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When my boys were in nursery school, one of the main goals of the program was to give the children the opportunity and self-confidence to speak for themselves. Their teachers would tell them to "use your words." This became the child's cue to look at their friend and to tell them how they were feeling in a direct, simple way. This phrase became commonplace in our home and was repeated countless times during conflicts between siblings, angry episodes, and in quiet moments to help tears turn into self-expression.
That little sentence gave me the inspiration to start this blog. So now, here I am, using my words.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The Knowing

In the darkness
Under the frozen
An invisible shift begins.

Defying the weight
Despite the cold
Unseen forces dance beneath our feet.

A break in the solidness
A crack in the wall
A pushing forward
Stretching irrepressibly towards the light.

An unstoppable yearning
Seeking upward.
New shoots unfurl
Stronger than ice
Bravely pushing into the world through layers of old.

All we can see are new bits of green
But the true magic lies in the muck.
It always has.
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