Please indulge me as I write about my son…
He is not perfect, but he is my joy. I wish he were not so far away. I miss him more than I like to think about. We talked on Voxer this morning, which made staying up all night worthwhile. He is writing a book, and unlike mine, I fully expect it to be published. He makes me believe I might even be able to write something publishable. He inspires me.
Aptly Suited
You were chosen
To be exactly
Who you are in
This time and place.
Your experience
Has made you quite
Perfect for the tasks
Given you to do.
No one else in
All of Creation
Can fill your special
Place so completely.
No matter what you
Think, no matter how
You feel, it is clear
You are exactly ideal.
Called to be part
Of this time and space,
Someone who has an
Influential place.
So make the best
Of your many talents,
Take advantage of
Your wonderful gifts.
Leave a trace of
Yourself in all things
You accomplish here,
Helping create reality.
Who knows who may
Be watching, depending
On you to go forward,
Leading courageously?
Be light within
The darkness where some
Fear greatly to tread,
You make the difference.
Never let those
Positive words leave
The center of your mind,
For you matter so much.
You were chosen
To be exactly
Who you are in
This time and place.
©Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Monday, July 29, 2013
Positive Uncertainty
You never know,
It is absolutely true,
You never know
When time will end
For those you love,
Or even yet for you.
So make the best
Of every moment,
Letting your love
Shine clearly through
In everything you do,
Because you never know.
Just because you
Have become angry,
Or you carry hidden hurts,
Does not mean you
Should not forgive, make up,
Because you never know.
Live your life to the best
Of your highest ability
And share your heart freely
With those who touch
Your existence so many ways,
Because you never know.
You can be a blessing
If you will only choose
To share your love abroad
With every single person
And creature every day,
Because you never know.
You never know,
It is absolutely true,
You never know
When time will end
For those you love,
Or even yet for you.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
The other side of the persona that makes up who I am…
Guilt And Shame
Tell me why I must
And always how I can be,
Because I cannot
But see where this failure is
Held within the depths of me.
I am not ever
And never could I yet be
The perfect answer
To the prayers lifted for
Who I should in their truth be.
I am illusion
And perhaps a delusion,
Not a reality,
I am someone no one else
Can completely imagine.
I am the broken
And crushed reed once left standing
In the cruel wind,
Who cannot survive the fall
Or the awful loss of grace.
I hang my head low
And wish I could hide away
So no one else sees
The tears that constantly fall
Because of my great mistakes.
Tell me why I must
And always how I can be,
Because I cannot
But see where this failure is
Held within the depths of me.
© Jo Ann J. A. Jordan
Monday, August 12, 2013
I am grateful:
1) Depression does not always dog me.
2) I am blessed beyond measure.
3) I have not lost my faith in others despite the fact I often feel incompetence rules.
4) Technology has allowed me to do more than I ever imagined.
5) Dreams do come true.
As a prompt, write about a person, place, or thing that inspires you to fulfill your potential. You have an infinite ability to create, just put your heart, mind, and soul into it. I believe in you…
Please come back here again. I am not writing quite as often as I did with my Creativity Project, but you can definitely explore the past entries and perhaps find something encouraging.
God Bless You in all your endeavors.
Always,
Jo Ann
