Can’t feel pain unless we step into the fire
Can’t burn the impurities off our soul
Can’t experience pain just looking at fire
Can’t understand pain intellectually, no!
Once heat has seared our skin
Once our soul has felt the heat of trials
We are transported somewhere else
A place that is hard to describe
But those who have been there can tell you
It is worth the pain, abundant the rewards
Lida Berghuis
October 25th, 2013
I inhale as I experience life
I exhale when I write
I inhale when I read
When I listen to other people
I exhale when I write
Writing, something my well-being depends on
Not writing, something I can’t think of
I inhale sadness, joyfulness, confusion, frustration
I exhale when I write
I inhale as I learn the lessons of life
I exhale when I write
Lida Berghuis
Oct. 16th, 2013
Death may not be an uplifting topic to some
But I think it does actually uplift us
Up out of this physical plane
Which despite our attachment to it
Does cause us much sorrow and pain
Up out of this world
Where we struggle to choose good over evil
And upon our death
Our spirit is released from its physical limitations
And like a bird flies out of its golden cage
Death is a continuation of this life
I prefer the concept of life after life
But perhaps our spirit will be in a more developed state
The dream world is a sign of the existence
of realms beyond this realm
Where we can communicate with those who
Have arrived there first
Perhaps we fear death
Because we fear annihilation
But what if death is the release of our spirit
From its material form
And its continued existence in a higher state!
Lida Berghuis
October 6th, 2013
*The first one being Depression
which I wrote a poem about earlier!
Weaving bonds of friendship
Working on a beautiful tapestry
The tapestry that costs nothing to make
But is more valuable than many other things
It’s a life-long project
Sometimes I spend more time on it
It cheers my heart and uplifts my soul
I so love my tapestry
Different patterns for different periods of my life
Some of the colors are so rich
Occasionally I use threads of gold and silver
You can imagine how beautiful that can be
When I travel to the unseen world
It’s one of the few things I will take with me!
Lida berghuis
August 14th
Yokeh’s garden
Confusing, because
It is unexpected
unexplainable
Often times unreasonable
And impractical
Joyous, because
It makes you smile
It cheers your heart
It gives meaning to life
Confusing, because
It often does not make sense
It’s complicated
It involves trials
Joyous, because
It brightens your day
Makes you feel wanted
Gives you wings to fly
Confusing joy
Is what love brings
And what welcome confusion
It is!
Lida Berghuis
July 8th, 2013
*quote from Rumi
When it pours
Dance in the rain!
You can complain
But dance instead!
When life gets busy
Take one step at a time
You can get overwhelmed
But count your steps instead!
When confusion reigns
Just relax!
You don’t need to know
All the answers right now!
One step at a time
Dance the dance of life
Sometimes slowly
Sometimes quickly
Sometimes with grace
Sometimes awkwardly
Dance in joy
Dance in sorrow
Dance your worries away
The secret is to hear
The music when others may not!
Lida berghuis
June 28th, 2013
It is what it is
It was what it was
Accept what is
If you can’t make it ‘was’
Accepting is not giving in
Is not giving up
Accepting is not fighting
When fighting does not give results
It is what it is
It was what it was
The past can’t be rewritten
And it need not!
Good experiences
Sad experiences
Make us who we are
Happiness, sadness
Part of life
It is what it is
It was what it was
It’s all good
And as it should be
March on!
Lida Berghuis
June 24th, 2013
We are the cup that floats on water
Water outside
Water inside
Gradually we drink our fill
The cup fills up
At that moment
The cup sinks and
The water inside
Joins the water outside
Is this annihilation
Or returning home
Is this he end
Or the beginning of freedom?
Lida Berghuis
Oct. 20th, 2011
We are stronger than we think we are
That thing which seems impossible can happen
The pain that seems unbearable
Can be tolerated
That sorrow that seems is here to stay
Will eventually leave
That problem which has been trying you
For so long
Will eventually be solved
All it takes is patience
All you have to do is not give up
When the goal is lofty
The path is often rocky
It’s better to expect set backs
At the start
Life is a marathon not a sprint
Said someone
We have to build up our stamina
Each defeat can teach us something
Each mistake can be a stepping stone
It takes a strong will
Not to give up at the first sign of trouble
It takes strength to leave what’s in the past
There and move on
LIfe has a way of teaching us these lessons, I’m afraid
It’s up to us
To learn from them nor not!
Lida Berghuis
May 16th, 2013
Beauty revealed!
The purpose of art if any needs to be stated
Is to bring beauty into our world
Or to reveal the beauty that exists!
Beauty inspires
Beauty heals
Beauty eases the suffering
That is inevitable
In life
Beauty soothes the soul
And calms the heart
Beauty elevates and
Bestows joy
Beauty vivifies and
Energizes
Beauty makes hope blossom!
Lida Berghuis
May 6th 2013
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