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We must be careful that we don’t become As one dimensional as our shadow Life is an ever-changing thing What we are today May not be what we are tomorrow We must learn how to adapt To the ever changing tides of life I have been questioning who I am Because in the last five years My life and who I am has changed many times The devil attacks me on many levels For he knows how to distort the truth And turn my mind against myself Thankfully my wife knows how to help me see That even though my disabilities keep me from work My own desire to help others Keeps me busy throughout each and everyday Many elderly people in my community Have come to depend on me in many ways I found out that I won’t be released to work till 09 If even then For almost two years I have been a housewife Battling diseases and injuries Waiting and hoping to get back to work Now I learn that may not happen without retraining I don’t really even know what this poem is about All I know is that the Lord is leading me to something And the devil is trying to get me to throw it all away I feel like a ping-pong ball Getting slapped back and forth between the two I know that I’ve became a good housewife And never does anyone ask me for help That I don’t do all I can to help them The Lord blesses me for my efforts As my wife comforts me Whatever the Lord leads me to be I will become Because my wife has ask me to not be As one dimensional as my shadow You know I posted this poem (if you could even call it that) and deleted it three times in a row. I think I'm asking for prayer for guidance. My wife thinks I'm right where I need to be and I should just accept it and keep doing what I'm doing and go back to Collage full time. This sure isn't what I thought recovery would be. God Bless you all.
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