an abundance of love

I have a LOT of love to give
I have an abundance of love to give
and I understand how some people can feel overwhelmed by that.. I do
and I hope it helps to know that
      some of my love is for you, yes.. and
      some of my love is for me, and
      some of my love is for cats, and
      some of my love is for the stars, and
      some of my love is for the moon, and
      some of my love is for trees, and

      some of my love is for rain, and
      some of my love is for clouds, and
      some of my love is for dragonflies, and
      some of my love is for birds, and
      some of my love is for flowers, and
      some of my love is for bubbles, and
      some of my love is for food, and
      some of my love is for crafts, and 
      some of my love is for people who live near me (“neighbors”), and
      some of my love is for people who live far away from me
                                         (incl. those I may never meet), and

      some of my love is for people who cook and serve or deliver me food, and
      some of my love is for people who clean shared/public spaces, and 
      some of my love is for people who I only see once
                                         as we pass by each other on the street, and

      some of my love is for people who are thriving/celebrating, and
      some of my love is for people who are grieving, and
      some of my love is for people who are healing from
                                         similar circumstances as me, and

      some of my love is for people who are healing from
                                         different circumstances than me, and
      some of my love is for people who seem like they are stuck
                                         (who haven’t recognized their own ability.. yet), and

I have a LOT of love to give,
and that’s pretty darn awesome :)

enough

 i am enough,

and so are you.

 i have enough, i give enough, i do enough, i think enough, i rest enough,

and so do you.

we are enough.

How to Connect

Tick - tick

Press, click

port, then aft

Underneath

Three tips to the window

One spin up the wall

The velcro bits

stick - stick

Stuck

Don’t forget the glue

Extra sticky 

between the nails

peel and paste

Together we are one

and altogether now

One we are together

With hinges and bolts,

Strings and clips

Hanging

loosely attached

loosely we move and 

**WARNING: risk of damage

tumble, separate, fall

Strongly connected

Connected to support and allow

balance and flow

Not too tight, not too

too much, too little

right-left-right-left

Right there!

just right.

Just enough

The perfect goldilocks amount.

well done.

Created by Rose A. Fitzgerald during a Therapeutic Poetry Workshop courtesy of SocietyX with Lisa Ann Markuson regarding 'Conceptual Surrealism.'

Not again..

Not another massacre

At the hands of men, 

No one is bulletproof

Death becomes us

Violence and fear.

Fear begets fear

Unnecessary murders

everywhere..

When will it end?

Created by Rose A. Fitzgerald during a Therapeutic Poetry Workshop courtesy of SocietyX with Lisa Ann Markuson.

Showing Up

I choose to show up for myself

for my life

for the good of and in the world

for the universe

I deserve to show up for myself

as myself

bravely

fiercely

lovingly

I am enough as I am

and so are you.

We who choose to grow, and rest,

and be, and do

We are the beings

capable of magic

spreading it far and wide

or shining it brightly within

We are star dust, you and I;

We are magnificent exactly as we are

All needs doing is the show

Showing up for ourselves

within ourselves

for others

and to

or tell

How do you show up for yourself?

In an extra special moment of mindful peace and quiet

In that extra push of momentous effort to create

Choosing to keep something only for yourself

Choosing to share something with someone else

Show up, show down, show yourself 

You are welcome here.

Created by Rose A. Fitzgerald during a Therapeutic Poetry Workshop courtesy of SocietyX with Lisa Ann Markuson regarding 'Showing Up.'

News to me

Created by Rose A. Fitzgerald during a Therapeutic Poetry Workshop courtesy of SocietyX with Lisa Ann Markuson regarding 'News.'

I am Safe

Safe to be and express exactly who I am
Always prioritize myself—my needs, my comfort, my desires, my safety, my wellbeing
Feel comfortable and at ease in myself and my surroundings
Everything is truly okay, I am safe now

Written by Rose A. Fitzgerald during a Therapeutic Poetry Workshop courtesy of SocietyX with Lisa Ann Markuson regarding 'Word of the Year.'