I accept all of me
The Eastern me
The Western me
And everything in between
All of my experiences in life
Are valid
All the influences I have had
Have shaped me
Yet in the final analysis
I am who I am
Despite where I have grown up
Or where I live
My personality is not tied to one place
My interests and talents are innate
My humanity something I have
In common with everyone else
September 17th, 2018
Do I fit in here or there?
Do I belong here or there?
Questions I once asked myself
How about I fit in here and there
I belong here and there
I also belong to a group of people
Who have grown up here and there
There are other people like me out there
They are also my community
At the root of it all though
We are all human beings
Who belong to the same family
Sept. 5th, 2018
Today, I’m thankful for feeling well
Being able to laugh again
Today, I’m thankful that my creativity is back
And I want to write again
Today, I’m thankful to have energy
To do what is needed
Today, I’m thankful to walk in the sun
Having left the shadows behind
Today, I’m thankful to feel calm again
To face the things that come my way
Today, I’m thankful to have my optimism back
Along with my sunny disposition
Today, I’m thankful to feel well again
Once more, I’ve conquered darkness
September 2nd, 2018
What brings us happiness?
Certainly not just material things
Because there are many unhappy rich people
To be happy we have other need that need the be met
Need for companionship and friendship
Need for purpose in our lives
A passion or an interest
And ironically happiness comes to us
When we make others happy
It’s not just about us
We derive happiness from helping others
And being useful in society
In a way our happiness depends on the happiness of our neighbor
Sept. 1st, 2018
It takes a while to build it up
When your sense of self has been torn down
It takes a while to feel confident again
When your confidence has been shattered
It takes a while to laugh again
When your laughter has been silenced
It takes a while to get moving
When you’ve been stopped in your tracks
It takes a while to accept what was
When that thing is unpleasant
It will happen
But it takes a while
August 24th, 2018
Thankful to be feeling well again
Thankful to start teaching again
Everything has a season
And the season of sadness is over
It took a while
It was extremely hard sometimes
I would lose hope
I’d get frustrated a lot
I was unhappy to be in darkness again
I was tired of hanging in there
Summer came and summer left
My mood finally began to change
As suddenly as darkness came
One day it began to leave again
Still haven’t left it behind
Still processing this time
But I’m working my way back to me
To the confident, optimistic me
It will take a while
That’s normal
I’ll keep writing till all the sadness is gone
August 21st, 2018
Relaxing and enjoying my solitude
It’s been a while since I could say that
Now, silence is not filled with anxiety
Now, I can roam freely in the atmosphere of my thoughts
Now, writing takes me to my place of calm
August 17, 2018
Calm like the stillness of the lake
Calm like the quiet of the night
Calm like green grass of the meadow
Calm like the early morning breeze
Calm like the serenity prayer
Calm like a baby sleeping
Calm like the murmur of water
Calm like a soul at peace
July 9th, 2018
Morning pages
Write what you want
Empty your cup
Let your mind roam around and explore
There is no particular goal
Write about what has been
Write about what’s to come
Write about your hope and dreams
Just write
We all need to express ourselves
We need to be listened to
Your pages are your companion
Always ready to listen to you
Morning pages
Write what you want
Empty your cup
This is your gift to you
May 15th, 2018
A smile is a smile
No matter our race or class or nationality
Tears are tears
No matter where we are from
Laughter is exhilarating
No matter who is laughing
Heartache is painful
No matter the colour our skin
Hope gives us wings
No matter where we were born
Despair makes our days
Cloudy and dark
No matter how rich or poor we are
Kindness and a loving heart
Don’t depend on what we look like
Patience and humility
Come from inside us
Our essence
Our qualities
How we make others feel
And how we feel, emanate from and are felt by the spirit inside us
May 14, 2018
