TIME

TIME STANDS STILL FOR NO ONE
SOME TIMES IT SEEMS TO CREEP SLOWLY ALONG
MOSTLY THOUGH TIME SEEMS TO FLY BY
I HAVE LEARNT THE LESSON THAT OTHERS ALREADY KNOW
DON'T PUT OFF DOING THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO DO
BECAUSE TIME IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE
AGE FOLOWS TIME NATURALLY
AND NEITHER WILL PATIENTLY WAIT WHILE YOU SIT IN LIMBO
DON'T PUT OFF DOING THE THINGS YOU REALLY WANT TO DO
FATHER TIME IS ALWAYS STANDING IN THE WING WAITING
SO I AM CREATING THIS MANTRA 'I CAN, I WILL, I AM'
I CAN DO, I WILL DO...I AM DOING
NOW IS IMPORTANT
SUCCESS IS A POINT OF VIEW
DECIDING NOT TO WASTE TIME
VITAL!

RESOLUTIONS

HERE WE ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR
RESOLUTIONS IN HAND, SUCCESS IN MIND
AND AS I STUDY MY LIST I COME TO THE REALISATION
THAT ITS MUCH THE SAME AS LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT
SAD BUT TRUE
EVERY YEAR I BELIEVE I CAN COMMITTE TO BEING HEALTHIER, FITTER AND LOOSING WEIGHT AND EVERY YEAR I START
NEEDLESS TO SAY I DON'T SUCCEED
I USE TO THINK THAT I DON'T HAVE PERCEVERENCE BUT I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND
I DO RETRY OVER AND OVER AGAIN
SO AS LONG AS I AM TRYING THERE HAS TO BE SOME SUCCESS?
MEARLY COMMITTING TO TRYING HAS TO MEAN SOME THING! RIGHT!
SO HERE I STAND AT THE HEAD OF ANOTHER YEAR
RESOLUTIONS ON MY WALL
SUCCESS IN MY MIND
STARTING OVER AGAIN
PRAYING AND HOPING THAT NEXT YEARS LIST WILL BE A NEW ONE.

I CHOOSE

AS I LAY HERE FEELING THE CANCER HOLDING ONTO ME
FEELING THE ANGER AND FEARS RISING
NEEDING TO SHOUT
"WHY ME"

I REACH INSIDE AND SEE YOU
YOU MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, SO FULL OF LOVE AND GRACE
YOU MY LOVE WHO OPENS MY HEART TO JOY
YOU MY FAMILY WHO WEEPS FOR ME AND HOLDS ME CLOSE
WITH LOVING ARMS
YOU MY FRIENDS WHO SMILE AND LAUGH SO THAT I WILL
NOT SIT IN DARKNESS

YOU I HOLD ONTO
LIKE LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS AND CHOOSING A
FRAME OF REFERENCE
I CHOOSE ALL OF YOU
BEAUTY AND GRACE, LOVE AND JOY...HOPE AND DREAMS
LETTING GO OF PAIN AND FEAR
I CHOOSE YOU!


TO SHARLANE
MAY HEALING BLANKET YOU...MIND BODY AND SOUL

BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE

HA HUMBUG

XMAS IS OVER AND NOW LET PEACE BE RESTORED
I DON'T KNOW FOR ANY ONE ELSE BUT XMAS FOR ME
IS FULL OF SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY, EATING TOO MUCH FOOD
AND LISTENING TO THE SAME OLD STUFF OVER AND OVER AGAIN
IT IS A SEASON OF I HAVE TO'S NOT I WANT TO'S
I ADMIT I AM BECOMING A HUMBUG MISER AS I CONTEMPLATE XMAS!
I FEEL NO YOUTHFUL JOY ANYMORE
MY KIDS ARE GROWN AND AS YET I DON'T HAVE GRANDCHILDREN
EVERY YEAR I THINK I WILL CONCENTRATE LESS ON ME AND MY AND MORE
ON AIDING OTHERS...SO FAR I AM NOT WINNING
WHY DOES XMAS BRING OUT THE WORST NOT ENCOURAGE THE BEST?
WHEN DID WE ALLOW THE COMMERCALISATION OF XMAS BE THE
REASON FOR CELEBRATION
WHEN DID WE LOOSE FOCUS ..AND MORE IMPORTANTLY HOW DO WE CHANGE!
WHAT IS XMAS? REALLY THE BIRTH OF JESUS AND CATHOLIC FAITH?
I AM NOT A FAN OF CHURCH AND BEING LECTURED TO...I HAVE RARELY LEFT A SERMON FEELING INSPIRED
SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE ME?
I HAVE 12 MONTHS AHEAD BEFORE XMAS COMES AGAIN
MAYBE I NEED TO BE OPEN TO GIVING AND RECEIVING WITH GRACE
MAYBE I NEED TO CELEBRATE THE ESSENCE OF XMAS ON A ON GOING BASIS?
PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL
WELL I CAN THINK IT .....MAYBE I NEED TO APPLY IT!
MAYBE BY THINKING AND DOING IN MY OWN SMALL WAY
PEACE AND GOODWILL WILL HAVE A MEANING, BECOME A FEELING...BECOME A REALITY!
MY WISH IS THAT BY NEXT XMAS, I WILL FACE IT WITH YOUTHFUL JOY NOT FOREBODING...THAT THE REAL REASONS FOR XMAS WILL BE EASY TO SEE AND CELEBRATE
PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL, AND TO ALL A.....GREAT DAY


BLESSINGS BE
DEBRA RAE