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WASHED AWAY BY THE TIDE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I see the vestiges of yesterday, echoes of mistakes, like footprints in the sand, that the time of time washed away. Every mistake, is like a grain of sand on the beach, a sandcastle of errors, mistakes that the tide of time washes away. the wind of self-forgiveness pulls me up, propelling me beyond the limits of mistakes I made yesterday. I hear the wind, realizing… the sky does not stop the dawn for the clouds that came in. nor does the river mourn the stones that once obstructed its flow. the beautiful truth— *There is so much more to me than my faults. I am the promise of who I am yet to be. *Note:“You’re so much more than your mistakes.” quoted from Dr. Wayne Dyer

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Date: 8/13/2025 6:41:00 AM
"the sky does not stop the dawn for the clouds that came in. nor does the river mourn the stones that once obstructed its flow." As a writer...I would be very happy indeed to have conjured up these lines...lovely poetry, Sara. :) john
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/13/2025 5:54:00 PM
aww, thanks, John. Glad you enjoyed those particular lines...they are my favorite as well...they were a gift from the Universe...and I'm grateful, wishing you the best, Sara
Date: 8/13/2025 1:38:00 AM
It is not the past mistakes that define us. It is the lessons we learn from them and our present deeds that make us move forward. The willingness to admit that we have erred before is the first step to self improvement. The resolve not to repeat the follies is a sure step to improvement.There is much truth and wisdom in your words, dear Sara.
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/13/2025 5:53:00 PM
I appreciate your insightful and wise words, dearest Valsa. I share your thoughts and beliefs. Thanks for visiting. Color me grateful, hugs, Sara
Date: 8/12/2025 10:16:00 PM
Words of wisdom from a open heart, Sara. Thanks for sharing your personal side with us through your poetry, my love. Bill
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/13/2025 5:52:00 PM
aww, thanks, dear hubby. You're always so supportive and encouraging. Grateful you found wisdom in my poem and heart, hugs, me
Date: 8/12/2025 5:14:00 PM
Wonderful, instructive truth. Well done. Do not eat one's own heart -- I read this many years ago, the truth of statement has never left me. Each day we have opportunity to be made new in Christ. Silly, I know, but often, I am so much more critical and less forgiving of myself, than I am with others, for having done far more. Do not eat thine own heart. Do not eat, thine own heart....
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Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 8/12/2025 5:16:00 PM
thanks for visiting,Joe, and for sharing your words . I, too, am harder on myself than I am on others. Never heard the phrase 'do not eat thy own heart' yet it is so applicable. have a pleasant evening, Sara

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