1. Non Judging
Mindfulness is developed by assuming the stance of an open minded witness to your own experience.
Growth necessarily means change and choice; even passive choice.
Necessary Murder
The day I was born
Everything was possible.
Several of my poems refer to my inner demons or parts of myself I ignore or hide as really little children that need my love. This poem is no exception and it also examines being a man and what growth means to me.
Another fresh New Year is here……
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear
To love and laugh and give!
Here is the third and final poem dealing with the death of my father. As you will see, I had moved into a much different place about my father.
Here is the second poem dealing with the death of my father where I examine the first time I touched his face.
It took me several years to fully realize and grieve the death of my father. During those years, I wrote three poems about the process. This is the first one. Climbing the Stairs (Father #1)
Is this feeling, this light, real?
Do I chase ghosts?
Or the unfulfillable wants of a still hurting child?
An important step in relationship building is becoming attuned to the ways our partner wishes to be loved and how we wish to be loved.
“The tree is one of humankind’s most powerful symbols. It is the embodiment of life in all its realms: the point of union between heaven, earth, and water.” – Rev. Lisa Ward
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