Thoughts

Ideas come like Bubbles floating past which must be gently appreciated before they disappear

Confidence comes from experience

I simply state the obvious but God has given me the gift to state it beautifully

The Thinker

by Cheryl Merrick   

Using my "subconscious"

     consciously,

my experiences are arranged,

     in a blink of an eye,

     into relationships,

so that amazing patterns emerge

and profound meaning is revealed.

In the busy quiet of my mind,

feelings become dependable predictions,

and impressions solidify into principles,

so that, 

through the clear pure light of inspiration,

wise decisions can be made. 

I wrote this when I had collapsed, again, and I was trying to explain to my husband how essential  alone time is to my well being as a strong intuitive thinker (INFJ type). 

 

With You

by Cheryl Merrick
With you, my love,
nothing seems impossible
as we walk with God.

Together, Change can be fun,

Challenge is an adventure,

Disappointments are only temporary,

Projects are doable,

and all things become 

opportunities for growth. 

My husband and I are at Valley of Fire in Nevada. Our first outing since I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer.

How did I go in less than two weeks from wheelchair to hiking?

Struggling with exhaustion,
I came to a point where
I could no longer read
and could barely walk.

Knowing my life depended 

on my being able to take

my cancer medication,

I prayed to know

what I could do

to continue taking it.

Anticipating a blessing of strength,

I sat stunned by my answer

to remove everything 

which makes me ill

from my living environment.

Rewriting My Life- a Year with Cancer

by Cheryl Merrick

Promising what was not mine to give,

I assured my preschool granddaughter

that I would be at her wedding someday,

till on my seventy first birthday,

I learned that I had cancer.

As I was given just three months to live,

all my dreams of spending the next

twenty years with my family,

dissolved as my tears washed away

my "script" for my life,

preparing me for a new and better "script".

Valentine

by Cheryl Merrick
Delicate cards made from

lacy romantic hopes

slowly lose their fragileness

as years of sharing,

supporting and growing

temper our love into

something strong enough 

to withstand even the gales

of catastrophic illness

and endure forever.

Written during our 50th year of marriage after a year fighting stage 3 ovarian cancer which is now in remission. 

Living from the Inside Out

by Cheryl Merrick

Tapping from deep within,

I feel a warmth, a peace,

a surety of what is right,

true, and real forever.

I sense a knowledge of

what is right for me

to do at that moment.

This is a strength

which can not come

from "to-do" lists,

or from other's opinions,

but comes from within me,

like a bell that rings true. 

It is my anchor to truth,

to the great "big picture",

to what was, is, and will be.

It is more than an emotional feeling.

It is more than reasoned logic.

It is a knowing

that comes from deep within

as I listen to the Spirit

and allow myself to live 

from the inside out.

 

A Poet's View of the World

by Cheryl Merrick

Oh, the noise, noise, noise!*

How can they live in a cacophony of noise,

where energized by interteraction,

they stand too close and speak too loud, 

as their conversation dissolves into a jumble of sound?

How can they breathe smothered in suffocating perfumes,

and the overwhelming odors of foods?

How can they withstand the constant assault

of beeps, dings, and alerts?

In a world constantly moving, how can they endure

the dizzying blur of shapes rushing in upon them?

 I can not. 

See "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" by Dr Seuss another quiet, creative person who identified with the Grinch

A Poet's Life

 by Cheryl Merrick

In a place where time has no meaning,
free from the constraints of our finite world,

where possibilities are endless,

my spirit soars

warmed by the light of truth,

experiencing the meaning of patterns below,

creating beauty, I rise into

the hope of the Son.

Walking in Strength

by Cheryl Merrick
Amid confusion,
lost in anger,
hobbled by fears,

a pure note is found.

Joined by others

a song warms my heart

filling it with hope and love.

Peace and purpose

now guide my 

carefully taken steps.

Balancing

my needs and others,

thought and action,

my soul is nourished.

Til at last, I walk in strength,

my light held high,

my errand to fulfill.