The feeling is profound
we never know when it began,
nor when it ended...
On the journey we get lost,
we lose our way...
We don't even recognize
ourselves anymore...
but we know happiness is there,
full, rich, palpable...
Sometimes it's just one step away...
we don't even notice it, but maybe that's it!
one step...
And what does it cost us...
take one more step...!?
Standing at the pointed edge of this cliff,
Staring down at the jagged rocks below...
Holding the fraying rope of life hanging from above.
Wondering, I shrug...
Should I just let go?
Supposedly a light at the end of the tunnel,
Just how long is this winding road?
Complete n' total darkness along the way...
So damn tired of this never ending cold!
One step at a time Lord Jesus
guide me on my way
One step at a time Dear Jesus
lead me not astray
There are paths where the flashy lights glow
temptations a many pleasures they bestow
But a life of regret and heartache they sow
leaving you broken and with nothing to show
There are paths where troubles grow
Worry and strife overflow
Hate and war is all that you know
Failure and falling with no hand to hold
One step at a time Lord Jesus
guide me on my way
One step at a time Dear Jesus
lead me not astray
Let me walk in your footsteps above
Fill my life with your holy love
Give me direction I crave and need
Show me the path to follow as you lead.
One step to repentance with your love profound
One step to salvation by your blood sins drown
One step with faith to lead my way
One step a journey by Grace we are saved.
Standing at the pointed edge of this cliff,
Staring down at the jagged rocks below...
Still holding the fraying ropes of life,
Hanging from above...
Wondering... I Shrug,
Should I just let go?
Supposedly a light at the end of the tunnel,
Just how long is this winding road?
Total darkness along the way...
Just too tired of the never ending cold!
As strength deserts
my body
the weights grow
hard to lift
Each rep I fake
four breaths I take
and atrophy
persists
Those muscles ripped
in times long past
but memory
to me now
An aging racehorse
on the hill
one step
— beyond the plow
(Anytime Fitness: September, 2025)
One step forward, two steps back –
That’s the way I function.
There is something that I lack
When I am at the junction
Of making a decision
Which will finalize a plan,
No matter the precision
Since my research first began.
It’s like I’m on a diving board,
Afraid to take the plunge,
My hesitancy like a cord
My body can’t expunge.
And yet I search and plan and hope
My M.O. might just change
And I can shed that binding rope
And step-wise, rearrange.
synapses continued their neuronal junction
long after the seed’s path had been planted
the miracle proceeded in mind and mindfulness
as the journey became her labour of love
prismatic eyes shone once again in a mirror
polychromatic and full of compassion and trust
No matter the long road
You can walk step by step
No matter the short road
You can't reach it
Without taking two feet
Life is a harder you try
Easy if you find it inspire
Love the way you fight for it.
Take step back
Love one inch wide
Live fast in life.
As clouds march behind the larger one ahead,
I think about one step at a time being easier instead
When dealing with life's big changing events,
it can lead to being tired, and also stressed
I find trying to do a piece at a time is helpful and best
Somehow it makes things easier to fall into place
A big picture all at once can be overwhelming to face
I finish a task, take a break and tell myself I'm getting there
There's a lot at stake, worth the focus, on one thing, not everywhere
It can become easier, than one would expect it to be
Because fearful anticipation blocks the ability to see
So I give it a try, it is working, each day at a time I face
Later I'll look back, at accomplishments from my destined place
Heidi Sands
4/18/24
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Moses had exciting news
for his people, his fellow Jews
G-d said, From Bondage I shall now rescue you
From the land of Egypt I will deliver you too
The Holy Torah I shall bestow upon you
Bring you to the Promised Land
Your vision of Peoplehood to refresh and renew
What’s this? Moses says you can’t hear Me
That you’re exhausted from slavery
OK. I understand. Let’s take this one step at a time ~
The matzo’s on me... Then mountains you’ll climb
Take one step
By Michelle Morris
23/07/2020
Take one step today;
Try moving forward;
Do one thing today;
It will make you feel rewarded.
Just one step,
In the right direction,
Can help you prosper;
Focus your attention.
It may seem trite;
Small victories celebrated;
But as long as we're trying,
It's our spirit we're elevating.
So don't give up;
Keep on trying now;
Do one thing today -
A step of defiance.
© Michelle Morris, 2020
One step closer
By Michelle Morris
17/11/2022
One step closer
One step closer today
Why wait until tomorrow
To inspire your dreams to awaken?
You don't have a past
For it is gone for good
You don't yet have a future
It's a magical portal to be explored
You have right now
To bathe in the glow of your light
You have today
To create magic and miracles so delightful
One step closer
One thing you can do right now
Take a chance on yourself
And you will see your soul smile
Believe in all your gifts
Believe in miracles
Believe that everything is possible
It's all about commitment and will
Those odds are in your favour
When you take actions every day
In a short time from now
You could have a masterpiece made
It may seem too daunting
You may need inspiration
Allow yourself courage and faith
To begin with small victories
Every single moment
That you put your best dreams first
Will move you towards a tomorrow
Where your contribution will bless the world
© Michelle Morris, 2022
Be mindful, be careful,
for free speech may land you in word-jail.
Contrary counter-points are now
deemed suspiciously reactionary.
What was good and right yesterday
is slur and defamation today.
Agree, then do the opposite.
Play the game but find a covert way to cheat.
You must cross the line one step at a time.
Thoughts are now monitored
by digital watch dogs
remember this is not your father's line
this is a new line they drew
to pen you in more tightly.
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