❤️ Cleaning the Soul: Being A Gymnast ❤️
Awakening the Heart❤️ ❤️ ❤️
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Growing the Heart of Love and Light
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standing there, . .
feeling lost and soul-less, hopeless, heartless. . ..
thinking there must be a mistake, this is all there is . .
being trapped in the codes of deception, wanting more. . .
seeing the darkness, wolves, crows, and fox spirits. .
going to work, feeling lost, less human, . .
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seeing no one caring. . .
feeling trapped and dead inside. . .
becoming a teacher in a cold world, . . .
seeing my student in her wheelchair,
asking her what happened,
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during a break, she looking into my eyes . . .
telling me once upon a time she dreamt,
during a break,. .
seeing tears falling down her face,
having a fatal gymnastics accident,
leaving her a quadriplegic,
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knowing that I too had the same accident
thinking that I would be forever in a wheel chair . .
recalling having miraculously relearning to walk,
crying in pain, . .
finding myself, again unable to walk
having of the intensity of chemo cancer treatments. . .
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having my son push me around, . . .
learning, relearning to walk, to dream, one day, . . .
having a eye of thy heart, the lips of the heart, speaking. . .
feeling the pain, being alive,
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hearing angels . . .
singing to me, . . .
standing tall, .. . .
pushing thy wheelchair away, . . .
becoming alive,
dreaming of invincibility . . .
walking, knowing . . .
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❤️repeating the mantra . . .
❤️never ever give up❤️ . . .
. . . . . ❤️never ever give up❤️ . . .
. . . . . . . . .❤️never ever give up❤️ . . .
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. . . . . . . thank you, for twice in my life I found myself unable to walk, I am cancer free now, I did not become a quadriplegic as a gymnast, for I was about to get a full scholarship to UCLA,
and the first male gymnast to earn a gold metal at the Olympics was from UCLA, that could have been me.. . .
but now I have a disabled parking tag for my car,
I feel like knives are cutting into my feet when I walk, . . . though I am broke, I have found a way to be alive, to dream, and to be hopeful!
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❤️repeating the mantra . . .
❤️never ever give up❤️ . . .
. . . . . ❤️never ever give up❤️ . . .
. . . . . . . . .❤️never ever give up❤️ . . .
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SAMURAI SAM AND WILD DRAGONS 💗💗
DR. WAYNE STEIN Ted Talk Speaker, Amazon Author, Asian Gothic Scholar; Yoga Certified, Black Belts. Writer Program Admin, Writing Center Director, Cancer Survivor, Korean Born , Raised in Japan and Italy, grew up In Los Angeles. 💗💗
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Comments (8)
You've been through so much. 💜 Are you back to walking with a full stride now?
Never give up is such an appropriate mantra for you.
This is such an inspiring journey of perseverance.
Relearning to walk. Needing to climb stairs before I could go home! I did it, and never give up was in my head too! At first, I never thought I could do it, and I thought about how long I would have to stay in the hospital. I wouldn't give up. They knew I could do it! The staff helped me to believe and never give up. Thank you!❤️
Beautiful ! Your one talented poet S !!! Stay blessed ✨️❤️🙏♥️💕
This is such a profound and moving piece. Your resilience is truly inspiring—to face such physical and emotional pain and still find a way to dream and stay hopeful is a testament to the strength of the human spirit. Thank you for sharing your journey and for the reminder to 'never ever give up.
Never give upkeep going 🦋🌺🦋😊
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