poem ~ coaching

Coaching will challenge you
and rock you to your core,
And test every belief 
you've held onto before.

Coaching will force you
out of your comfort zones,
And ask you to acknowledge 
the feelings you've given a home.

Coaching will create in you
a path to go deep,
And inspect all the information 
you harbor and keep.

Coaching will show you
the light in the dark,
And give you a perspective 
that's a realization to mark.

Coaching isn't easy
and necessarily fun,
And though it's productive 
there's a price to be won.

Coaching is awesome 
even when it's hard to do,
And see all the reasons to continue
when there is deep pain inside of you.

Coaching will help you
unravel your dreams, 
And give you a purpose
beyond any one thing.

Coaching will focus on
all the things you ignore,
And help you discover 
the life you want and so much more.

Coaching has changed me
over and over again,
And given me the keys
to unlock the greatness within.

Coaching is one of the reasons I can be
living a life that's abundant and free,
And so though I'm at a crossroads today
I'll keep pressing on towards healing always.


© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the beach walk

I walk along the path
not knowing where it goes,
Content to just enjoy each step 
that leads to where the water flows.

Along the path I see
sandunes piled on each side of me,
The plants that grow up from the birms
loom bright green through sandy turns.

The path is sprinkled with shells and such
discarded by the waves they've touched,
It's hard to believe this exists 
around the world just like this.

Emerging up from the brim
I see the ocean in front of me,
How can I not gasp my breath
and be thankful for this day of rest. 

The endless sea is calling me
to come and sit with its beauty,
And watch as the waves toss and roll
one of top of another in an endless flow.

The roar of the waves that crash towards me
are a blissfulness to witness, 
As I watch them do their thing
I feel a peace settle beneath all I see. 

The meaning of such times like this
no words can convey the depth of it,
It's something that lives in your soul
and gives meaning to the world you know.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the volatile life

Part of me is angry 
that after all the work that I've done,
That there is more yet to do 
in finding true freedom.

Part of me is hurting 
at the work coaching brings,
And the things it tears up
that are hiding in me.

Part of me has cried
at all this has done,
To stomp on the beliefs
that I have held onto like a gun.

Part of me is flabbergasted 
that you can find it so fast,
Even when I've let go
of so much awful trash.

Part of me wants the pain
just to go away,
Because I feel
it's too much to deal with today.

Part of me knows
that to deal with the light,
Means humanity must be discovered
through the darkest of nights.

Part of me gets
that truth can really hurt,
Because it will cut through
all the tough spots of dirt.

Part of me resents 
the threads of abusiveness,
That threaten to torment me
and makes this a volatile mess.

Part of me hates
when you tell me to let go,
Because I know what has come 
from staying true to my soul.

Part of me is irritated 
when you tell me I'll be just fine,
As if you know what I am going through 
in this quest of life that is mine.

Part of me wants to run 
oh so very far,
From everyone and everything
that's been a part of my journey thus far.

Part of me understands
that to get to this place,
I've got to face all the demons
that haunt my beautiful face.

Part of me wishes
there's a place I could leave, 
All this baggage I have to sort through
to become freer indeed.

Part of me feels
through all of this mess,
I'm gonna find deeper beauty
that gives more strength not less.

Part of me is grateful
for what others see,
And how they help me uncover
who I want to be.



© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ what if pain is a gift?

What if pain is a gift,
Of showing you
everything that is
and what is not so?

What if pain is a gift,
And isn't really a curse
but to help you believe
even when it hurts?

What if pain is a gift,
Of showing you what to remove
of the lies and stories
stuck inside of you?

What if pain is a gift,
That shows you the path
in the way to the truth
and the way out of shit?

What if pain is a gift,
And not something you can control
but to surrender to the work
that it's doing in your soul?

What if pain is a gift,
That you shouldn't run from
but needs to be comforted
to release the tension?

What if pain is a gift,
Was the chance to discover
the meaning of life
and the real you undercover?

What if pain is a gift,
Even when it's tearing you in two
to give you the ability
to become a more beautiful you?


© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the gut wrenching process

I am sure you feel it
just as I do,
When your heart is breaking
and you haven't a clue.

The pain rips it to pieces
leaving it all black and blue,
Showing you clearly
you've got more work to do.

What would it be like 
to live without such pain,
I continually ask myself
knowing the question is in vain.

I sit here and reflect
on the stirrings in my soul,
Knowing another layer of transformation
is in the process for me to grow.

I look out at the water
that stretches out till it meets the sky,
And with it it takes
all my questions why.

The strength that it gives me
as I sit here and reflect,
Helps me to release
all the things I want to forget.

As the water moves on
rippling along at a clip,
I feel it taking away
that pain buried inside of me.

Maybe its really not
how could I ever know,
But I'm gonna pretend
and make it so.

It could be its really
just soothing my heart,
And giving it love
down deep in the ugly parts.

Today I will love me
and not expect me to be,
Further along in my journey
unraveling the pain inside of me.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the pain

You're doing a work 
down deep in my soul,
Right now it is hurting
beyond my control.

Coaching is awesome 
and can be a bunch of fun, 
And other times it just makes you
feel like the best thing to do is run.

In order to change 
and bring about something new,
I've got to be willing 
to see it from a different view.

I've got to address 
the stuff deep in my heart,
That feels better left in
every bit of the dark.

It's causing me to doubt
the plan you have for me,
When I feel an upheaval
shaking the very root of who I be.

I've been here before
and I'm sure I'll be here again,
But in the meantime my soul 
is bleeding out of control.

What's causing it to hurt
so undoubtedly so,
As I try to figure out 
the path out of this hole.

Why do the answers 
have to be so far away,
When I'm wanting the help
to fix this today.

Give me the strength 
Lord I ask yet again,
Because I don't feel I can do this
with all these thoughts in my head.

How can someone see clearly
the things I want to see,
When I'm desperately trying 
to be the best I can be.

I promise to face
every bit of the pain, 
For healing will come
in the midst of the rain.

Help me to not lose heart
and to give up and quit,
For there is purpose 
absolutely in all of it.

It's refining me through the fire
and purifying me as gold,
And the pressure is intense
as it sets to unfold.

I don't want to be 
partially beautiful in the end,
So I have to stay focused 
on embracing the pain within.

© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ At The Beach House

To the Beach House I'll go
to the Beach House I'll stay,
To the Beach House I want to live
day after day.

At the Beach House you'll find
it's one of a kind,
The moment surreal
to this heart of mine.

At the beach House it is
where you connect with your soul,
For it's what makes you come alive
when everything else takes control.

At the Beach House I unplug 
like no other way around, 
From this life that everyone lives
back there in town.

At the Beach House life is simple 
each and every day,
Living for the moment
not worried about yesterday. 

At the Beach House nothing matters
but sand water food and sleep,
For everything else will wait
until it's time to leave this retreat.

At the Beach House you can find me
when it's vacation time,
For a beach bum life 
is one of my 2017 Goals this time.


© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ secrets

Will you tell me your secrets?
I wanna hear your heart.
I wanna see your soul.
I wanna know what you know.

Will you tell me your secrets? 
I wanna keep them safe. 
I wanna see life through your eyes.
I wanna be the one to make you whole.

Will you tell me your secrets?
I wanna answer your questions. 
I wanna be there with you.
I wanna give you hope.

Will you share your secrets?
I wanna love you.
I wanna show you I care.
I wanna let you be you.

© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #Secrets #HeartPioneers #GiveMeYourHeart #IWannaLoveYou

poem ~ Independence & Freedom

Independence 
what is it to you?
How do you connect 
to the things you long to do?

Freedom 
does it run down deep in your soul?
And give you release
from the things that burn to control?

Independence 
will you embrace it in every single way?
Choosing to walk
in the abundant life paved today?

Freedom 
is it to live from the curse of life?
Letting go of everything 
that's kept you chained up inside?

Independence 
can you see what it means?
Will you believe in its power
to live life beyond the things that you've seen?

Freedom 
will you receive it within?
And remove the boxes 
paced by all your fellow men?

Independence 
can you see it as a choice?
To let go of the lies
and embrace the voice of life?

Freedom 
how can you not share?
The life that it brings 
to everyone far and near?


© Misty W Gilbert 
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #Independence #Freedom #LiveIntentionally #LiveIntentionallyInFreedom #CreateTheLifeYouWant #RemoveTheMask #NoBox #ThePowerOfChoice #Limitless

poem ~ sick day

The body is so strong
and amazing at what it can do,
It holds up under pressure
and keeps fight though the tough stuff to.

The body can be weak
at the same time too,
Not able to take
anymore of what you're putting it through. 

Long hours without sleep
and limited water consumption, 
Make a chic out of balance
in two crucial components. 

Add some stress
and employment issues in the mix,
And you'll suddenly find
yourself in a big fix.

No matter how much
you just try to go and do,
Sometimes your body tells you 
it's time to halt things for a few.

The pains there to remind you
that something's amiss,
And to get back on track
requires your attention to this.

Don't fight it's message
for it won't do any good,
Your body is perfect
it just needs to be understood. 

Show yourself some love
and speak kindness to your soul, 
For not one of us plans 
any sick days to go.

Take care of you
because you only get one,
And in creating the balance
you'll resume racing along. 



© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ relating to life

I want to read the poem 
and hear what you have to say,
But I'm afraid I can't read it 
for it's what I face everyday.

I want to read the poem 
because what you write is so real,
Yet at the same time it captures all the pain 
I many times really feel.

I want to read the poem 
because they touch upon my soul,
And make me feel somehow 
at home this world I don't really know.

I want to read the poem
you capture every day,
For they bring energy to the things 
I wish I had the nerve to say.

I want to read the poem
as it makes me feel alive,
In spite of all the things I feel 
and how I want to run and hide.

I want to read the poem 
because I relate to you,
The way you write the words
and positive impact it creates on my day.

I want to read the poem
and become fearless in all I do,
But I wonder if that's really possible 
even when you tell me it is true.


© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #CreateTheLifeYouWant #LiveIntentionally #RealLifeExamples #Reflections #ThePowerOfChoice

poem ~ I am Human

It's weird how
you can open up and show,
The deepest part 
of your beautiful soul,
And yet the way it is received
isn't as you dared to hope it'd be.

How come it makes
some run and hide from you,
Or simply avoid you completely
like they never knew you,
Ohhhhh how I wish I knew
to break this wall with love for you.

Then there are others who feel it gives 
them liberty to judge you for what you do,
As if they've got no crap 
of their own to work through,
But then there's those who really want to see 
the deepest part of who you be.

It hurts like hell
sometimes it's true,
To just live this life 
and vulnerability pursue,
When really I'm just 
as human as you.

So maybe if
you'd stop and see,
It takes courage 
to daily write this free,
And share these thoughts 
from the real feelings in my heart.

Maybe if you knew
that I'm still a work in progress too,
You'd stop and be a bit more kind
and not criticize this heart of mine,
For I honestly have my own fears
they just might not look like yours do.

I hope you may learn
just a little clue,
About how to love
and be a friend that's true,
Extending it with some grace
for it makes life feel a lot more safe.


© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #TheLifeOfMisty #IAmHuman #GiveMeGrace #HeartPioneers #FaceYourFear #Vulnerability #CreateTheLifeYouWant #LiveIntentionally

poem ~ some days

Some days I think I know 
the plan you have for me,
and then I second-guess myself 
is this really where you're taking me?

Some days I think I can go 
this road alone for reals,
Because I don't need a man
to enjoy life with all the thrills.

Some days I long to find the one 
who'll take my hand in his, 
And show me that this life alone 
isn't the one that I should live.

Some days I think I may have met 
the one you have for me,
And then you show me just a clue 
how wrong this thought can be.

Some days I think I have it figured out 
the next step that I must take to be,
Focused on the plan to execute 
the vision that's in front of me.

Some days I'm fine with living all alone 
and then I get a glance of him,
And wonder how this can be right
for I'd love to snuggle watching football every night.

Some days it makes no sense to me 
how one moment I can be fine and free,
And then someone says something to me 
that makes me wish I had a man for keeps.


© Misty W Gilbert
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poem ~ the fire

My eyes look into the fire
I see it change different color hues,
From yellow orange and purple blue
it's burning deep inside of you,
How can something burn so deep 
and yet it's hard to escape the heat?

When you feel the fire burn within
and wonder if it will ever end,
It burns down deep into your soul
the yearning strong to gain control,
How can it comfort you
and at the same time burn all the way through?

The warmth it brings into your heart
makes life feel it's a brand new start,
Yet at the same time it is true
if I get to close it'll burn right thru,
How can I want this so very bad 
when I see the fire raging mad?

The conflict that I see 
burns very deep inside of me, 
The grip it has on my life
feels oh so close to paradise,
And as I get lost in its grasp 
I wonder just how long it will last?

Then all of sudden just like that 
the fire burns out with a zap, 
I am left out in the cold 
to wonder what is left untold,
How can I ever know the truth
and discover warmth that lasts like truth?

Please don't make me feel this way 
for wanting to know this in my soul,
It's something that I just can't help
as I long to discover the burning hole,
How can I keep this to myself
when life is more then what's at risk? 

I know you felt it just like me 
these feelings that burn inside of thee,
Don't let the fire burn within
because I promise you there's more of them,
How can I not be thankful then
for the warmth that comes from the fire within?



© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #TheFire #Reflections #LetItBurn #TheGlow #TheMessage #CreateTheLifeYouWant

poem ~ God's Plan

What if the plan
was a map through it all, 
That had hills and valleys
with numerous walls? 

What if the plan
didn't know the weather you'd have,
Or how many sunburns
you get on the trail ahead?

What if the plan
was to create conflict for you,
So you'd see what happens
when in the battle you stay true?

What if the plan 
wasn't hard at all, 
It only required 
that you stay open to the call?

What if the plan 
wasn't an outline of events,
But allowed you to make choices
in and through all of it?

What if the plan
just required your faith,
And nothing else was given
in exchange for love and grace?

What if the plan
was to allow you and me,
Just to intentionally live
in freedom and ease?

What if the plan
wasn't what religion said,
In what God has for you
that's now stuck in your head?

What if the plan
is really so much more,
Of Jesus and His Love
then the things you keep looking for?

© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #GodsPlan #GodIsWithMe #Faith #Courage #Hope #Love #WhatIf #WhatIsLove

poem ~ today

Quote: Your legacy is every life you've touched. 

Today,
As you sort out
who you wanna be,
I pray that you won't forget
what's most important to thee.

Today,
As you create a dream,
I pray that you will remember 
the peeps that helped 
you to reach it here.

Today,
As you deal 
with rejection again so fresh,
May your heart feel the truth in
the moments of connectedness. 

Today,
As you walk with me,
I pray you'll be encouraged again,
Because I count you
as one of my Friends. 

Today,
As you journey through,
I pray that you'll love,
And be a ripple effect 
in every single thing you do.



© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #Today #YourLifeMatters #YourLegacy #YouGetWhatYouFocusOn #Vision #Goals #ThePowerOfChoice #CreateTheLifeYouWant #LiveIntentionally #RippleEffect


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poem ~ what if

What if we realized 
in order for something new to be birthed,
We have to go through pain 
for it to be born?

What if we realized 
to have something better,
We have to let go 
of what the past revealed?

What if we realized 
that the promise of more,
Was never the benefit
of keeping score?

What if we realized 
to fully allow life to be,
We can't let our eyes 
expect it to be something differently?

What if we realized
that feeding our doubts,
Only holds us back from being the 
beast we were created to be?

What if we realized 
in this cycle of life,
That the volatile state
is the beauty we get to create?

What if we realized 
the power we have,
Because we've been given the keys
from the creator of eternity? 


© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #Reflections #WhatIf #ThePowerOfChoice #CreateTheLifeYouWant #LiveIntentionally

poem ~ the box of fear

You stand in the hallway 
with your face right by the door,
Considering your options 
scared to make the step forward to more. 

You glance around whose next to you 
and think you cannot see,
Any good reason to leave 
all that's familiar to thee.

You retreat back into the hall
and feel the darkness invade,
The comforts of these walls 
is a security that you've made.

You're scared to let your feelings show
in this decision that you've made,
Even when the outside world is there
to release you from the cave.

You question how others do it
to move beyond their fears, 
And long to know what life's about 
instead of staying hidden in here.

You see a beam of light
coming from the other side,
And you contemplate the strength it gives
and feel a bit of renewed hope to live.

Your heart is crying out for more 
to remove the shadows of your fears,
But the chains that keep you here
seem more difficult to clear.

You wonder what it will take
for you to move beyond the fears you think,
Yet the comfort zones you know
keep you stuck in this box alone.

Your fear is suffocating you
from living life at all,
Because your scared to make a change
will hurt more than these walls.


© Misty W Gilbert
#Poems #AuthorLife #MistyWGilbert #TheSassyVoice #TheBoxOfFear #Fear #LiveDownYourFears #ThePowerOfChoice #CreateTheLifeYouWant #LiveIntentionally

poem ~ eyes into your soul

Your eyes are a fountain 
that go to the depths of your soul,
It's wonder of expansion
as you let it bubble up and explode.

Your eyes show the world
how you feel deep within,
And what matters most
in the heart underneath your skin.

Your eyes only reveal 
the walls hidden there,
When you turn away from the gaze
of someone who really cares.

Your eyes are the depths of blue
that penetrate the sea, 
Desperate for the kind of love,
that enables you to be free.

Your eyes are the doorway
to the gate around your soul,
The choice to let me in
is one in your complete control. 


© Misty W Gilbert
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