Today, my son attempted to overcome one of his biggest fears… and failed. However, I am proud of this young man because he tried to overcome something that once had a very traumatic effect on him. He had an opportunity to contribute to our community even though it meant facing his fear, but was turned…
Category: Journey
Notes to Self:
Originally posted on Soul-cialist Tendencies:
1. Stop Second-guessing your first instincts… 2. Take a deep breath, release slowly, don’t explode over whatever it was that triggered that instinct… 3. Be well, not right… 4. Ask how this can help others and how it fits into the big picture… 5. Stop blaming self, others or circumstances… …
Walk Away (Work in Progress)
Wrap your arms around me one more time~ I need to feel that your heart’s not in it Ask me how I feel then start talking about your life~ I need to know that I’m no longer part of it What will it take for me to let you go, What will it take for me…
Remembering
I remember your huge smile Each nuance of your body The feel of your hair Your smell All of those conversations that lasted until we fell asleep at 2 or 3 in the morning All of the natural wonders we found in our own backyard And each of the treasures we found off the beaten…
Someday…
Grieving the dream, Slowly letting go of all that desire entails left dazed by the choices and circumstances that led to this moment. Craving connection, to be seen and loved for all I am at the deepest levels, not only by my own eyes, but by another with whom I can once again share the…
Eclipse
Building forts with blankets, planks, chairs, tables, or the top of a bureau in a window Sitting in a tree, leg dangling from the branch lost in the pages of a delicious adventure Corners of the playground with one friend, a private club Pages of journals and lazy summer afternoons at a coffeeshop or laying…
Seductive
How can I trust a poet again Knowing how seductive words can be All of the things I yearn for in companionship present themselves for my approval. Perspectives painted with emotion In lyrical vines that entwine and climb and encroach Upon the mind Leading it to believe that those feelings are actually real Romance at…
Perspective
The view from here is blurred by my own experience as I hover in that space between compassion and pride Maybe the question is which of us will be the bigger person? I think I already know… but maybe I shouldn’t be so sure… I know how to speak truth to my situation and I…
Compassion
As frustration, fear and hurt course through my mind dripping poisonous thoughts as an end, without means… I sit quietly knowing an element of hypocrisy and judgement exist in these thoughts and I listen to all of the things I hear on a daily basis judgements made against people who are desparate and posses neither…
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