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May 18Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Everyone needs to know they matter & everyone needs some kindness ….

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I tend to stress my weaknesses with others. I can't imagine talking about my strengths.

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How about when you're not talking? "Just" thinking?

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I am far less critical of others. In fact, I see the beauty of Christ in each person I meet.

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Do you see that beauty in yourself?

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Not as much as I'd like, but more than in the past. Thank you for your thoughtful responses.

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May 18Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Loved (and appreciate) this, Phyllis-

Very helpful & hopeful reminder-

Full of grace...

Onward with more compassion for all -

including me!

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Yes, including you! Maybe we learn compassion for others by being compassionate toward ourselves, and vice versa.

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May 18Liked by Phyllis Cole-Dai

Weaknesses in my self most likely and strengths in others, more likely

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So common. We deserve better from ourselves, yes?

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Truly we do, Miss Phyllis. Maybe it’s that mean IMPOSTER SYNDROME that seeps in where not all cracks are visible. At any rate when having one of THOSE DAYS, SOUL STANK is a poem that came seeping out of me:

SOUL STANK

I just read a batch of my poems

New ones

Old ones

ones in the process

Pee-Yew

CRAP

pure unadulterated Poo

Word Turds

pretending to bring Enlightenment

from the Unflushable

SHITE

that wouldn’t even fertilize weeds

And the smell--

Soul Stank

a nose was never created to sniff

cursing itself to find a place above the mouth

And here I am

still shoveling out utterances

Manure masquerading as fudge

urging, pleading you to

Enjoy

have seconds

share with friends

apologizing all the while

yet secretly hoping

I’m wrong

What a cruelty

to have these words

feel like dust from a deep coal mine

sparkle like diamonds

to be what--

Soul Stool

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Ah . . . Chuck . . . !

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Now don’t get me wrong; it’s not a prevailing feeling and not always present; nor has it kept me from writing and presenting, but…

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