A Womans Words Of Wisdom...Poems...Ect

Some people are so full of fear. fear of saying sorry. fear of taking self responsibility. fear of owning their mistakes, not realising that they’d have so much more love & peace and get so much love & peace back if they just let go, surrendered, & truly moved forward. Some people say ‘I just want peace’ but they don’t truly take the steps for making those action happen. I’m proud that I’m someone who can say sorry, someone who can take self responsibility & someone who can own up to my mistakes when I make them. I don’t hold fears, grudges, or any Ill feelings towards anyone, I just know how to be truthful & honest to myself and others, without fear of consequences, something that a lot of people I’ve met can’t do. I’m in no competition with anyone, I just try to be a better person than I was yesterday. There’s been a few friendships in my life that have failed, not because of me, but because of another’s fears, & because I’m such an honest & open person, I show up what they are hiding from others. This truly makes be sad…For them, & for myself, but I can’t go through life being any one else but me & holding back from being true, so that another can feel comfortable with being false. What I’d like to say to those who are holding onto so much fear, is to just let go & surrender…So what if you messed up in the past, it’s done…Today’s another day…True strength is admitting ‘I messed up, I’m sorry’, & then taking positive actions towards making a difference…What have you got to lose?

Go ahead, try & change me, I assure you wont get far, You soon will see my strength & how very wrong you are, So try pressing my buttons to get me to react, trying to make me small because of the happiness you lack, Try telling me ‘I can’t ’ & I’ll show you that ‘I will’, Try taking all my strength & I’ll come back stronger still, Try putting down my thoughts, my ideas & my dreams, I’ll just raise the bar, I’ll show you my extremes, Try to dim my light, because you’re in the dark, I’ll just shine even brighter, you’ll never put out my spark, Try challenging my opinions cos your insecure with yours, You won’t get me agreeing just like others have before, Try telling me ‘it can’t be done’ & I’ll prove to you ‘you’re wrong’, I’ll forever dance my unique dance & sing my unique song, Try getting me to be ‘more like you’ cos to control is what you need, But you soon will realise it just won’t work because I'm staying true to me!

So go ahead, try & change me, To ‘fit’ your own ideals, You soon will see I won’t budge an inch, cos THIS woman’s a woman who’s real!

To all of those who’ve wronged me, To those who’ve turned their back, I’LL still give kindness & peace to Even though kindness & peace THEY lack, Because it’s not about what you’re getting, It’s about what you can give, & living a life YOU’RE proud of is the greatest way to live. So I shall not worry how others are, & I may never be good enough for some, But I’ll continue to stay true in every thing I do, As staying true means I’VE already won.

Sun on my face, wind in my hair, Time to myself, no-body there, Pacing the fields, forgetting my woes, Where I end up, no-body knows. Every step taken helps me to forget, All my frustrations, all my regrets, Dog at my side, together we tread, Marching in sync while stresses are shed. Freedom is mine while pacing the fields, Wide open roads, forests and hills, Boots on my feet, scarf round my neck, Got to keep going, no stopping yet. At one with nature and all she has gave, Her beauty astounds me, this Earth she has made. Thunder or hail, sunshine or rain, Pacing the fields diminishes pain, Eyes open wide, focus is bright, Trekking the hills turns wrong into right. Time has no meaning, everything’s still, Negativity fading, wont becomes will, Stopping to rest and take it all in, Peace now replacing the sadness that’s been. So if you can’t find me and no-body’s home, Outsides where I venture, outsides where I rome, Pacing the fields is where I shall be, It’s the one place where life becomes clearer to me.

When YOU take a stand and say what you choose, Without hesitation or being confused, Not holding a fear of what others may say, But to say what you mean in everyway, It liberates your soul by setting you free, No longer a prisoner of insecurity, But a teacher to others who sometimes hold back, By seeing in YOU the strength that THEY lack, Releases their fears and doubts that they hold, And helps them now see its ok to speak bold, Just do it with dignity, kindness and love, Give all of your fears to our friends up above. Don’t compromise yourself to collude with the rest, Speak truth in your words and remain at your best, If others don’t like the control that they lack, Because of your strength to speak truth and talk back, Let that be their issue, don’t lose who YOU are, Keep making that stand and you’re sure to go far. We all have the right to express our beliefs, Our ideas, opinions, happiness and grief, But we must allow others to do just the same, Respect them and their wishes without drama and pain. To allow them to shame you or belittle your voice, Says “its ok I don’t mind” like you don’t have a choice, And the more you keep quiet, the more they control, Giving up who YOU are so that THEY can feel whole. It just doesn’t make sense to allow this to be, I’m no better then you, but you’re no better then me. So keep trying hard to find that strength deep within, And Let old habits go, so new ones can begin.

Author ~Teri Hopkins~