I (with your help) started going down the other side of the hill I once could not get to the top of. I Passed My TEST, YES!!!

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation "Other Pictures I Like"

Here are some of the Pictures I did not get to show you in the light I wanted to show them in.

The Pumpkin Patch near the Apple Orchard

Here is Jordan on a ladder in the Apple Orchard.

Now just think a little more about how he is looking back.

Here is what I see: Jordan going towards the light and suddenly,

He Looks back to see who is calling for him to come back, come back to his love ones.

Wow, what a man to look up to, a man who knows where he needs to be and how to get there. May God be with you and those you touch, on your way. Thank you.

Once again, as I saw the picture I took all I could say is "Yes" it turned out right.

Red flower found in the Domes, It was cool colors.

Carter, what a cute kid, just waiting for me to count to three.

"he didn't know I take the picture on Two"

The Sniper painting this one had me looking back at my dream of going into the Army

Shelena in the Apple Orchard

One of the only ones I could get of My Love of my Life.

Cynthia in the Apple Orchard "When I saw this I thought 1st place at the fair for Photography"

Milwaukee ~ My Vacation "Hedgecock Family"

Hedgecock family November 2009

Family; We all have some and no matter what we love them. We started our vacation kind of scared due to the time that has passed since we have seen their family. It did not take long to warm-up and be ourselves around them. This family is unique in that when you go into their home you notice a difference.

You will find peace, and love that fills the souls, as if you where to go into a hidden valley with a moon lit waterfall into the mystic pool of water. While you are enjoying the peaceful home you will enjoy the competitive nature of game play as they will teach you many games that will most likely get you addicted as soon as you play them. To top it all off both Cynthia & Peter know how to cook, which means you will be spoiled, with amazing food that is hard to top. I want to give a special thanks to Cynthia & Peter and their family for welcoming Shelena and I into their home, and letting us share their life for one short week. Thank you. hope all is well. God be with you.