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How can she release
the aching pain of her past
How can she forget and be
completely happy at last

She tries to push it back
into the recesses of her mind
Especially now that she has the love
of someone so true and kind

She will think she is all over
the horrible happenings of the thing
But then thoughts creep back into her
to make her cry instead of sing

When will all these hurtful
dark thoughts be gone away
When will she be able to completely
make them in her past to stay

When will she be able to
get on with her life
Totally trusting again so she can
be her Love's new wife

When
*****






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1 posted 2003-05-03 10:34 AM


It's hard to set ourself free from the past, and break away from those chains that hold us back.  But you know Ethel, you've got love on your side, and you'll make it,  I'm certain of it.

Hugs to you this morning~

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2 posted 2003-05-03 10:36 AM


Now.

And it's easy....she'll just start that process again, get some new memories to be wistful about....!

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3 posted 2003-05-03 10:46 AM


Thank you, Lori. You're sweet. I guess it's just that some song or something I read brings back painful memories sometimes. I'm so blessed to have someone love me who is so understanding and patient with me. I just hope he doesn't get tired of me and my thoughts.
Hugs,
Ethel

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4 posted 2003-05-03 10:50 AM


Thank you, Ed. He's certainly willing to accept me and all my old baggage that comes along with me. This is one way I know that he loves me so much....he loves unconditionally and totally.

And, we are already working on replacing all those painful and sad memories with good and happy ones.

Now, if only my daughter can do the same.....

Hugs,
Ethel

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5 posted 2003-05-03 10:51 AM



Yes, ~NOW~, just as soon as she lays the entire, pitiful package in God's lap, where it always belonged...He'll know and she will know enough is enough. If she is not getting strength to deal with it, perhaps, IT isn't hers to begin with....

When from dysfunction, Ethel, sometimes it takes daughters just as much time as it took us to find peace of mind and a realization there is nothing to forgive....it takes time, and in God's own time, I believe you will know her true love again...Why? Because I believe in the goodness of God.

Hugs to you, Pat  




..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons..
        "Desiderata"
  

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6 posted 2003-05-03 11:19 AM


Pat, as always, your wisdom is right. You have a very good insight, my friend. thank you.
Hugs,
Ethel


(and, she needs prayer to be able to do that, so pray for her. Okay?)

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7 posted 2003-05-03 02:41 PM


I can not answer your question of "when," my friend.  Just when I think my past is put safely to rest, it awakens.  Emotions of anger, pain, and disgust well up inside of me.  Sometimes you don't even know what caused the past to awake so abruptly in your head. But time is a beautiful healer, and  patience is what is needed now to allow time to work its magic.

God Bless,
-Patricia

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8 posted 2003-05-03 03:16 PM


garysgirl,

Letting go is such a very hard and most difficult process to achieve... Thank God that You have someone and so many even here in this forum who are so very understanding and willing to be with you, to support you, and to help you through the process. May God continue to bless you and yours and keep you ever in His loving care.

-Bob

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9 posted 2003-05-03 03:20 PM


When?  When she is ready to take back the power it has over her and let it go.  Good write Ethel.

             

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10 posted 2003-05-03 03:44 PM


Very nicely done...these deep questions bring deeper answers. This is perhaps the poets truest job...and you perform this so well!
Eric

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11 posted 2003-05-03 04:31 PM



Very nice poem garysgirl, very thought provoking...

This is just a thought, but maybe all the things we experience, good and bad, aren’t meant to go away. Maybe, they are what make us who we are?

And maybe, if we’re very fortunate enough, we can control the bad experiences, by just knowing that, although they will always be there. We can now use them to remind us how good we have it now?

Again, it is only a thought...


I wish for you all the best...


Richy

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12 posted 2003-05-03 04:39 PM


When? The moment you accept it was part of your life, but isn't part of your future.

Embrace happiness while it's smiling at you.

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(big hugggsssssss) Oh Ethel, letting go can be so difficult, but believe me, once the courage works in and the determination takes control, it all is so much better in the end, so always follow your hearts intuition! (kiss on cheek) God Bless You, sweet friend, I send many heart hugs your way, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Ethel, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story

***Shakira***

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14 posted 2003-05-05 02:14 AM


Ethel:

"and there it waits . . . patiently
behind my back . . . stalking me"

You are getting past it HERE

I am proud of you
xxoo

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15 posted 2003-05-05 05:08 AM


thank you for sharing
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16 posted 2003-05-05 06:28 AM


everyday loves at work creating bigger and better memories that will overpower all that has gone before them.


soon.

hugs from june x

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17 posted 2003-05-05 06:55 AM


Patricia,
thank you so much. Yes, I am so blessed
that my Honey-Love is so full of patience.  
.
.
Bob,
oh yes, I'm blessed to have my Love and so many
friends to support me. Thank you, friend.
.
.
Mysteria,
yes, you are so right. And, thank you for
being here for me.  
.
.
Eric,
thank you. You are so sweet, and I really do
appreciate it.  
.
.
Heart Hugs to all of you,  
Ethel

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18 posted 2003-05-05 07:03 AM


Ricahrd,
and you are right. Our experiences in life are
what makes us who we are. And, the past
does help me to know how very blessed I am
to have my sweet Love. He is so wonderful and
I know that he loves me unconditionally. Thank you.  
.
.
Munda,
oh yes, you are so very right. Thank you very
much. I really do appreciate it.  
.
.
Noah,
it is so hard to completely trust again....
without reservation. But, I will!! I just
hope that my Gary doesn't run out of patience
with me. I really need him to always be
there for me. I believe he will be,
because he loves me so very deeply. Thank you.  
.
.
I deeply thank all of you for being so sweet
and understanding.
Heart hugs to you all,
Ethel

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19 posted 2003-05-05 07:12 AM


Sue,
thank you, little one. Yes, it is "behind my back".
And, it seems I'm surely writing about it a lot lately.
I think that having to move my stuff from my other house
is making me think too much. I'll be glad when
I can just write about my happiness with my
Gary and myself, again. Thank you, little friend.  
.
.
Dixie,
I really thank all of you for letting me
share my pain as well as my joy here. Ya'll
are all so sweet by offering encouragement to
me. I sincerely thank all of you.  
.
.
June,
thank you so much. And, you are so right...
Love is always right there helping me to
fill up and push out the bad memories,
replacing them with happy, wonderful memories.
.
.
I really thank all of you and appreciate you all, too.
Heart hugs to you all,  
Ethel

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20 posted 2003-05-05 04:16 PM


Dear friend, I hope 'when' is soon and you can move on. It is so difficult to let go and begin a new life. But I know you can do it.

You have my prayers.  Huggles, Marti

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.  A.Einstein

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21 posted 2003-05-05 04:23 PM


Thank you, sweet Marti. I appreciate that
very much.  
Hugs,
Ethel

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22 posted 2003-05-05 04:51 PM


very nicely written

It matters not how you answer, It matters only that i hear you.

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23 posted 2003-05-05 05:44 PM


Dear Ethel, you write from your heart and share so well that we all just want to reach out and hug you.
Release everything into God's hands. We all find painful obstacles on our path back Home and even though we overcome them, sometimes the memory of them hurts still. I wish you would bloom fully in this new love you have been blessed with .....Gary is such a wonderful man and I am sure that the love you share can be fully savoured in the now, without the interference of the past. Let him feel that this love is strong.
When? Possibly Now! Best wishes also for your daughter!
I love your poem.
Much love, Margherita

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24 posted 2003-05-05 06:31 PM


nice
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25 posted 2003-05-05 06:34 PM


Ethel,
When?  She has to take back the power first.
Difficult write but one well done.
~Hugs~

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain~

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26 posted 2003-05-05 08:45 PM


garysgirl - I wonder if it ever leaves one. Perhaps it stays in the recesses, and lets one discover new all over again...

BC

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27 posted 2003-05-07 10:33 AM


QjQ,
thank you very much. I appreciate your
reading and replying.  
.
.
Margherita,
thank you. I really do appreciate your caring
words. Yes, I know how very blessed I am to
have Gary and his wonderful love for me. I
pray that he will always love me tenderly and
unconditionally, as he does now. I believe
he will, because he's that kind of man.
Again, thank you, friend.    
.
.
Heart Hugs to you both.  
Ethel

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Vandana,
I appreciate you very much and thank you for replying.  
.
.
Nancy Lee,
thank you for always being here for me with
an encouraging word. I really appreciate you,
friend. You are very sweet.  
.
.
Bill,
I think that you may be right. I need to just move
on with my life and love with Gary, and continue
to make new memories. And to just keep loving and
helping my daughter with whatever help she wants
me to help her with, and to let her know I'll
always be there for her.
Thank you, friend.  
.
.
Heart hugs to you all,  
Ethel

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