My Adjustment
I struggled this year
More than last
This festive season
Begged me to reason
Last year in lockdown
I could still see people
This year’s protocol
I was isolated,
Nowhere to go
I tried to make sense
Of unknown potential
Being exposed
Negative results, still meant no!
No physical contact
Or social distance
Just isolate
From other humans
Sure there’s the phone
And live video
Sorry, not the same
For us sad people
True to its form
Isolation means alone
Locked away
Inside of your home
With Christmas plans
Cut off in its tracks
Without light
How will I get back
Thinking of Santa
And a dear with a mask
Does Christmas get cancelled
If you think like that
In my despair
I turned off the world
Lied down to cry
And let my tears flow
In my pity
On Christmas Day
I wanted my spirit
To light the way
I am human
This I accept
Drowned out thoughts
With holiday music
I connected
Back with God
It made more sense
This I thought
All of my plans
Hopes and wishes
Changed in a moment
Of one second
So there I was
Alone in the dark
Trying to open
The love in my heart
Ok I get it
The world is not me
But why couldn’t I
See my family?
Covid Christmas
You’re a nasty virus
When alone
One needs courage
Before reaching out
I have to look in
Realize the truth
Find my love again
I’m not without hope
And I felt desperate
I know in my heart
It was not cancelled
The celebration
I missed out on that day
Was to commemorate
God’s son’s birthday
Oh joy to the world
Hope and delight
I was one
Who needed the light
For me to feel
In need of prayer
The light from others
Helped with my fear
I was here
I’m still alive
I was safe
I did not die
I said to myself
It’s a wonderful life
Remember the miracle
And that you’re alive
The gift of hope
Born in a barn
A star of light
One night in a town
Being human is harder
Than being a leader
When you are without
Your own self believer
You’re allowed to struggle
And be vulnerable
Let yourself learn
Your spirit to earn
When you know in the end
The tears you display
Will help light tomorrow
Because of today
It’s not without
The storms that wether
For you to know how
And when to feel better
It’s ok to stop
And retreat
It’s not ok
To lie with defeat
Give yourself time
Let your soul rest
Pray in the silence
Of isolation’s nest
You’re not giving up
You are not selfish
Your making room
For new adjustments
#PaulaG
Making Resolutions
Making Resolutions
Is a decision
In all decisions
Leave room for adjustments
To make something happen
Resolve to decide
That what you want
Needs an open mind
New year resolutions
Require old year conclusions
Take the good
Learn from the bad
Keep the dream
Adjust the plan
Goal setting is exciting
Life goals take time
Planning a good life
Needs your ability to adjust
Keep your dream alive
By staying in the game
If something doesn’t turn out the way you plan it
Try something else
Do not give up on your goal
Of letting yourself be happy
When you are a believer
Be open to possibilities
Participate with your self
The best way you can
Allow prosperity
The view of possibility
#PaulaG
I am a deep thinker, lover of thoughts, a prolific writer sharing my words.
In sharing I am caring. I am a member of the human race with an appetite to motivate, inspire, empower and provoke thinking. I stand for dignity in humanity.
I am compelled to a vision that we are all here for a reason, life is like a deck of cards...
“My cards. My deal. Life is learning the game!” #opism
What is OPISM?
I have come up with this term as my nick name is Op and they are my own quotes representing a moral doctorine belief system. Thus...Op+ism=Opism. #opism
My Motto! “Dignity is Free”
How I live...Embracing Dignity
My professional experience is disbursed across industries from financial services and sales to that of personal and emergency care.
As one who has trained and coached, mentored and taught; it has become a passion within to witness and feel joy in the achievement and success of others that I have been associated with.
I am a lifelong learner and have created and facilitated various training materials.
It is through such experience that I discovered the power of positive feedback in both professional and personal manners. I am self disciplined, accountable, determined, humble, loyal and adaptive; but above all I value my integrity! I am a decent human being.
It is with my greatest pleasure to share with others the power of positive words.
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