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The story that you tell yourself

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The story that you tell yourself
is all that makes you who you are
be kind, be patient, be gentle
with all of the you that’s here
be loving, be embracing, be accepting
with all of the you that’s not

The story that you tell yourself
is entirely yours to tell
tell it the way you want it heard
the way you want to show and tell
for you deserve the very best you’ve got
and nothing less should do

The story that you tell yourself
make it sweet in every sound
you deserve the best each day
especially a self-love that is true
for the world already knows and loves,
embraces and accepts, all of you.

5 July 2019

The story that you tell yourself The story that you tell yourself is all that makes you who you are be kind, be patient, be gentle with all of the you that’s here be loving, be embracing, be accepting with all of the you that’s not
The story that you tell yourself is entirely yours to tell tell it the way you want it heard the way you want to show and tell for you deserve the very best you’ve got and nothing less should do
The story that you tell yourself make it sweet in every sound you deserve the best each day especially a self-love that is true for the world already knows and loves, embraces and accepts, all of you.

 

Grace for you

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There’s a certain kind of grace
That no one ever speaks about
A special type of kindness
That is never spoken of out loud

A grace that is in depth
Far beyond just superfluous words
The type that settles deep within
No wondering if there is more

The grace you show yourself
When things are hardly what they seem
When strangers kindness seem far off
And there’s only you that’s standing

Be gentle in your words
The ones you speak of to yourself
Be kind in your actions
No recipient more worthwhile

The grace we show ourselves
The gentle kindly word
Forgiveness, ease and laughter
Oh there’s so much we each deserve

Show yourself some grace
Take some kindness too
Days and seasons are hard enough
Be gentle on this precious you.

Tuesday 13 Sept 2022

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The grace you show yourself When things are hardly what they seem When strangers kindness seem far off And there’s only you that’s standing Be gentle in your words The ones you speak of to yourself Be kind in your actions No recipient more worthwhile
The grace we show ourselves The gentle kindly word Forgiveness, ease and laughter Oh there’s so much we each deserve Show yourself some grace Take some kindness too Days and seasons are hard enough Be gentle on this precious you.

When my heart is heavy

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On the days my heart is heavy
And my chest feels constricted tight
There’s not much to do, I suppose
But rest and not put up a fight

To lie back and ride the waves
As rough seas bob up and down
Just hold on tight and stay afloat
Pray for a moments calm

It does help to always remember
That highs without lows cannot exist
And every star that twinkles
Needs the darkness to surround
For we cannot experience life
Without both it’s valleys and it’s mounds

So as I wait for the clouds to clear
For the sun to shine again
I find in my secret arsenal of promise
The whole of who I am
One who is of value, of worth and stature true
I bring my gifts of talents, strengths and wonders too

So on the days when my heart feels heavy
I sit and rest a while
I remind myself, this too shall pass
I’ll soon begin again with a smile.

26 September 2022

When my heart is heavy On the days my heart is heavy And my chest feels constricted tight There’s not much to do, I suppose But rest and not put up a fight
Lie back and ride the waves As rough seas bob up and down Just hold on tight and stay afloat Pray for a moments calm
It does help to always remember That highs without lows cannot exist And every star that twinkles Needs the darkness to surround For we cannot experience life Without both it’s valleys and it’s mounds
As I wait for the clouds to clear For the sun to shine again I find in my secret arsenal of promise The whole of who I am One who is of value, of worth and stature true I bring my gifts of talents, strengths and wonders too
So on the days when my heart feels heavy I sit and rest a while I remind myself, this too shall pass I’ll soon begin again with a smile.

 

Embracing You Completely As You Are

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You are not just the past, 
The present 
or even the future

You are not just the events that have happened,
The tragedies that have occurred nor
All of the joyous moments cherished.

You are the sum 
of all of your experiences and 
the whole of all your  perceptions too

There is no right 
and no wrong in how you think, 
or what you feel, 

There are no shoulds or should haves
No coulds or could haves
Only the choices made at a particular moment in time

Through it all
There is only an embracing 
of the whole of you

Life is never a series of bad decisions
Or mistakes in timing
Or what ifs

Life is never a test or an examination
Neither is it simply a culmination of hard work
Big effort or deserveability 

Life for you is all exactly as it is meant to be
The beautiful, the good, 
the bad, the ugly

All of it to be embraced
All of it to be loved
All of it simply a reflection

Of the beauty the joy the passion and the love
Of the mighty, worthy person 
that you truly are.

Experiences do not happen to you
Experiences make you who you are
Embrace them

And through them all, 
embrace the complete whole 
of who you are.

31 December 2018