Should Face Up To The Past For Healing

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garysgirl

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0 posted 2003-03-27 12:11 PM

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Sometimes hurt and fear from our past
for us to think about is so bad
That we keep them deep down inside
leaving many things left unsaid

We try our best to write about
our past heartaches and trials
Sometimes seeming to be so large
in our minds they need to be in files

With each time we push them back
and to face things we attempt to refuse
The next time the opportunity to talk comes
it is much easier to make an excuse

The more time we decide to allow
the hurts and fears to stay deep inside
The longer we are certain to find
they will tend to stay to reside

If we want our minds and our hearts
to have the complete and needed healing
We need to face our past hurts and fears
and letting rise to the surface, be willing
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[This message has been edited by garysgirl (03-27-2003 10:34 PM).]

Earth Angel
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1 posted 2003-03-27 12:17 PM

Gently conveyed wisdom from the quill of a poetess with a mind--and a heart!

Love & Light,
Linda

BluesSerenade
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2 posted 2003-03-27 12:17 PM

Be willing to forgive ourselves and let go,
in order to move on!!

Thanks, I needed that!!

Hugs Ethel~

suthern

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3 posted 2003-03-27 12:46 PM

Very wise words... and you've written them beautifully. *S*

passing shadows
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4 posted 2003-03-27 12:48 PM

just what i needed today

rosepetals25

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5 posted 2003-03-27 02:40 PM

So much truth in this! Well done

Tara

"in my field of paper flowers
and candy clouds of lullaby
i lie inside myself for hours
and watch my purple sky fly over me"
- Imaginary by Evanes

Enchantress
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Canada eh.

6 posted 2003-03-27 03:16 PM

Very true..very wise words here Ethel!
~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~

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

Thomas119gold
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7 posted 2003-03-27 03:17 PM

I love this writing
Thumbs up
Thomas

Sunshine

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8 posted 2003-03-27 03:20 PM

So true, time does not heal all wounds...
you're stretching in your writing, Ethel -
this is good to see!

WhiteRose
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9 posted 2003-03-27 03:21 PM

So easily put to verse dear lady, and so hard for some of us to do.

A very nice write Ethel.

Robert Frazier
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10 posted 2003-03-27 05:22 PM

powerful words of wisdom, beautifully written!

Rf

NewEnglandlazurlu
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11 posted 2003-03-27 07:07 PM

Yes, Ethel, I believe in order to heal we need to deal. And that my friend, is not easy at all. We silly humans seem to hold onto a ton of baggage and it holds us down and keeps us from being truly happy and free.

"If we want our minds and our hearts
to have the complete and needed healing
We need to face our past hurts and fears"

Hugs for peace. Marti

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

littlewing
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12 posted 2003-03-27 07:09 PM

Ethel - I bow to you . . .*bowing - wings getting in the way* . . .

Sooo versatile you are and this??

Is why I am here . . . xxoo

Mistletoe Angel

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13 posted 2003-03-27 09:03 PM

(big hugggssssssss) In my experience, I find it is impossible to express all pain in one poem itself, probably not even in 50 poems! (sad sigh) I have many painful memories of mental and psychological abuse and my cousin Teia and her being usurped and Cameron and of seizures and nightmares I still can't decipher in their entirety and believe time and time again I will go back to them and see what my applied knowledge grants me while always aiming on the present! You speak of this so wisely, sweet friend, God Bless You, 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

Martie

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14 posted 2003-03-27 09:15 PM

Ethel--Very true and wise words, poetess friend.

regards2you
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15 posted 2003-03-27 10:40 PM

Ethel,

It takes lots of courage to do this, but I believe it extremely important when it keeps coming back, just as you have written so well. I also believe, with God, all things are possible.

Hugs, Pat

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

SmartChick
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16 posted 2003-03-27 11:16 PM

This is so true, Ethel!

garysgirl

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17 posted 2003-03-27 11:49 PM

Linda, thank you so much.

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Lori, yes, that's right. Thank you.

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Suthern, your poem in the Reflections Forum
touched me so much about my daughter, and
my hurts concerning things that's happened
to her, that I wrote this. Thank you.

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Dixie, I'm so glad it helped. Thank you.

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I appreciate ya'll so much.
Heart Hugs to each of you,

Ethel

garysgirl

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18 posted 2003-03-27 11:54 PM

Tara, thank you.

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Nancy Lee, thank you.

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Thomas, Thanks to you.

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Karilea, you're right...time doesn't heal
them when we keep pushing the wounds back
down. Thank you.

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I appreciate each of you.
Heart Hugs to you all,

Ethel

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

19 posted 2003-03-27 11:57 PM

Anne, I know it's hard. Thank you.

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Robert, thank you.

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Marti, no, friend, it's not easy.
Thank you.

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Sue, thank you for understanding.

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I appreciate every one of ya'll.
Heart Hugs to you all,

Ethel

garysgirl

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Posts 19237
Florida, USA

20 posted 2003-03-28 12:01 PM

Noah, you always know just the right thing
to say. You are wise way beyond your years.
Thank you.

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Martie, thank you vry much, friend.

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Pat, yes some things are only possible with
God's help.Thank you.

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Sue, yes it's really needed. Thank you.

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I appreciate all of you so much.
Heart Hugs to you all,

Ethel

Ratleader

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21 posted 2003-03-28 12:50 PM

Very much good, garysgirl! Beautifully said and so utterly, utterly true....

Brings back fond memories of...uh...Tuesday....

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garysgirl

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22 posted 2003-03-28 10:24 AM

Ed, thank you so much for your nice reply.
I really do appreciate your comments.
Hugs,
Ethel

[This message has been edited by garysgirl (03-28-2003 10:26 AM).]

suthern

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23 posted 2003-03-28 11:50 AM

I'd wondered if they were connected... and feel so honored that I influenced this beauty even indirectly. *S*

The werk monster is strangling me... and yes, that's just an excuse I use to cover the fact that I'm an expert at avoidance. *S* But I will email you soon... (Ron's not the only one who can use that timetable. *G*)

Big hugs, sweet lady. *S*

garysgirl

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since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

24 posted 2003-03-28 12:11 PM

Suthern, I understand your avoidance completely.
My daughter avoided telling me a lot of
things for twenty years. She told me just
about a year ago that he told her all those
years that I wouldn't believe her if she
did tell me. Most of what I know about it
even now is what her husband has told me.

Remember that if you ever want to just talk,
I'm just an e-mail away....and I'm a good
listener, too.

Many heart hugs to you sweet lady,
Ethel

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