Tag: pain
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Endurance
“You must endure the trying times and believe the best times are coming.” ~DodinskyThe best times are coming,I know that is true,For they’re already here,With each day anew.I’m living life fully,I’m happy to say,Filled with such gratitude,Every dang day!It starts with my children,My three grown up girls,Out carving their own lives,Improving our world.It extends beyond…
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Gardening My Heart
Today I plant my sorrow,In a tightly bound seed, Soft within, cased in a hard, brittle shell,Balancing it gingerly in my palm,Clasping my fingers around it,Holding it close one last time.This grief has been my companion for a lifetime,And a part of me can’t bear to part with it.I hoe the soil, removing the weeds…
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Gotta Go Through It
The tunnel, Carved into mountain For us to Move forward. And so it is with pain, fear, And problems-go through! Photo: Red Rocks Park, Colorado. 6.28.23 by LA Shadorma poem with 6 lines of 3, 5, 3, 3, 7, 5 syllables This photo reminded me of Brownie meetings as a kid, where my mom (our…
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The Tack
So here’s an interesting story from my childhood, and a bit embarrassing at first glance. But bear with me, because maybe you’ve had a similar experience but under different conditions. For a number of years, my childhood bedroom had a thick, blue shag rug. On my sliding closet doors hung a full length mirror. As…
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Turning Inward Before Outward
For the month of June, I am flipping through Clarity and Connection, by Yung Pueblo daily and randomly stopping at a page and reading. I am using the entry to delve into my thoughts and feelings, find what resonates, and see what answers it might hold for me. It is an exercise in building my…
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Pain Without Suffering?
The Pain: My mom, suffering with dementia and in memory care, told me excitedly when I visited, “I have 3 children, 2 boys and a girl.” I am her fourth. The Pain: “The goal of hospice care is to keep her comfortable and let her live out her final days in peace,” the nurse reassured…
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Pain
I am grateful to be sitting in my struggle this morning. After days of family and children, The house is quiet and I am alone. I’ve decorated and played with the new pup, But loneliness, loss and grief are settling over me. I’m sitting with this, acknowledging it, Recognizing where I feel it in my…
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A Heavy Heart
My heart is heavy today, My mind reeling, My body agitated. The world is full Of hatred, Of violence, Of discord, Of division, Of absolutes, Of strong opinions That hold no compassion, Or understanding, Or love, Or empathy, Or curiosity, Or openness, Or doubt That what one believes May not be right, May not be…
The Journey Inward 