poem ~ your view

How do you deal with something
that's heavy on your heart?
Will you lift it up in prayer
or let it tear you all apart? 

How will you process 
the pain in your soul?
Will you let it perfect you
or let it affect everything you can't control?

Will you find some gratitude 
for the lovely things in your life?
Or will you stay focused 
on the things causing you strife?

Will you fervently embrace 
the beauty of today?
Or let fear and anxiety
control all your thinking space?

Will you take action 
to do the next best thing?
Or will you stay frozen
cuz you can't see the end?

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the results of pressure

I know you are going 
through a difficult time too, 
But what if you remembered
it's part of the process of making a beautiful you?

What if you changed 
your perspective of pressure, 
And saw the results 
as added benefits to measure?

When you glance around at life
and review the things that you see,
Like the butterflies that come 
from a caterpillar pod up in the tree.

You can't help but reflect
on all the changes and effects, 
That come from the process 
from being a cocoon in a nest.

What if you stayed there all scarred
as to what you would be,
If you shed the comfy pod
surrounding your body?

Would you wanna stay there
wrapped all in a pod,
Or would you wanna be more
beautiful and vibrant abroad?

Yet the beauty that comes
when we give into the pressure,
Is one that produces 
so many experiences in the future.

So no matter if you are
a diamond or a pearl,
Remember that there's more 
when there's pressure to the core.

Don't stay stuck
looking at this view, 
When you can be transformed
into something brand new.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ you ask

You ask for wisdom
and I give you a sign.

You ask for courage
and I place a spark deep inside.

You ask for hope
and I show you a glimpse of how I'm gonna take care of it for you.

You ask for direction
and I close the door.

You ask for understanding
and I answer 24/7.

You ask for peace
and I ask for you to let me have it.

You ask for results
and I show you the choice to be disciplined.

You ask for more
and I reveal how you can do with less.

You ask for love 
and I give you more then you could ever want.

You say you need answers now
and I help you to see the value of giving it more time.

You ask 
and I say let's look at it with new eyes.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ prayer to see me through

I asked you to pray for me
so I'd know what to do,
With a client situation 
that's rocked my world thru and thru.

I know the intrinsic value 
of having prayer warriors around you,
Who believe in God
and the power of what He can do.

Ten days have come and gone
and I know now clearly what I have to do,
It's gonna be one of the toughest conversations
but I know who'll see me through. 

Some things have no turning back
or alternative view,
You have to face the consequences head on
and not back down to the values you hold true.

I know you think I'm extremely strong
but I wish you could see the grave look on my face too,
As I deal with the outcome
of a client ripping my heart in two.

Yet as I step back and review
my 13 Years as a Woman Entrepreneur,
I've been placed in other difficult things
which have allowed me to do this one too.

The lesson in this situation once again
is to find the inner strength within,
To move in dignity with no fear 
as I stay committed to my vision clear.

No one ever said this road my Friend 
wouldn't be really hard to live,
But when you look for opportunities to grow
you will find they always show.

I'd appreciate your prayers for me
as I proceed with what I have to say,
That I'll be given the appropriate words to convey
what's got to be done to resolve this difficult situation away.

Thank You for allowing me
to make this request of thee,
You have no clue how much your friendship helps
or the strength your prayers bring to continue in this step.


© Misty W Gilbert 
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poem ~ my story

When I share my story
I know it's tough on some of you,
But that's not what 
I ever meant for it to do.

I know the truth of what I've been through
makes it hard to accept and relate,
Yet I know you understand 
living behind a mask increases this fate.

It's not meant to make you feel
guilty for what you didn't know,
Or cause you grief 
for all the love you couldn't show.

I promise you I know the truth now
that you'd of come to my aid,
If you'd ever known the facts
of what went on in this homemade jail cave.

Please don't use the truth against me
even though it's hard for you to know,
Or remotely understand how one 
of your siblings could ever be so cruel.

I lived years deep in fear
that I'd be destroyed if I ever shared,
All the truth of what we experienced
because of the death threats given there.

To share the truth of my childhood 
takes a lot of courage and it should, 
For matters so deep within the heart
intensely hurt when you've been torn apart.

Many times when I share my story
it makes me relive it yet again, 
It's hard to believe this is possible
when so many years have passed since then.

I've chosen to run towards the pain
even when it's uncomfortable, 
Because as exhausting as it is
there's healing in revealing the secret abuse.

Sharing my story with you
is what God wants me to do,
To help others who are stuck
in similar patterns to help them open up.

See I lived years it's true
stuck in fear and deep shame to,
For everything I experienced 
made me feel like I was no longer beautiful.

I've learned the value of being vulnerable 
even when it's hard to do,
For in order to travel this open road
I've got to share how I made it through. 

The process has literally changed my life 
something I never thought it could do,
I pray you'll give me love and grace
even when the truth is hard to take.

I may never be able to makes sense to you
any of the things I've been through,
Yet I promise you even though it's been hard
I love how thoroughly I've been made new.

When you've experienced
a transformation that's this deep,
There are no secrets that you can keep
in this new lifestyle that's so sweet.

I'd love for you to join this journey with me
of living in freedom intentionally, 
But if that's something you can't do
I promise to still love you.

© Misty W Gilbert 
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poem ~ namaste

There is a divine light
that shines in you,
It was born in your soul
and is a part of all you do.

There is a divine light
peeking through, 
Even when 
you're in a dark black hole too.

There is a divine light 
I promise you,
Don't let fear
have it's hold on you.

There is a divine light
that wants to be discovered,
By the one whose enemy 
is intentionally fighting you.

There is a divine light
when you live for more,
And generously give 
through every open door.

There is a divine light
that I can't live without,
For its my guide
to know what life's all about.

There is a divine light
from heaven above, 
It's yours for the asking
if you'll believe in His Love.

There is a divine light
waiting to be recognized, 
By the one whose looking
deep into your eyes.

There is a divine light
I know it's true,
For love is found
when I'm with you.

© Misty W Gilbert 
[inspired by the Nameste Quote: Nameste - the divine light in Me recognizes and honors the divine light in You!]
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poem ~ just forgive you

When you go to a blame game mode
and are finger pointing to,
You've lost the connection
to what's hurting inside of you.

Sometimes it's very hard to see
what brought this about to be,
But if we stop to think we'll discover 
there's more peace when I just look at me.

When I connect to what I'm feeling
it allows me to feel beyond the bleed,
And not stay in desperation
making you the reason for my need.

For I can't control what you do
or ultimately how you treat me too,
But I can guarantee that I've got my part
if I stop and search with all my heart.

Instead of asking why you did 
the very things you did to me,
I'd get more ahead if I'd just live
extending grace and let you be who you be.

To be defensive and shut you out
causes more pain then what life's about,
It's better to forgive it's true
then hold onto all the pain inside of you.

But to get to this point
requires me to look beyond the facts,
And focus on what I'm feeling
to create a vision that will match. 

To get outside of the grip
of everything you ever said or did,
Means I've got to communicate
and not keep it all bottled up under a lid.

To resolve the pain in my head
requires I let go of the story I know, 
And share with all my heart
so connection can restart. 

I must take responsibility too
for the choice is mine in the blame game view,
To prevent this hurt to wreck havoc more
and destroy our friendship to the core.

All I can ask is that you listen to
everything I say to you,
As I give away a part of my heart
in hopes of healing the broken parts.

No matter what you choose to do
I can't hold back because of you,
I must love you even more
for this is what Friends just do.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the apology

You avoid them
because you don't know what else to do,
When if you'd think about it
you could apologize for treating them so rude.

We all make mistakes
and do things we regret,
But the choice to repair the relationship 
is better than carrying the weight of it on your chest.

Relationships really aren't that complicated 
because we all know deep down what to do,
When we openly show our love
it's really simple what forgiveness contributes to.

Putting up these walls
to keep everyone away,
Doesn't solve a thing
as you go about your day.

You're only building more layers
of hurt upon your heart,
Which is going to make things more difficult 
to get the key to reach inside that part.

The choice to dissolve the issue
is only one you can choose,
Because nobody can make you
live a life of unresolved apologies, but you.

I promise that the tension between
you and your friend that's suffering,
Won't diminish the hurt you bring
in the silent treatment that you fling.

A simple statement that you can make
that says I'm sorry I hurt you,
I didn't mean to be this way
please forgive me for how I affected your view.

It really doesn't take that much
to restore and make it new, 
But you have to care for something more
than what's going on inside of you.

Yet it seems we often go
long periods in painful silence, 
Wishing we could escape 
the results from the words we hastily said.

Oh how we let it eat
away at us like grief,
When if we'd let it go
there would be connection of our souls.

Life doesn't have to be
this fragile or painful to enjoy, 
There's always a way to show we care
if the determination is right there.

It's up to you today
to show which path you'll take,
For some things never go away
unless the high road you generate. 

So as you step back and think about
your friends and loved ones dear,
It's in your hands what you do
to restore relationships that matter to you.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ all in the game

You've asked me to share my story
and what my life is about, 
Because you've given me so much 
I've got a passion that oozes out.

I committed to my coach
to be all in the game,
And not just a little
for that's not playing the same.

I wrote in my journal
that I'd settle for more,
Than those out to take me down
trying to kill my life at the core.

I affirmed that I'd be
completely just me,
Not living in fear 
of everyone around me.

I knew that that meant 
The Sassy Voice would progress, 
Down a narrow road of attention 
to complete intentional living.

I wrote out the message
of what you're asking of me,
And promised to follow through 
standing in the vision I see.

When I made this promise 
I has no idea what it meant,
Or that I'd be tested 
against the worst battle yet.

Attacked on all sides
by many that I love,
It left me discouraged
and questioning the path from above.

I've been presented with many 
options to just run,
To live hidden away
keeping the objective of none.

I had to seek if I'd stay true
to the values I hold to,
Or would I succumb
to the pressure and come undone?

In asking these questions
I was met with a choice, 
To be renewed in my commitment
or seek a lesser voice.

Being boldly assertive
even when all is at stake,
Means change must be made
for the accountability is great.

To live from my heart
in limitless courage,
And forge ahead on
in a life full of purpose. 

I won't do it perfect
no matter my heart,
But I promise to live
with this perspective as the mark.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ dear mother

Dear Mother, I can honestly say,
you weren't the one
Every little girl dreams of 
having as her role model today.

I grew up feeling 
you completely despised me,
Because nothing I did 
was ever good enough in the end. 

Even when I had straight A's in school
you wanted something even more,
Because A+ was exactly what
you were ultimately striving for.

As you laid out the rules
and instructions for perfection,
I failed all the time
is my constant recollection. 

You never encouraged me
but I kept trying from my very core,
To do all the things
you expected and more.

I wanted you to be happy 
but I failed to see,
That happiness was missing
because of something beyond me.

You tried to physically cripple me
and make me an invalid, 
Not letting me live outside
even for a minute with Friends.

Everything I ever wanted to do
was met with a resounding no,
That's absolutely too expensive 
and you should have never asked tho.

It forced me to see
how I could create things for free,
As I struggled to live
up to your expectations to be me.

When I felt I finally had figured you out
you'd go and change the rules,
And I'd be left again 
seeking how to play this game in the end.

Yet the way that you treated me
destroying every single part of my heart,
It caused me to not feel wanted
when you tore every baby picture apart.

When you emphatically told me
I was no longer your beautiful daughter,
I wondered how much more I could take
then you called me Ethel, stating it wasn't a mistake.

It's sometimes hard to believe
how one could treat one of their own like this,
But even in spite of these circumstances
I tried to honor and respect you as my Mother.

Yet when I reflect 
on the amazing things you taught me,
I wonder what my life would be like
without all the homemaking skills around me.

You taught me so many things 
from how to sew, cook, clean and do laundry,
to how to make everything else 
completely by hand, substantially.

You made me save 
fifty percent of my earnings,
For the future day
when some man took me away.

You taught me the art
of what communication means,
Even when you didn't do this
in a loving resourceful theme.

You made philanthropy 
a big part of my heart,
And it helped me live through 
one of my darkest chapter parts.

You taught me how
to live on much less,
And to remove expectations
of consumer driven mess.

You instilled in me 
the ability to work really hard,
To be fully committed 
with excellence in all that I do.

You stressed the importance
of being honest, dedicated and loyal, 
Responsible and disciplined 
even in my schedule and tasks too.

As I've done the work 
on my own healing journey,
I know you didn't have
anything else you could give.

For your heart is bleeding
and deeply hurting to the core,
And instead of doing the necessary healing
you inflicted pain on me even more.

I know you didn't have 
any more to give,
Because you didn't believe in yourself
or have any love to live.

You tore everyone down 
that lived all around you,
Because of the hurt 
that you found surrounding you.

The skills you gave me
to see through the challenges you presented me,
Caused me to shift my perspective
and made me stronger than what you did to me.

No matter how abusive,
controlling and manipulative you are,
The circumstances of my life
gave me the chance to overcome and get this far.

Though I honestly can't say
I'd wish this kind of childhood life,
On anyone once 
let alone my two siblings lives.

It's with a different perspective 
I open up and say,
Thank You for the gift in the fight 
to make something of my life.

For in the midst of this mess
it's quite clear to me yet,
That all of this is 
the biggest blessing you could've given me.

So it's in gratitude I say
Thank You on this Mother's Day,
For the things you unknowingly gave me
and the way my life has thus shaped to be.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ friends

I sent you a text
to say I love and miss you,
You don't ever respond 
and I wonder yet again
what I've done to offend you.

It seems to me
Friendship isn't what it used to be,
Where people
took you at your word
and honestly completely understood.

I try so hard
to be your Friend,
But it's almost like
you'ld rather the friendship
would just fully end.

I can't figure it out 
sometimes what it's all about,
The benefits of friendship
when it seems it's not
a round trip event. 

Why does it hurt 
so freaking much
to try and show you care,
When you treat my efforts
like they don't belong in the air?

I wish I understood 
how to be a better friend,
For its my desire
to love beyond
your rejection yet again.

Lord, 
please help me to see,
Those that want to be encouraged 
and return 
a Friendship with me.

Give me wisdom 
to navigate the critics,
Help me to remove 
those fixed on being enemies
and the fake Friends I keep trying to please.

Show me how
to live each day,
Reaching out to my Friends
with even yet more love
because kindness is the key. 

Don't let me stay stuck
in the Friendships that aren't there,
But give me the courage 
to always be ready
for the ones that want to be repaired.

Let me look
deep inside my heart
and build a Friendship 
that's vulnerable and authentic 
and strong as a rock within it.


© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ harbor

We harbor
the past in our heart,
Like it is better
then the present start.

We harbor
the hurts that've been done to us,
Like it's better
then openly choosing full forgiveness.

We harbor
every record of wrong,
Like it's gonna help us
write the lyrics to a song.

We harbor
all the memories of painful things,
Like there is a benefit
to continually remembering these vivid dreams.

We harbor
every secret thing we've ever wanted,
Like they're better then
the things we been blessed with in the moment.

We harbor
holding onto regret,
Like it brings more for us
then hitting the fresh reset.

We harbor
feelings so deep,
Like we're afraid of what happens
when vulnerability we keep.

We harbor
a desire for love,
Like to find it
would be more scary than embracing it.

We harbor
the option and choice,
Like to live in fear, shame, guilt, and regret
is better than the abundant life course.

We harbor
things in our hearts,
Like we don't have the control over it
in every part.

We harbor
the power it seems,
Like to make the choice
to do incredible things.

We harbor
the gift of life in so many ways,
Like we get the chance
each and every day.

We harbor
so many deep things,
Like I wonder what it would take
for us to really live the life of our dreams?

© Misty W Gilbert

Photo By: @mistywgilbert taken in San Luis Obispo, California April 2017

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poem ~ Mothers Day

I want you to know
just because there is a Holiday
called Mother's Day,
It doesn't change some things
for some of you.

I know
because it doesn't 
for me either,
Even though
you always think about it yearly too.

It would be good if you'd understand
and not make assumptions,
That not everyone 
has one in their life 
like you do.

Not every person 
whose become a mother 
wants to be one,
Or loves their child
like you do.

Some of us have a mother 
who told us we were
never welcome back home,
And who doesn't
care what we do.

She doesn't want to see us,
isn't proud of us,
And does not want 
to be with me 
like you do.

The words I love you,
I honestly do,
aren't apart 
of her vocabulary 
like it is for you.

I don't say this
to make you feel guilty
or to even feel sorry for me too,
No I tell you so
that you understand the truth.

Some of us 
have had to make make a life
of doing it alone,
Because of the abuse and lack
of a Mother's heart in our home.

We've decided to see 
this loss in our life,
As a chance to help 
heal someone else's
broken heart.

Because when you've been there
you can honestly say,
You know what it's like
to be rejected 
by the very person who made you.

Let me remind you,
if you have 
a sweet Mom in your life,
Don't abuse her or take her for granted
because you've got something really special.

Please don't just wait for Mother's Day 
to see her or tell her 
what you think of her,
Make sure you acknowledge her
and her incredible love for you!

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the way of love

You tell me
I don't know how you do it,
But I'll tell you
I do.

For you see 
what you make so very complicated,
Actually 
is very simple to do.

But to see it 
from my perspective,
Requires you to quit thinking 
like you always do.

To have 
what you want in life,
Means you must start 
always with love.

You can't just love
when life is going well,
You have to love
when you're being drug through hell.

For love must be patient 
when you want it done now,
Or even when you've told them 
a million times how.

For love will choose to be
always kind,
No matter how ugly 
you treat me this time.

I must take the slap that you give me
hard on the cheek,
Because when I connect to love
this will never make me weak.

I can't ever be envious 
about what you have,
When we've all been given
the same pattern to grab.

There's no reason to boast 
about it at all,
For there’s no arrogance in love
you just answer it's call.

To love from the core
means you'll never be rude,
You've got to choose
to be genuinely true.

To care about others
in their pain and their hurt,
And not be self-absorbed
as if that's gonna work.

To be filled with love
means I won't easily be upset,
Because I know the value 
of living from the heart is best.

To operate from love
means I can't stop and tally up,
All the wrongs that you've done
as if this is the way the battles won.

No love means 
I'll not find it in the book,
Because it's been erased 
and there's absolutely no record ever took.

Love will always celebrate 
the best of all things,
Because honoring injustice
has no blessings to bring.

When you want to have love
you seek for the truth,
Because in this search
love is never far from you.

Love can never be hid
or become obsolete instead,
For love is the door
to every answer you're looking for. 

Love will never 
put up a fight,
For it suffers long
every day and every night.

It handles anything and everything
that remotely comes along,
Because it trusts, hopes, and endures 
every day like a song.

To live from the heart of love
means I reason with choice,
And that I must not live 
in my childish voice.

So no matter what you say
I'm gonna tell you today,
That it's truly a choice
to make love be your strongest voice.

It's truly not hard
or even complicated too,
Because you can live 
in faith, hope and love anew.

© Misty W Gilbert
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