Learning That We Are Worthy: A Powerful Poem of Growth For Women

 A client handed me this poem and I had to share it with all of you.  I think the message is beautifully written. I hope you enjoy it and soak in it's message to your very core. Thank you to my client for bringing me this wonderful poem to share.

"Comes The Dawn"

Veronica Shorffstall

After a while you learn the subtle difference

Between holding a hand and chaining a soul,

And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning

And company doesn't mean seurity,

And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts

And presents aren't promises,

And you begin to accept your defeats

With your head up and your eyes open,

With the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child,

And learn to build all your roads

On today because tomorrow's ground

Is too uncertain for plans, and futures have a

Way of falling down in mid-flight.

After a while you learn that even sunshine

Burns if you get too much.

So you plant your garden and decorate

Your own soul, instead of waiting

For someone to bring you flowers.

And you learn that you really can endure...

That you really are strong

And you really do have worth

And you learn and learn...

With every good-bye you learn.

We, as women do not need others to make us feel okay--we are okay.  We are worthy.  We have value.  We have more strength than we know. When we step into this strength we can make amazing things happen.

Challenge: Read this poem daily as a reminder of your worth, resilience and internal fortitude. Don't look for strength from others. Rely on the strength you already have within you.

Comments

[Holly Severson]

LOVE this poem! Thanks for sharing. I found several websites that listed the author of the poem as Veronica A. Shoftstall.

Dear Holly: Thanks about the author, I changed it this am.
Lisa

[Quinsadora]

I also love this poem, but there is an error in it, which actually changes the meaning of one line: " ...After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and charming a soul," should read "After a while you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and CHAINING a soul,"

Dear Quinsadora: Thank You!