Would you be willing?

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Would you be willing

To begin again each day

And see through new eyes

 

Would you be willing

To listen to the people

Who say you hurt them

 

Would you be willing

To ask them to forgive you

For whatever is your part

Not to be defensive

To let them know you accept

Your responsibility

 

Would you be willing

To declare your intentions

And admit your faults

 

Would you be willing

To choose to be kind

Even when you’re hurt

 

Would you be willing

To not judge motivation

And forgive freely

 

Would you be willing

To accept amazing love

To know that you are forgiven

And cherished by One

Who knows all of your story

And delights in your presence

 

© Terry S. Smith

written November 4, 2009

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journey

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I’ll never give up

Seeking to know what will work

To enhance this life

To make things better for all

Seeking how to live with joy

 

I’ll begin with me

I’ll learn to care for myself

In all dimensions

Then I will share with others

With those who want to listen

 

There are five things I need

Awareness of greater love

Food to eat and forgiveness

Leadership and hope

 

These I seek each day

I live in discovery

In each of these areas

Because I focus

 

My answers don’t satisfy

Those looking for a quick fix

But those who will choose to search

Will certainly find

 

Finding others who’re seeking

Working with the same questions

Makes the journey much lighter

Friendships develop

 

© Terry S. Smith

October 27, 2009

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joy

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The good and the bad

I observe all around me

Leaves me with a choice

I’ve found a delightful path

A joy ready to be shared

That joy is in you

I discovered over time

Be still and listen

You are larger than your pain

You are free to choose your way

Life does not consist of things

Relationship matters

Relationships are where we fail

It’s where we find real pain

Forgiveness is the secret

How do we get there

It will take your best thinking

Knowledge is important here

A desire to live is the key

With joy as your aim

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© Terry S. Smith

October 30, 2009

light into darkness

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Bringing light into darkness

Letting kindness be the rule

Gentleness and compassion

From a higher love

 

Relationships will suffer

Until anger is addressed

Honestly and sincerely

In a timely way

 

I still have many questions

But now I know what matters

I want to know how to love

Myself and others

 

© Terry S. Smith

written October 29, 2009

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rising from desperation

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There’s a world within

A place that never leaves me

How do I deal with the pain

Brokenness abounds

Looking at my inner world

I seek answers for my life

 

There’s a world without

A place that I can’t escape

Pressures and expectations

Calling me each day

Looking at my outer world

Living becomes a challenge   

 

There’s quiet desperation

A reality for many

Masks hide the deep despair

The lonely cry out

  

So sad and lonely

I rose from desperation

Crying out in the darkness

Looking for some light

I found a friend listening

One who had the time to hear

 

I am larger than my pain

In solitude I found space

How to think and to detach

Discovered new things

 

 

© Terry S. Smith

written October 24, 2009

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