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A poem for a random Wednesday: “Forgiveness”
So, we all have encounters with others from time to time, more often than not. And sometimes those encounters can go off-kilter; part of being human, part of the ebb and flow of human relationships. The encounters that go ary can create emotional baggage we carry well beyond the actual effect of the interaction.
One of the biggest lessons for me (the biggest is patience) is to let go of emotional baggage. My means to this end is through forgiveness. Here’s a definition I frequently refer to to help with my lesson:
Forgiveness: “a decision to see beyond the limits of another’s personality; to be willing to accept responsibility for your own perceptions and shift them repeatedly and transform yourself from being a helpless victim of your circumstances to being a powerful and loving co-creator of your reality.”
–Robin Casarjian
With this in mind, and with a fresh off-kilter encounter I’m releasing, I offer this:
Forgiveness
Say you are sorry!
I don’t want to.
You need to get beyond this.
Why do I have to?
It was their fault!
Wait a minute.
What role did you play?
They started it.
They called me names!
It hurt my feelings.
Why did they call you names?
What did you do?
I made a mistake.
It was just an oversight.
No harm was intended.
Say you’re sorry for the error.
I did; I feel bad for that.
But I’m only human and
The name calling hurts.
Can you get over it?
Yes.
Say you are sorry!
Sorry!
©2025 Richard W. Bredeson. All rights reserved.
I’ll be a published poet in January 2024!
In September I and 30 other author/poets began collaborating on a new book: “100 Poems & Possibilities for Healing.” It will be published soon by Laura Di Franco and her company, Brave Healer Productions: https://www.facebook.com/BraveHealerbyLaura/
I look forward to sharing with you the excitement around this book! To begin here is a video interview with me and three of my co-authors from earlier this week. Enjoy and please share!
Rosemary on: Tools for Healing
Rosemary was on another radio show interview on Wednesday on the subject of Healing Tools for self-care. She offers some really good and very simple suggestions:
CONVERSATIONS THAT HEAL: Rosemary speaks about Angels, Guides, Spirit Guides
Angels, Guides, Spirit Guides – how do they interact with us and how can they help us to heal?
Listen to this Conversations That Heal Radio Show where Rosemary is interviewed by Susan Jacobi and learn the answers to these questions! It’s 30-minutes of information that reveals the unseen helpers in our lives.
Conversations that Heal: On Shame
Shame is a deep and often dark subject; not an easy conversation subject, especially for men. I am posting this because I believe it is a very important topic and may open you to considering shame in a different light.
Rosemary recently had the privilege of participating in a Conversations that Heal Radio Show with host Susan Jacobi. They discussed the topic of ‘shame’ – what it can show up as in your life and some ways to clear shame from your timeline. I think you’ll find their discussion interesting, so here is the link to the 30-minute recording. Let us know in a comment what you think:
MONDAY’S POEM: Community in Balance
I’ve been thinking a lot about community lately. Here’s another poem on the subject:
Community in Balance
Female and Male
Child and Teen
Hearing and telling
Common care.
Heart and Mind
Give and take
Receive and offer
Creative logic.
Moon and Sun
Winter and Summer
Sewing and harvest
Mindful work.
Death and Birth
Rest and action
Health and healing
Loving justice.
©2013 Richard W. Bredeson. All rights reserved.
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