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Poetic Guidance for a Healthy

Heart, Mind, Body,

& Soul


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Poetic Guidance for a

Healthy Heart, Mind,Body, & Soul

Daniel Henderson


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All rights reserved. No part of this book may bereproduced in any other form without written

permission from the author.

Copyright

2002 by Daniel Henderson


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I want to dedicate this book to my best friend,

my wife and soul mate Nicole. She truly is my

internal love and I thank God for blessing me

everyday with her presence of love and touch.

She has inspired me to be all that life has to

offer for which I would not want to experience a

single moment without her.

Thank you my Love!


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Contents

Introduction ix

I

A Poets ThoughtMy Life as a Poet 1

II

Self-Seeking

Sacred Heart 5

Have You 8

Reflections on A Pond 9

Myself Within 12

III

Relationships

Friendship 16

Friends 17

Lessons Learned 20

Colliding Souls 23

IV

Love & Trust

To Trust 27

My Trusted Friend 30

Heart-Sewn Love 33

Image of Love 36

Passionate Love 37Sweet Art of Mine 38


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V

Giving Heart

Successful Life 42

Gift of Joy 45

The Gift 48

Passion 51

Tender Heart 54

VISorrow Days

Lonesome Solitude 58

Parted Love 59

Sorry, Again 62

Hear My Song 65

Silence 68

Inner Strength 71

VII

Spiritual Ways

Grace and Guidance 75

The Word 78

Fearful Soul 81

Light upon Horizon 84

VIII

Motivational Spirit

Belief 88

Knight Within 89

Inner Challenge 92

Funny Life 94

IXOne Last Thought

Light So Shine 99


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Introduction

Throughout our lives, we struggle with personal

change that occurs slowly and at times without

warning. The changes that have occurred in my

life have turned the ocean tides on several

occasions. Some of these very special changes

have created insight into my own misfortunes and

eye-opening struggles, which have allowed me tolook at the world through different eyes, and feel

the world with a different heart.

This book was written from true-life experiences

felt and lived during a period in my life when

searching for the answers didnt always result in

resolution. It wasnt until later that I completed this

journey of restless thoughts; it was my faith in God

and my growing relationship with Him that brought

me to a true ongoing understanding of who I am.

Allowing me to experience the sorrow and

happiness of others and myself has created a

wonderful sense of growth within my own heart.

Most of the poetry I have written has been given

to the ones who inspired the words as a gift to their

heart. It is this gift that feeds my poetic inspiration

for life.

Inspired as poetic guidance for a better life for

others as well as myself I have includedthroughout the book journal pages upon which to

reflect your thoughts. Capturing your thoughts and

feelings will allow you to personalize this book


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around your life. So enjoy creating and

developing a better you, or should I say a

healthier heart, mind, body, and soul.


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I

A Poets Thought

For cherished thoughts, beloved

feelings, and life within. My

precious thanks, Oh Lord.


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MY LIFE AS A POET

Seeking words of heart and souls

Painful feelings surround

Living others inside oneself

So helpful how profound

Indeed you see within my heart

Open to ones so dear

Given forth love and hope

Away with saddened fear

For joy within provided soul

Painful feelings subside

Breathe of air so fresh within

Now keeps my soul alive


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My Life as a Poet, describes thoughts and

feelings that are true to my heart. The deep

feelings for other lives as well as my own allow me

to write from within my heart and soul with poetic

melody. Opening up and exposing my own heart

to the pain and laughter of others can be difficult

to express in writing, sometimes becoming painful

to live out in words. It is these words I love to share,

take hold, feel and write about. By providing my

melody of thoughts, the reader opens their heart

and lives out the exposed feelings within.

My poetic life, best described as saddened joy. A

fresh breath taken in daily by knowing that the gift

of life is so precious. To feel saddened justifies howimportant and precious life is. The ability to feel life

to its fullest within my heart is the most beloved life

I can live. I will continue to live for others within the

poetic realm of my gift expressed from within my

heart, mind, body, and soul.

To live is to give too, share with, and care for

others. So live for others; it may become the

doorway to many close and dear relationships.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR LIFE

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II

SELF-SEEKING

From within yourself, live and be

yourself.


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SACRED HEART

Saddened tears come over me

Darkness suddenly disclosed

Hurt deepens within my heart

Gut-twisted sickness I loathe

To imply this way I feel

Only few I trust to share

But revealed within myself

The feelings I must beware

So stored away none to know

Myself only truths reveal

The sacred life of ones heart

Given time it too shall heal


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Quite often, I feel emotions sacred only to my

heart. Others may appreciate what Im feeling by

providing help and understanding towards my

thoughts, but this is not always the answer. Reliving

my feelings allows recollection of thoughts and

experiences from the past. To first think, feel, and

understand my feelings allow me to mend and

create self-reliance within my heart. At times, I

receive no answers to my question, but while

thinking over the event, calm comes over my

heart and mind.

Dont misunderstand; its good to share our

feelings and seek help. I have trustworthy people

within my life that I turn to when my needs exceedmy ability to understand. When I share my feelings

with others, I choose someone that will lead me

down the right path to emotional healing and

understanding.

Within the poem Sacred Heart I was lost, but I

knew the answer. It was within this that I decided

to act upon my answer and to live with my

resolve.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR SACRED HEART

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HAVE YOU

Have you ever felt time as it slowly passed by?

Like a shadow cast by a dark moving sky

Feelings of desperation thoughts of needing moreRunning through ocean tides trying to reach the

shore

Have you craved to rise from your sad despair?

To tear down the walls of fear and beware

To build confidence within lifting up and above

Changing your ocean tides to happiness and love

Gather all self-pity fear and loneliness you feel

Bury it deep beneath you in a green grassy fieldAbsorb the beautiful serenity of this field within

Feel the cool breeze of life, hair blowing in the

wind

Live this freedom of happiness as it begins to grow

Smile with everlasting joy as it begins to show

With the Lord as your shepherd, take command of

thee

Lords strength and love guiding your precious

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REFLECTIONS IN A POND

Staring into my eyes reflected in a pond

Unanswered feelings were revealed

Memories of childhood held the answer

Breaking down my lonely shield

I remember my childhood carefree and young

Full of life and full of fun

Running and playing the day passed by

Warm beneath the glowing sun

Life was simple to this bold little child

The small world in his hands

Conquering challenges it was simple you see

With a childs heart walking the land

I stare at the reflection the pond looking back

The eyes so tired on me

Where is that child my eyes dont reveal?

The pond has no answer you see

The childs in your heart pumping life into thee

Creating the answers you ask why

For that precious child you must seek no more

For that precious child is still I


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The memories of my childhood show pictures of

happiness. As a boy living in the country, I raised

everything from frogs to caterpillars. My

playground was the fields surrounding my parents

home and every tree, bush, and ditch provided a

lost land of discovery. I was the Lewis & Clark of

my surroundings. Discovery was an adventure not

a fear, chances created excitement not stress,

and everyday when school let out I could not waitto see what would happen next. Where does it go

and what happens to the forgotten life I once

lived? It is incredible how easily we loose this heart

of a child. As we get older and life slaps down its

ugly hand, we lose trust in our surroundings. Our

playground becomes our battleground and we

find ourselves fighting for everything within a land

we used to feel at home in.

Oh yes, I am older, scared from past lifeexperiences, caution leads my every step and

wisdom grows with every breath but Im still that

same child. Im still the original creation that God

made me and its up to me to hold on to what

was created in me. To let this die within would be

a tragedy of self-destruction that I must defend.

In September of 1998, while sitting at a park

watching a friend play soccer, I experienced a

feeling that gives truth to my belief. It was a cool

autumn day, with scattered clouds above and thesmell of winter in the air. During that moment, a

feeling overwhelmed my heart, a combination of

sadness and a reminder of how life should be felt.


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It was the memory of a park I used to play in as a

child and the happiness I felt within.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR INNERSELF

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MYSELF WITHIN

To search throughout deepest thought

For felt with tender heart

The innermost so which I hide

For outer masks I part

Searching on I start to liveMyself for this I find

Shared with all now inward out

Myself portrayed with time


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As I look back upon the memories of my own life,

I find that changes occur as life unravels within

me. The changes seem unstoppable within my life

as it unfolds. Therefore, as I face changes in life, I

remember one aspect. Be myself and allow the

changes to help create who I am. As the poem

Myself Within expresses, I laid down my outer

masks and stopped trying to be someone I was

not.

I have had to learn to be myself during the many

changes that have occurred during my life. I left

home at the age of nineteen to protect my

country in the military, facing different cultures

and personalities, always defending who I thought

I was. In reality I was defending someone I was

not, in an attempt to protect myself fromuncertainties of life.

Now as time continues to pass on, I find that life

never stops developing my inner self. Life, in fact,

continues to develop other areas that I probably

thought never existed, allowing life to develop

changes within.

So open up the heart and soften the shields,

which will allow changes to develop within andthroughout.


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REFLECT UPON WHO YOU ARE

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III

RELATIONSHIPS

For those who call on me as their

friend, I too shall love, honor, and

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FRIENDSHIP

What do friendships mean to me?

To trust, give, help and care for

To love forgive support and stand up for

To accept completely without prejudice to bare

When sad and hurt the pain well share

Foundation of honesty building the bridge

Connecting the life line we live within

So open your heart to a special soul

Developed with time a friendship will grow


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FRIENDS

What does our friendship mean to me?

I seek to share my thoughts

Feelings of acceptance and need

Sharing our lives Ive sought

I open my heart and down my shields

Building trust upon a thread

Woven with time the relationship grows

Soon a rope bonds our friendship instead

To share our lives with ones we love

True meaning of this is revealed

I give the greatest gift of all

With my life our friendship is sealed


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The friendships that we create and the friendships

that are lost throughout our lifetime develop the

special one-on-one memories that we carry dear

within our hearts forever.

It saddens my heart at times when I look over my

life and remember past friends. Some have

moved on to new chapters in their lives, and some

have passed away leaving sweet memories in our

hearts. I remember the times we spent sharing,

laughing, crying, and sometimes just sitting in silent

thought together. There have been times when I

have returned to places where memories were

created and reminisced about the past. I feel thesadness of loss but also the sweet joy of once

sharing their life. I miss those friends but I cherish

the friends that now share my life. I thank them for

their presence and the precious time we have so

little of that, they choose to share with me.

Friendship is and always shall be, dear to my

heart, a created bond between ones that love,

trust and accept you.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR FRIENDSHIPS

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LESSON LEARNED

Why my friend why does it take

Lessons learned to realize

To ones so dear not giving love

My actions I do despise

My selfish needs I too regret

Unable to share the pain

My heart so hard now holding back

For this I am to blame

Thank you my friend eyes now clear

The picture you helped me see

The love I feel taken for granted

How precious you are to me


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It seems to me, and maybe it doesnt hold true

for all, that people have a tendency at some

point within relationships to take someone dear to

their heart for granted. I know this personally, you

find yourself feeling comfortable with someone.

Your relationship becomes an unconditional

acceptance of each other with certain thoughts

or actions exposed with less discretion, and therelationship begins to grow apart. Communication

breaks down to a point where the ones involved

no longer talk about the simple thoughts or

possibly, no longer speak at all.

The poem Lesson Learned speaks of a friend

that was strong enough to seek out the answer.

Not being afraid of speaking the truth, they

expressed their concerns to me. I appreciated

their truthfulness as well as caring enough toconfront the issue. With my heart, I gave thanks

and asked for forgiveness.

I feel what is written in the previous poem

Friendship is an important message to repeat.

Even though I may fail at times within my own

heart, I strive very hard to live my life according to

what the message expresses.

Friendship is to trust, give, help, and care for. To

love, forgive, support, and stand up for. Truefriends accept each other for who they are with

great love and admiration.


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REFLECT UPON LESSONS LEARNED

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COLLIDING SOULS

Lives bonded friendship sewn,

Special souls collide

Given trust so confidence

Inner hearts confide

Few we meet on counted handOnes so lived within

Always sealed thou deepest heart

Friendship Ill defend


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What is it to join in friendship? I have always been

one who shares his life with others. I enjoy meeting

new people, creating relationships and

surrounding myself with others with whom I enjoy

sharing my life and who seem to bring out the best

in me.

Now there is also another level of friendship; you

might call them your best friends. They are the

special souls you connect with, with deep trust

and love. When all is lost you can always turn to

these people without fear of un-acceptance.

They sincerely love you for who you are and would

protect you no matter how high the stakes.

Colliding Souls was inspired by, and isdedicated to, the people whom I consider my

best friends. I cannot say that I have a long list of

these types of friends; they are like finding gold of

unlimited value, the unlimited value that only a

best friend would understand.

With great dedication to the ones who have

always shown me true love and acceptance, my

life I would give, for no other gift would show my

adoration.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR SPECIAL SOULS

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IV

LOVE & TRUST

To love is to live, so in life, I shall

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TO TRUST

We live our lives

To trust and give

We live for others

To trust and forgive

We talk and listen

To trust and share

We open our hearts

To trust and care

We share our lives

To trust this way

With ones we love

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Trust; the single most important word! The

Webster Dictionary defines trust as, assured

reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth

of someone or something. As defined, it gives no

feeling to what trust really means. For example, to

share with someone a feeling or event in my life,something that makes me happy or sad, maybe

the sharing of silence. The feeling of comfort you

receive from a trusted friend is a feeling greater

than words can express. It is this connection that

provides an unconditional faith that can last a

lifetime.

To receive someones trust is a great honor. The

giving of their trust makes me feel special in their

life, a feeling that I care for with all my heart. It isalso fear of mine to break someones trust, losing

that bond that takes so long to build, but within

seconds can be lost. I know within my heart the

pain that is felt from being failed by a trusted

friend. It hurts deeper than where the heart lives,

as if lost within your soul, a reminder hidden and at

times difficult to forget or forgive. So I pray that I

can forgive, for someday I may stumble and fall.

To my trusted friends, thank you, for your trust

provides comfort in my life.


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REFLECT UPON TRUST WITHIN

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MY TRUSTED FRIEND

To search throughout ones day to day

Few trusted hard to find

Provided gift of ones true soul

For this held dear to mine

Thou given trust thine connectedPrecious to my heart

Protected soul thy trusted friend

Till lifes end will I part


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How does someone describe the true, innermost

heart-trusted relationship? Is it possible to create

such a bond within todays world, where

selfishness and greed affects so many lives? Can

two souls connect with a common appeal

towards sharing and giving?

It is difficult to search and find such relationships.

In fact, its unique how these relationships occur,

brought together by Gods will to nourish each

others souls. You never realize its coming, as time

passes in our daily lives, it occurs like lightning,

striking down upon us without warning, no sound,

just a flash, and there it is, two souls bonding, an

inner connection sharing their lives together withthe utmost inner trust and respect. A friendship, so

special, that you would sacrifice your life to save

the other.

The poem My Trusted Friend, so unique and

special, expressed from the heart. How fortunate

our lives would be if only one would strike upon the

life we live. For if so, cherish it as if you have one

day to live, for tomorrow may never come.


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REFLECT UPON A TRUSTED FRIEND

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HEART-SEWN LOVE

Hearts separate love unites

Amongst forsaken souls

Joined within destined vow

Forever love I pose

Trusted touch given thee

Casting inward doubt

Beloved gift heart and soul

This my lifes about

When time comes death taken

Earthly life from me

Heart sewn love joined within

Heavenly felt in thee


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To love is to cherish a soul, to give and share your

heart with a precious life. To give forth your best

with every step you take and every word you

speak. Heart-Sewn Love is the love you give to a

special someone, vowing your love for each other

forever. Call it magic. Call it what you will, I call it

destined love. You may part from each other for a

period of time or forever, but your love lives on,

surviving in each others heart, kindling memories

of life together.

It is precious love you share with ones living within

your heart, sharing a part of you that shall never

be returned. Creating a lifetime survival of food for

both to live on, devoured by trust and love,

destined to be together as one, forever.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR HEART SEWN-LOVE

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IMAGE OF LOVE

I saw you love as sun rose night

So felt your love of warm sunlight

I heard your voice as winds passed through

Your scent I smell of flower bloom

This given day my thoughts dont hideYour image love that I confide

The winds of life the light of day

Your flower blooms my love this way


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PASSIONATE LOVE

Passionate love so within

Never like Ive known

Laying warmth upon your soul

Felt within my own

Feeling such so providesPassion for my love

Heart I give myself to thee

Forever from above


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Sweet Art of Mine

To create, Sweet Art of mine,

Upon my canvas with oils divine

Beautiful strokes of color true

Shown within our hearts anew

Love released on canvas stains

Visual reflection now remains

The base upon our lives reveal

A blessing from God is now our seal

So now displayed for all to see

This visual story of love for thee

Perpetual souls float high above

An eternal pool hearts one with love


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Defining love would be unjustified, but come with

me as I express the love that fills my heart. This is

the love that supplies my air; it gives me solid

ground to walk upon and a safety net to capture

my fall. This love is the love I feel for my beautiful

wife Nicole, my soul mate, my best friend, my one

true love throughout eternity.

This I express for you, My Love!

As my heart feels and my mind speaks, I am

drawn to her like energy connecting our souls

together. I feel her laughter and her pain. Her

heart moves me; I am exposed to her touch, and I

am taken by her eyes. The love of her innocent

eyes expressing the passion she feels inside warms

my love for her. I spread my arms apart, exposing

my heart to the painful daggers of life. Eventhough I have felt daggers swung to close by past

loves, I fear nothing! I feel warmth of trust within.

Blinded by love? No! Love with blindness. I close

my eyes and trust her, exposing my weakness and

providing my strength trusting her with all my soul.

This energy produced by love is a force

understood by no one. To describe a feeling so

strong can only be created by love itself. She feels

my energy and I feel hers. I now understand, I now

feel love as a whole. Energy so strong it createsevery emotion a person can feel, the emotions

that create human life.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR PASSIONATE LOVE

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SUCCESSFUL LIFE

Money earned cloths you wearStyle of car you drive

Hillside house black caviar

Success is what you strive

Material success sad but true

Temporary feeling indeed

Seeking deeper heart within

Success grown planted seed

Others lives you must careOpen heart youll give

Honest driven daily ways

Trusting life youll live

Looked upon with greedy eyes

Lonely life youll feel

Felt upon with loving eyes

Successful lives are sealed


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What is the key to success? Is it the ability to look

on life with a smile, or is it personal gain by not

losing sight of what is important in life? Some may

think status, money, and material possession is the

golden ticket to happiness. Some may look on life

with a grim face, ready to protect their self-worth

and self-perseverance. Whatever road I decide to

take will not be my own but a life of trust in Gods

faithful guidance.

There was a time when I allowed success to run

my life. I placed work in front of my personal

values. Friends can change along with the

monetary value we place on our lives, resulting in

many less fortunate friends being left behind.

Sometimes along with the change of responsibility

comes a change of personality. Life can become

less fun and less genuine. I forgot where I once

stood and how I once felt during those times ofneed.

I now believe deep within my heart that

everyone should strive to live the most successful

life possible. But my successful life now relates to

others as well as myself. Some of my most

memorable gratifying moments were the result of

hard work followed by great success. But success

is not complete without others to share it. Amongst

all my success, I strive very hard not to lose sight ofwhat is most important; genuine thankfulness to

God for his blessings within my successful and

personal life.


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GIFT OF JOY

Joy and laughter given to us

A gift not all bestow

A given gift within yourself

Responsibilities you must know

Joy given to others at their expense

The laughter you may create

The feelings damaged with that joy

The consequence you shall reap

Give forth the joy and laughter to all

To all who need a smile

Remove the selfish humor within

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Looking back on the lesson described by the

poem Gift of Joy brings back unwanted

memories. You dont always realize the impact

you have on people surrounding you. One wrong

word or bad joke can damage a persons

feelings, possibly damaging the relationship. I can

say with great honesty how fortunate I am,

realizing something that for years I took for

granted. Im talking about people, what theyremade of, who they are, and what they represent

in life. At times, looking back through my

memories, I provided joy for others at the expense

of someone elses feelings. Never did I once stop

to think how it affected the person being laughed

at. Some may say Its just in fun; I dont mean

anything by it, so what, were friends. They know

Im just joking. But it does matter; it matters to the

singled-out person being laughed at.

It wasnt until a friend of mine told me one day as

I joked with others; Yea, its funny, at my

expense! While the small group of people

laughed at my last comment, I experienced a

feeling I had never felt before. Seeing how it hurt

my friends feelings, I was ashamed! Ashamed to

have hurt, embarrassed, and upset my friend. It

was at that point my heart sank deep within. I

apologized and explained, in front of the small

group of people, that I would never treat him or

anyone else like that again. A lesson, indeed, waslearned. That night I drove to a quiet location,

picked up my book and began to write. Still

saddened by my actions, I wrote until I finished the


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poem. The next day I shared what I had written

and my heart was opened. It is my wish that others

benefit from my mistake and misfortune. Indeed, a

lesson was learned.


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REFLECT UPON THE ONES YOU HAVE HURT

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THE GIFT

No greater gift a person can give

Than the gift of acceptance and need

A feeling of want expressed in the eyes

Relationships grown from this seed

Please suffer not desiring this gift

From the ones you love so dear

Turn your desires into showers of giving

Raining down on all without fear

So plant the seed gift of acceptance

That honors the love you know

Allow it to grow within their heart

Spreading love throughout their soul


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The poem of broken relationships and broken

hearts, struggles of someone seeking love and

acceptance from another. Lost without

answers, I wrote, The Gift to help seek out the

truth. As a giving soul, I can only give from

myself; I dont have the ability to give to myself

from someone else. I can ask, even beg foracceptance, but if their heart says no, its lost.

Some people learn to accept the way a person

gives, even if selfishness is the central motive. In

addition, some, heart-broken and saddened

within, wait, they wait for the day to come,

living in pain and sorrow over lost acceptance.

This is a difficult pain to accept when you so

dearly desire a persons love and kindness.

The answer lies within me, not in the person Iseek. I must give my heart for them to feel. I

must accept them for who they are with open

arms. Allow the feeling of accepting love to veil

their heart providing warmth within. If, after

giving my heart, the person decides not to

accept me, I will live in peace with myself. I

provided everything that a loving person can

give. I gave myself within.

To suffer no guilt, I must forgive, accept, and

expect nothing in return, but the knowledge ofthe truth that my gift was given.


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PASSION

Passion for life passion for soulsLike white scattered skies above

Floating slowly clouds so share

Stories of sadness and love

Solutions appear deep within

Forms beauty you shall confide

Feelings you see within the clouds

Your passion disclosed inside

My cloud above rained down uponTears form heart-shown eyes

Feelings surround my gift in life

This passion I cannot hide

Sadness I feel gives joy revealed

For pledged Ill claim to bare

Passion for souls my heart within

In life this gift Ill share


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Passion, just spoken alone sounds powerful.

Now apply it to your life and see what change

you create as a result. Man did not fly to the

moon due to mere luck it required passion and

innovation. It required living out a dream not just

dreaming it. Now combine your passion with

the people that surround you. Impassionate

people will crave to be near you, they will

recognize that there is something different

about you something they desire as well.

Passionate people will recognize this strength

and surround themselves with your energy. This

energy is comforting; it is a way of looking at life

that not everyone understands and shares.

It is an epidemic that we all should try to catch.

Start with asking yourself one questionWhat

excites me? Figure it out, draw energy off it and

apply the same excitement to everything youdo. That is passion. We all have passion for

something but can we apply it to most things

we do? Can we capture that energy and apply

just a little to the things were not passionate

about. Its a tall order and I fail at times keeping

that fire ablaze but I believe that something is

better than nothing. Fight with passion, fight for

your family, fight for your friends, and fight to be

the best you can be in everything you do!

Can you feel what Im saying? Do you want to

live? Then get passionate with life!


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WHAT IS YOUR PASSION IN LIFE?

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TENDER HEART

Heart so tender love bound soul

Shared with ones so dear

Sacred gift of trust within

Felt not unknown fear

Lives so bond this given time

Oneness shining lightFor God-given shared throughout

Thy soul with loving sight


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How can we live without a tender heart? I truly

believe that without love and trust, a true

relationship cannot flourish. The same is true for

our heart, for without love it can grow cold and

hard. A person eventually loses the ability to

care for and nourish other lives.

I know this is true. Ive lived it. I have turned

away complete lives from my once cold heart,closing off my ability to share and love. If it were

not for the miracle of almost losing my life, I

could have lost many dear memories with

futures to create. Time passed, but I was able to

rekindle my love for God and my life. It is

possible to love, share, and care for people as a

lifes passion, not a convenience.


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VI

SORROW DAYS

The appreciation of happiness is

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LONESOME SOLITUDE

Lonesome solitude pain I feel

Oh my heart cries out inside

Nourish my pain of lonely wounds

Too hard for me to hide

Memories of time so hard to see

Alls left the feelings in my heartLaughter joy and pain we shared

No longer while were apart

Within your dreams you feel my words

Worry not my darling sleep tight

Until such day you return Ill wait

With memory of my kiss goodnight


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PARTED LOVE

My heart blood soaked with love

Bleeding pain within

Twisted gut sickened throughout

Here it comes again

Alone without your eyes on mine

Love so shown withinLost without your life in I

Here it comes again

Your tender smile innocent sweet

Joy revealed within

Saddened without your smiles for me

Here it comes again

Silence surrounds my life without

Sharing thoughts within

Your voice I hear inside my heart

Here it comes again

Our friendship bond given true

So throughout again

Honored true till your return

Heart felt deep within


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eyes etched in my mind. I fall asleep with comfort

felt within, knowing that one day she shall return.


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SORRY, AGAIN

I know within guilty thought

For time shelters pain

I feel throughout sickened heart

Drenched forth sorrowed rain

With opened eyes somber soul

Reveals sight foreseenLifted strength with tender touch

My love given thee


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HEAR MY SONG

My heart so lost words not found

Confused I cant speak

Conscious searching endless thoughts

Answers which I seek

My heart sheds tears eyes revealed

Sadness deep unknownLonging sharing living words

This my saddened song

If thou hear the song I cry

Carried by the wind

Pray my heart a mended day

Love so felt within


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Saddened within, I reach out for help without

gesture and without sound. Lost without

answers, I search within my soul, the instrument

of poetic music. As the song plays in my

thoughts, my heart feels the words of comfort

and pain. To live this way allows me to become

passionate within my own life, as well as others.

Feeling lost and searching for the words to mymusic, I was lonely and afraid with no one to

turn to. This buried me in sorrow and I began to

write the poem, Hear My Song. The answers

developed within the lines of my poetic

thoughts. I realized this later, while reading over

the poem. The answer appeared and my heart

received it. The longing in my heart to share my

poetic words creates sadness within. This

sadness in my heart creates the poetic melody

for my life and others.


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REFLECT UPON THE WORDS TO YOUR SONG

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The poem, Silence, is a lonely word for a

broken heart. To search for answers to the

questions stored deep within the mind, which is

nourished by the heart with feelings of the

unknown, wondering from day to day whether

or not your silent pain will be replaced with

happiness and contentment.

Within the poem, Silence, I wondered,searching for the answer that would relieve the

heavy load carried upon my heart. At times,

opening myself to criticism from others, I

struggled to make things right within myself.

Being someone who reaches out to others

when theyre in need, I naturally tried to reach

out to myself. My struggle was for naught, for I

was left in silence with only the unknown to

remind me of what I felt inside. As I continued

upon my journey, I prayed for answers. I

begged for the pain to subside and relieve my

soul of the unhappiness inside.

I now try not to hold on to the feelings that eat

me alive like cancer. It is better to expose myself

from the outside to someone I trust rather than

rot away from the inside all alone. Even though

at times this type of exposure is risky, my answer

always comes to me and silence becomes

relaxation within my heart and mind, and my

soul is now at rest.


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REFLECT UPON YOUR SILENCE WITHIN

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INNER STRENGTH

Overcast oh somber night

Lost this given day

Memories dark enclosed

Joyful life once way

So prevails given strength

Life protected soulLifted up heart so filled

Inner strength thou show


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It almost seems inevitable, the pain and

suffering of life placing its hand upon our

shoulders. As life reveals its secrets to me, I find

myself searching for answers. Sometimes my

answers come as puzzles, piece-by-piece, first

connecting pieces together from the outside,

eventually working my way to the center of my

heart, making me whole. For its lifes difficult

struggles that strengthen my ability to survive.

Life has its way of protecting itself from

emotional pain and suffering. Life at times can

become difficult, running into walls of struggling

times. While attempting to climb over my painful

walls, I may reach out with fear, crying, How

can I survive this? Im never going to make it.

Well, I can and I will. There is an inner-strength

within us all. This strength armors us against the

difficult struggles that nature brings down upon

our lives. Even when life seems to be falling

apart, leaving us stranded and alone, our inner

strength prevails with mighty waves of comfort.

This inner strength is my Lord and Savoir Jesus

Christ who I place all my faith.

As written within the poem, Inner Strength,

even the most somber night didnt prevail over

the rising sun, bringing forth to life a new day.

Now look into the window of your own soul, for

faith and guidance will reveal your innerstrength, so provided by our Lord and Savior.


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VII

SPIRITUAL WAYS

As my life shines on, In Gods

eyes I shall live my life!


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GRACE AND GUIDANCE

Feeling sadness my tender heart

So fragile our lives can be

Take me Lord from my despair

Casting darkness over me

Confused in thought we may feel

To punish ourselves with blameFighting feelings so deep inside

Afraid of facing the pain

Grace and guidance the Lord provides

So open your heart to him

Trusting faith He will provide

The love and comfort within


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THE WORD

Living bodies our souls do wear

Protecting the life within

Love, happiness pain we share

Upon this world were in

Pressures of life getting you down

Sometimes to hard to bareForget not lifes precious gift

God given for all to share

The sacrifice that Jesus gave

Everlasting life God provides

By asking the Lord into your life

Born again youll feel inside

So bow and pray for guidance sought

Within your heart feel the Lord

Give forth your faith felt within

Living your life upon the Word


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The poem The Word, is a reminder and a

turning point in my life. Shortly after writing the

poem Silence and after sinking as deep into

sorrow as I could bear, a helping hand reached

out and helped me. Pulled from the depth of

sorrow, I prayed, returned to church, and

thanked the Lord for the hand that lay upon

me. I failed within my own life and with my

relationship with the Lord. I had forgotten thereason I was here and whom I should be living

for, then I became revived in His word.

I now use this poem as my priority check on

life. I still backslide at times with my relationship

with the Lord but with the words of this poem

repeating in my thoughts I soon remember the

importance of what the Lord sacrificed and the

thankfulness I have for the gift that He gave. So

as I continue to bow and pray for guidance, I

feel the Lord in my heart and soul giving my life

to Him on faith alone, knowing that He will

receive me.

God led me to a special friend and that friend

led me back to the Lord. Miracles happen in

many wonderful ways.


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FEARFUL SOUL

Change of sight oh hollowed eyes

Your heart seeks deep within

Blood shed tears forever more

Living lonely wet with sin

Lost mankind screaming pain

Hell cast devoured fireEternal loss within their death

Gods grace upon now desired

Forever late shed from grace

Gods gift was turned away

Guilt sorrowful ridden pain

Their now everlasting day

Listen now with fearful soul

Afraid to sleep this night

Find the Lord within your heart

Gods salvation guiding light

For born again you shall wake

Lifted up with tender heart

Now saving grace eternal life

Given gift, God wont part


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There are moments in life where you stop and

take heed. Something happens and youre

suddenly aware of how dangerous life is. You

realize that life is not a guarantee on earth, that

life is very fragile and delicate. I have gambled

many times with my life, but thanks to my

Guardian Angel, Im still alive. It was during one

of these eye-opening occurrences that I felt a

deep sorrow within. It was sorrow that reachedout to others. It reminded me of how I felt about

the worlds relationship with the Lord. How often

I meet people who are living their life not

knowing the Lord personally. I took this for

granted and I failed to touch other lives with

what I felt within my heart. Fearful Soul is the

poem that scares me straight any time I veer off

the path of righteousness. A reality check that

reminds me that Im not the one in control, for

without the Lord, I am lost. This passage was the

road to my righteousness, for no longer am I lost.

For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord

will be saved. Romans 10:13 (i.e. NIV)


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LIGHT UPON HORIZON

Sometimes hard daily ways

Saddened with oneself

Thought of ending life within

Weakened tears of help

Justified you feel inside

Ending life so dearGiven time light so shined

Cleansing painful fear

Your darkened night ending soon

Light upon horizon

Given forth this newly day

Living eyes so rising

Looked upon God so loved

Looking down on thee

Precious life within yourself

Clearly you will see


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Life is difficult at times, struggling with stress,

fear and feelings of unimportance. With this

pain, we search for answers within. For some the

answer is ending all their struggles by ending

their own life, removing something so precious

from earth at the means of there own hands.

Some may not give their life a chance to repair

itself, to mend their broken heart. It may seem

as though darkness has covered their life withno way out and any sign of light at the end of

the tunnel.

I am here to say there is light at the end of the

tunnel. The sun will rise and a new day will begin

and so will your life. Troublesome times given a

day will seem less troublesome. I live my life this

way every day, and God is my light at the end

of the tunnel. He gives me the strength to

survive, guiding me through my life with the

word of the Bible and the Holy Spirit within my

soul.


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VIII

MOTIVATIONAL

SPIRIT

To become is to desire and

conquer with your heart, mind,

body, and soul.


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BELIEF

An inner thought within your mind

An inner feeling within your heart

A plan of action written down

Into reaction built from the ground

I believe this is true from my heart life will pursue

Gathering gifts spreading truth to who believe

So believe in your heart and what it is you desire

For your gifts of need you too shall receive


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KNIGHT WITHIN

Swallow gut feelings of unlike despair

Rotting determination on the face in your mirror

Shed away shyness like a snake sheds a skin

Leaving trails of silence revealing changes

within

Clear away filth that absorbs your airBreathe in confidence develop armor to wear

Complete yourself with a sword and shield

A knight you become inner confidence

revealed


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To believe in yourself is to become confident

within showing your true self without fear, to love

yourself and love others with a passion for life. I

once was ignorant of how to have proper self-

assurance. I was confident but arrogant and my

belief in myself was for myself. Selfishness and

arrogance was my ticket to unhappiness. What I

thought was my ticket up was my ticket down

and I paid for it. As the poem, Belief states, lifehas its way of rewarding you, but dont forget,

you reap what you sow and I reaped it. I had to

clear away the filth within so I could breathe in

new confidence with a driving force of belief for

others. I soon learned to love others with a

giving confidence that spread throughout other

lives in ways I cannot describe.

Believe in yourself and become a Knight

within, protecting others from the arrogance of

life that so many times rains down upon us.


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REFLECT UPON WHAT CREATES CONFIDENCE

WITHIN

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INNER CHALLANGE

Physical growth within ourselves

Flexibility and strength aside

The will to lift your inner self

To conquer a challenge inside

To hide behind this fear within

Holding back what you conspireAfraid of facing the end result

Putting out your burning desire

Challenge yourself from this youll feel

Inner strength within youll find

The ability to rise above yourself

Conquering your heart and mind


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Im sure everyone can remember a time when

theyve wanted to quit. Whatever the

challenge was, it became tough, creating a

feeling that tested their will to complete the task

at hand. I wrote, Inner Challenge to remind

myself every time I was being tested to

continue, not to quit and to successfully finish. I

know within my own life the same test has been

given when the fear of starting a task hascreated a wall for me to climb. I have to

challenge myself, putting myself in the limelight,

forcing myself to act. I know that its easy to

make excuses for why I shouldnt do something,

but it is not easy to make excuses for why I quit.

If I start the task at hand, I know my inner

strength will take over to help me complete my

challenge. So find within yourself what part of

you is stronger, your ability to start or your ability

to finish. This will make it much easier to

strengthen you weakness and become

successful in your own inner challenges.

Inner challenge creates inner growth; are you

ready?


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FUNNY LIFE

Its funny to me this life were about

Peoples thoughts feelings and such

How different we are inside and out

Similarities at times indeed

Its funny to me how we worry of life

Daily events lifes unpaved roadRelaxed I feel taking moments in stride

Lifes simple to me you see

Its funny to me this smile I wear

To laugh at lifes daily ways

This given burden that I can bare

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I couldnt think of a better way to complete

this chapter. To focus on what creates

happiness within and fuels the energy of my

inner motivation for life, the smile I wear, and

the laughter I feel inside. I love the challenges

and the pain that creates my continuous

growth within. I love that life is funny; there are

no guarantees, no promises of smooth sailing.

Take the next wave and have fun. Rememberwhat it was like as a child, laughing and having

fun, not taking life so seriously all the time. It is

my belief and it works for me. It is almost

impossible to be upset and wear a smile at the

same time. Yes, it feels uncomfortable at first,

but I persist and soon my feelings inside start to

subdue. It reminds me that life is meant to be

lived happy, so enjoy it, live it, and love it. Be

responsible, but not stressed out. Remember

that a smile a day keeps no one away.


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IX

ONE LAST THOUGHT

It is God-given this life we live.

What we do with our lives is up

to each one of us so live life to

the fullest for the Lord, yourself,

and others. From this you will be

richly rewarded with passion for

life.


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LIGHT SO SHINE

Mindful strain heart descent

Struggled human life

Selfish love broken heart

Darkened blinded sight

Seek within heart felt love

Caring eyes appearClearing sight you shall see

Through this darkened fear

Given forth selfless life

Gifted caring way

Light so shine outward love

From this given day


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It is my prayer and my hearts desire that the

words written within this book have touched

your heart in some emotional and passionate

way. I know for myself that the experience of

writing and the emotions that created the

words has had a life-changing effect on my life.

To feel the passion of life was once work for me.

I had to force myself to feel and allow the

feelings to express inward, as well as outward.This kind of expression is not easy within this

world. Some will consider this act as a sign of

weakness, for the strong would not allow this to

unveil. I have found this to be true in my

environment. The growth within my heart and

soul has shown me a larger perspective on life. I

feel and understand people with more of an

open heart and a giving hand. I love people

without expecting love in return and I

appreciate the life that God has given me. As I

continue to help others with my poetic

guidance I pray that my own inner-growth will

continue to flourish. So, flourish within your own

growth and reach out and touch someone

within your life. As I finish with the last four lines of

the poem, Light So Shine, I pray for you a

better life and a healthier heart, mind, body,

and soul.

Giving forth-selfless life gifted caring way, light

so shine outward love, from this given day.


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ONE LAST THOUGHT

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Poetic Guidance for a Healthy

Heart, Mind, Body, & Soul

Thank you and blessings to you all!

Daniel Henderson


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