Some people radiate positive energy
I’m happy when they are around
The warmth of their spirit can be felt
They shine like a brilliant light
There is a twinkle in their eyes
A spring in their step
There is a warmth in their touch
Which makes my heart melt
There is a sweetness in their voice
That can’t really be described
There is a tenderness in their heart
That can make me cry
These are angles that walk on earth
These are the souls that touch my heart
I don’t wanna!
You can’t make me!
I’ll do it my way!
What is that?
Is that rebelliousness?
Is it being strong willed or hard-headed?
Is it being unreasonable
For no good reason?
Whatever it is
It’s a part of me
It’s been that way
And it will be
It can be seen as
Being independent-minded
Not a follower
But a trendsetter
It can be problematic too
Because sometimes
Following directions is what is needed
But that’s so boring
So predictable
So normal
Much better to be different and stand out!
There is however the risk of
Being wrong
Been there, done that
Many times!
Nevertheless
I still tend not to follow some rules
Don’t like to be told what to do
Don’t want to be like everyone else
And that will sometimes mean
Learning from my mistakes!
I value independence of thought
Trying the way that has not be tried
Doing things that haven’t been done
Going somewhere I’m not sure of
I will follow most rules most times
But not all of them, all the time!
Lida Berghuis
September 14th, 2013
Another fall, another season, another day
Another rendezvous at my place of calm
A rendezvous with myself and my thoughts!
This is what brings balance into my life
This is what nourishes my soul
This is what cheers my heart!
My daily rendezvous
To contemplate
To go only where quiet can take me
Where silence is the guide
Where words appear
Seemingly out of nowhere
Where I feel refreshed
After saying my piece
To who I’m not sure of
But what I am sure of
Is that this rendezvous is now necessary
Not optional!
It centers me
It relaxes me
And I’m even content not to know why!
Lida Berghuis
September 12th, 2013
You wonder why I laugh out loud
Why when I laugh, it’s from the depth of my heart
You wonder if I’m ever sad
You wonder of I ever feel down
I want you to know that I’ve also cried
Sometimes days on end and month after month
Sometimes I’ve cried so much
There were no more tears to cry
I want you to know that I’ve been down
Not once, not twice, but many times
I want you to know I’ve been on the edge of the abyss
Where I stood and wondered why I should not jump
I want you to know that I’ve known sadness, frustration, confusion and more
I laugh now because I know life can be tough
Challenges can assail us from every side
Surprises, pleasant and unpleasant are part of life
I laugh now because I have cried
And persevered long enough
To see the clouds part and the sun shine!
Lida Berghuis
September 6th, 2013
Where do hairpins go?
They seem to disappear into a void!
I think there is a secret place in the house
Where all the things that are seemingly lost
Get together and hang out!
The place is of course unknown to you and me
But it has to exist surely!
Things don’t just disintegrate
At least that’s what science says
So, this secret hideout of all things lost
Must be somewhere in the house!
Hairpins
Pencils
The left earring you lost
The quarter you thought you had
The USB key you can’t find
The numerous socks that leave their partners
Making us wonder what to do
With the one that got left behind
They’re all hiding in this secret place
Grinning form ear to ear
Enjoying the fact that they have made us frustrated
One more time!
Lida Berghuis
Sept. 5th, 2013
Happiness is finding reasons to be happy now!
Happiness that depends on some distant goal
Some yet to be achieved milestone
Will fade as soon as the goal is reached
Because we’ll set ourselves another goal!
Happiness is in thinking of all the blessing we have now
All the things that are going right
All the things we may take for granted…
Happiness is in contentment
Goals are good
But happiness should not wait till they are achieved
Let’s give thanks for what we have today
It can be health
It can be family
It can be having coffee on a sunny day!
Happiness is having good friends
Friends who support us in times of trials
Happiness is in viewing trials as gifts
From the heavens above
Happiness is in finding meaning in life
Helping others less fortunate than us
Happiness is contentment
Lida Berghuis
September 1st 2013
The spiritual world intrigues me!
The world of visions and dreams
The world where we are closest
To the essence of our being!
A ring put on the finger
By a Holy one
Advice from those who have passed on
Life altering visions and signs
Things that our five senses
Can’t condone or understand
Things that make others say
We are out of our minds!
Symbols in dreams
That make sense years down the road
The feeling we call our gut feeling
And more
Inspiration, creativity, invention
All come from this world
The location of which is a mystery
But perhaps place and time
Are irrelevant in this world
The spiritual world
Where we come from
And where we will return to
A world I don’t want to
And can’t ignore
Lida Berghuis
August 30th, 2013
Ends are beginnings
Beginnings that will end
So, I welcome the ends
As I do the beginnings
Because therein lies serenity
Seasons change
Routines change
Responsibilities change
Opportunities change
The only constant in life
Seems to be change
Don’t mourn the loss of what was
Too long
Look for opportunity
In what’s to come
The state we are in
Is temporary anyway
It won’t be long
Before it changes again!
Lida Berghuis
August 29th, 2013
Nothing to say
No urgent thought
Yet my wish is to write
Why?
I’ve stopped asking that question
Not everything needs a reason
Not everything can be understood
Curiosity is good
But if time after time
The answer eludes me
I let it go
Somethings are not understood by the mind
Somethings need to be accepted by our hearts
Wishing to understand everything
Limits us
My understanding is limited
So, I open my heart!
Lida Berghuis
August 23rd, 2013
In a circle on the grass
In the cool evening air
With bird song in the background
We remembered those who are no longer with us
In this physical world
Their spirit not far
Strong the bonds that connect us
Those who had gathered
Thought of them
And prayed for them
I’m sure they heard us
And perhaps
They were even there!
Hearts were touched
Tears filled some eyes
Memories were recalled
As the sun set
And this is how we honored
Those who have moved Beyond
This plane of dust
And entered the world of Tranquility and love!
Lida Berghuis
August 15, 2013
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