oppo_35 Depression is a liar Telling you that you’ve always felt this way And always will That things are hopeless Efforts are useless Life is futile. Depression blinds you To the beauty all around Causes you to not do the things that’d make you feel better Condemns you for not doing them. Today isn’t your …
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In a Boat
Photo courtesy of Josh Hild - Pexels Setting sail from Familiar shores Without a map. I’m in a boat Letting go of the known Choosing new challenges. Unchartered territory. Winds blow This way and that Will thunder strike? Will the boat capsize? Will I flounder, swim, drown? Monsters in the deep Better not fall in. …
Letting Go
Is it time to relinquish The hold Of the past dream born? Grown rusty with tears No longer quenching it’s perceived purpose. Stuck in the familiar Scared to let go What if? What if? What if? Anxiety chokes the new life pending Dormant Until it receives The deliberate breath Of courage and risk. Tightly …
Journey to Authenticity #2
(Image courtesy of: https://depositphotos.com/photos/authentic.html) Stuck in existence of habit Security of the uncomfortable known Intolerable now My soul yearns authenticity My flow My tribe My essence I am learning to dance to the music of my own soul It is safe for me to have feelings and needs It is safe for me to have …
Journey to Authenticity
oppo_32 The journey to authenticity is a challenging road although I believe it to be probably THE most worthwhile of journeys. For what and who are we if we are not our true authentic selves? I have been thrust into this line of questioning recently with the approach of my retirement age and I …
Spring Hope
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Karen Lighthouse, 2023 Magnificent magnolias Cherry blossom clouds Splashing colour Against the grey sky Bluebells and daffodils Ablaze in the lush green grass Chaffinches and fantails Sing for joy Spring is here! Life transforming The bleak winter depths Bursting forth Announcing new life From death and darkness A season of vibrance New …
If You change The way You look at things The things You look at will Change Dr.Wayne Dyer
En France
Melting into the French summer Long warm days Honeysuckle permeating balmy nights Mouth-watering temptations at every turn Artisan delights Tarte du framboise Pain au chocolat Crusty baguettes Fresh every day. Long supermarket aisles of Fromage, fromage, fromage Mental battery drain Reading foreign labels Piece-meal French we have to laugh at. Rouen city Breath-taking beauty Half-timbered …
The Joys of Aging…..(and years of therapy!)
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA I dance in the street to live music I care less what other people think I can laugh at my own stupidity I recognise and do not pick up the berration stick I spend my time doing what I want, when I want I love my work I work to live not …
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Lake Reflections
Church bells Canada geese Sweet summer sun Green velvet hills Memories of days gone by Young Carefree No responsibility I know feelings are there If I stop And reach out for them Joy Peace My heart expanded Full and warm Connectedness to a part of me lost In the canyon of caring Birthing and grieving …
Words from the Lighthouse 