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A Therapeutic Relationship

16 Wednesday Nov 2022

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I step into a room filled with silence.
A glowing rock illuminates the space
Between two chairs facing each other.
A table lamp adds light in the place.

I sit and wait, holding my breath,
For someone to quietly enter,
Sit peacefully across from me,
And start this new adventure.

She greets me with a gentle smile
And sits in the opposite chair.
She leans forward and invites me
To relax and become aware:

Aware of my current surroundings
And attuned to all of my senses,
Conscious of my present thoughts,
And my emotional defenses.

We explore and discuss what is needed
To bring me back to my Self,
And what skills I need to learn
To improve my emotional health.

We agree to work together
Using honesty and respect
To regulate my emotions
And deal with feelings of neglect.

This room is no longer silent.
It's a refuge for me,
A place for my soul to grow,
And my spirit to fly free.

-Yu/stan/kema-

The Power Of Prayer

28 Wednesday Sep 2022

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It took a long time for the rain to come.                                                              
The effects of the drought were burdensome.
Tree branches died from the lack of rain
Trees, not surviving, brought us pain.

We waited for months  for the rain to arrive.
We prayed to God: "Help the trees survive."
We heard thunder, and saw clouds overhead.
We knew God had heard the words we had said.

We laughed as the rain fell down on our face.
The sound of raindrops, we could not erase.
God brought us the rain because He cares,
And  He taught us about the power of prayer.

_Yu/stan/kema-

Struggling With COVID-19.

24 Monday Jan 2022

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A deep darkness comes
And covers the earth
And slowly removes
Traces of my worth.

Ghosts from the past rise
Up to smother me
With negative thoughts
Of untold misery.

My strength is gone.
Hope has taken wing
And left behind a
Soul that cannot sing.

For Life has changed and
Rearranged my days.
I am left to grieve
All the "old ways."

The fear of disease
Can hold me captive,
While I struggle to
Become adaptive.
 -Yu/stan/kema-

Meekness Is Not A Weakness.

22 Monday Nov 2021

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Life is a roller coaster.

It’s full of ups and downs.

Just when we think we have control,

We are thrown out to the ground.

We try to hold on to time with a list

And keep to a schedule or two,

But just as we think we are almost done,

We are hindered in what we can do.

We go through life with our beliefs

And are sure we know what is real.

But betrayal can cause so much harm,

We’re consumed by the sorrow we feel.

We live our lives based on trust

And it gets us through the week.

But when things go wrong as they often do,

We learn we have to be meek.

It’s a hard virtue for us to learn

And it takes time to grow.

We can find peace as we go through life

If we learn to “Go with the flow.”

Yu/stan/kema

The Strength Of Love.

11 Monday Oct 2021

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The world is such a lonely place

When you’re feeling “upside down.”

No one stops to talk to you

If you wear a frown.

They see you as invisible,

Not even worth their while.

They turn their faces away,

When you try to smile.

They do not know the grief inside

You try so hard to carry,

Nor do they comprehend the pain

From losses that tarry.

It’s difficult to see at first

The strength that love can give

To broken-hearted souls that need

Great courage to live.

It takes a single moment

To bestow an act of kindness,

Yet, what others say and do

Often becomes timeless.

-Yu/stan/kema-

Everlasting Love

28 Sunday Feb 2021

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Found on 2-11-17 on Pinterest. Vladimir Volegov. Don’t be afraid..volegov.com.

Wherever you go

My love will follow,

To give you great strength

To overcome sorrow.

 

You can climb a mountain

And swim in an ocean,

Endure the wide swings

Of  perpetual motion.

 

Still, you will find

And come to know:

“You are so loved,

Wherever you go.”

 

For a Mother’s love,

And the heart of a friend,

Will stay with you

To the very end.

 -Yu/stan/kema-

 

 

A Citizen’s Responsibility.

10 Thursday Dec 2020

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Will there be anyone

Who will stand and fight

To save this great Country

And do what is right?

Will there be anybody

To stop all the lies

And keep hatred from growing

In front of our eyes.

Will men who are silent

Step forward and do

The things to unite us

And protect what is true?

It is time to lay down

The rancor and fear,

Stop all of the blaming,

And gather us near.

It is time to accept

What is real and what’s fair

Before we destroy

What we cannot repair.

-Yu/stan/kema-

Found on Pinterest on 7-2-16. Peter Marshall.

Dichotomies In Life.

04 Friday Dec 2020

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There will always be hardships

That cause us great pain,

And droughts that will test us

Before we see rain.

There will always be childbirths

Filled with our screams

Before we are brought

The child of our dreams.

We often are given

Good things with the bad.

We cry tears of joy and

We cry when we’re sad.

When Christ died for us

To set us all free,

It gave me great joy

And left sadness in me.

-Yu/stan/kema-







					


	





	

								
A Part Of Family.
										

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An angel was sent from Heaven.


She was born and brought to our door.


Her cheeks were smooth and rosy.


She was all we were hoping for.                               


She blessed us with her arrival.


We saw Heaven within her eyes.


We held her in a warm blanket.


God sent us a sweet surprise.


We all gathered close around her,


And we promised to keep her safe,


To teach her of Love and Truth,


And how to have a strong Faith.


We knew from the moment we saw her,


She would always and forever be


A part of our hearts and lives,


An important part of our family.


-Yu/stan/kema-

					


	





	

								
Giving Up Relationships
										

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Found on Facebook on 3-21-2016. Women Working.com


                                                                                                                                               


            


                                                                                                                                        There comes a time when you give up,                


Because you’ve had enough.


Positive thoughts no longer work


And emotions can’t be stuffed.


The heart can only take so much


Until it breaks in two,


And mending is impossible


No matter what you do.


You think they will come around


And be like they once were,


But hurtful actions that they do


Cause heartaches to occur.


Love needs lots of nourishment,


Attention, and respect.


It grows with time and thoughtfulness


And the absence of neglect.


Even when you want to try,


You need to walk away,


Before you lose your dignity,


And self-respect one day.


-Yu/stan/kema-