Friday, September 10, 2021

PAWPAW'S DIARY: MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 15 - Choose me

PAWPAW'S DIARY: MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS


PAWPAW'S  MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS


Pawpaw loves Connor!

Pawpaw loves Bryson!

Pawpaw loves Archer!


I composed the original Choose Me as a religious / inspirational poem in the late 1980’s. I focused on the desire to fit in and have a place to call home that children feel so intensely.

 

When I reread my creation in 2020, I saw a different pathway for the end. Through decades of life experiences, I have learned that the only person that I need to have approve of me - is me.

 

I am now at peace choosing to set boundaries on people and situations that may try to pound my heart into submission to some unhealthy dependence on approval.

And now when I

Need one on which to rely

I feel confident to simply choose me.

 

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