Sept. 28- "Good Wages Please" By Susan Pearl

In my opinion we need our big wheelers and dealers,
And we need our potato peelers,
We need those to help lift and assist the ones needing help each day,
And we need those who can balance corporate worksheets in a fair and honest way,
And I think they both should get good pay,
Because giving hands on care to those in need,
Is just as important as shuffling papers around to find numbers to read,
Pay scales say something about our priorities and what we value, too,
And people helping people is, also, an important work to do,
But do the wages show it---even though we all know it?

Sept. 27- "Curtain Remedy" By Susan Pearl

When it comes to window repairs, the curtains and my husband do not get along very well,
He put the sheer curtains up over the curtain rod but while he was working--- down the white sheer curtains fell,
Covering his head like a bridal veil,
He then pulled the sheers to one side,
But, once again, back over on top of him they did slide,
His patience was wearing thin,
When I said to him,
"I'll go get a clothespin."

Sept.26- "Clue Time" By Susan Pearl

If you don't have a clue,
Why people are walking all over you,
The first thing you should do,
Is check your self esteem and how you value yourself,
Because to have a good self esteem will truly help,
Then you should have a clue,
As to what is best to do--for you,
You can not buy your worth by trying to be what others want you to be,
When you have good self esteem you can see that is not a necessity,
And you will not be dependant on others for your own point of view,
That's when you really have a clue,
And will know what is best to do--for you.

Sept.25- "Life Is Change" By Susan Pearl

Life is change,
Chance and circumstance are parts of the constant components causing change,
Once I get use to things being the same it is time for them to change or rearrange again,
Sometimes things go in our favor, sometimes not so,
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow--who's to know how change will go?
The cycles of change continue on- causing new times to be looked upon,
No one can change that from being true- more changes for  us to keep getting used to,
Adapt and accept, forgive and forget-
Live life to the fullest with no regret-
Because change really is inevitable,
And who's to know how change will go?

Sept.24- "Words Strike Out" By Susan Pearl

Words from another, like a boxer, can strick out to inflict and pack a punch like a sudden emotional painful wallop,
I think it is fair to say that a person can even feel momentarily stunned by the impact of such words---
So, when a person has proven to me an ability to speak at me with unfair and unkind words I then act accordingly,
I stay out of the stricking distance of their words by staying away from them at any social or public gatherings,
I like to give others the benefit of the doubt,
But this is one thing I sure know what I'm talking about,
I like staying out of their ring,
And avoiding the consequences that such contact could bring.

Sept.21- "Truth Direction" By Susan Pearl

I really think that if we are running away from the truth,
We are going in the wrong direction,
Even though facing the truth can hurt,
It is better than going down so many ways that won't ever work.

Sept.20- "Processes" By Susan Pearl

Whenever I think of the process a person goes through,
I pick three things in the room and think of the process each item has had,
Like the the coffee table used to be part of a tree,
And the wool yarn used to be a lamb's fleece,
The coffee in a cup used to be coffee beans,
I realize that the process of change can really go to a high degree,
And that the process of change is not just for things but also for me,
It is a process to separate from the way I used to be, and at times that is not easy,
But life is change with many processes to go through,
Processes for personal growth and processes for leaving behind the life we once knew, too.