I remember in 6th grade I found this "After Awhile" poem in one of my self-help books and I was so inspired by it that I made a poster, decorated with childish drawings of flowers and doodles and stuck it up on my ceiling, right above my bed.
With every fight my parents had and with every growing pains I felt through my awkward years. . .
"And you begin to accept your defeats
with your head up and your eyes ahead,
With the grace of a woman,
Not the grief of a child"
With all the failed plans and goals I made for myself to be the woman I wanted to become. . .
"And you learn to build all your roads on today
because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for plans and
futures have a way of falling down in mid flight
. . . I was able to wake up every morning with the warmth of this mantra and put aside all my yesterdays and start anew.
“Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul
instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers”
I guess my years of independence all stemmed from that little poster.
"And you learn that you really can endure,
that you are really strong,
and you really do have worth"
I have to say that although I do wish he was here to tell me how paternal-ly proud he is of how far I've come from that timid little girl with big dreams and no mentor. . .
"And you learn and you learn
With every goodbye you learn"
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