I wrote this poem after working with someone who felt like a failure because she hadn’t achieved one of her childhood dreams… It didn’t matter that she had achieved so much that she wouldn’t even have dared hope for, when she was younger. She judged herself and her life by the things she hadn’t done and therefore no matter how good life got, it was never enough to chase away her sadness and her regrets. It saddened me that she found more value in dwelling in the past than in creating a future where she was fulfilled. The main message of this poem is that sometimes the dream isn’t the destination; sometimes it’s just a signpost to the direction we needed to take to meet that person who has been our closest friend for the last 20 years, or to have that experience that we still talk about. If we make the choice to replace regrets with faith, that all is indeed well, we will be able to be fully present in our own lives, enjoy all the good that is already ther...
Women's Spiritual Poetry