—Poetry by Caschwa, Sacramento, CA
—Public Domain Photo
THE 12 STEPS OF HEALING
(these are the inventions of a poet,
with no link to scientific conventions)
1) One has to believe in believing;
the harsh reality of despair leaves
no opening for believing anything nice,
so you have to create your own pleasant
beliefs and impose them as necessary
elements of your circumstances
2) Look for the root of the problem
before picking remedies, as drinking
will just get you drunk, and isolation
will just make you lonely
3) Decide how much of your precious life
is worth devoting to repairing that tear
in your stocking; maybe it is time to
replace the stocking
4) Surround yourself with examples of
healing, that is your new wallpaper,
your desktop image, your bedding,
and your clothing; this is all you see
in all your waking moments
5) Believing in healing is like taking
ownership of a new pet; first you have to
care for it, nurture it, keep it safe, and
sometime afterwards rewards will follow
6) Take small steps; realize that not everyone
is a Wilt Chamberlain who can work out on
the beach to bring his body back into top
shape and form after a broken leg; your
destiny is to heal, let it happen
7-12) Now it is your turn to get your feet wet and
try whatever suits you to give healing a
chance
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Today’s LittleNip:
Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.
—Tori Amos
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Yes. Courage. Thanks, Caschwa (Carl Bernard Schwartz) for today’s poem based on our Seed of the Week, “Healing”. Now it is all our turns to get our feet wet….
Today from 3-4:30pm, Lincoln Poets Club will present an Open Mic through a Zoom Room at us02web.zoom.us/j/82816858339?pwd=VHdhYU1aeS96Mkh6MWdQbWhyVnZBUT09/ Meeting ID: 828 1685 8339; Passcode: 401798. If you wish to read or just listen, RSVP David Anderson at dcajla80@gmail.com/. Should you have not earlier RVSP’d to David, please send him your anticipated attendance.
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—Medusa
(these are the inventions of a poet,
with no link to scientific conventions)
1) One has to believe in believing;
the harsh reality of despair leaves
no opening for believing anything nice,
so you have to create your own pleasant
beliefs and impose them as necessary
elements of your circumstances
2) Look for the root of the problem
before picking remedies, as drinking
will just get you drunk, and isolation
will just make you lonely
3) Decide how much of your precious life
is worth devoting to repairing that tear
in your stocking; maybe it is time to
replace the stocking
4) Surround yourself with examples of
healing, that is your new wallpaper,
your desktop image, your bedding,
and your clothing; this is all you see
in all your waking moments
5) Believing in healing is like taking
ownership of a new pet; first you have to
care for it, nurture it, keep it safe, and
sometime afterwards rewards will follow
6) Take small steps; realize that not everyone
is a Wilt Chamberlain who can work out on
the beach to bring his body back into top
shape and form after a broken leg; your
destiny is to heal, let it happen
7-12) Now it is your turn to get your feet wet and
try whatever suits you to give healing a
chance
______________________
Today’s LittleNip:
Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.
—Tori Amos
_____________________
Yes. Courage. Thanks, Caschwa (Carl Bernard Schwartz) for today’s poem based on our Seed of the Week, “Healing”. Now it is all our turns to get our feet wet….
Today from 3-4:30pm, Lincoln Poets Club will present an Open Mic through a Zoom Room at us02web.zoom.us/j/82816858339?pwd=VHdhYU1aeS96Mkh6MWdQbWhyVnZBUT09/ Meeting ID: 828 1685 8339; Passcode: 401798. If you wish to read or just listen, RSVP David Anderson at dcajla80@gmail.com/. Should you have not earlier RVSP’d to David, please send him your anticipated attendance.
_____________________
—Medusa
—Public Domain Photo
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