Tag Archives: Self

I AM ME

Posted on July 11, 2018 by elainedanforth

I am me. The only person I can be. That is OK– I’m really meant to be exactly as I am– yes, just this way. This is now. In the past, there was a “then,” I grow bits different every … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Change, Connections, Future, Identity, Life, Looking back, Looking forward, Past, People, Present, Self, Self-Knowledge, Time | Leave a comment

ME-MAKER, ME-MAKER, MAKE ME A ME!

Posted on April 18, 2018 by elainedanforth

Me-maker me-maker make me a me. . . I seem already here, but I don’t grow as simply as a tree. Some say I must act; some say, learn to just be. . . Is there some me that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Action, Being, Essence, Food for thought, Growth, Life, Self, Thought | Leave a comment

NATURE AND BENEFIT

Posted on April 6, 2018 by elainedanforth

There is the benefit of nature and the nature of the benefit. Discerning these, not being thrown by nomenclature, until one learns to turn with ease to choose those brand new, wobbly paths, in constant searching for a better fit … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Bait, Benefit, Centering, Expansion, Natural selection, Nature, Niche, Path, Self, Struggle for life, Traps, Understanding | Leave a comment

MOVE. . .GET IN YOUR GROOVE

Posted on December 20, 2017 by elainedanforth

Move to stimulate, get in your groove. . . And soothe. . . So much you can, although you’ve not set out to prove a thing– Just to allow the solid portion of your starry self to stir, and maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Ability, Breathe, Ease, Evening, Joy, Movement, Ordinary, Peace, Physical, Self, SInging, Voice, Well-being, Winter | Leave a comment

LOVE YOUR HUMAN AND GOD-GIVEN BODY

Posted on November 26, 2017 by elainedanforth

Love every inch of your human and God-given body, In each way, and in each day it does change and grow. From each silken, silvering hair, even down to that one oddly puffed and side-bent toe, Though you may feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Self-care | Tagged Age, Body, God-given, Human, Love, Perfection, Self, Service, Time | Leave a comment

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

Posted on February 13, 2017 by elainedanforth

Love, love, love, morning, noon and night. . . the earth, +++++the sea, the sun-lit, +++++star-lit, ++++++++++endless sky. . . The plans, +++++the methods how +++++and good, clear reasons why. . . All the thirteens +++++and the sevens. . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Animals, Earth, Fields, Give, Growing, Love, People, Play, Rest, Sea, Self, Sky, Stream, Work | Leave a comment

FORGET, REMEMBER, GET SET, GO!

Posted on January 10, 2017 by elainedanforth

Forget the things that drag you down unless they keep you flound’ring round– And remember that even dying fires have bright-potentialed embers, so, when it gets down to the wire, know well when to reactivate and when, for a necessary … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Action, Breathe, Brilliance, Cycles, Forget, Life Dreams, Moving mountains, Patterns, Put to the test, Remember, Rest, Self, Taking the plunge, Thought | Leave a comment

THE LIGHT OF YOUR EXCELLENCE

Posted on November 2, 2016 by elainedanforth

The year’s life moves fast along, in apparent descendence. . . Your light proves, when you show it, to emit perfect excellence. . . Your might you don’t lose– though you don’t always know it– when you don’t permit all … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry, Seasons, Winter | Tagged Body, Bounty, Brilliance, Excellent, Golden, Light, Mind, Perfection, Self, Soul, True, Year | Leave a comment

BREATHE INTO YOUR PATH

Posted on October 24, 2016 by elainedanforth

Breathe in air into yourself. . . Feel your neck and shoulders melt. . . Breathe better, more, and in a while you will smile for you’ll see not just you but also, all is in its balance in appropriateness … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Balance, Breathe, Challenge, Debt, Destiny, Ease, Path, Recompense, Self | Leave a comment

BRING YOURSELF– LOCK, STOCK AND BARREL

Posted on October 8, 2016 by elainedanforth

Wherever you go, remember, always bring yourself– yes, you– lock, stock and barrel. And a combo or a key to open or close you as you need, to honor all the qualities and parts you’ve grown up lovingly from seed– … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Cultivated, Garden, Heart, Honoring, Personal growth, Seed, Self, Self-care, Self-worth, Trailblazing, Vital, Wild | Leave a comment