This is Mary Pat's journey, a record of how she discovered life through faith, freedom, frustration and everything in between.
Breathe
To Stop
To Breathe
To Exist
To understand myself
As a person
A soul
Wrapped inside a body
A body that is mine
It’s gifts, talents, and dreams
Its entire process of growth
For in that growth I live
I trust, I dream
Each new step is an adventure
A struggle
A reason for my breath
My being
A reason for my existence on this earth.
HOPE
A line.
A division.
A separation.
Between friends,
Between humans,
Between races,
Between lives.
Lives that are real,
and Important.
Lives that make a difference.
A difference in truth,
In thought,
In understanding.
A difference in reality.
Reality that holds hope.
Hope for the Future.
Hope for ourselves and our children.
Hope for our world.
Our world as a whole.
That in conflict ,
we are able to work together.
To build a community.
That we might build a community
Of Teachers and Students,
Thinkers and Doers,
Finders and Seekers.
Those who challenge,
Who empower and enable,
Who motivate us to come together.
To strengthen the world,
In hopes that someday,
we will be able to join as one.
PASSION
A fire burning from within
A love like no other
A reality of truth
A vision of the future
Leadership
Community
Communication
Truth
Inspiration
Challenge
In order to live
We must have a passion
A passion for life
For living
The good and bad
The times of struggle
Times of rest
Times of inspiration
It is through our passion
That we realize why we are here
We are here to make a change
To make a difference
In others lives
And in our own.
PASSION II
To Search
To Journey
It is through this Search and Journey
That we find our passion.
We listen to ourselves
To others
We listen to God
As we journey we learn
As we learn we understand
As we understand we become real
Real in the sense that we ourselves are real.
We learn to agree and disagree
To love and to be loved
To build friendships that last forever
For those friendships are our guides
Into the unknown.
Voice of experience and Wisdom
Voice of Truth and Compassion
The Voice of Passion
Our passion for life
Enables us to light the fire.
Our fire allows others to see
Who we really are.
Don’t be afraid to live
Find your Passion- Light your fire!
Simple Things
A Single Smile
A Daisy in Spring
A Call from a Friend
And Birds That Sing.
Love and Peace,
Spread throughout the land,
A beautiful sunset,
With footprints in the sand.
A Sunday Drive,
Walking along the beach,
Children who want to learn,
And teachers who want to teach.
Cookies and Milk,
Swinging in the park.
Saying I love You,
And Campfires after dark.
These I believe,
Are the Simple things that last,
Enjoy them in the present,
Before the time has past.
Excerpt
Dare yourself to feel,
The wind across your face.
Dare yourself to believe,
That everything has its place.
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