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I've worked all weekend putting the finishing touches on the manuscript for my book. This piece came today - not sure if it's a way to quell the gentle unease that has been keeping me company or if it is a good final poem for the book. Perhaps it's both. We shall see.
Antithesis
Limiting beliefs are a part of being human.
Life contains challenges so
these beliefs are forged by diverse experiences,
come from varied sources,
appear to be true.
They are real,
at least until one is drawn
to take a closer look.
Part of the rewards of choosing to heal
is the dispelling of those limiting beliefs
by learning to examine them
with an eye toward illuminating
what is actually true.
There are times when there’s a
slow, careful unfolding
of a shift that happens in stages
so one can adapt along the way.
Every once in a while there’s
an unexpected beacon
in the haze that
gently guides you to a new direction.
And, like a sunbeam that bursts
through storm clouds as they pass on by,
some changes can be dramatic and sudden,
take your breath away for a time.
One of my very powerful limiting beliefs
was that I had to be silent and stoic
in the face of difficult emotions,
must figure things out on my own.
A brilliant part of the radiance
of change is that
the making of this book
is the antithesis of
that once mighty,
now obsolete,
belief.
Limiting beliefs are a part of being human.
Life contains challenges so
these beliefs are forged by diverse experiences,
come from varied sources,
appear to be true.
They are real,
at least until one is drawn
to take a closer look.
Part of the rewards of choosing to heal
is the dispelling of those limiting beliefs
by learning to examine them
with an eye toward illuminating
what is actually true.
There are times when there’s a
slow, careful unfolding
of a shift that happens in stages
so one can adapt along the way.
Every once in a while there’s
an unexpected beacon
in the haze that
gently guides you to a new direction.
And, like a sunbeam that bursts
through storm clouds as they pass on by,
some changes can be dramatic and sudden,
take your breath away for a time.
One of my very powerful limiting beliefs
was that I had to be silent and stoic
in the face of difficult emotions,
must figure things out on my own.
A brilliant part of the radiance
of change is that
the making of this book
is the antithesis of
that once mighty,
now obsolete,
belief.
Sarah Carlson
October 15, 2017
Wonderful, Dear Sarah. A beautiful way to close your beautiful collection of poems. I know you continue to be inspired as it all comes together.
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