Tag: dealing with life
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Sandcastles Poem About Hardships in Life
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SandcastlesPoem About Hardships in LifeThe weariness of life is enoughto make even the watchman tired.His heavy eyelids close with eachcomplexity of life that breaches the palace gates.There he waits until all he aspiredfor crumbles beneath the harsh realities of lifelike the sandcastles he built as a boy,cold, green, frothy ocean dashing all his work in…
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Growing Pains – A Poem
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Growing Pains – A Poem Why are these dreams that stretch out across my heart’s field of desire, That glisten Like droplets of drew sparkling on the morning grass, So hard to obtain, so hard to take to take hold of, And so hard to lasso and pull close to reality? The burden is bearing…
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Eclipse – A Poem
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Eclipse – A Poem Two sides of a conflicting coin Flip like faces in a dramatic act. Two intricate and separate forces entangle In a bitter struggle, leaving Earth cloaked in black. How can such a powerful light Be smothered by such a small, sinister hand? A visceral visual of what evil can accomplish When given…
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When Trouble Comes – A Poem About Faith and Enduring Life’s Pain
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When Trouble Comes A Poem About Faith and Enduring Life’s Pain Evening’s crippling darkness passes away. It’s distant vigor muted by the beauty of the morn. Hope shines forth from the sun’s mighty rays, A new spirit within us is born. I am not overburdened by life’s troubles. Though painful, they will not shackle nor…
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“When Fate Knocks At Your Door” – A Poem
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Most of us have a vision of the way we think our life should go. We have a certain career path that is right. We have a certain type of spouse that is our fit. We have a certain idea of a family, a house, a life. But life rarely follows our course. And thank…
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Waiting For Wisdom – Keeping Faith During Hard Times
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“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself…
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The River
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Driven by the forces of the river. Drifting through the bends. Destined to be deposited into the vast, open sea where uncertainty begins. A longing makes its lodging deep inside, afraid of where I’m going, longing for what I’m leaving behind. I call out, “River, stop this instant. Throw me upon your banks. March me…
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I Am Not A Victim – The Courage to Change
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The hardest thing about fighting back against any mental illness, addiction, mental limitations, or physical limitations is that there is not a direct enemy that you can see, that you rebel and fight against. I read “Unbroken” by Lauren Hillenbrand a few weeks ago and was inspired by the story. But it wasn’t the time Louis…
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One Determined Day At A Time
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I plucked the pieces of forbidden fruit and bit into them, ravished by their taste – devouring the memories my mind had shielded me from for far too long. They tasted sweet on the tongue, left me reminiscing for the days when I was young, but lingered too long and became bitter – the winter of…
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To Be Human
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I once believed I was a wallflower, A seed sown in an empty field, Thinking thoughts and speaking in tongues No one could understand, A circus clown performing to a crowd of empty seats, Alienated. Ostracized. Alone. But the more I observe the human condition, The more I see that no one is spared from…
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A Change of Perspective
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Recently, I’ve been reading a book called “He Walks Among Us – Encounters With Christ In A Broken World” by Richard and his wife Renee Stearns, who is the president of World Vision – a Christian humanitarian organization. In it, the couple shares stories of children and families they have encountered in their work, applying the…
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Walk On
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If the road stretches you, walk on. Sprint, stumble, or crawl but walk on. Don’t look for the exit signs, the mile markers, rest stops, or places to lodge. Fix yourself to the road ahead, not the distractions on the sidelines. Hold your destination firmly in your hands and grip it tight, or else it’ll…
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Wandering in the Desert
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I struggle with anxiety everyday of my life. Agoraphobia and panic jail me and keep me as their prisoner many days. It is no surprise that these days leave me frustrated to the core and questioning how I’ll ever live a relatively “normal” life. I shouldn’t be like this…What’s wrong with me? Is this all I…
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