Some are about loosing
(weight or bad habits)
Some are about gaining
(wealth or a spouse)
All about changes to make in the year
Yet how much do I control
What happens to me?
Surely my choices are factors
In the matter
But I truly believe
All things considered
That the most important change I can make
In a year
Is what comes from my heart
And works itself out
in the way
I treat others
(And that is including
myself)
© 2016 Julie Clark
Putting on love today
Wear it like a coat
Thick and fuzzy
Keeping out the cold
Heartedness
That I don’t want anyways.
Love changes the world
Love changes lives
Mine, and the one I love.
Love sees things differently
Not black and white
But, multicolored and faceted
Rich, precious jewels in each person
That only through
Loves eyes can I begin to see.
© 2012 Julie Clark
Another Christmas Season is here
There is something contagious in the air
Anticipation, excitement, preparation
Makes you want to decorate your house inside and out with lights and color
Get out the flour and start baking cookies
Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside
Some of the lights and decorations, however, start having another effect on me
Makes me nervous, like maybe these people are out of control!
The goal seems to be put out as many lights as possible on every eave and tree, along with Santa, reindeer, snowmen and candy canes
You have to understand
I haven’t lived in this country for several years
I notice differences, changes, and extremes
They aren’t subtle for me
How deep are those warm fuzzies anyways?
Do they last?
I don’t think there were a lot of warm fuzzies on that first bleak Christmas in the stinky stable
Animals don’t smell like cinnamon and spice
So what are we really looking for?
Faith, hope and love run deep and stick to the ribs, lasting long past the season
But, they cost much more than lights and tinsel
They are worth the price
That manger baby thought so when he later gave his life for them
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