by Cheryl Merrick
Will I choose to lead the way
back to our heavenly home,
or will I follow others
aimless ramblings?
Will I set a righteous example
as I strive to follow the Lord,
or will I simply demonstrate
mindless obedience?
Will I soar through the clouds,
or become lost caring for things?
Will I bury my talents,
or share them?
Which do I choose?
Fulfillment or suppression?
The choice is mine.
Showing posts with label Leadership. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leadership. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Focused
by Cheryl Merrick
Focused on what
is eternally important,
Listening to the Spirit,
I walk on the path
leading home.
Focused on what
is eternally important,
Listening to the Spirit,
I walk on the path
leading home.
Friday, January 5, 2018
Shining Brightly
by Cheryl Merrick
Afraid of appearing different,
I pause,
tempted to cover my light
with a politically correct basket.
I look up.
As I do so,
reflecting the Savior's great light,
my small light shines brightly,
its glow merging with the glow
from myriads of others
who light the path home.
Afraid of appearing different,
I pause,
tempted to cover my light
with a politically correct basket.
I look up.
As I do so,
reflecting the Savior's great light,
my small light shines brightly,
its glow merging with the glow
from myriads of others
who light the path home.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Sun and Candles
by Cheryl Merrick
I tried to fit
into the system,
or maybe I just
tried to fit it to me.
I wanted to help
children grow–
and I did.
I want to continue
helping children–
and I will.
I tried to fit
into the system,
or maybe I just
tried to fit it to me.
I wanted to help
children grow–
and I did.
I want to continue
helping children–
and I will.
Monday, April 4, 2016
New Image
by Cheryl Merrick
Given approval for being
“sweet and caring”
I filled my life with affectionate expressions,
while closely hiding my
“undesirable” traits.
As the years pass,
I come to see myself as
weak and incompetent,
til, finally,
worn from repeated failures
of trying to be this “loving person”,
I relinquish this dream.
Given approval for being
“sweet and caring”
I filled my life with affectionate expressions,
while closely hiding my
“undesirable” traits.
As the years pass,
I come to see myself as
weak and incompetent,
til, finally,
worn from repeated failures
of trying to be this “loving person”,
I relinquish this dream.
Gifts from the Mind and Heart
by Cheryl Merrick
The ability to understand hearts
perceiving needs and potential
To give counsel and encouragement
To share insights and solve problems
To see the path and show the way ahead
Gifts from the mind and heart
To share
The ability to understand hearts
perceiving needs and potential
To give counsel and encouragement
To share insights and solve problems
To see the path and show the way ahead
Gifts from the mind and heart
To share
A New World
by Cheryl Merrick
Blessed to have my forward momentum
stopped,
I’m shown a new way,
where my energies will no longer be scattered
in mere responding to others.
With a new sense of purposeful leadership,
I enter a new world.
In this place filled with thoughts,
my keen mind roams solving problems
and my spirit soars to inspire.
Here I can effectively help others progress,
At last, I’ve found a world
where I feel welcome.
Blessed to have my forward momentum
stopped,
I’m shown a new way,
where my energies will no longer be scattered
in mere responding to others.
With a new sense of purposeful leadership,
I enter a new world.
In this place filled with thoughts,
my keen mind roams solving problems
and my spirit soars to inspire.
Here I can effectively help others progress,
At last, I’ve found a world
where I feel welcome.
Monday, March 28, 2016
The Leap
by Cheryl Merrick
Knowing my security lies not in
predictability but in principles,
I hold high my lamp of faith,
and longing to grow,
fearlessly leap
into the unknown darkness.
Knowing my security lies not in
predictability but in principles,
I hold high my lamp of faith,
and longing to grow,
fearlessly leap
into the unknown darkness.
Friday, March 25, 2016
The Guide
by Cheryl Merrick
With empathy and love
I listen
Understanding their
dreams and fears
I respond
Holding up the lamp of hope
I lead
Looking for opportunities
I encourage
With the assurance
of correct principles,
I stand firm
Knowing the path
I guide us home
8/27/2011
With empathy and love
I listen
Understanding their
dreams and fears
I respond
Holding up the lamp of hope
I lead
Looking for opportunities
I encourage
With the assurance
of correct principles,
I stand firm
Knowing the path
I guide us home
8/27/2011
Soaring
by Cheryl Merrick
Helping you, I find wings,
and soar with my mind and heart,
No longer hobbled by a body
ill and worn.
Agile and capable,
I share my experience with you,
and, as I see you grow,
we soar together,
my bounds and pains forgotten
in the joy of our flight.
Helping you, I find wings,
and soar with my mind and heart,
No longer hobbled by a body
ill and worn.
Agile and capable,
I share my experience with you,
and, as I see you grow,
we soar together,
my bounds and pains forgotten
in the joy of our flight.
Sharing Love
by Cheryl Merrick
Setting a quiet example
Living a pattren of a righteous life
Listening with the heart
Giving perspective
Counseling based on principle
Seeing potential
Encouraging dreams
Letting others know their importance
Analyzing a problem
Studying to learn answers
Learning new things with enthusiasm
Generating Ideas
Identifying a solution
Sharing faith and hope
Holding fast to true principles
Seeking the ideal
Pondering the words of God
Focusing clearly on eternal essentials
Creating beauty and peace
Leading as I follow Him
Setting a quiet example
Living a pattren of a righteous life
Listening with the heart
Giving perspective
Counseling based on principle
Seeing potential
Encouraging dreams
Letting others know their importance
Analyzing a problem
Studying to learn answers
Learning new things with enthusiasm
Generating Ideas
Identifying a solution
Sharing faith and hope
Holding fast to true principles
Seeking the ideal
Pondering the words of God
Focusing clearly on eternal essentials
Creating beauty and peace
Leading as I follow Him
Prepared for This Time
by Cheryl Merrick
Through years of debilitating illness
with no relief in sight,
Through learning to work
together in marriage,
and by nurturing our children
through their challenges,
My heart has been softened
and my understanding increased.;
Til now I stand,
Tempered and stretched,
Tested and taught,
Prepared to lead
in paths of righteousness.
8/31/08
Through years of debilitating illness
with no relief in sight,
Through learning to work
together in marriage,
and by nurturing our children
through their challenges,
My heart has been softened
and my understanding increased.;
Til now I stand,
Tempered and stretched,
Tested and taught,
Prepared to lead
in paths of righteousness.
8/31/08
Thursday, March 24, 2016
The Navigator
by Cheryl Merrick
Like the navigator of old,
she carefully plots
their homeward course.
Adjusting for the winds and currents
of today’s world,
and striving to avoid
hidden shoals of evilness,
silently she ponders the stars,
safely guiding
her family toward
their eternal home.
Like the navigator of old,
she carefully plots
their homeward course.
Adjusting for the winds and currents
of today’s world,
and striving to avoid
hidden shoals of evilness,
silently she ponders the stars,
safely guiding
her family toward
their eternal home.
Mission in Life
by Cheryl Merrick
To model how to follow the Lord
To show my faith in Him
even in adverse circumstances
To cheerfully accept His will
in my life
To teach correct principles
and live them
To be an example of integrity
To lead by my righteous example
To light the way
To model how to follow the Lord
To show my faith in Him
even in adverse circumstances
To cheerfully accept His will
in my life
To teach correct principles
and live them
To be an example of integrity
To lead by my righteous example
To light the way
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Light Bearer
by Cheryl Merrick
Its source lies within.
Born from quiet moments
and deep reflection.
Nourished by hours
of pondering and prayer.
Energized by intense feeling.
Guided by true principles
and focused upon eternal goals,
The strength of faith glows,
producing a light
to guide safely home.
Its source lies within.
Born from quiet moments
and deep reflection.
Nourished by hours
of pondering and prayer.
Energized by intense feeling.
Guided by true principles
and focused upon eternal goals,
The strength of faith glows,
producing a light
to guide safely home.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Work!
by Cheryl Merrick
What I do well and choose to do
is WORK.
It is necessary toil
and MUST be done.
It is essential activity
that contributes to
the well-being of society.
It is what all
SHOULD be doing.
What I do well and choose to do
is WORK.
It is necessary toil
and MUST be done.
It is essential activity
that contributes to
the well-being of society.
It is what all
SHOULD be doing.
On Becoming a Star
by Cheryl Merrick
When my children were young,
they played in the protective warmth
of my morning sun.
Later, in my clear afternoon light,
I taught them endless lessons
on room cleaning and report writing.
Learning well,
they ventured from me.
The evening of adolescence had come.
Now, in a night sky I glow,
a distant beacon of light,
a constant of love,
a star,
guiding the way home.
When my children were young,
they played in the protective warmth
of my morning sun.
Later, in my clear afternoon light,
I taught them endless lessons
on room cleaning and report writing.
Learning well,
they ventured from me.
The evening of adolescence had come.
Now, in a night sky I glow,
a distant beacon of light,
a constant of love,
a star,
guiding the way home.
Nurtured by the Rain
by Cheryl Merrick
His words fall with a joyful welcoming
upon my soul,
as rain upon a land too long exposed
to the withering rays
of an intense worldly sun.
The question, “What do you do?”,
is followed by the belittling, “Oh!”,
when I reply I’m a full time Homemaker.
So much is not said, but it is clear
that they see me as weak and incompetent,
a “nothing” who is wasting her time and talents.
His words fall with a joyful welcoming
upon my soul,
as rain upon a land too long exposed
to the withering rays
of an intense worldly sun.
The question, “What do you do?”,
is followed by the belittling, “Oh!”,
when I reply I’m a full time Homemaker.
So much is not said, but it is clear
that they see me as weak and incompetent,
a “nothing” who is wasting her time and talents.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Success
by Cheryl Merrick
The old man had died.
As crowds fill the room,
a passerby wonders if it is because
of the man’s great business success,
but whispered tones reveal
this man’s true success,
“he really cared about me,”
“he took time to listen,”
“he was always there to help me
work out any problem,” and
“he treated me with respect.”
The loyalty of his employees,
his friends,
a continuing harvest
of the service
he had sown over many years.
The old man had died.
As crowds fill the room,
a passerby wonders if it is because
of the man’s great business success,
but whispered tones reveal
this man’s true success,
“he really cared about me,”
“he took time to listen,”
“he was always there to help me
work out any problem,” and
“he treated me with respect.”
The loyalty of his employees,
his friends,
a continuing harvest
of the service
he had sown over many years.
Power
by Cheryl Merrick
Grasping for power
he bellows orders
demanding that
impossible deadlines be met.
With threats he is determined
to bend his employees
to his will,
thereby making
his company a success.
Grasping for power
he bellows orders
demanding that
impossible deadlines be met.
With threats he is determined
to bend his employees
to his will,
thereby making
his company a success.
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