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

 

Sometimes we lose our line of sight,

Our vision of the goal,

And in these times, we often feel,

We’ve lost our greater whole.

 

And while it’s dark, we cannot see,

The path before our eyes,

And so we trip, and then we fall,

And not with much surprise.

 

And it can seem, so very bleak,

Being lost within the night,

That we lose belief, in what is true,

The path, towards the light.

 

Because change is part of life, you know,

And everything happens for a reason,

And maybe we’re in the cold right now,

But that is just the season.

 

So when we feel, that brief despair,

Whenever we look back,

We have to turn our eyes ahead,

And get ourselves on track.

 

Because there’s a Plan, that guides our steps,

In many subtle ways,

And life will find a way again,

And with it, spirits raise…

 

So take heart, my friend, in every day,

And hope in all you do,

For spring will come, and summer days,

And joy will come… to you.

 

For the strength it takes to achieve our potential…

-CJG 03/25/2025

 

Spend no time on yesterday,

That’s all within the past,

Look instead, to where you’re going,

And make those days all last.

 

Be present for, the smallest things,

The time within your day,

Enjoy the life, in every breath,

Don’t give them all away.

 

Find the light, the coming dawn,

A day begun anew…

Feel the peace, that rests inside,

The journey, that is you.

 

For in hope, we find, a greater strength,

The power of what can be,

The ability to, define ourselves,

To set our spirits free.

 

Because the hope that rests, in simple things,

Like the beauty of a smile,

Can give us all the strength it takes,

To journey for many miles.

 

And when we let ourselves be free,

Our souls lighter than a feather,

We’ll fly away, to a better place,

The joy of our forever…

 

For the possibilities that come with each day to redefine our tomorrows…

-CJG 03/25/2025