New Beginnings 09/12/2021

Life is emotionally complex
With its ups and downs
One-minute happiness
Surrounds you
And the next
You’re crying
Because someone you loved
Had an angry flare up.

Perceptions and
Interpretations
About the words spoken
Often determine
The atmosphere of listening.

Tis a difficult endeavor
When people
Are not at
The same level
Of kindness
And compassion.

But ultimately
Each of us can choose
How to react to
The others
Interpretation.

Mindfulness and meditation
Two worthy practices
For each
Guides us
To choose
What is needed
In the moment.

If angry and hurtful words
Were spoken
Then choose meditation
To calm your reaction.

Allowing kindness
To re-appear
As forgiveness
Softens the pain
Choose new beginnings
Starting with love.

~Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author