It’s cold here.
So then, I close my eyes
and I imagine things.
I imagine that I
can tip-toe through the daisies
which lie buried under deep snow
I imagine them bloom, and-
then I imagine them grow
into a sea
of devastation
a sea of utter raw beauty-
you would agree,
if you could just, only close your eyes
and tip-toe through the daisies-
C’mon old man winter,
I am ready for you to stop following me.
I am ready for a sea full of daisies
and the beauty they may bring
a rarity called
Spring.
A brief poetry reading from my most recent book.
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very creative, short and sweet-very precise and precious. Thank you for writing this wonderful poem Ms. Vee!!!
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If I could bottle the
Love…
That sizzles in my
Heart…
I’d measure it on a daily
Basis…
In a liquid form of
Art…
6:29 PM
Vera Jackson © 2014
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“Women according to the three phases of the Moon.”Oil on Canvas board, 1992, E.H. Cato
In a world of Pain: My Body carries Sadness
My body carries Sadness
just inside
the blink of an eye.
I am weighed down,
too much mud and sand
as Time stands still.
And the ugliness from within
Pain-it takes over-my lights grow dim.
A secret kept,
like an unmade bed
messy, loud, yet silent too-
impossible to ignore
this fit
this pressure
this utter exhaustion
I discover myself
unraveling time and time again and
again.
This pain does not mesh
with the rose colored glasses
I’d like to fit in.
To bleed
is to be silent
to hurt
is the only way
to find your voice
among a sea of screams
but you lie and tell
yourself:
I will be ok.
I will be ok.
No matter what life throws my way;
I just know I will handle it
I will be ok.
hungry for more, February 14, 2014In this book, Dr. Abbott addresses several basic issues and concerns, which would be very useful to anyone diagnosed recently with mental illness, or that person’s friends and family.She presents a model of Recovery in five stages. Dr. Abbott writes that she adopted-(invented perhaps?)-this model, after studying similar models such as the well known 5 stages of Grief/ Loss or certain recovery from addiction models.However she contrasts her model by pointing out while other models are static, hers is not. She feels her model is more fluid-to me her model almost seems circular-although we both agree that a person in any process form of recovery from mental illness may repeat these stages or regress or progress at different stages.
As she points out many with mental illnesses may go in and out of these stages at any given time. Here are her five stages: 1. Psychological Changes 2. Self-Awareness of those changes 3.Receiving help.4. Acceptance of ones own mental illness. 5.Reaching out to others. She does explain not everyone will complete this entire process outlined. The last step is the hardest-to deal with stigma and to reach out to others in need-still suffering-while this is noble-not everyone is capable of this or even wishes to try this.(the author does acknowledge this fact.) Also in this book she recounts her own story of mental illness. I do wish that this section was longer and that she would have expanded. But this is a brief guidebook, I do understand why her focus is not on her personal experiences so much. She centers on the issues faced by those with mental illness and how to help.
This is an useful resource no matter what stage of recovery you are in. This book is ideal because it emphasizes two things; You are not alone and there are a multitude of ways you can help yourself.
One last thing I would like to add, is what the Author says about Hope: “The self-fulfilling
prophecy studied by psychologists, includes the idea that what we continue to believe about ourselves or our future will Eventually come to be. It’s essential to maintain a positive outlook about yourself and your future.”(2013, Abbott.L, p.26)
My friends new blog.
Hi and Welcome to my new blog.
This is my little corner of cyberspace, Reading Room.
I love to read and there is much to share
with you-if you want to come along and see.
Here I will share my thoughts, views and
summaries for you.
Not only am I a book lover,
a book collector
but I am also a book Reviewer as well.
I am always interested in
learning new things,
meeting new people, and
reading more books.
I am new to WordPress.com
but please
feel free to visit my site
anytime you please.
Michigan Snow
The snow knows
where it wants to go.
Here in Michigan we are getting,
oh so weary of the Michigan Snow.
It is dreary, it blankets us completely, even my dogs
get tired of this mess. This has been sincerely,
one of our worst winters in recent history.
A year ago, there was barely any and we were spoiled
like small children-we thought nothing about the
snow of Winters past. We had forgotten about the bad driving, or getting your car stuck in the snow-
in your very own driveway!! We did not see this arctic blast coming down upon us.
We never thought, we did not ask, we only assumed-
that this year would be like the last.
We were so wrong. And now I feel blue, from all this-Michigan snow.
I am so sick of it. Not to mention the dog in the photo, he is my 11 year old
Shiba Inu. He’s sick of it too-sometimes it comes up to his chest.
We are from Michigan, born and breed. We should expect this stuff,
yet it was unexpected for many. In fact, it blew us away.
All this Michigander Snow, in and out- every single day!
