Erudite Relics of Loc Huu Ho

Help me talk myself out of:
Feeling depressed because nobody is there:
To listen.
To touch.
To lick.
To like.
To love.

Help me to confront:
I feel threatened
By what someone did.

I feel stressed
By what I failed to do.

I feel anxious
By what I might do wrong.

I feel:
rejection.
disappointment.
misunderstood.
unheard.
ignored.

I feel terribly terribly alone.

Help me muster strength:
Open up a bit of vulnerability
And share my feelings.

Risk disappointment
And reach out to someone.

Help me break free of paralysis:
over fear of losing what I have.
over failures in spite of best efforts.
over the apparent lack of meaning:
in my work.
in my life.

Help me make new habits:
Manifest:
strength and sensitivity.
confidence and humility.
vulnerability and self control.
Listen to:
rejection and find better matches.
positive comments and accept them.
negative comments and act on them with balance.
Live for myself with concern for others.

Help me make a life I love.

by Bill Cattey