Encourage yourself
Fridays from here on out I will be sharing a poem or two for you, from the Confessions files. Each Friday they will be different. Some will be to inspire and encourage and others will be for you to simply think, evaluate, and interpret. Today I leave you with...
Sentimental
It’s a thought at first
Then it’s reality
It’s something free
but from what I can see
It’s hard to respond to.
Sentiment is deeper than a feeling
It’s a root born of an internal desire
Love is often at its root.
To say I love you
Is strong enough to alter hearts.
To say I hate you
Is strong enough to tear them apart.
Tender words caress the tongue of genuine content.
Sentiment is deeper than you may think.
It’s inexplicable and it flows like water as it leaves the doors of the speaker's soul.
The heart cannot process it
Only the soul.
It’s more than a feeling, it’s a hope
Sometimes rooted in sadness
Indicating regret of something before.
Something passed.
What’s due is the truth
And I say these 7 words unto you ti help
You
Have
The
Power
To
Speak
It
Don’t forget your past
Don’t hold it against yourself
Embrace your future
And enjoy your now
If it is good let those who need it hear
If it is bad explain the change
Your openness matters
Just as much as a handle matters to the door.
Sure we lock them to keep the privacy
But at some point, they must be opened
Withhold not your truth
It’s only true to you.
It has the power to open someone's door
Help them overcome some stairs and reach new floors
If a reality they only hoped to see.
Let it be done so that hope becomes experience and experience becomes a story and that story becomes memorable.
Sentimental thoughts often cross my mind
But often with love and gratitude.
I have no regrets but my tender words I hope reach you
I love you.
And
Take a chance
When you take a chance
Your feet will feel like they never met land
As you go life goes from bland
To rocky
And from rocky
To steep.
The road of chances is never smooth for too long
There’s always something there to make the journey in which you belong.
That’s okay though because taking a chance
Gives you freedom if you last
Peace if you grow
And hope as your light begins to show.
Take a chance even without instant opportunity
Take a chance even when it doesn’t guarantee success
Take a chance even when you’re afraid
Take a chance because that’s why you were made.
For a purpose.
It’s bigger than you
It’s bigger than me.
If you want to be free, take a chance.
Season 1 "It Relies on You"
Encourage Yourself
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