A down couple of days (emotionally)

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For now I grieve
For what I've lost
The life I had
When I was free

I wonder what
Will happen now
What will become
Of me

I wish I had
Leapt and frolicked then
Not knowing what was to come
I wish every moment
I had enjoyed
Before little by little it was gone

I wish that I
Had done all those things
That I had wanted so to do
For now it's changed
And Oh so much
I miss it through and through

Freedom to...
To walk and play
Freedom to stand, and just to be
I miss the life, I never knew I had
And yes - I do miss ME

And so I grieve
What I now don't have
That which POP has took away
It's not my disability that
Has depressed the me today

I had noticed you had not been around and was going to post a message to ask if you were o.k. So sorry you are down again, I know how you feel. I feel like an expert at the depression side of this thing!

I hope you can find your way back up to your normal chirpy self soon.

Thinking of you.

Anita

She got clubbed to death by the "Granny stick".
I've mourned her deeply but in the duality of it all
I see signs of birth and nubs of green. I am busily
tending my little awkward fledgeling and just beginning
to realize it's awesome potential to soar.
We have great spirit my dear.
Love and hugs to you,
Zelda

I too have been feeling down for the last few days-emotionally spent.
Then this morning I received this Email from a good friend who lives miles away:

There once was a woman who woke up one morning'
looked in the mirror,
and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.
"Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today."
She did and had a wonderful day.

The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror
and saw she had only two hairs on her head.
"H-M-M, she said,
"I think I'll part my hair down the middle today."
So she did and she had a grand day.

The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed
that she only had one hair on her head.
"Well," she said,"today I'm going
to wear my hair in a pony tail,"
So she did, and she had a fun,fun day.

The next day she woke up,
looked in the mirror and noticed
that there wasn't a single hair on her head.
"YAY!" she exclaimed.
"I don't have to fix my hair today!"

Attitude is everything.

Be kinder than necessary,
for everyone is fighting some kind of battle.

Live simply,

Love generously,

Care deeply,

Speak kindly.....

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...

It's about learning to dance in the rain.

Cheered me up, hope it does the same for others.
Flora

Dear MeMyselfAndI,

I read your poem earlier today and thought to myself that it seemed you were expressing something much deeper than the prolapse situation (although I know how depressing THAT is, all by itself...) I apologize if I'm wrong. I've read your response to my post and wanted to let you know that if you ever want to talk---I am a good listener. (Feel free to e-mail me anytime if you'd feel more comfortable talking one-on-one...)

Sincerely,
S&G

illustrates the point. Thanks for posting it.
Zelda

I think we all needed that poem!

It sure did make me smile - Thank you!

GF

Sue, sorry you're so down at the moment. That poem expresses feelings about POP so well. I wish I'd done a lot more things before having this - I just didn't know what the future held.

I like Flora's poem too - very helpful. But some days it's just so hard to be positive about all this.

Hope things get better for you soon, Sue. Thinking of you.

Beejay

I loved that!