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Letting Go

Posted in Healing, Self worth, tagged betrayal, enlightenment, expectations, grace, hurt, I am enough, letting go, pain, poetry, pressure, respect, uncertainty on November 21, 2014| 6 Comments »

how long will it take
to wipe it from my mind
pretend all is well
and just move on

should i be mad
sad or frustrated?

should i be kind
forgive and forget?

nothing you do
is even about me
even if it impacts me
it’s not about me

and so i must let go
i must move on
but i can’t pretend
and i can’t forget

I don’t want to

because that feels phony
and makes me a little sick inside

how do i move forward
without being fake

how do i move forward
without calling it out
without a scream or a shout
without even a whisper
of how i feel

how do i move forward
without making it about me…
even for a minute?

because if i just let it go
if i don’t say a thing
about how it makes ME feel
would it, could it
just might it happen again?

how do i let go
without being a mess
how do i let go
without spiraling in shame
how do i let go
and still believe in me?

photo: Christine Morgan

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Deep Breath. Ding Dong.

Posted in Healing, Self worth, Workshops, tagged boundaries, dynamics, dysfunctional, expectations, family, grace, healing, pressure, relationships, remember who you are, self worth, worthy on November 15, 2014| 2 Comments »

Ding Dong.

I’m here.
I’m at the house.
I’m ready to go in.

Or am I?

For as soon as I do
will I remember

who I am?

Will I be labeled
with my past
with my mistakes
with my dark times?

Will I be labeled
with old nicknames
with old jokes
with old embarrassing stories?

Failed expectations
of who I am “supposed to” be

Will I fall into
the role of child
of black sheep
of petulant teen?

Will I fall into
old habits
old patterns
old thinking?

Will I remember
all I have become
all I have learned
all that has changed

All that I am?

I must.
I can.
I will.

I will set boundaries.
I will stand up for myself kindly and openly.
I will take a deep breath whenever I need to.
I will remember my worth.

Ding Dong.

If you can use some help remembering your worth over the holidays,
I’m doing a FREE webinar on Tuesday to give you some tips and share some insights.
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Just Like Me

Posted in Healing, Self worth, tagged expectations, faith, grace, human, human experience, learning, love, mom, mother, mother's day, woman, women on May 10, 2014| 4 Comments »

I remember
the moment of enlightenment
the moment
I first realized
Mom was also
a woman

Just like me

Learning
Growing
Doing the best she can
making the best decisions
she knows how

A child herself
raising children
showing them love
giving them confidence
teaching them faith
believing in their dreams

A woman herself
who laughs and cries
sometimes insecure and unsure
with hopes and dreams
beliefs about life
and all that it’s meant to be

Just like me

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Nothing I Do

Posted in Healing, Self worth, tagged control, expectations, God, grace, letting go, love, nothing I do, perfectionist, poetry, self worth on February 25, 2014| 9 Comments »

Nothing I say today
will be especially wise

Nothing I feel today
will be unique to me

Nothing I cook today
will amaze any tastebuds

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Nothing I write today
will be new words

And yet

Nothing I hear today
can make me feel badly

Nothing I start
Nothing I finish

Nothing I think on
Nothing I forget

Nothing today
Not one single thing
will impact my worth

No matter my feelings, my words, my skills
No matter my hurts, my worries, my fears

I shine filled with grace
with love and hope

For God’s love is pure
and grace so freely given
that nothing I do
nothing that’s done
will add or diminish
will polish or dirty
God’s treasured creation
that is me

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Love Notes

Posted in Photo quotes, Praise, tagged anxiety, blessings, control, doubt, faith, fear, God, grace, gratitude, let go, love, love notes, prayer, true love, worry on May 6, 2013| 8 Comments »

I’ve been doing this little series of love notes from God
on the Facebook page lately.

What little notes does God whisper to your heart?

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Dot of Faith

Posted in Healing, Photo quotes, Praise, tagged faith, God, grace, love, Matthew 17, mustard seed, praise, prayer, thankfulness on July 19, 2012| 4 Comments »

On those days
when life starts to overwhelm me
when I’m not sure I can handle
all that comes at me

I just need to remember
that with faith the size of a mustard seed
I can move mountains
and those mountains in my mind

God’s love washes over me
He wraps me tightly in his arms
He shields me with shining armor
and covers me with gentle flowing grace

Just the tiniest
dot
of faith

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Free

Posted in Healing, Self worth, tagged expectations, free, God, grace, just be, letting go, love, perfect, pressure, self worth, worry on June 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

I AM FREE

I am free from
should and ought to

I am released from
comparison
expectation
obligation

I no longer need
<to pretend>
to be
a superhero
a perfect person
all-knowing
all-anticipating
the protector

I am free from
being always at the ready
being anxious about others’ needs
worry

I am free
from needing to be
anything other than
imperfect me

For I am a child of God
covered by His grace
shining with His light

And so
I am free
to laugh
to feel joy
to be flawed
to love
to be loved
to cry when I am sad
to be broken when I hurt
to be fierce with no regrets

I AM FREE

❤ Happy birthday, M – you are free ❤

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Forgiving

Posted in Poetry, Self worth, tagged expectations, forgiveness, grace, love, perfect, poetry, self worth on March 20, 2012| 9 Comments »

I forgive those who trespass against me
as I have been forgiven

Whatever the crime may be

I must let go
of anger and resentment
in my heart

I must let go
of the need for fairness and justice
in my head

For with these
I could be consumed
even if I’m careful

Resentment is a poison
that I will not swallow

I will forgive
smartly.

I will forgive
and yet
I will not forget

I will not easily allow you
to hurt me again
– not said with bitterness
but with a keen understanding of
how I have been hurt
how to avoid being hurt
and how I deserve to be treated.

I will forgive
and I will be healed.

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