journey
October 31, 2009
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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
October 30, 2009
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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
October 29, 2009
rising from desperation
October 24, 2009
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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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real peace & real joy
October 23, 2009
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Look at your expectations
Of yourself and of others
Look at someone whose healthy
Who lives in real joy
You find at the center
Love, and respect for oneself
A way to deal with failure
Your own and also others
The question I have
How do I help a person
See that they are loved
How do I live in real peace
With those who are close to me
I discovered forgiveness
A personal quest
© Terry S. Smith
written October 23, 2009
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abundant life
October 21, 2009
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What is it I need
To live each day with real joy?
Security: Yes
To know my life has real worth
And I’ve the power to choose
Let’s not forget the basics
Good food and relationships
Love and care demonstrated
Where laughter abounds
This goal can be reached
It will take your best thinking
A desire to live
When our time begins
We’re born having received love
Nestled in our mother’s womb
Safe, secure and loved
We live needing to be loved
We live needing to give love
© Terry S. Smith
written October 21, 2009
Mercy
October 13, 2009
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Loving is daily
An interaction of caring
A gentle kind touch
It is in the voice
The tone will resonate care
It comes from the heart
The heart can be seen
It will reflect what is real
Over time you will know it
Actions speak loudest
They will always tell the truth
They reveal broken places
Mercy can mend it
With two hearts that are seeking
To know what is true
© Terry S. Smith
written October 13, 2009
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Courage
October 12, 2009
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Life looks different
When you see through other’s eyes
A desire to understand
Is a must for one to grow
If things have been bad
If your hopes are not fulfilled
It’s easy to blame others
When you are at fault
It will take courage to look
Not spend your time accusing
Take responsibility
It’s a work of art
Desiring understanding
To want to know above all
What it takes to be loving
A desire to change
© Terry S. Smith
written October 10, 2009
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Understanding
October 9, 2009
inner world
October 7, 2009
Life vision
October 3, 2009
the high road
October 1, 2009
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I’ll take the “high road”
It is the road to give peace
To those that I fail
And to the ones who hurt me
I’ll never give up
I will always be searching
For new ways to love
I call it life long learning
My mistakes are my teachers
And there are many
But I’m bigger than my faults
And so are those around me
When I can forgive myself
I forgive others
© Terry S. Smith
written October 1, 2009
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