Sept. 19- "What To Expand" By Susan Pearl

I would like to experience the new tastes of different cultures and broaden my mind,
I'd like to do this from time to time without broadening my waist line,
Because it sounds good to know the cuisine from every nation,
Oh, yes, I know, I have to remember it always comes down to having moderation.

Sept. 18- "The Big Picture Of Respect and Dignity" By Susan Pearl

I do think that:
It is the right of all people to be treated with respect and dignity,
Because all people are equal and have the right to be treated the same,
So as we live a life of respect and dignity for all,
We treat others the way we would want them to treat us,
And that becomes a lifestyle of respecting our rights and the rights of others, too,
Then we become a part of a bigger picture for all to see, of people living together with respect and dignity,
And that is what doing our part is all about and it is important to know,
That our part in the bigger picture of "respect and dignity" does show,
And there will be a mutual harmony of many, eventually,
Because the bigger the picture of "respect and dignity",
The easier it is for all to see.

Sept. 17- "Circling The Drain" By Susan Pearl

Going in circles is not good,
It reminds me of swirling water before it goes down the drain,
I think that when there is an underlying drain on us we tend to go in circles,
It is up to each of us to determine what is draining to us,
And go with the facts that helps us to no longer be so emotionally drained,
No matter how strong our feelings are to keep things the same,
We should remember as long as we don't make a change,
The circling around an underlying drain will remain.

Sept. 16- "Maintaining Success" By Susan Pearl

I was thinking of a person today who has been successful for many years,
I was thinking of the quality in this person that is very impressive,
The quality that came to mind is that this person does not run from problems,
This person addresses each problem and does so publicly and with force,
"To not run from problems" is certainly the best,
And this person sure has passed the test of doing this while maintaining great success.

Sept.13- "Writing Exercise" By Susan Pearl

5 syllables, then 7 syllables, then 5 syllables, then 7 syllables, then 5 syllables, then 7 syllables.

I like to dance fast,
But two fast ones are too much,
The way it should go,
Is to dance fast then dance slow,
One fast then one slow,
Not two fast ones in a row.

Sept. 12- "Pride and False Humility" by Susan Pearl

Relationships change over time,
Some become a mere whisper of what they used to be,
Some become stronger like a firmly planted  oak tree,
So, with our relationships we don't know what will come,
And this is why I try to remember this as a rule of thumb:

Knowing our place in retrospect to other people's lives keeps us humble,
If we want a place of more importance than they want to give us then we are being proud,
But if we stay below the place they want us to be, yet we want to have a strong relationship with them, then we have a false humility.

This works both ways because the place for someone else in our life we will at times have to show to them and convey.

Sept.11- "Heartaches and Tributes" By Susan Pearl

Remembering 9/11/2001 is a memory in my mind that stays locked in time,
I can recall when I heard the news and I didn't realize at first what all it would encompass or its true magnitude,
It was a day of seeing horror before my very eyes,
And of seeing an America answering the calls and the cries,
Because in the midst of seeing what I thought couldn't be,
I saw great heroism, courage and bravery,
It was a very sad and tragic day that came,
And life like before hasn't been the same,
But we have chosen not to live in fear,
And to remember those who gave so much by holding their memory dear.