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Friday 23 February 2024

MY DEAR FRIEND by Joanne Boyle

"MY DEAR FRIEND"
by Joanne Boyle

Dear Friend

I went back in time today,

to over thirty years ago.

I dialled your Mums number,

you answered and said "hello."

I told you about a future.

A funeral I would attend.

About how the years would pass,

without me hearing from my friend.

I asked you many questions,

simply how you'd been?

Had you found true love,

the old acquaintances you'd seen.

Where did your career take you?

Did you fulfill your dreams?

The conversation is one sided,

or at least that's how it seems.

So many years to catch up,

since you had moved away.

I laughed at all the memories,

the ones from yesterday.

Then you asked the question,

who's funeral was I going to.

The phone line then cut off,

because that friend is you.

******

Joanne Boyle

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Wednesday 21 February 2024

GRIEF IS AN ANCHOR by Becky Hemsley

"GRIEF IS AN ANCHOR"
by Becky Hemsley

I know your grief’s an anchor

And I know it weighs you down

It wants to pull you under

And you’re scared you’re going to drown

The waves are fierce and angry

As they fight against the land

And so you keep on clinging

To the only thing you can

Yes, I know you’re afraid

That if the anchor’s chain is broken,

You’ll lose your only way to stay

Connected to the ocean

But trust me when I say

This sea is deeper than you know

And it will never let you sink

Into the dark below

See, though I know it feels like grief

Is all that has remained

As if the last thing linking us

Is woven in its chains

I promise there is so much more

Beyond this ache that’s left

So fight the urge to let it take

You down into the depths

And don’t be scared to loosen

All your ties to grief because

It’s your heart that keeps you anchored

To the ocean of my love

******

Sometimes it can feel like grief is the only thing we have left that connects us to our loved ones. So if someone you know is clinging to grief, be patient and be kind. Especially if that someone is yourself.

Becky Hemsley 2022

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Tuesday 20 February 2024

Showering Myself With Love, Kindness, Forgiveness and Respect by Tahlia Hunter

"Showering Myself

With Love, Kindness, Forgiveness and Respect" by Tahlia Hunter

I owe myself an apology

For all of the times

I tore myself apart.

When I neglected my own needs

Lowered my standards

Berated myself

And put myself down.

For the self-sabotage

I continually inflicted upon myself

And the times when I apologised

For being who I was

And expressing myself authentically.

And I owe myself

The permission to start anew.

To forgive myself

For the battles I fought

That weren’t mine to fight

For all of the love

That I failed to give myself

And for the times when I failed to realise

That rather than being broken

I was worthy of value, respect

And beautiful, brilliant things in life

And that how I treated myself

Dictated how others would view me

And in turn, behave towards me

So by showering myself

With love, kindness, forgiveness and respect

In turn, I could pave the way

For others to do the same. ******

Words by Tahlia Hunter

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Monday 19 February 2024

EXTRAORDINARY by Becky Hemsley

"EXTRAORDINARY"
by Becky Hemsley

You are not here to be ordinary.

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking “but what’s so extraordinary about me?”

Well…

You are so extraordinary that the Moon has to move oceans just to erase your footprints from the beach.

You are so important that the Earth itself pulls you close to stop you from floating away.

You are so full of wonder that your eyes contain more atoms than there are Stars in the known universe.

And if you think of all the people you love the most, you will realise that the way in which you love them is not in the least bit ordinary. You love with such power, such passion and such fire that it is comparable only to the Sun.

No, you are not here to be an ordinary thing in an ordinary world my darling.

The world itself knows you are not.

It knows you are magic

by Becky Hemsley 2022

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MOMENTS by Joanne Boyle

"MOMENTS"
by Joanne Boyle

Collecting Moments.

Today I collected moments

and put them in my pocket.

I then collected hope,

and put it in my locket.

I chose a moment for a blessing,

to pass on to another.

A gift of ever after,

from a father to a mother.

I picked a time of togetherness,

in case It's something I need.

I held on to generosity,

to overcome my greed.

I planted future moments,

like flowers that will grow.

I'll dig them out some time,

once the seeds do sew.

I'll give a moment to a friend,

and hope it brings a smile,

a one to look back on

every once in a while.

I'll wrap some up in love

and give them as a gift,

to be unwrapped at any time

that spirits need a lift.

I'll give moments to my family,

enough for them to measure,

the value of our memories,

is a priceless treasure.

My moments are my riches.

They are all I have to give,

and I shall treasure each one,

for as long as I shall live.

******

Joanne Boyle

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WHEN YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE by Tahlia Hunter

"WHEN YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE"
by Tahlia Hunter

When you know who you are

Other people can enter and exit your life

Without it rocking your world

As your foundation is solid and unshakeable

Because you have yourself.

When you know who you are

The opinions and judgements of others matter far less

And people can speak words of criticism, unkindness and malice about you

Without it affecting how you feel about yourself

When you know who you are

Other people can reject you or abandon you

Without it changing your identity

Because you know that your destiny is not tied to those who have chosen to leave you

And you feel whole and complete from within

When you know who you are

You appreciate

That putting your happiness and sense of self-worth

In the hands of another person

Is akin to making them your jailor

And remaining locked in a prison

That only they have the key to rescue you from

While liberating yourself

Means taking full responsibility

For your emotions, identity and wellbeing

And setting yourself free

To live and feel however you may choose.

And when you know who you are

Rather than devoting so much time and energy to trying to impress others

Or projecting the fulfilment of your own unmet needs and desires onto them

You choose to prioritise your own needs and wellbeing

And make time for your most important relationship

Which is with yourself.

Words by Tahlia Hunter

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TWO SISTERS by Joanne Boyle

"TWO SISTERS"
by Joanne Boyle

Two Sisters played together, passing stars down from the sky. Like a game of pass the parcel, were the same rules do apply.

Each star was wrapped in memories,

Five to be precise,

and no matter which way it turned,

the memory was always nice.

The Sisters hadn't aged at all,

though some would say one did,

but in the dreams they played in,

getting older was forbid.

They would meet in the same memory.

Laugh at times gone by.

Share tales from childhood years,

play catch, from earth to sky.

Sometimes they would sit and talk,

until night turned back to day,

but they would awake to find,

the star was there to stay.

******

Joanne Boyle

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THE PROPOSAL

"THE PROPOSAL"
(author unknown)

Your grandfather proposed to me with a piece of candy. We had nothing, he knelt down and told me: I have nothing now, just a piece of candy, but if you want we can build everything together.

And you? I opened the candy, divided it in two and we ate it. From that moment we divided and shared everything. We fell, we got up and we build.

All together. We have experienced difficult moments, tiredness, but we have always been there for each other. Until the last breath.

Other times, Grandma.

Time does not change the way of loving.

What has changed is that you no longer have beautiful examples to follow.

Now they are afraid of everything. They do not marry for fear of not being able to build. As soon as they fight, they leave because then they think they are going to find a better one. They always look for perfection, as if it existed.

They miss the perception of reality. Of happiness in the little things.

They do this big demo, thousand-dollar rings, over-the-top video for marriage proposals, and then they miss the moment. That intimate thing that you keep in two, only in two for a lifetime.

This is what they lack. The courage to live life and love for what they are and not for how they imagine it.

With a candy, love and courage, you have for a life together.

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