#Blesstival~ Lessons in disguise

This is part of Jamie’s Blesstival Wave for the New Year,over at Sophia’s Children where we are spreading our Blessings around our community from January 1st to February 22nd.. You can join this wave of Blesstival at

Blog Blesstival – Create a Blessing Wave to Start the New Year

Where there are more places to uptake.. There are so many Blessings we take for granted..  I have contributed by writing a poem I chose today to post my entry as I would have been my Dad’s Earth Birthday..

Thank you to both my Parents- You taught me very different Lessons in Life But each a treasured Blessing.

Happy Earth Birthday Dad..

Blessings

If I were to count my blessings and list them one by one

My list would stretch forever for it would take that long

So I’ll start with just a few of the important things to me

And hope you don’t get bored with the list below you’ll see.

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I need to go right back to the time when I was just a girl

To all that I was taught that in later life unfurled

I need to thank my Dad, and yes my Mother too

For without my childhood growing, I would not love as I do

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My Dad taught me about Nature’s Garden and how to Love and Respect

My Mother taught me independence and the things we often neglect.

Like showing appreciation to the ones we hold most dear

And not taking life for granted through arguments and tears

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I’m thankful for the Blessings that at the time I lacked

For they were my greatest teachers in hindsight looking back

They moulded me for life, they made me reach in deep

So I can now share the Blessings that surround me that I keep

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The most important Blessing that I learnt from my past

Was to find my inner strength, and to love myself at last

Some are not so lucky, and are lost in pain and blame

I’m blessed to release those lessons, embracing life’s great flame

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So my greatest gift is LOVE, in all its shapes and guises

It’s what we each seek, and I’m lucky to have found its prizes

And if we share more Love, from which we all were born

Just maybe our hearts could heal-A world that seems so torn.

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© Sue Dreamwalker 201 6 All rights reserved

Happy Earth Birthday Dad, and thank you for all you taught

12-01-1930 ~ 12-02-1998