Joseph            

The heart that beats, the feet that kick,

The eyes that open wide.

The journey starts, there is no rush;                   

Content to stay inside.                    

He waits awhile - he's sleeping still?                   

Anticipating birth...                   

The world awaits, the moment that                   

His feet will tread this Earth.                    

He ponders life, so warm, secure.                   

He feels his mother's heart.                   

This is something I regularly refer to.

It helps me.

Hopefully it will help you.

If you think you are beaten you are,

If you think you dare not, you don't,

If you like to win but think you can't,

It's almost a cinch that you won't.

 If you think you will lose, you've lost,

For out in the world we find,

Success begins with a fellows will,

It's all in the state of the mind.

If you think you're out-classed, you are,

You've got to think high to rise,

You've got to be sure of yourself

Before you can win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go

To the stronger or faster man,

But sooner or later the man who wins,

Is

I found this poem today, think we have all been here at some point.

So many decisions and choices were taken from me in my marriage that learning to make the right choice which may affect mine and the children's future can sometimes appear daunting.

I think sometimes I put up unecessary barriers, because previously I have needed them to protect my feelings. I now realise that I do have to embrace my life and its opportunities otherwise before I know it, life will have passed me by.

These last few weeks, mainly since wiki London, have been quite reflective for me. So this poem makes a lot of