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Introduction to Personal Journaling - Week Five






Alphabet Poem

Apples are not her favorite thing
Books seem to catch her eye,
Conversing she does very well
Dogs can draw her out,
Even when she's feeling sullen,
Flowers, she sometimes likes to smell
Going and going, is what she does
Helping wherever she is needed
Introducing her heart so swell
Jovial and happy is the picture she shows
Keeping her own problems at bay
Loving life is what she shows
Mothering everyone she comes in contact with
Nothing seems too tough to bear
Oh if you only knew what burdens she tows
People will never see her cry,
Quietly, she sheds them alone
Revealing them only to those who know
Struggling with her disease
That can sometimes be debilitating
Until they finally find a cure
Venting when she needs to
Worrying on occasion
X-rays cannot show the obscure
Yet she trods along
Zany and carefree to be sure.


Prompts


Today, I will begin...

to cultivate my journaling in the hopes that it will fuel my writing juices in the future.

I remember one evening when we were together...

and the lights went out throughout the entire city. It was wonderful to sit on the balcony, under the stars and just listen to the sea that we couldn't see beating it's waves on the beach a mere 500 meters away.

It was exhilarating the first time I...

Stepped out onto that spacious balcony. It was just before sunrise and I could see the outline of the mediterranean sea on one side, and the faint outline of the mountains on the other side. This was an amazement that I held onto for the entire seven years that we lived there.

I am a person who...

is thankful for all the bad things that has happened to me in my past. Why you might ask yourself? Because those times have only served to make me a much stronger person, and a person who enjoys the good times even more and honestly knows what in life is important and needs to be thankful for.

If I had my way, I would...

travel around the world with my husband learning about as many cultures that I could, and writing about my experiences.

My day would be perfect if...

I could wake up to a nice quiet home, no bustling of hurried voices or irritated voices. Have a nice long leisurely hot cup of cappuccino with my loving husband and just chat with no worries.

My family's biggest secret is...

just how dysfunctional and anti social the family is.

_____Martha_____ once showed me kindness by...

taking me under her wing and helping to cultivate more confidence in myself. The amazing part of this is that Martha was one of my professors.

I used to be fearful of...

everything and everyone. I would not speak to anyone unless they spoke to me first, for fear of intruding in their life. The thing that broke me of this was marrying a military man and moving overseas with him.

Courage, for me, is...

standing in line for 3 long hot hours, waiting for my short $35 helicopter ride over King's Island. Climbing aboard the helicopter all excited, getting strapped in, and then once the helicopter takes off, suddenly remembering my mortal fear of heights!



I would love to hear any comments you have.

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