notes taken on the road to finding myself
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Notes Taken on the Road toFinding Myself
By
Denise Gibel Molini
All Rights Reserved
Copyright 1997 by Denise G. Molini
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ISBN #0-8059-4018-9
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Table of Contents
2I Found ....................................................................................................................................................
My Many Selves........................................................................................................................................
The Bottom Feels Safe ..............................................................................................................................
Would I Know ...........................................................................................................................................
Pieces Falling ............................................................................................................................................To Experience ............................................................................................................................................
Honest .......................................................................................................................................................
What Is Found ...........................................................................................................................................
When We Realize ......................................................................................................................................
Impossible .................................................................................................................................................
I AM ..........................................................................................................................................................
Wisdom .....................................................................................................................................................The Sun .....................................................................................................................................................
The Value Of A Gift...................................................................................................................................
Giving .......................................................................................................................................................
To Give .....................................................................................................................................................20
Hear ...........................................................................................................................................................
Enough ......................................................................................................................................................
Better Than ...............................................................................................................................................22The Road ...................................................................................................................................................23
Expectations ..............................................................................................................................................23
Variety .......................................................................................................................................................24
To Demand ................................................................................................................................................25
The Purpose ..............................................................................................................................................25
Enough ......................................................................................................................................................26
As We Become Older ................................................................................................................................27My Right ...................................................................................................................................................28
Hope ..........................................................................................................................................................29
Stay Yourself .............................................................................................................................................30
I Am Not Hopeless ....................................................................................................................................
Time ..........................................................................................................................................................32
To Live ......................................................................................................................................................33
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The Death Of The Willow ........................................................................................................................34
Do Not Love Me For My Success .............................................................................................................36
Unconditional Love ...................................................................................................................................37
This Is The Moment ..................................................................................................................................38
The Last Man ............................................................................................................................................39
The Thorns ................................................................................................................................................40
I Have Loved .............................................................................................................................................
I Wait .........................................................................................................................................................42
I Cannot Promise .......................................................................................................................................43
How Strange .............................................................................................................................................44
After The Sunset He Was Gone .................................................................................................................46
Passing Touch ............................................................................................................................................47
Except Me .................................................................................................................................................47
To Fill Your Heart.....................................................................................................................................48
Hardly Ever ...............................................................................................................................................49
The Answer ...............................................................................................................................................49
Too Busy ...................................................................................................................................................50
You taught Me ...........................................................................................................................................
The Beauty ................................................................................................................................................52
Run Away From Me ..................................................................................................................................53
There Was Joy ...........................................................................................................................................54
Tell Me ......................................................................................................................................................54
The loss of you ..........................................................................................................................................55
To Stay .......................................................................................................................................................55
I Gave My Heart ........................................................................................................................................56
I came with hope .......................................................................................................................................57
After You ...................................................................................................................................................58
Until I Love Myself ..................................................................................................................................59
A Friend ....................................................................................................................................................
In Touch .....................................................................................................................................................62
Your Friend ...............................................................................................................................................63
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Growth
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I Found
In pain
I found strength
In liesI found truth
In deceit
I found trust
In being lost
I found my way
And in being rejected
I found
Myself
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My Many SelvesWithin me liveThe many selves
Who passed
My many years
Each self has Her story
And each self has Her tears
Each self had Her glory
Each self had Her fears
Each self had a burning need
Each self has a reason
Each self had a call to heed
Each self had a seasonNot just one
But each of me
Make up my special song
I wont reframe
Or change
One thing
Of all that Made me Strong
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The Bottom Feels Safe
On the bottom
No falling
On the bottom
No failing
On the bottom
No losing
On the bottom Nothing
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Would I KnowWould I today know
I could love
Without the me Who sought it?
Would I today
Survive the loss
Without the me Who lost it?
Would I believe
The thingsI know
Without the me Who learned them?
And would I have
The things
I do
Without the me Who earned them?
Each part of me
Has done Her best
To travel down
Her road
And with each One Within my soul
I bare No heavy load
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Pieces Falling
I cant seem to keep it straight
Or hold it in one piece
Draining all my energy
I look for a release
Pieces falling all around
I cant keep them in place
People pulling from all sidesI need a quiet space
Im in so much pain, I feel
So tight I cant unwind
Trying to please everyone
And failing every time
I just feel so lost inside
I dont know where to go
I look around for answers
That I think I ought to know
The only place I havent tried
Is searching deep within
Perhaps the answers waiting there
I might as well begin
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To Experience
Our ability
To experience joy
Is only limited
By our willingness
To experience
Pain
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Honest
It is not
my conscience
which keeps me
honest
it ismy memory
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What Is FoundWhat is found in moving
Will bring change
What is found in seeking
Will bring knowledge
What is found in resting
Will bring contemplation
What is found in risking
Will bring growth
And
What is found when patient
Will bring understanding
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When We Realize
When we realize that we are not God
And the only God is perfect
When we realize our minuteness
And forgive our fallibility
When we accept our imperfectionsAnd forgive our humanness
When we reject what pleases us
For a moment
And seek what fulfills us
For a lifetime
When we realize that we do not need love
For we ARE
LOVE
We will find our greatest joy
Will be realized
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ImpossibleImpossible
Is really only
That which has not yet
Been achieved
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I AMI am
Every miracle
Extends
From that
Wisdom
Wisdom comes
With age
Because it is
The byproduct
Of redundant experience
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The Sun
I saw the sun
Before I
Entered the tunnel
But I only felt it
After I
Emerged
The Value Of A GiftThe value of
A gift
Lies not only inThe intent
Of the one who gives
But also in the
Perception
Of the one
Who receives
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GivingThere is an
Inexplicable joy
In giving
A high
Without comparison
Perhaps it is
The most selfish
Thing I doFor myself
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To GiveThere are two
Inseparable steps
In giving
First to extend
And then
To release
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Hear
The ears
Will never listen
To what
The heartWont hear
Enough
I haveEnough
When I have
Enough
To share
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Better ThanWhy is it that manFinds his value
In being better than
Instead of
in just
being
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The Road
Hell is an
Amusement park
Compared to
The road to enlightenment
ExpectationsThe only thing
I ever truly failed at
Was in living up to
My own expectations
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VarietyHow contradictory
That we would not consider
An orchid imperfect
Because it is not a rose
And
We would not consider
An oak imperfect
Because it is not a willow
That we love
The variety of Gods gardens But we cannot accept
The variety in
Gods children
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To DemandTo demand that the worldBe fair to you
Is a demand
That cannot be met
But to demand that you yourself
Be fairTo the world
Is one that can be
Attained
The PurposeWhat is the purpose
Of the destination
If not
To cause
The journey
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EnoughI am not sure
If more is better
I am, however
Sure, it is never
Enough
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As We Become OlderAs we become older
Happiness
Becomes more attainable
Because it is less specific
Almost
Becomes more acceptable
Because it is more realistic
Life
Becomes more livable because we have less expectationsAnd joy
Can finally be found
Because we are to look inside
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My RightI have a right
To dislike you
I have a right
To disapprove of you
I even have a right
Not to associate with you
But I have no rightTo hurt you
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HopeThere is no light
As brilliant
As the light
Of hope
And no darkness
As fearsome
As whereThere is none
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Stay YourselfTake pride in what you achieveBut do not become the achievement
Feel joy for those you love
But do not become them
For all achievements are replaced
By newer onesAnd the loss of those you love
Will be the loss of yourself
Make your plans with conviction
But not without flexibility
For life destroys that which
Will not bend
Share yourself
But do not give yourself
For once given
You are no more
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I Am Not HopelessIf I am not Godless
I am not homeless
If I am not faithless
I am not hopeless
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Time
Time diminishes
The most profound
Reality
And expands
The most unlikelyPossibility
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To Live
To live
We must learn
To learn
We must grow
To grow
We must move
To move
We must let goTo let go
We must trust
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The Death Of The Willow
The death
Of the willow
Is not the fault
Of the oak
In whose shadow
It grows
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Love
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Do Not Love Me For My Success
Do not love me for my success
For I will fear failure
Do not love me for my beauty
For I will fear time
Do not love me for my wisdom
For I will fear error
Do not love me for my smile
For I will fear my tearsLove me for my living
And you have freed me
From fear
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Unconditional Love
Unconditional loveIs neither
Given
Nor
Received
It is a state
Of being
Which emanates
From within
And out to all
Around you
It is a breath
Of freedom
For those prepared
To receive it
And an
Addictive drug
For those
Who seek
To possess it
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This Is The Moment
This may not be the time
This may not be the place
But somehow
This is the moment
As in a dream, which
Cannot be recalled
Yet
Cannot be erased
We journeyed
Too far
To return
To fast
To comprehend
To tentatively
To remain
And too profoundly
To leave
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The Last Man
You were
The last man i
Would have chosenThe last man i
Could have wanted
The last man
I would have noticed
The last man
Ill ever love
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The Thorns
Love isA rose
That cannot
Be held
Without first
Feeling the pain
Of it s
Thorns
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I Have Loved
I have lovedMore than I choose to remember
I have lost
More than I choose to accept
I have received
More than I believed I deserved
And I have given
More than I believed I had
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I Wait
I wait for him to come
Who will
Accept me
Without change
Love me
Without limit
Travel me
Without fear
And forever me
Without time
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I Cannot Promise
I cannot promise I will stay
For someday I must go
I promise you I will not change
But not that I wont grow
I promise you the here and now
And all that it contains
I promise you that brilliant Sun
But only till it rains
I love you with the love I need
And that I give your free
But I cannot give you happiness
Unless you want to be
I promise I will give the truth
At least, the truth I know
And I will pray that knowing this
Wont make you want
To go
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How Strange
How strange
That I only realized
How much more
I could have
Loved
When I realized
How much moreI could have
Suffered
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Letting Go and moving on
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After The Sunset He Was Gone
After the sunset
he was gone
into the night
end of song
but oh the sunrise
truly shone
when he said,Youre not alone
How my throbbing heart
Would beat
When I would hear
His coming feet
What horizons did
He show
Such explosions
I did know
After the sunset
He was gone
But in my soul
The day shines on
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Passing Touch
We were two
Ships that touched
In passing
But though we passed
The touch
Remains
Except Me
I seem to be able
to get rid of
everything
in my life
that you touched
except
me
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To Fill Your Heart
I hope that
One day
Trying
To fill your heart
Stops
EmptyingMine
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Hardly Ever
I hardly ever
Think about you
anymore
I only think
About you
When I am
Awake
The Answer
The answer
To why
I lost you
Lies
In the place
Where I left
Me
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Too Busy
Between watching
The phone
Staring at
Your picturesAnd remembering
Every word
And every movement
That we shared
I have been
So busy
I havent had time
To Forget
You
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You taught Me
You taught me
To love
Without fear
To giveWithout loss
To grow
Without limit
To fly
Without wings
You taught me
To let go
When need
Was the only reason
To hold on
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The Beauty
I hope the beauty
Of what we are
Retains its richness
When it becomes
The pain
Of what
We were
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Run Away From Me
Run away from me and the hurt that I cause
The love I can give is covered with flaws
Build on the things that you yet may not see
Build on a life that wont include me
Dont be a keeper protecting my soul Dont try to fix what you cannot make whole
You deserve much more than I can give now
I wish I could l ove you but I dont know how
You are so special and precious to me
The best I can give you is to set you free
Im sorry I hurt you it wasnt my goal
But I know I used you to try to feel whole
Ill turn my back now, so please run away
For it I can catch you, I will make you stay
You cant make me love you the way you should be
For I cant love anyone until I love me
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There Was Joy
There was joy
In loving you
Pain
In hold you
Fear
In losing you
And strengthIn surviving you
Tell Me
Tell me there is a chance
And I will keep trying
Tell me there is a way
And I will keep looking
Tell me it will come
And I will keep waiting
Tell me nothing
And I will keep going
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The loss of you
I hope that
The loss
of you
Never outweighs
The
Experience
Of you
To Stay
The only thing that
Scares me
Is that your will
To hold on
Is not as strong
As your need
To push away
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I Gave My HeartI gave my heart
He took my soul
And here I stand
An empty holeWhat will he do
With all thats me
Destroy my dreams
Or Set me free
With nothing but
An empty shell
My eyes see God
My feet touch hell
Hes too afraid to run away
He cannot hide
He cannot stay
What can I do
To make him see
There is no price
In loving me
It hurts much more
To let us goWhen I just want
To see us grow
What can I do
But sit and wait And hope
He doesnt learn Too late
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I came with hope
I came withHope
I stayed with
Love
I leave
With
Acceptance
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After You
After you
To feel meant painAfter pain
To feel meant fear
After fear
To feel meant courage
After courage
To feel meant acceptance
After acceptance
To feel meant living
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Until I Love Myself
Until I love myself
I can only mistrust youUntil I find my way
I can only mislead you
Until I see myself
I can only deceive you
Until I love myself
I can only hurt you
And until I accept myself
I can only lose you
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Friends
There is No Greater Love Than That Of A True Friend And No Greater Friend Than One WhoIs Also A Lover
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A FriendA friendIs the one
Who stays with you
When even you
Would leave yourself
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In TouchA friend is one
You do not need
To be near
To be
In touch with
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Your FriendYour friend is one
Who speaks
The words you need
To hear
And hears the wordsYou fear
To speak