Posted in Poetry, Self worth, tagged expectations, perfect, poetry, pressure, self worth, waiting on April 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I’m not going to wait
for everything to be perfect
I’m not going to wait
for me to be perfect
to look a certain way
to have a certain education
to own a certain item
to be a certain age, weight, status…
Now.
Now is the time
the time to live
the time to be
the time to experience
all that God has planned
all that life has to offer
all that I am meant to be
Posted in Poetry, Praise, tagged blessings, Easter, faith, God, God's grace, God's love, love, poetry, prayer, thankfulness on April 8, 2012| 2 Comments »
Thank you God
for loving me
for giving your son
so that I may live
Thank you God
for renewing me
for wiping away the past
for cleaning my heart
Thank you God
for accepting me
with all my flaws
just as I am
Thank you God
for providing for me
food and shelter
and people who love
Thank you God
for listening to me
always by my side
I’m always in your arms
Thank you God
for being so amazing
Posted in Poetry, Praise, Self worth, tagged blessings, faith, God's grace, God's love, letting go, love, perfect, poetry, prayer, self worth on April 4, 2012| Leave a Comment »
May the Lord bless and keep you
May His face shine upon you
May you experience His peace
May you feel His strength
May you hear His soothing voice
May you know His unconditional love
His love
is always there
We just have to reach out for it
Be open to it
Stop trying to control it
Stop pretending we can define it
God’s love is unconditional
no parameters
nothing you do to earn it
nothing you do can destroy it
Be who you are
just who you are
with no condemnation
for things you wish you could change
God doesn’t expect you to be perfect
(whatever that really is anyway)
He loves you
exactly as you are
today
He WILL bless and keep you
He WILL shine upon you
just let him
Posted in Poetry, Self worth, tagged butterfly, feelings, God, letting go, love, perfect, poetry, pressure, self worth, transform on April 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Is it time?
Am I ready for transformation?
To come out of a cocoon,
To burst forth into the light?
Sometimes the thought scares me
I want to just stay hidden
Sheltered within the wrapping I have created
But God has other plans
He wants to
Shine His light
through His children
Show His glory
with magnificently colored wings
Am I ready to see myself
how God sees me?
Am I ready to transform?
Is it time?
Posted in Photo quotes, Poetry, Praise, Self worth, tagged direction, expectations, faith, God, guide, love, perfect, poetry, Proverbs, self worth, thankfulness, trust on March 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
Proverbs 3: 5-6
I understand
much of nothing
I trust
God to lead my life
I follow
the path He points to me
I rest
in His grace and love
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.
Posted in Photo quotes, Poetry, Self worth, tagged change, expectations, perfect, poetry, pressure, relationships, respect, self worth, worth on March 13, 2012| 1 Comment »
I can change things about me
about how I interact
about how I process
about how I re-act
But if I am going to make any changes
I have to do it for me
because I want to
not for you
not because
you think I should
not because
you think
life would be
easier, better, happier
for me
(or maybe just you)
That’s your opinion
and unless I agree
and decide to make changes FOR me…
neither one of us will like me very much.
Posted in Poetry, Self worth, tagged comparison, different, feelings, love, opinions, poetry, self esteem, self worth on March 4, 2012| 1 Comment »
I am told
or sometimes tell myself
that
how I see things
is different from
how anyone else sees things
so it must not be right
But that’s a lie.
A lie told in my head
or to my face
that says “I’m different”
I’m just being “dramatic”
I’m just being “out there”
I’m just being “silly”
and so my thoughts and feelings
are discounted
I am dismissed by those
around me
or by me
but my feelings are important
my experiences have brought me
to them
I can have insight
I can have wisdom
I do have knowledge
based on those experiences
based on how I see things
and I don’t think I’m that different after all.
Posted in i AM complete, Self worth, tagged expectations, God, God's grace, God's love, i am complete, letting go, love, perfect, poetry, pressure, relationships, romance, self worth on February 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Thank you for joining me this month for the celebration of
i AM complete
as the month comes to a close, i want to remember:
no man, woman or child is needed to make me whole
no romantic comedy, or fairy tale, paints the real picture for me
i do not need to be rescued for a happily ever after
real love is kind, sincere, patient, never resents, and always apologizes
the roles i have in my life, no matter how well i do them, do not complete me
and God love me more than i can imagine, no matter what i do
i don’t need to be anything different
i don’t need to have anything different
i don’t need to do anything differently
because of God’s grace
i am a beautiful image of Him
just as i am.
i rest
and know
i am complete.
Posted in i AM complete, Photo quotes, Self worth, tagged expectations, God, God's love, i am complete, love, peace, perfect, poetry, pressure, self worth on February 28, 2012| 2 Comments »
all that I experience
all that I do
all that I have been through
creates who I am
God knows
each event in my life
each experience I have
each moment I live
and all of it
is what helps me
be who I am
and know who He is
I am exactly who
who I was created to be
who I need to be
in this moment
today
Know My Worth 