This is written by my very good friend and brother in Christ. His story is much like mine only the male version, with a terrible childhood because of an abusive father. Michael is now went home to our Father due to cancer, God rest his soul. Mike's life was transformed just as mine by Stuck To Unstuck and Pastor Ron Deegan.
The Gift by Michael D. Bullard
Each new day presents us with a magical gift,
It comes wrapped in the colors of sunrise,
Carrying the scent of dewy grass and windswept leaves,
The gift is of our own choosing
It is we who decide it's weight
Is it buoyant with opportunities and understand?
Is it light in the hand with warm words and praise?
Or is it heavy with selfishness and hatred?
It is we who decide what to keep and what to share,
Do we share compassion and understanding?
Do we eagerly give love and acceptance?
Do we seek fertile souls to plant hope, or do we crush the seeds of love with our words?
It is we who decide where to take our gift,
We can carry it gently to higher ground,
To places where it can bloom and grow,
Where the rains of love will soothe and nourish,
Or we can choke it with the dust of despair.
You will receive a gift tomorrow morning...
You will decide it's weight...
You will decide what to keep and what to share,
You will decide where to take it, choose wisely, for it is your life....