By Mary Alice Burt
I have been experiencing some physical pain that has been quite a challenge to say the least! I am still in the process of getting it under control. With that said, this girl won't be kept down!
I wanted to share a poem I wrote a while back that I thought was perfect for my situation and I hope it will speak to yours too.
I’ve done a lot of reading.
I've done a good deal of listening
And they both have their place
for the human race.
But did either of these modes
ultimately set me on better roads?
Not really.
I can admire and agree
with higher paths
but for me the warm feelings
and emotional agreement
have waned all too soon.
What has affected change for me?
PAIN.
Physical and emotional,
is quite a teacher.
Oh I kid you not, I’d rather
read about a glorious path
than experience pain
as the means to find the gain.
For example,
there is pain involved
in being mistreated
or in being ignored
after pouring my heart out.
Once when the pain
was severe
He whispered in my ear,
“Mary Alice, would you be
mad at a blind person?”
Certainly not.
Pain disappeared.
And physical pain
remained as unwanted
as a squatter
as I owned the Life
He has in and for me.
The life changes
I have truly made
have come from life experiences
provoking me to change.
Real Life
has been my
best teacher.
ABOUT
Mary Alice is a writer and inspirational teacher. Her heart for children began when The Lord called her to be a nanny. She found that no less than strange having never married nor had she been around children in years! However, the mandate was clear, Make deposits in hearts of children from which they can withdraw the rest of their lives. She now makes deposits in hearts of all ages through her poetry.
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