Love needs to have no endMy love needs to have no end
it needs to be shared So many people are hurting inside So many just want to be heard My love can show by listening with no judgement affirming their feelings are real My love requires me to put aside my own wants my own needs to seek to understand Love is strong powerful bold Love is patient Love waits quietly Love needs to be seen and not necessarily heard Love has been given to me freely Love needs given away freely
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PermissionI give you permission
You can cry You can sob Feel your emotions I give you permission You can laugh You can joke Feel your emotions I give you permission Please yell and scream Feel all your emotions It is healing, you'll see I give you permission to sulk to be lazy Feel your emotions I give you permission Wear pajamas in bed all day long Feel your emotions I give you permission to relax talk calmly Feel your emotions I give you permission to search for the joy but if you don't find it Feel your emotions Feel Feel them all The uncomfortable is good The uncomfortable makes it easier to eventually feel the calm feel the good feel the joy in the trials Feel them all ExtraExtra, extra
What will I do? Food bank or shelter Charity in the news? Churches need money So does the family down the street Families around town Are struggling to eat No shopping allowed No milling about No movies or coffee No reason to go out Businesses struggling to pay their employees Now heavy shoulders Bent over with worry Not spending on date night Not spending on games Not spending on baseball Nor taming my mane Extra, extra money in the bank. to serve many others, I have God to thank. TimeTook time to relax
and not think of work Read Took time for sabbath for my brain to rest Puzzle Took time to be mindless and not watch the news Solitaire Took time to look forward preparing to move Pack Took time for myself to keep myself healthy Raindrops fall from the roof line
drops fall from the porch drops fall from the feeder where little birds perch drops drench the ground where the grass spreads its runners drops run together down hills to the gutters drops on the blooms of Indian paintbrush drops on the buds of the knockout rose drops on the beards of bright yellow iris drops on the petals of small purple flowers drops cling to the web of the spider so busy drops hang to the leaf of the budding tree drops washout the anthill once piled high drops hurry the beetles to scurry for cover drops water the world sprouting fresh spring growth drops wash me clean refreshing my spirit ZoomTwelve little boxes
Lighting up my screen Twelve shining faces Smiling up at me "Tell me one good thing?" I built a lego spa! I have a snake! I built a lego dragon! I jumped on the trampoline! I got a new book! I sold a comic! I knitted a hat! I caught a fish! I am painting! I have a hamster! My dog is soft! My cat is hairless! Twelve little boxes Missing 12 more Hoping next week to have 24. April foolsToday has hit me
The world has knocked me down I know it is temporary Grades start soon Start videos too Schoology nightmares Too much to learn Screencastify Nearpod Too Many phone calls 504's and logins and How are you doing? "Hey mom, flight schedules are sparse I'm flying home tonight." Don't go It's not safe You can wait Do you have wipes? mask? sanitizer? gloves? Wash, Wash, Wash, Wash! "Hey mom, April fools!" Grrrrr That's not funny Up and DownUp and down
Down and up My mood swings Like a grandfather clock Life is great Time to relax Read some books Put on a podcast Uuugh too much After another meeting Lots more unknowns Learning curve growing bigger Planning is smooth Only one subject Collaboration is powerful Just a snap and it's done Zoom, a meeting And then another Bombarded with info A lot to take in Take a walk Dance in the kitchen Dinner outside Survivor on the tele Bored Lonely Tired of devices I just want a Coke Up and down down and up My brain is full It's turned to mush |
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