Close your eyes,

Feel the wind,

See the journey,

About to begin.

 

Clear the thoughts,

That distract your mind,

Release the guilt,

And be more kind.

 

Take a breath,

Slow things down,

Take in the beauty,

That’s all around.

 

Place your hand,

Upon your chest,

Breathe again,

Dispel unrest.

 

Shout so loud,

It hurts your ears,

Embrace your dreams,

Release the fear.

 

Go outside,

And feel the Sun,

Warm your heart,

With a day begun.

 

Take a step,

Start the journey,

Open your mind,

Begin the learning.

 

Feel the tingle,

That discomfort brings,

A change of seasons,

Your life in Spring.

 

Give it time,

Wait things out,

Don’t lose patience,

Resist the doubt.

 

For in your dreams,

There’s much in store,

The life you want,

Is there, and more…

 

All you need,

To simply do,

Is close those eyes,

And trust in you.

 

For in your heart,

Is all you require,

To fill your hopes,

And every desire.

 

And tomorrow will be,

Another day,

To chase those fears,

And doubt away.

 

But now’s the time,

To pause and smile,

Even if those dreams,

Do take a while.

 

For in due time,

You’ll reach your goal,

And fill those parts,

To make you whole.

 

But for today,

Please see the light,

That following your heart,

Is always right…

 

For the hope it takes to journey towards our dreams…

-CJG 04/12/2025

 

How difficult it is, to see the path,

In the middle of the night,

We fumble to find our way, at times,

To take a step that’s right.

 

And faith can be so challenging then,

To believe, what we can’t see,

To journey through the dark and fear,

In the hopes that we’ll be free.

 

And when we close our eyes and think,

The thoughts and worries may come,

And strip away the beliefs we have,

Until it feels, that there are none.

 

Yet this is where, we need some hope,

To look Above, and to believe,

While letting ourselves, release the pain,

And permitting our hearts, to grieve.

 

For God is in the midst of us,

Even when our thoughts have strayed,

And hope feels like a bitter pill,

Of dreams that were betrayed.

 

Yet in that Grace, we find some strength,

So we shall not be moved,

And spirits rise, to meet the dark,

With faith, in Him, renewed.

 

And all we need to do, my friend,

Is take another step,

And feel the life, within ourselves,

That draws a careful breath.

 

And when we give ourselves the time,

We’ll see that dew upon the lawn,

For God will help, to get us through,

Until the morning dawn.

 

For the times we need to close our eyes, take a breath, and let faith guide our steps…

 

-CJG 04/02/2025