Life Thoughts And Other Poems

A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from poet and educator Georgia Heard, with art by Isabel Roxas. Poets have long observed the world in a mindful way. They point out beauty we might have missed, draw our attention to our inner thoughts, and call us to see our society in new ways. But as daily life become more and more chaotic, children grow distracted. According to the CDC, 9.4% of children have ADHD and 7% have anxiety/depression. And these numbers continue to climb. As treatment doctors recommend healthy eating, physical activity, plenty of sleep, and mindfulness techniques. Georgia Heard is a poet and educator—and she has long had her own meditation practice. In My Thoughts Are Clouds, she uses poetry to demonstrate what mindfulness is and gives kids—and their parents and teachers—accessible ways to learn mindfulness tools.

Each and every life is filled with poetry, even when its verses are never articulated. The perfect smile aimed at you with love, the feeling of inexplicable solitude in a crowded room, the perfect calm you sometimes feel before opening your eyes in the morning ... The Gate and Other Poems on a Life's Journey takes these emotions-these moments in time-and captures them forever in black and white, where they can be shared with others who have never found the words. Accompanied by artistic photography, this poetry collection will take you on the journey of the author's life, from his early years through his professional life, his courtship, marriage, loss, and an uncertain a future, living with Parkinson's Disease. Vulnerable, humorous at times, and thought-provoking throughout, The Gate and Other Poems on a Life's Journey is a trip very much worth taking.

This is a book of poetry, the content of which has been evolving over a lifetime. Any talent demonstrated here had not come to bare until I decided to include the project in my bucket list. Any social, political, or religious leanings you may detect are in no way meant to offend. They have also taken a lifetime to evolve. I hope you can enjoy the poems for what they are meant to be, stories that rhyme that may hopefully provoke thought. Perhaps one or two will make you laugh.

The poems in this book is full of life hope and dreams past, present and future of what life is expected to be. As we go through life many challenge we find ourselves face with things past, present and future. Life can throw any obstacles in our way, it's up to us rather to step over them or just lie down and excepted life as it is. My own experience in life taught me that what ever we face in life there's always an answer for every thing, rather we receive to believe it or not is totally left up to us. As I traveled through life many challenge I found myself writing my most precious thought down thinking I'll come back and read them when I want to find comfort or peace within my soul. In the wee hours of the morning when the house is silent and darkness is still around my most interment thought are found dancing in my head waiting to be lead on paper and stored in a place thinking that no one will read but myself. Life began to challenge me when I remember back to certain event that drove me to write thinking, I'll store this treasure up under lock and key no one would find it but me ,"so I thought." As I began to travel the distance of life set before me I found in the early part of my marriage I would write my husband these long letter of my thoughts, because I just wasn't the type who could hold a conversation well. As I wrote little did I know that it would lead to become such an adventure in my life. In this book of poetry you will find how a young women beat the odds of silent and open up to a hold new life of communication. I would start my day each morning reading an inspirational poem to my friend at work from a book. So one day I decided to give it a try thinking to myself I can do this. On writing my first poem and letting my friends read it ,writing began for me then. They were honest enough to let me know how what they read touched their hearts. As people began to read my work they start asking me to write poems for them on special occasions, and I did without hesitations. As I wrote for other as well as myself little did I know that it would lead to this point in my life. In this book you're read how friend, love one and everyday people find ways of comfort just by reading words that touch their hearts and sent healing. Poetry is writing that releases the soul of man to write about what's hidden down inside of ones soul. Yes we all have hidden treasure just sitting pounding upon our minds just waiting to be release to peoples who could take it and heald from darkness that they thought light could no longer shine, I take the most interment thought of one person and transfer it so that there understanding could be seen more clearly. I know you're wondering how do some one do that. I find it easy just by conversation with them. Remember I said that it was not something I was good at doing, but now it a gift that I found. Writing is the most profound reason people write today. I found it to be rewarding and comforting where peace is found. Taking words and making them dance across the pages send chill up my spine. I find myself as I write hidden inside this world that no one knows but me. I began to pick ,choose and write words that dance across my page sending messages to the reader, letting them know even though we go through many things in life that will carry us to experience sadness, happiness. Laughter, and tears we can still go on and conquer in this world the one thing we all hope for and that's peace for all man kind. In this book of poetry you'll find the color of the rainbow just as God intended it to be fill with many colors, you'll find how He took each one and mold them as He saw fit. How the raindrops and clouds, trees and grass are all here for man to enjoy, not to destroy. In this book you'll be taken to places far beyond the thought of mankind. How everyday mistakes can be recorded and correctly by the thought of man. I

In 1979, someone asked humorist Erma Bombeck, "If you had your life to live over, would you change anything'" Her immediate answer was no, but once she thought about it, she changed her mind. The result was a classic column full of Bombeck"s signature wit and warmth. Now the beloved column that has hung on hundreds of refrigerator doors has been cheerily illustrated and designed as a handsome gift book, Eat Less Cottage and More Ice Cream. In it, Bombeck gently reminds us of what is really important in life:"If I had my life to live over again I would have waxed less and listened more."I would have cried and laughed less while watching television . . . and more while watching real life."But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute of it . . . look at it and really see it . . . try it on . . . live it . . . exhaust it . . . and never give that minute back until there was nothing left of it. . . . "Long-time fans of Erma Bombeck will be thrilled to have this favorite column in the form of a beautiful keepsake. Readers discovering Bombeck for the first time will become fans instantly. Eat Less Cottage and More Ice Cream offers wisdom to inspire all of us.

The poems in this book is full of life hope and dreams past, present and future of what life is expected to be. As we go through life many challenge we find ourselves face with things past, present and future. Life can throw any obstacles in our way, it's up to us rather to step over them or just lie down and excepted life as it is. My own experience in life taught me that what ever we face in life there's always an answer for every thing, rather we receive to believe it or not is totally left up to us. As I traveled through life many challenge I found myself writing my most precious thought down thinking I'll come back and read them when I want to find comfort or peace within my soul. In the wee hours of the morning when the house is silent and darkness is still around my most interment thought are found dancing in my head waiting to be lead on paper and stored in a place thinking that no one will read but myself. Life began to challenge me when I remember back to certain event that drove me to write thinking, I'll store this treasure up under lock and key no one would find it but me ,"so I thought." As I began to travel the distance of life set before me I found in the early part of my marriage I would write my husband these long letter of my thoughts, because I just wasn't the type who could hold a conversation well. As I wrote little did I know that it would lead to become such an adventure in my life. In this book of poetry you will find how a young women beat the odds of silent and open up to a hold new life of communication. I would start my day each morning reading an inspirational poem to my friend at work from a book. So one day I decided to give it a try thinking to myself I can do this. On writing my first poem and letting my friends read it ,writing began for me then. They were honest enough to let me know how what they read touched their hearts. As people began to read my work they start asking me to write poems for them on special occasions, and I did without hesitations. As I wrote for other as well as myself little did I know that it would lead to this point in my life. In this book you're read how friend, love one and everyday people find ways of comfort just by reading words that touch their hearts and sent healing. Poetry is writing that releases the soul of man to write about what's hidden down inside of ones soul. Yes we all have hidden treasure just sitting pounding upon our minds just waiting to be release to peoples who could take it and heald from darkness that they thought light could no longer shine, I take the most interment thought of one person and transfer it so that there understanding could be seen more clearly. I know you're wondering how do some one do that. I find it easy just by conversation with them. Remember I said that it was not something I was good at doing, but now it a gift that I found. Writing is the most profound reason people write today. I found it to be rewarding and comforting where peace is found. Taking words and making them dance across the pages send chill up my spine. I find myself as I write hidden inside this world that no one knows but me. I began to pick ,choose and write words that dance across my page sending messages to the reader, letting them know even though we go through many things in life that will carry us to experience sadness, happiness. Laughter, and tears we can still go on and conquer in this world the one thing we all hope for and that's peace for all man kind. In this book of poetry you'll find the color of the rainbow just as God intended it to be fill with many colors, you'll find how He took each one and mold them as He saw fit. How the raindrops and clouds, trees and grass are all here for man to enjoy, not to destroy. In this book you'll be taken to places far beyond the thought of mankind. How everyday mistakes can be recorded and correctly by the thought of man. I

The central metaphor of the collection The Octopus and Other Poems is the search for new life in the universe -- to find something beyond ourselves, and simultaneously to be "found." The tension between wanting to understand, and giving in to the mysteries of the universe, culminates in the long poem "The Octopus," in which former lovers debate the merits of searching for extraterrestrial life. He considers it a futile and wasteful endeavour, particularly since there are "alien" life forms we don't understand right here on earth, like the octopus. She, on the other hand, comes to realize her enjoyment of the search isn't about aliens at all, but about the pleasure of simply hoping for something new, something spectacular. In the end, she believes that it's the hope of the search that matters, not finding or being found, but looking.