#265 "Ways Within Ways" By Susan Pearl

"There are ways within the ways", I heard him say,
And that is something I want to think about today.
For there are times without a doubt,
All we can do is find a way out,
Then sometimes an opportunity will extend,
Other times if a way is continued it will lead to a dead end,
And such a dead end will come over and over again,
So we shouldn't think that it is over as long as there is a way to take,
With ways of faith, hope and love we know "within" the best decision to make.
And within that way there may be another way to fine,
One leading to another, marking our own journey of faith, our journey of hope and our journey love through time.

#264 " How " By Susan Pearl

How can we ever cross the finish line if we keep shooting ourself in the foot?

#263 "Peace Of Mind" By Susan Pearl

If you are uptight by feeling down and overwhemed then find time to unwind your thoughts,
And remember how loved you are and how much good you've got,
Because these things do want to come to mind, too,
And show happiness and a wonderful time that has happened to you,
These loving thoughts will bring a strength of peace,
That will make the other negative thoughts to cease,
Because when our thoughts are centered around not things that are weak but things that are strong,
We will think of what is right and good about life instead of about what is wrong.

#262 " The Musical Time Note" By Susan Pearl

Sometimes music evokes in me a very strong memory,
And such a stong memory is like an emersion in an era of a time gone by,
More than just a thought, several senses are transported to an unrealistic feeling of being in the sixties,
And flashbacks of fashion and hairstyles of a world that came and then only to disappear,
But once in awhile it wants me to think that somewhere carried inside of me it is still here.

#261 "Duty/Responsible" By Susan Pearl

My mother called a responsibility to be her duty,
I call a duty to be my responsibility.
Somehow, the word "duty",
Isn't used like it used to be,
Still, we all have a duty that calls us to be responsible in a way only we can do,
And by being responsible to this duty we know that we are living our purpose, too,
I have my duty to fulfill while I can,
How I keep my duty will determine how responsible I am.

#260 "A Betrayal Reason" By Susan Pearl

If ever you feel betrayed by someone you love,
Know that lusts bring out the worst in everyone,
Whether it be lust of money, passions or for an ego that needs to be gratified and satisfied,
A betrayal from a lust can be the reason that has caused many a tear to be cried.

#259 "Watching Paint Dry" By Susan Pearl

With some things it is best to think things through from beginning to end,
And to do this before we actually begin,
Otherwise, we may paint ourself into a corner before we realize it's too late,
Without a door watching paint dry on the floor can seem like a very long wait.

#258 "The Timeless Test" By Susan Pearl

We agreed that there was a good work that needed to be done,
And with that agreement our journey had begun,
It was difficult to see what the children were going through,
And we both knew there was a lot of work to do,
Because children should know there is love on this earth,
And children should learn respect and know their self worth,
There should be a generation who doesn't know such a mean spirited hate,
Before it becomes a way of life for them because then it will be too late,
We gave it our all to show equality for everyone and lived what we believed,
And taught that we are all the same no matter what race, color or creed.
We did our best to put prejudice and bigotry to rest,
Hopefully, others will carry on and answer this call and meet this timeless test.

#257 "Hold Your Own" By Susan Pearl

When I was growing up there was an expression "you've got to hold your own",
Hold your own,
Hold your own,
Hold your own,
I was taught the meaning of this expression was that you can't let others push you around,
When opposition comes --- "hold your own",
Your will power inside of yourself has got to be stronger than the force coming against you,
Hold your own,
When the creative force within you is stronger than the destructive force coming against you,
You will "hold your own" and withstand with success which is a form of progress,
Over and over again to "hold your own" will show,
And bring you a life that only to "hold your own" can know.

#256 "The Pearl Of Trying" By Susan Pearl

I used to "try" to right every wrong, big or small,
I thought I knew it all,
But if it doesn't cross a line,
I have found a pearl with time,
That I do the best when I "try" to get along,
And find what is right and build on that instead of tearing down what is wrong.

#255 "Statis Quo Boat Passengers" By Susan Pearl

In my opinion:
There are two types of people who do not want to rock the boat of statis quo,
There are those people who can not swim and are afraid of the water. They doubt they could learn how to make it and feel safer in the boat of statis quo, even though in the statis quo they are low it is all they know,
Then there are those people of a high statis quo who can swim very well but they do not want  to get wet because it would be inconvenient and they want things to stay exactly the same way,
And so goes the boat of the statis quo,
Riding the waves of the times with passengers having dreams and passengers living dreams there are certainties and uncertainties in the statis quo boat,
With all hoping it will just stay afloat.

#254 "Strife" By Susan Pearl

When people believe they can not live a life of their own,
Then the seed of strife has already been sown.

#253 "The No Punch Bunch" By Susan Pearl

Anything that comes across as being disjointed in any way can not pack a punch.

#252 "An Ice Capade Serenade" By Susan Pearl

The ice skater is spinning,spinning, spinning,
Followed by graceful smooth moves that soothe and then take our breath away ,
A captive audience is held in total silence knowing how fragile these motions are,
Transporting them to a world of defying beauty along with risk of a slip and chance,
With elegance and flashing speed they see the triple axel so perfectly done,
Followed by a double axel, oh, how thrilling, the end of the routine is about to come,
The ice skater, once again, is spinning, spinning ,spinning then stops with suddenness,
Now leaning forward to take a well deserved bow for giving us a flawless performance.

#251 "The Game Time Clock" By Susan Pearl

Some people want to remain the same,
As if adding time back on the clock at a football game,
Over and over they try to reset a game time clock in their favor and not beyond a certain age,
Only to find the real passing of time has come and gone and they,too, like all others will change,
No one is the exception to the rule and there is no place in the real world to find,
That is not subject to be ruled by the passage of time.

#250 "Countless" By Susan Pearl

Last night when I went to bed and began to pray,
I thought I would think of each blessing I had received that day,
But it became clear to me that the blessings were too many to individually recall,
And so I grouped the blessings and called them "countless" thanking God for all.

#249 "Passing Of Public Opinion" By Susan Pearl

Few things are as cruel as public ridicule,
Few things have the elation as public recognition and appreciation,
But to privately know and feel within ourself all is well,
Then privately what the public thinks really doesn't matter because it will then seem to us like the passing of idle chatter.

#248 "Finding What Is ReallyThere" By Susan Pearl

Sometimes in life the tests we go through show what is really there within us,
What tests show can be good and sometimes the tests show an underlying problem,
When we think or are trained to think our answers will be outside of ourself,
Then we will keep looking and be an ever seeking type person,
Not ever truly settled,
We may aimlessly wonder and go from one control  to another contol,
While having unrealistic expectations of what others can do for us,
True support systems will show us how to be independent,
Not teach dependency on them,
When we know that we have within ourself an ability to adjust, to adapt to change,  
Then we will know that the answer is not held by someone else,
But by going deep within ourself we can find a hidden strength that we may not have ever known,
Sometimes in life the tests we go through show us what is really there within us.

#247 ""Can And Can Not" By Susan Pearl

In my opinion the difference  between "stubbornness" and "fortitude" is very real,
To me "stubbornness" is a high form of fear,  fear of change, fear of being corrected, fear of a new way or a new time.
"Fortitude" however, to me, is based on a strength of a value system that a person holds as an important part to the structure of the person's character and living within that value system in peace.
The behavior of "fortitude" can be displayed on a stage and the audience would find it to be inspiring but the behavior of "stubbornness" can not.

#246 "Not Like Before" By Susan Pearl

I found the patience I didn't know I had lost.
I paid a price without knowing the cost.
But maybe,
I found a patience I had not known before,
The price I paid showed me what I hadn't seen before,
And now with a new patience and knowing the score,
I won't go through the same doors in life I had gone through before.

#245 Tips for "Peek" And "Peak" By Susan Pearl

"Peek" with two "ee's" is something we do with our two eyes.  Taking a quick look is taking a "peek".
"Peak" with the "a" is for  "a highest point or a very top of something.  Like --a mountain "peak".
(Think of a capital "A" for this "peak".  The very top point (the highest point) of the "A" is a "peak".

# 244 "Live And Let Live" Susan Pearl

If we begrudge the life we live, we have only ourself to forgive.
Because we have missed seeing something new along the way that life tried to show us on many a day,
And a lesson was there for us to learn at each repeating turn,
But if we were begrudging and judging every step of the way,
Then it is time to learn how to forgive, live and let live,
And try to match the good we see in each day,

#243 "Recognizing An Illusion" By Susan Pearl

Some people or some things project an illusion,
This illusion is for entertainment,
Entertainment can become a way of life,
When the illusion is believed to be real.
So what is real and what is an illusion?
Is the hand quicker than the eye?
An illusion is something we think we see but it is not real,
Or, maybe, an illusion is something we want to see,
And so we accept whatever it claims to be,
An illusion can be like wearing a mask for a temporary time,
But an illusion is not meant to be permanent or is it to become the real deal,
The illusion is for entertainment and a temporary escape from reality,
But it is up to us to find our way back to what is real,
And then when an illusion is before our eyes,
It will be something we can quickly recognize.

#242 "Abundance Need" By Susan Pearl

During difficult times of things being sparse and scarce,
Therein lies a need for a great love to be in abundance.

#241 " A Lasting Memory" By Susan Pearl

This is a song I have written. Hope you enjoy it.

Every bit of each time that I'm with you,
Makes a big dream of mine come true.
It means so much the small things you do,
And I love each time I am with you.

We don't borrow trouble from tomorrow,
And think of bad things that may come our way,
We know that for each good or for each sorrow,
Our love will lead us through on that day.

The things that used to bother us and bring us down,
Today they don't even turn our heads their way.
I guess it is just all part of a process,
To make a love that will always stay.

What the future has in store for us,
We don't know what will be,
So every bit of each time right now let's live,
And our love will give us a lasting memory.

#240 " Hovering Moment " By Susan Pearl

People can say "Give me my space",
"Stop breathing down my back",
"It feels like you are hovering over me",
But helicopters hover,
Birds hover and, also, angels hover,
And if it is not a  helicopter or a bird hovering over,
It may be a moment shared with a person who can be compared to a hovering angel,
Some people are there when we need them,
And their love for us is steady and long lasting,
Like a special guardian angel,
They are there whenever we need help or need a word of  encouragement,
They are not far away because they want to be there for us,
And, also, they love us and want things to go well for us,
These people in our lives are special and should be appreciated,
For the time, attention and any hovering moment they kindly give to us.