Faith
It took me some time
just most of my life
I found inner faith
but only through strife.
Not faith in the church
or political convictions
not faith in fellow man
they had serious restrictions.
When nothing else worked
I found faith in myself
worked hard to achieve it
what personal wealth!
Each day I renew
attached with no strings
just faith in myself-
the peace that it brings.
(c) Rebecca Sanchez 2017
What can we have faith in these days when all else fails and the world goes crazy? Ourselves, every single day.
Written with Poets United.
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Beautiful poem Miss Bekkie! Faith in yourself is good to have ☺♥
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I think I finally have it, Phil. I think we must have faith in ourselves before we can contribute to the rest of the world.
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just faith in myself-
the peace that it brings.
A wise thing to do as feelings and decision-making matters are taken care of the way one wants to
Hank
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For sure, Hank!
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Faith in oneself is the most important thing really. It is the starting point for every other kind of faith. Wise words here, Bekkie. Glad you are back at PU.
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Thank you, Mary. I didn’t take a break on purpose it just sort of happened at the end of the summer. It wasn’t easy to get back on the pony…so many poems to read! But I love it, and glad I’m back too.
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I like the idea of “no strings” bringing peace.
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Thanks so much! Good to see you.
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This is beautiful.. its truly a blessing to be able to have faith in oneself..❤️
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A blessing and hard work! This last year taught me a lot. Thank you, Sanaa!
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to have faith in oneself must be the goal of life…truly a personal wealth…
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Only when we have faith in ourselves, can we have faith in others. Thank you, Sumana!
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Absolutely echo your thoughts here.
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Thank you so much!
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You are so right, and that is the path to peace, kiddo. Hey, did you know I am moving back to my beloved ocean? On Sunday! I can hardly believe it. Yippee.
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No! That is so exciting! What ocean honey? You can email me anytime to give me news if you wish. Where are you going?? I love the ocean!!
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Sweet and simple and yet not a faith that is available to everyone: “what personal wealth!” Very fine.
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Thank you so much, Susan for hosting the prompt!
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