24 Monday Jun 2019
Posted in Poetry, Psychology, spirituality, Uncategorized
Life is filled with ups and downs,
And many dangerous turn-a-rounds:
Sorrow that can break your heart,
And pain that tears your soul apart.
When you think you know the truth,
And search for dreams from lost youth,
Life comes and takes it all away
And leaves the lesson, “Nothing stays.”
You go through Life with wounded pride,
While something good in you has died.
How can you live when hope is gone?
Ask God to help you carry on.
-Yu/stan/kema-
05 Wednesday Jun 2019
Posted in Poetry, Psychology, Uncategorized
Tags
A breaking heart., Everything will be OK., Gaining perspective, mindfulness, nature, Nature soothes., Poetry by Yu/stan/kema.
Life is going to be alright.
Everything will be OK.
When your heart is breaking, notice,
That the night brings a new day.
No one knows what will happen,
Or what tomorrow will bring.
All we have is just a moment,
Knowing winter turns to Spring.
We often have high expectations.
We run from truth and we deny
Giving “too much of self” to someone
Will only cause your soul to cry.
Life is hard and it’s not easy.
Everything will be just fine.
Notice the geese as they fly North
Above the branches of the Pine.
Yu/stan/kema.
01 Saturday Jun 2019
Posted in photo, Poetry, Psychology
Tags
Gift from God., Little Boys, love, memories, Mothers, pinterest photo from flickr-Simple Gifts Photography., Poetry written from Yu/stan/kema.
When my son was young,
And he crawled into bed,
He always took time
For prayers to be said.
He’d rub his sweet eyes
And point to a book,
While he begged me to take
Just a quick look.
Found on Pinterest on 4-24-16. Flickr. Simple Gifts Photography.
He’d sit close to me
And giggle and sigh
When I’d act out the part
Of mean Captain Bligh.
He nestled his head
Right under my chin
As we traveled the world
“Of what might have been.”
He’d fall asleep
And I’d turn out the light,
And watch him smile
Through a peaceful night.
I’d give all that I have
Just to relive those days,
When he’d cause me to laugh
At his little boy’s ways.
YU/stan/kema.
24 Friday May 2019
Posted in Poetry, Psychology, spirituality
Tags
Accept the good and the bad, Be hopeful, Be positive, bitterness, Blame others, Choices we make., Face life with courage, fears, Fight for life., Obstacles in life, Poetry by Yu/stan/kema., Shoulds
Life’s road is strange as it curves and dips
Over the mountains and through the woods.
There are obstacles we must overcome
And find ways to deal with Life’s “shoulds.”
We can live life fully with out regret
If we don’t give into our fears;
When life knocks us down, we can get up again
And smile through our tears.
We can choose to be bitter when losses occur.
We can tell ourselves, ” Life isn’t fair.”
We can blame others for our mistakes
And say,”There is no one who cares.”
We can face life bravely with steady eyes
And accept the good with the bad.
We can choose to live with a hopeful heart
And think positive when we feel sad.
It is all up to us what we do in life.
We can love or decide we will hate.
We can fight for what we want in life,
Or give in to hopeless fate.
Yu/stan/kema.
04 Saturday May 2019
Posted in photo, Poetry, Psychology, spirituality
Tags
Bird sounds, Joy, mindfulness, Moonlight, Nature's gifts can heal, Night, Pinterest photo- Michael Botkins, poetry by Yu/stan/kema, Sorrow and pain
Darkness falls with the coming of the night,
And the moon rises with a soft white light.
Birds twitter putting their young to sleep,
As insects, through the green leaves, creep.
Found on Pinterest on 10-11-16. Michael Botkins. Moonlight Nights. Saved from Kamyab. lr.
The night wind blows softly across my face,
And solitude wraps me in her warm embrace.
Although my heart lies heavy in my chest,
I make the time to take a needed rest.
Even though life holds pain and sorrow,
Nature’s gifts bring joy on the morrow.
All that’s needed is a mindful stance,
And giving Nature’s gifts a chance.
Yu/stan/kema.
30 Tuesday Apr 2019
Posted in photo, Poetry, Psychology, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tags
Beauty all around, child, Flowers dance, hope, Nature revives, Pinterest photo-Veronique-coutie., Poetry by Yu/stan/kema., spirituality, Weary soul
When I was just a girl of eight,
I stretched my body on the ground,
And on my back I saw a world
Of beauty and heard Nature’s sounds.
I felt my soul fly out of me
Veronique-coutie. Found on Pinterest 3-11-16.
And land on top a fluffy cloud.
I embraced the universe
And heard an angel laugh out loud.
All around me beauty breathed
And blew sweet hope inside my breast.
It wrapped me in serenity
And gave me a much-needed rest.
The smell of sweet young tender leaves
Moved gently through the tall oak trees.
The scent of honeysuckle blooms
Drifted across the fragrant breeze.
I saw one hundred flowers dance
And lift their faces to the sun.
They smiled and bowed their heads to pray
And gave thanks to “the Holy One.”
There grew in me such ecstasy.
It blew the storms of life aside.
It gave me respite for a day
And brought back hope that died.
Yu/stan/kema.
26 Friday Apr 2019
Posted in Poetry, Psychology, spirituality
Tags
blessings, Disappointments, grief, happiness, Joy, love, Poetry by Yu/stan/kema., Risk and love., sadness
I have fought so many battles
Over all these years.
I’ve come to accept
Some days are filled with tears.
For when your kind spirit
Believes there’s good in men,
Despite acts of betrayal,
You don’t give in and sin.
The weight of disappointments
Breaks your heart in two.
Even with lots of blessings,
Grief steals a part of you.
Love can make you happy.
Giving brings you joy,
Yet it often brings great sorrow
And pain that can destroy.
To risk is a gamble,
But if you do not try,
You’ll wonder what you missed,
After your last “good-bye.”
Yu/stan/kema.
24 Wednesday Apr 2019
Posted in Article., Poetry, Psychology, spirituality
Tags
Article by Yu/stan/kema., Choices we make., History remembers, Making the world better or worse., Roles we play; Creating our children's environment.
The sun is setting on our democracy, and we are at a crossroads. We must choose what we want our Nation to represent and how we want our children to live. Will we choose: Freedom or tyranny; Honesty or deception; Love or hate; Generosity or greed; Acceptance or discrimination; Rule of law or chaos; Kindness or cruelty; Goodness or evil; or Creation instead of destruction?
We all play a role in making our Nation a better place to live. We can choose to live in a world full of violence, dirty drinking water, polluted air, recalled food, nuclear war, lack of civility, and selfishness. We can also choose to live in a clean environment, to protect beauty and all living things, to respect and help other people, to choose peace instead of war, to learn to compromise, and to promote kindness and what is good. There cannot be passiveness. All of us will decide how history will remember us and our Nation. We need to choose wisely.
Yu/stan/kema
06 Saturday Apr 2019
Posted in Humor, photo, Poetry, Psychology
Tags
initiative, Mice, Pinterest photo- S. Smith., Poetry by Yu/stan/kema., true love, Wee Sweet Creatures.
There once lived a mouse
Who looked like a rat,
Had a sunny disposition,
And he wore a jaunty hat.
He would leave his house,
Found on Pinterest on 4-6-19. S. Smith saved to Wee Sweet Creatures.
In the middle of the night,
Looking for some cheese
That smelled just right.
He wanted to impress
The mouse he adored,
So he looked for food
He thought he could afford.
He wanted her to see
He was worth much more
Than the lazy gray mice
Who lived next door.
He looked in the Deli
And a French Café.
He smelled a great aroma
That was blowing his way.
He bought a chunk of cheese
And he put it in his pants.
He knocked on her door,
And he asked her to dance.
They danced in the street
And they bent and swayed.
He asked her to wed him,
And he was not afraid.
She told him she loved him
And said she’d be his wife.
They married the next day
And lived a happy life.
Yu/stan/kema.
09 Saturday Mar 2019
Posted in photo, Poetry, Psychology, spirituality
Tags
"Restitution.", acceptance, accountability, Apologizing, compromise., Facebook timeline photo, Forgiveness, God forgives us., honesty, patience. reconciliation, Poetry by Yu/stan/kema., pros and cons of continuing strife, self-awareness, Sojourner's Path., We can forgive others.
Forgiveness is not easy
at any age we try,
for we often carry with us
harsh feelings til we die.
Found on 2-3-16. Facebook Timeline. Sojourners Path.
It takes a little patience,
and it takes a hurting heart
that wants to reconcile
what tears you both apart.
Is the person who hurt you,
important in your life?
What do you gain or lose
by keeping up the strife?
It takes an honest soul
willing to look inside
and own part of the blame,
while swallowing one’s pride.
There must be restitution
and a need to apologize,
a mindset toward acceptance
and a want to compromise.
We all need forgiveness,
to feel peace within;
Even God will forgive us
when we stumble and sin.
If God who is Holy
can accept us when we fall,
why should we hesitate
to tear down a wall?
-Yu/stan/kema-
