Letting the past interfere with the present is never a good thing... Seven years ago my life changed, when after 18 years with the same company in a position that I loved, the economy took a downturn and I was one of 250 that were laid-off. It hurt, physically hurt. I felt like my “family” had abandoned me. It brought me to one of the lowest points in my life. Even though this was the catalyst that spawned my poetic journey, and I would eventually find another job in a position where I feel useful and appreciated, it seems the resentment from that day adhered and took on a life of its own. During the past few days I have been reflecting on the events of the past year— how I almost lost the one person in my life that means the world to me. I have come to realize that life is too short to be carrying such anger. It does no one any good, especially me. I have decided enough is enough. And so I surrender all of those “what-ifs”...
Women's Spiritual Poetry