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The Ocean Soothes My Soul.

25 Monday Mar 2019

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“When the US Government talks about drilling in the oceans around all of the coasts, I think about all the creatures who are innocent and who will be harmed by the sounds, the vibrations, the disruptions, and the oil spills. I wonder what kind of men could be so blinded by greed that they destroy all in their path. Godless men, I think, who have lost their connections to the earth, the sky, and the water. They destroy future resources for today’s gain. It makes me weep and rage, for we are all connected, intertwined with every other living thing for survival.
I wrote this poem several years ago to show the ocean connects us also to God and our innermost Self. To harm the ocean, is to bring harm to our souls. Yu/stan/kema (3-24-19). “

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Night falls in the canyon tonight

Over-looking the Pacific ocean.

The stars cover the sky like a curtain

Of rare sparkling diamonds without end.

Found on Pinterest on 6-22-16, Found on Pinterest on 6-22-16,

The air carries a faint smell of iodine

From sea-weed washed up on shore.

The ocean breeze tastes like sea salt

On the tongue, and the scent of Verbena

Brings back memories that please the heart.

Walking to the ocean’s edge, brings the sound

Of waves lapping against the shore and the

Faint cry of a seagull is heard in the distance.

I sigh with relief, and feel my breath rise and fall

To the rhythm of the waves crashing against the rocks.

Found on Pinterest on 5-6-16. Found on Pinterest on 5-6-16.

Peace flows in and around each cell in my body.

The light of the moon throws a path across the water

And ends at my feet where the light enters.

It is warm…

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Forgiveness

09 Saturday Mar 2019

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"Restitution.", acceptance, accountability, Apologizing, compromise., Facebook timeline photo, Forgiveness, God forgives us., honesty, patience. reconciliation, Poetry by Yu/stan/kema., pros and cons of continuing strife, self-awareness, Sojourner's Path., We can forgive others.

Forgiveness is not easy

at any age we try,

for we often carry with us

harsh feelings til we die.

 

Found on 2-3-16. Facebook Timeline. Sojourners Path.

It takes a little patience,

and it takes a hurting heart

that wants to reconcile

what tears you both apart.

 

Is the person who hurt you,

important in your life?

What do you gain or lose

by keeping up the strife?

 

It takes an honest soul

willing to look inside

and own part of the blame,

while swallowing one’s pride.

 

There must be restitution

and a need to apologize,

a mindset toward acceptance

and a want to compromise.

 

We all need forgiveness,

to feel peace within;

Even God will forgive us

when we stumble and sin.

 

If God who is Holy

can accept us when we fall,

why should we hesitate

to tear down a wall?

 -Yu/stan/kema-

 

 

 

Coping As A Child.

08 Friday Mar 2019

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This time of the year brings back the joy of nature with Spring around the corner. Yu/stan/kema

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When I was a child, life was difficult. My parents were both alcoholics, both violent, and money and food were scarce. In looking back at that particular period of time in my life, I have many good memories… memories of being a happy child. The memories were of me coping in the best way I knew how to cope.

One of the ways I coped, was getting outdoors and  discovering what beauty was there for the taking, and to focus mindfully on it. My yard was crammed full of bushes, trees, and flowers. They grew on their own and nature watered them. There was a bridal wreath spiraea bush that grew in my front yard. My siblings and I would cut the  flower branches off, weave them in a crown, and wear them on our heads. In our mind’s eye, we were kings and queens for a day. The branches…

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Good Things In Life.

05 Tuesday Mar 2019

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A Christian, a safe place., acceptance, Good things in life, nourishment., One who stays, peace, Poetry by Yu/stan/kema., Wholeness, wipes away tears

There is little in this world

That can touch the soul, 

Like someone accepting us

And making us feel whole.

 

There is no place on earth 

Where we would rather be,

Then with one who walks with us

On the road to Calvary.

 

It is rare to find someone,

Who shares our hopes and fears,

and offers to stay with us and

wipes away our tears.

 

For deep inside our heart,

We treasure a safe place,

Where we can go for nourishment,

And peace we can’t erase.

Yu/stan/kema.

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