Tag: spirit
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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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The Tiny Boat
Tossed and turnedon the choppy current,the small paper boatstraightens her bow and stern,raises her mast higher,and allows her sail to capture the wind.She is aware she appears fragile,and that many doubt she can handle the journey,but she knows what they do not-she is an experienced navigator, having ridden the ripples,braved the breakers,crossed the channels,weathered the…
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Grief
“Let your heart break so your spirit doesn’t.” Andrea Gibson Just how many times has my heart been broken?Surely as a child, when needs went unmet,Surely as a kindergartener when my first boyfriend, Coleman, moved away,Surely as a middle schooler when my friends turned on me,Surely at the hands of misogynistic and predatory men,Surely at…
The Journey Inward 