Can you spot the non-petals?
In Weston, our little home hideaway, we have a strong interest in mental wellness and sharing skills to allow others to become more themselves if they will allow it.
Alan was teaching his WRAP courses (wellness recovery action plan) and asked me to write a response in the same way as he asks his groups, on the subject of hope. The following words are from a song that resulted and he used it this week with a group. It seemed to strike a chord and they asked me to share it. In this creative spirit he and I complement each other, as indeed we all do to create the vibrant mix that is mankind. For all the dark, there is light, for all the difficult times, there will be tranquillity. Life is a balance. Riding the waves.
I am feeling the crush in my brain
I’m feeling the start of the pain
the spiral has begun to turn
I’m imploding and emotions burn
Remembering theres’ hope in life
still there in time of strife
this despair is just a wave to ride
and hope stands on the other side
Breathing in I feel how my heart is strong
releasing tension, the air moves on
I can breathe out the pain I am sure
opening my mind to the hope at my door
Holding onto Hope, holding on this time
knowing that the pain is old, not mine
fixing onto life, fixing onto light
heart expands and hope comes into sight