A life well-lived
Is a life of living in
Victory
Not
Defeat.
A life of
Show
Not
Tell.

Those who have eyes
Shall see
Those who have ears
Shall hear.

Inspired
They too shall turn from
Living in
Defeat
To living in
Victory.

So be the Good News
And
Shine on!

When you say
No
To someone
You say
Yes
To yourself

You honour
Your feelings and needs
You honour
Your well-being.

Just as the Air Hostess tells us
Put on your oxygen mask
B- E - F - O - R E
You can be of use
To others
So too
Am I learning to put on my
Oxygen mask
First.

When I am free to say
No
Free to honour myself
TLC
Flows joyfully and abundantly
From me

Not out of
Duty
Not out of
Obligation
But out of
Sheer delight!

So go ahead
Put on your
Oxygen mask
First.

Love thyself!

Then you will truly
Love thy neighbour
As
Thyself!

Yesterday
I kissed my father
Good-bye
Yesterday
I kissed my mother
Good-bye
I have carried
My own cross
My own "drama"
With dignity and grace
To final
Victory.

Today
I am poised
To begin life
Anew.

Faithfully
Have I followed the
Way of the Cross
With all its
Indignities
To nail
All my past
Wounds
To that
Cross on Calvary

And walk away
Free.

Free to be me!

Free to begin life
Anew.

No turning back!

It is finished!

I am oh
So ready!

Out here on the Green
Reminds me of the
Garden of Eden.

Lush green everywhere
Peaceful
Tranquil
Serene

Here
You leave all your cares
Behind
At the clubhouse door

It is a time for
Fun in the sun
With family and
Friends.

It is
A time to
Bond
A time to
Connect
A time to
Laugh
Together
After all
Hakuna matata!

In quiet tones
We talk
Relaxedly
We walk
One hole to the next.

Out here on the Green
The birds sing joyously
The butterflies flitter
Doing their thing
The reeds sashay gently
In the cool, morning breeze.

Out here on the Green
Life is good.

Fun in the sun
Hanging with
Family and friends.
Hakuna matata!

Life doesn't get
Any better than this.
Out here on the Green!

We mothers are often
Guilty
Guilty of not cutting
Our apron strings
Soon enough.

Guilty
Of denying our children
Freedom of
Self expression
Soon enough.

Instead
We betray
The mother/child bond
By
Smother Love.

We don't
Let go!

We are Custodians
Custodians
Of our children's
Future
Custodians
Of their right to
Self expression.
Protectors
Of their
Right to be.

Instead
Smother Love
Rules!

Our children
"Die"
Deep within
Becoming
People pleasers
"Yes"
Men and women.

Then
As old age creeps in
We wonder why
We are lonely
We wonder why
They stay away
We wonder why
They don't call

But most of all
We wonder why
When they do come
Once a year
At Xmas
You quarrel
For no apparent
Reason.

As her faith
Grew
So did her
Courage
As her faith
Grew
So did her
Confidence
As her faith
Grew
So did her
Conviction.

Following in the steps of
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
She now soars
High above
The Flock

The Flock
She left behind
In search of
New worlds
High above
The sky.

There
She has found
Fun
Freedom
Fulfillment.

Whilst below
Way, way,
Below
The Flock
Struggles on
Oblivious!

She dressed
With style
She dressed
With panache.

She walks tall

Strong, fearless, free!

Some said she looked
Stunning
Some said she looked
Amazing
Others said she was simply
Glowing!

No matter.

What a long, long, way she had come
From that fateful
Cold, dark, dreary day in May
When her sweetheart
Walked away
Walked away
Forevermore!

Battered
Bruised
Broken
Bewildered
Betrayed!

­A little girl, in a woman's body.

She limped along
Alone.
Nursing her broken heart.

Today
She is still alone
But not lonely
Her broken heart
Fully mended!

Today
She walks tall

Strong, fearless, free!

She has a new love
"Emmanuel" His Name
The Lover of her Soul.
Her raison d'etre.

Through Him
She has opened her heart
To love
Love with a capital L.

Love
has made her
Blossom!
Love
Has made her
Bloom!
Love
Has given her a
Sense of destiny
And it shows!

Today
She walks tall.

Strong, fearless, free!

Today
She is a woman.
A wonderful woman in Love!