Howdy Neighbors!
I was thinking today about how pig-headed I am, and how I come by it naturally! Everyone in my family is getting more and more set in their ways–including yours truly!
Although this trait can be tough for others to deal with, it is something that keeps us going and going–like the Energizer bunny. We are stronger for this stubbornness. Here is a poem from my future book called Waiting for the Rest of Your Life. Enjoy!
Willow You?
I began my life passively
Or, so I thought
Not that one could discount
The hard-headed stubbornness
That runs like a deep vein of gold
In the granite rock of the genetic
Makeup of my family tree
But, as the years have rolled by
It has become apparent that
Control issues are key in relationships
As they have been in mine
Many of us are stronger willed
And try to impose this on others
These are the righteous ones
Trying to bend the weaker to them
Like a young flexible sapling
Some will snap like twigs and are finished
Others bounce back unbent
Defiant in the face of such control
Resilience bouncing the back upright
Not giving in, not giving up– No, Never!
Be true, be the tree
That will not bend
To you and me
Joan Ellen Gage 
Very nice poem, Joan.And I like the title of your next book. Sound similar to an essay I\’ve written.
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Thanks Joan, for giving me the opportunity to reflect on how often I have to remind myself about the Law of Allowing. I can tent to be judgmental. Even if I don't say a word, I know. And I remind myself that my opinion of others is none of their business. I get to honor them for their choices and let them create and take responsibility, consciously or unconsciously, for their choices and the lives they create, and I am donig the same for myself. So, to honor that choice, I will now get ready for a talk I'm doing in the morning.The Energizer Bonniehttp://MarketingToYOURworld.com
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Joan,This is a great poem. I'm glad I visited your blog. It is fantastic. Please visit my blog at: http://blueridgepoet.blogspot.com.Have a great weekend.
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