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Offline Cella

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INSPIRING POEM!!!
« on: October 17, 2006, 03:01:22 PM »
Hello everyone.  I had this poem & thought I would share it with you all.  I hope you like it.

Cella

                      LESSONS ON LIFE
I feared being alone, until I learned to like myself.

I feared failure, until I realized that I only fail when I don't try.

I feared success, until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.

I feared people's opinions, until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection, until I learned to have faith in myself.

I feared pain, until I learned that it's necessary for growth.

I feared the truth, until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life, until I experienced its beauty.

I feared death, until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.

I feared my destiny, until I realized that I had the power to change my life.

I feared hate, until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.

I feared love, until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.

I feared ridicule, until I learned how to laugh at myself.

I feared growing old, until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.

I feared the future, until I realized that life just kept getting better.

I feared the past, until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark, until I saw the beauty of the starlight.

I feared the light, until I learned that the truth would give me strength.

I feared change, until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.

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You must face your past, yourself, & be totally willing to feel the pain necessary for change to happen. 

Fr: Dr Peck - The Road Less Traveled

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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2006, 03:08:24 PM »
wow that is a beautiful poem thank you for sharing that with us its very inspiring :happy0151:
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it is more cruel to always fear death than it is to die,
the person who is constantly in fear is every day condemed

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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2006, 03:23:57 PM »
yes I love this peom.thank you
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I hope everyone could suffer less by knowing more

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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2006, 12:02:12 AM »
im afraid i'll have to copy and paste that and take credit (jk).  Very nice poem Cella. And oh, nice to meet you.


-ryan
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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2006, 12:05:01 AM »
B E A U T I F U L  :happy0151:
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"Defeat is simply a signal to press onward." -Helen Keller

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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2006, 12:05:12 PM »
I am glad you all like the poem.  RYAN,shhhhh, they don't have to know I GOT THE POEM FR YOU - lol. :yes:.  It is a pleasure to meet you as well.

Cella
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You must face your past, yourself, & be totally willing to feel the pain necessary for change to happen. 

Fr: Dr Peck - The Road Less Traveled

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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2006, 02:59:05 PM »
Great Poem!
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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2006, 09:48:00 AM »
Cella,

I love your poem. A lot of what it says really is so true. I learned many of the same lessons from therapy, and m so gratefull for the two good therapists I have had.

Rachel
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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2006, 04:44:16 PM »
I keep reading and rereading this poem for the past two days. Trying to let its truths sink in.    :happy0151:
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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2006, 05:11:06 PM »
I am so glad you guys like that poem.  I figure, if we inspire eachother - we are all helping eachother - right? lol, I am a sentimental sap, lol.  I just believe in "unity among the masses". 

CELLA
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You must face your past, yourself, & be totally willing to feel the pain necessary for change to happen. 

Fr: Dr Peck - The Road Less Traveled

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Re: INSPIRING POEM!!!
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2006, 03:18:05 AM »
I agree  :happy0151:
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"Defeat is simply a signal to press onward." -Helen Keller

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