I'm graduating myself to the 2nd Grade
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I'm graduating myself to the 2nd Grade
Please note my new avatar: If you remember the old one, it was an illustration from the Secret Garden of the girl trying to unlock the door of the Secret Garden, not knowing what was inside.
Well, I thought it was appropriate, on the year anniversary of my signing in at SR, to go to the next step--now my avatar is the girl who has cracked the door open, sees the new life inside, but is still on the outside.
That's how I feel. I think I can at least see the light and life inside the Secret Garden, thanks to all of you wise people, and it's just a matter of stepping inside. However, those steps are still difficult and painful and I'm not there yet, so I'm still on the outside, looking in; looking forward to the next steps.
Thanks to all of you for your encouragement, strength and hope! I'll meet you all inside!
Well, I thought it was appropriate, on the year anniversary of my signing in at SR, to go to the next step--now my avatar is the girl who has cracked the door open, sees the new life inside, but is still on the outside.
That's how I feel. I think I can at least see the light and life inside the Secret Garden, thanks to all of you wise people, and it's just a matter of stepping inside. However, those steps are still difficult and painful and I'm not there yet, so I'm still on the outside, looking in; looking forward to the next steps.
Thanks to all of you for your encouragement, strength and hope! I'll meet you all inside!
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Congradulations Solomio..........
The Weeping Child by S.L. Dawson
She sits out of the way - alone
Crying tears that no one sees
I try hard not to look her way
Afraid to hear her silent pleas
She shivers in terror, eyes wide and wild
Should someone pass too near
So I promise myself to hurry past
Quietly - so she won't hear
As I tiptoe by, I see a glint
Of something in her hand
She clutches it tight, and hides it away
I pass as quickly as I can
My heart aches for this little one
But how can I ease her pain
I've worked too hard, and came too far
To turn around again
Suddenly I'm stopped by a tall locked door
And can no longer move ahead
But no key have I to journey on
I must go back instead
This time as I pass the weeping child
I swallow my fears and kneel
And gently reach my arms to her
Her pain I need to heal
She cautiously raises up her head
And reaches her hand to me
Then as her fingers slowly open
I see she possesses the key
The child I now hold in my arms
Is really a part of me
She is the little girl I was
The one I used to be
Now hand in hand we unlock the door
Our healing journey to begin
The future together we will face
Me and my child within
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I found this very powerful.
The Weeping Child by S.L. Dawson
She sits out of the way - alone
Crying tears that no one sees
I try hard not to look her way
Afraid to hear her silent pleas
She shivers in terror, eyes wide and wild
Should someone pass too near
So I promise myself to hurry past
Quietly - so she won't hear
As I tiptoe by, I see a glint
Of something in her hand
She clutches it tight, and hides it away
I pass as quickly as I can
My heart aches for this little one
But how can I ease her pain
I've worked too hard, and came too far
To turn around again
Suddenly I'm stopped by a tall locked door
And can no longer move ahead
But no key have I to journey on
I must go back instead
This time as I pass the weeping child
I swallow my fears and kneel
And gently reach my arms to her
Her pain I need to heal
She cautiously raises up her head
And reaches her hand to me
Then as her fingers slowly open
I see she possesses the key
The child I now hold in my arms
Is really a part of me
She is the little girl I was
The one I used to be
Now hand in hand we unlock the door
Our healing journey to begin
The future together we will face
Me and my child within
----------I found this very powerful.
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Originally Posted by SoloMio 
Please note my new avatar: If you remember the old one, it was an illustration from the Secret Garden of the girl trying to unlock the door of the Secret Garden, not knowing what was inside.
Well, I thought it was appropriate, on the year anniversary of my signing in at SR, to go to the next step--now my avatar is the girl who has cracked the door open, sees the new life inside, but is still on the outside.
That's how I feel. I think I can at least see the light and life inside the Secret Garden, thanks to all of you wise people, and it's just a matter of stepping inside. However, those steps are still difficult and painful and I'm not there yet, so I'm still on the outside, looking in; looking forward to the next steps.
Thanks to all of you for your encouragement, strength and hope! I'll meet you all inside!
Well, I thought it was appropriate, on the year anniversary of my signing in at SR, to go to the next step--now my avatar is the girl who has cracked the door open, sees the new life inside, but is still on the outside.
That's how I feel. I think I can at least see the light and life inside the Secret Garden, thanks to all of you wise people, and it's just a matter of stepping inside. However, those steps are still difficult and painful and I'm not there yet, so I'm still on the outside, looking in; looking forward to the next steps.
Thanks to all of you for your encouragement, strength and hope! I'll meet you all inside!
I love the imagery of this-- The Secret Garden was/is a favorite of mine and it's a great metaphor for this process of seeing things as they are and making changes...
I love what you wrote here above-- thank you....
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micealc- that poem-- wow-- just brought me to tears... all i can say is wow. that's one i need to read a few times... i read the first few lines and thought 'gee that's how i felt as a kid-- that's a perfect description' (the little girl alone, crying tears no one sees, looking scared etc...) and then i thought oh my god - what if that's how my D's have felt inside bc of living with AH and I and all that that has entailed... and then i read the rest and all i can say is wow-- this poem is one i am going to keep close and read often...
thank you for sharing it...
thank you for sharing it...
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