Self-love. Boundaries. Mindfulness. Questioning what we accept as true... All of that and more, here in the words of My Perfect Song...

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The text for today's poem:  "My Perfect Song" by Sheila B

When I look inside my mind
It’s like a bully
And quite unkind
It thinks it does its job so right
But leaves me feeling so damned uptight!

It haunts my life
And keeps me guessing
What can I do?
What will stop this fussing??

It frightens my soul
Who backs slowly away
Stops by my heart
Who’s also wishing to come out and play

To play in the rain and play in the dirt
To fall from the tree - who cares if it hurts??
It’s worth living life.
It’s worth climbing trees
Worth risking it all
To fly like a kite on the breeze

I wish I was steady
That my thoughts, they were kind
That I believed more in myself
Love and hope stilling my mind

Learning what love looks like
How it feels when it’s true
Loving myself fully first
Or I’ll never love you

To protect who I am
Learn to trust and be true
Cherish and guard and be sure
I captain my own crew

I’m finally practicing the advice
I’ve so frequently given
To not have to be perfect
Or more perfectly driven

But to give myself space
And the benefit of doubt
That I know what I’m doing
Even if I’m still working it out

Life will come round full circle
And then soon enough
I’ll see I’m exactly on time
Letting go of all kinds of stuff

Finally just holding on
To what truly matters
The strength of my love
When all else is in tatters

So I give to myself
What I once failed to perceive
The love, acceptance and trust
That’s only mine to receive

Receive it, I do
And keep moving along
For I’m finally understanding
I’ve always been capable of singing
my own perfect song