Before the light,
There’s only dark,
The streets are empty,
The cold is stark.

I start my walk,
Am on my way,
It’s time to go,
Begin the day.

It’s quiet here,
Without a soul,
The world is empty,
It’s far from whole.

The silence is there,
It’s all around,
And people and things,
Are nowhere to be found.

And then it starts,
The light creeps in,
A day is coming,
About to begin.

The skies fill up,
With wonderous hues,
Of purples, and reds,
Mixed in with the blue.

And God looks down,
You can feel Him smile,
The perfection that it is,
It must’ve taken a while.

And light creeps up,
And fills up the skies,
While I know not to look,
It dazzles my eyes.

And I draw a deep breath,
As I look towards the Sun,
Of the hope that is new,
With the day just begun.

And I know that I’ll find,
His path laid for me,
I’ll just keep on walking,
And one day I’ll be free.

And until that day comes,
I’ll greet each new day,
And thank the good Lord,
That I’m finding my way.

For when we give in,
And trust Him above,
We’ll learn of the power,
That rests in that love.

And time will show us,
That path will be clear,
So take in that daylight,
There’s nothing to fear.

For the hope and possibility that can come with each new day.

-CJG 01/16/2022

Look ahead,
It’s time to go,
What’s in store?
I hardly know.

What I see,
A trip ahead,
What I feel,
Is far from dread.

My eyes are wide,
The future bright,
Behind the dark,
Ahead is light.

I close my eyes,
And feel the calm,
That sense of peace,
And no alarm.

To leave behind,
That bitter weight,
And look towards,
A better state.

I draw a breath,
I let it out,
To find my smile,
Is what it’s about.

And no matter what comes,
When I take flight,
My heart will know,
That I’ve done right.

For it’s better to lean,
Towards a goal,
Than sacrifice time,
And not be whole.

So when I wake,
I’ll find my way,
And it will be,
Another day.

And life will find,
A way to heal,
And joy will be,
The thing I feel.

For the moments we step outside our comfort zone, explore, and find our truth.

-CJG 01/13/2022

All we ever want to have,
The things we aspire to be,
Come from our desire to dream,
The thoughts that we set free.

It starts so small, a passing thought,
A glimmer in our mind,
That sets us on a journey then,
A place we want to find.

And here we learn about ourselves,
The commitment we have to goals,
The things we push ourselves to reach,
The ways we become whole.

And all it is, a lot of steps,
The consistency in each day,
That helps us through the difficult times,
Until our mind has found a way.

And so, I ask, what is your goal?
The summit of your dreams…
You needn’t be concerned, you know,
If the concept is extreme.

For all of us have, the power inside,
If we have the will to change,
To get us past the barriers there,
Our lives, to rearrange.

So, take a breath, and gather yourself,
Prepare for what’s in store,
And take the leap into your dreams,
And find your forevermore…

For the courage, tenacity, and strength it takes to pursue our aspirations.

-CJG 01/11/2022