Tag Archives: Service

TO WAIT

Posted on March 30, 2018 by elainedanforth

To wait upon is not the same as, in the grander scheme, to serve. But, to serve anyone or anything, one must have power to wait. To change your rhythm, or perhaps sometimes, stop in your tracks, no matter how … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Breath, Guidance, Gut, Head, Heart, Life Dreams, Love, Mind Body, Service, Waiting | Leave a comment

A SWEET VALENTINE FROM THE PAST

Posted on February 15, 2018 by elainedanforth

Give yourself a little gift of thoughtful, loving service. . . after your need, or else, some thing that somehow simply makes you pleased. . . And it may befall that you forget, and later rediscover it, which multiplies your … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Quick reads, Uncategorized | Tagged Forgetting, Love, Need, Pleasure, Purpose, Rediscovery, Self-love, Service, Valentine | 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

IN MY OWN WAY, ON MY WAY

Posted on July 29, 2016 by elainedanforth

In my own way, on my way I should be. . . I am– but, oh that I would move with so much more consistency, and perkier velocity! Unfortunately, I have to say It would be a bald faced lie … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry | Tagged Cooperation, Disappointment, Elephant in the Living Room, Exhaustion, Grief, Healing, Hoding back, Hope, I would if I could, Identity, Injury, Music, Obstacles, Path, Purpose, Receiving, RIsing above, Service, The blues, Way | Leave a comment

THE VICISSITUDES OF NOW

Posted on May 7, 2016 by elainedanforth

Permutations. . . Vicissitudes. . . Perturbation. . . Even in a phase of lassitude, you life can segue slowly into magic transformations that serve with verve and near infinitude not only you– for that could possibly be construed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Change, Creation, Feed, Life, Love, Purpose, Service, Transformation | Leave a comment

IN THE SERVICE OF THE HEART

Posted on March 19, 2016 by elainedanforth

When the toll of woeful things that other people do somehow pain or misfortune to them brings, and it makes you blue, sometimes the best, and maybe the one sole thing, you can do is love them from the heart … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Available, Heart, Love, Pain, Service, True, Woe | Leave a comment

MY JOB

Posted on December 26, 2015 by elainedanforth

My job? +++++Is it work? +++++Is it school? Well, that’s what the world or Mom might tell, But, living through in my own terms of sick times and of well, A better answer +++++somehow managed, +++++through the pain and fog, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetic Musing (Longer Poems), Poetry, Prayer | Tagged Calling, Feeling, Healing, Job, Life, Mind Body, School, Self-care, Service, Work | Leave a comment

GO FORTH AND STAKE YOUR CLAIM!

Posted on December 15, 2015 by elainedanforth

While there is still time and space, step forth– go to your unique destined place and stake your claim! And the frame that you will build to delineate the same may prove the gateway that will take you to your … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged Essence, Happiness, Life, Satisfaction, Service, Staking a claim, True | Leave a comment

WHEN I STOP BANGING MY HEAD UPON THE WALLS

Posted on November 14, 2015 by elainedanforth

Once I cease to bang my head upon the walls, it becomes as clear as grease, that so to bang my head was not the most productive thing to do at all. To feed my soul, instead, I’d need first … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged Banging my head on the walls, Heeding the call, Life, Productivity, Purpose, Service | Leave a comment

“ALLOW ME”

Posted on January 13, 2015 by elainedanforth

“Allow me…”: Something someone says to you, in kindness, and in offer of a service of real value… simple, free. .. So, when you plead it to you yourself, think well about your heart’s true needs– not just relieve of … Continue reading →

Posted in Medium Length Poems, Poetry | Tagged "Allow me", Better, Breaking, Chance, Chance upon, Deep, Felt, Fleeting, Free, Freed, Happiness, Health, Heart, Kindness, Lasting, Ne'er, Needs, Offer, Plead, Satisfaction, Sense, Service, Shackles, Simple, Stride, Think, Thought, Toward, Urgency, Value, Way, Wend, Wide, Yourself | Leave a comment