Sad feeling

It's a sad feeling.

For them to never acknowledge 

how much you've done for them.

And for them to never realize

how much you've sacrificed just to help them.

~r.m. drake

The past

It's not the future you're afraid of.

It's repeating the past that makes you anxious.

~Unknown

The valley

 "What do you do when you're in the valley?

You remember what God has done.

When He comforted you.

When He guided you.

When He answered your prayer exactly the way you wanted Him to.

And when He didn't do what you wanted,

but sometime later you realized

it was exactly what you needed.

And you dare to believe that what He's done before, He will do again."

~Craig Groeschel

ADHD

 A.D.H.D.

I want to teach you about ADHD.

I need you to know, I want to explain,

I have a very different brain.

Sights, sounds, and thoughts collide.

What to do first? I can't decide.

Please understand I'm not to blame,

I just can't process things the same.

Take my hand and walk with me, 

Let me show you about ADHD.

I try to behave, I want to be good,

but sometimes I forget to do as I should.

Walk with me and wear my shoes,

You'll see its not the way I'd choose.

I do know what I'm supposed to do,

But my brain is slow getting the message through.

Take my hand and talk with me,

I want to tell you about ADHD.

I rarely think before I talk,

I often run when I should walk.

It's hard to get my school work done,

My thoughts are outside having fun.

I never know just where to start,

I think with my feelings and see with my heart.

Take my hand and stand by me,

I need you to know about my ADHD.

It's hard to explain but I want you to know,

I can't help letting my feelings show.

Sometimes I'm angry, jealous, or sad.

I feel overwhelmed, frustrated, and mad.

I can't concentrate and I lose all my stuff.

I try really hard but it's never enough.

Take my hand and learn with me,

We need to know more about ADHD.

I worry a lot about getting things wrong,

Everything I do takes twice as long.

Everyday is exhausting for me...

Looking through the fog of ADHD.

I want you to know there is more to me.

I'm not defined but it, you see.

I'm sensitive, kind and lots of fun.

I'm blamed for things I haven't done.

I'm the loyalist friend you'll ever know,

I just need a chance to let it show.

Take my hand and look at me,

Just forget about the ADHD.

I have real feelings just like you.

The love in my heart is just as true.

I may have a brain that can never rest,

but please understand I'm trying my best.

I want you to know, I need you to see,

I'm more than the label, I'm still me!

The prize

I will not battle

for your attention

I am not the fighter

I am the prize

~cwpoet

Your tone

Communication tip:

your tone and the way you

say things matters.

You run

If they got you to the point

where you consider

destroying yourself

to prove your love,

you run.

You run

and you don't ever look

back.

~Kalen Dion

Chance after chance

life is too short to keep giving them chance after chance...

knowing damn well they won't change.

~r.m. drake

Lot of work

From Kalendionpoetry.com

Even the things that are meant to be require a lot of work.

Meant to be should never be an excuse to stop trying.

If it's meant to be, it's worth fighting for.

Spiritual abuse

 From Flying Free

Spiritual Abuse: When someone tells you that you don't know God unless you do what they say.

For you

After all you've been through, 

You deserve people who will love you

for you...and not because it is

beneficial to them. That's all.

~r.m. drake

If they stay

 Ask for what you want

always.

If they leave,

they were never going to give it to you.

But if they stay,

if they stay...

L.E. Bowman

Big heart

 Someone once said:

"You know you have a big heart

when you feel bad for doing what

is best for you."

And I felt that.

Trying man

No man is perfect 

but a trying man is everything.

Magnificent insanity

Falling in love is not rational.

It's madness.

A beautiful, wonderful, moment of magnificent insanity.

~Michael Faudet

Born beautiful

We are all born so beautiful

the greatest tragedy is being convinced we are not.

Thought I wasn't looking

 WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make my favorite cake for me, and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking I heard you say a prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good, and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw tears come from your eyes, and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking I saw that you cared, and I wanted to be everything that I could be...

When you thought I wasn't looking I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking."

I AM SENDING THIS TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE I KNOW WHO DO SO MUCH FOR OTHERS, BUT THINK THAT NO ONE EVER SEES. LITTLE EYES SEE A LOT...

Hard

 Love is not hard. People are hard. Hard to understand. Hard to hold on to. Hard to let go of. Hard to forget. And hard to love.

~r.m. drake

Made her brave

What made her brave is how she never stopped being there for other people even when she was struggling with her own issues. She was fighting for her own life, still stepping up, going to the wall for others, while never saying a word about the war she was losing. She didn't want to be remembered for her own battle, she wanted to be remembered for simple things like making someone smile or giving someone hope. She wanted more than anything to leave you a little better than you were before. I hope she did.

~Stephanie Bennett-Henry

Casually

 I don't love casually.

When I love, it's fierce.

It's my soul ripped

wide open and raw.

It's my whole heart on display.

It's all I have and

everything I know,

handed over to you, like a gift.

And I hope you unwrap it gently.

~Stephanie Bennett-Henry

Meant to find

I believe I was always

meant to find you.

That, I have no doubts.

I was destined to hear

your voice and the

truth that only you

could share.

I like to believe that

it was impossible for

me to go through this 

life without feeling

you.

JmStorm

Wealth not merit

 "When wealth is passed off as merit, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. But poverty is neither a crime nor a character flaw. Stigmatise those who let people die, not those who struggle to live."  ~Sarah Kendzior

What they lost

leave and they'll search for you 

in everyone else and fail

this is when they'll understand

what they lost.

~r.h. sin

Who you love

 "you don't get to choose who you love. it just

happens on its own, something like a miracle.

like the rain falling from the sky, something

we're not meant to understand, something we

know...we're just meant to do."

~r.m. drake

Glittering eyes

And above all,

watch with glittering

eyes the whole

world around you

because the greatest

secrets are always

hidden in the most

unlikely places.

Those who don't

believe in magic 

will never find it.

~Roald Dahl

Incredibly magnificent

The day you find yourself, you will realise that lovers are not meant to take you on a journey but to walk alongside you, they're not mean to fulfill you but appreciate how complete you are in yourself. Lovers are not meant to break your heart each day, and they're not meant to make you feel unworthy or unloved. The day you find yourself, you will realise how incredibly magnificent you are - imperfect, yes, but filled with so much goodness and light that you will strive to be even better each day. The day you find yourself will be the most beautiful day, because after that, you will never accept less than what you deserve.

~ruby dahl