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<![CDATA[THE WELLNESS GARDEN - Poetry]]>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 03:50:40 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[A Moment]]>Fri, 06 Nov 2020 02:24:15 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/a-momentIt only takes a moment
To pause and ground yourself
To breathe in deeply and exhale slowly

It only takes a moment
To hug someone you love
To close your eyes and sit in stillness

It only takes a moment
To count your blessings
To step outside and breathe fresh air

It only takes a moment
To change your environment
To put on the kettle and turn up the music

Take care of yourself
Tend to your needs
Take the moment

]]><![CDATA[And Then You Grew]]>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:00:03 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/and-then-you-grewA wave of nausea, a glimmer of hope
The wonder of pregnancy
And then you grew.

A bulging belly, a rippling movement
Our lives intertwined
And then you grew.

The sleepless nights, the cherished snuggles
I held you in my arms
And then you grew.

You changed
Explored
You resisted
Rebelled
You became
Fell apart
And changed again
You became something new.

And then you grew.

]]><![CDATA[Pulled]]>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:19:12 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/pulled

A mother is pulled
from morning to night
from child to child
from task to task.

A mother is pulled
from dusk ‘till dawn
from home to work
from problem to problem.

A mother is pulled
from sunrise to sunset
from want to need
from chore to chore

A mother is pulled to
Mend hearts
Build bridges
Create community
Provide safety
Move mountains
Make miracles

And she does.

]]><![CDATA[A Spark Becomes A Flame]]>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:40:47 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/a-spark-becomes-a-flameInside you
There’s an ember
That’s waiting for a spark.
It longs to burn but currently
It’s waiting in the dark.

Inside you
There’s a passion
That’s waiting to break out.
Without a plan to take you there
You’re stuck in your self-doubt.

Inside you
There’s a passion
That could become a flame.
But dreaming isn’t doing
The two are not the same.

It’s not enough to light the fire
You need to keep it going.
With patience and consistency
You’ll keep the embers glowing.

]]><![CDATA[Don’t Wait]]>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:53:54 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/dont-wait
When the world tells you not to take up space:
Take up space anyway.

When the world tells you to smile and be polite:
Only do so if it feels genuine.

When the world tells you not to shine too brightly:
Shine like a thousand suns.

When the world tells you to follow along and be quiet:
Walk your own path as loudly as you choose.

Don’t wait another day to be unapologetically you.

]]><![CDATA[Even if...]]>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:19:07 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/even-ifEven if...

Even if the laundry isn’t folded
It’s enough:
You can rest.

Even if the dishes aren’t done
It’s enough:
You can rest.

Even if the house is a disaster
It’s enough:
You can rest.

It’s enough.
You’re enough.
You can rest.

Even if...

]]><![CDATA[How to Plant a Garden]]>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 02:09:52 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/how-to-plant-a-garden
I planted the seeds of self doubt
And soon my garden was overgrown and untamable.
So I dug it up and tilled the earth
And planted new seeds of acceptance.
The flowers bloomed in colourful rows
And I watered them daily with love.

]]><![CDATA[Put it Down]]>Thu, 20 Aug 2020 12:13:54 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/put-it-downWhen the world feels really heavy,
Put it down.
Look at the sky.
Feel the breeze.
Smell the flowers.
Just put down the weight of the world
And let your worries float away like clouds.

]]><![CDATA[Held]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 02:37:30 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/heldI turn my face towards the sun
and close my eyes in reverie.
The warmth wraps around my shoulders
as a mother tenderly swaddling her newborn babe.
A chorus of birds joins together in song.

From somewhere in the distance,
the scent of honeysuckle floats towards me on a breeze.
I inhale deeply.
A moment’s pause
And then:
Exhale

]]><![CDATA[Summer Sky]]>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 01:52:02 GMThttps://www.thewellnessgarden.ca/poetry/summer-skyLooking at the blue, summer sky
Releases everything.
My swirling thoughts
My pounding heart
My anxious mind
My rapid breath
My hectic life
All drift away on clouds

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