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Growth Spurts
by Barbara J Henry
Sunday, April 26, 2009
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Growth is always happening,I believe, for all of us,but sometimes it's hard for me to detect it.I am learning to look for the small subtle changes that I experience.

Growth Spurts

How do I recognize a growth spurt?

Can I tell because of the hurt,

The physical or mental pain?

What lets me know I have a gain

Rather than another loss?

How do I tell when there is less dross

In my heart, soul and mind?

What actions tell me I am more refined

Now than I was a week, a month,or a year ago?

How can I tell when I grow?

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Reviewed by Joyce Bell	4/30/2012

WITH ME, IT IS IMMEDIATE. WHEN I REACT 'DIFFERENTLY' TO ANY PARTICULAR SITUATION...I KNOW IT IMMEDIATELY AND I USUALLY PRAY AND THANK FOR THE 'CHANGE'...'CAUSE KNOWING MYSELF LIKE I DO, I KNOW IT HAS TO BE GOD(SMILE). THANKS FOR THE SHARE AND BLESSINGS. LOVE AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS




Reviewed by Richard Orey	6/25/2009

Growing spiritually and emotionally is much like looking in the mirror every day and trying to detect our own aging. The one difference is that while we all age with time, we don't all grow--except grow old. It occurs to me, however, that if one is committed enough to look for growth, then inherently there must be growth. The very act of looking suggests itself as evidence of growth. My dear friend Jeanette Cooper (below) makes an interesting observation that I can buy into: If we're making mistakes, we're probably growing. Man oh man, with that standard, it's obvious that I must be growing so fast I can hardly keep up with myself. Oh! She did add a caveat: "...if we learn from them." (Strike my previous conclusion about growing fast.) A very provocative write, Barbara! Richard




Reviewed by George Carroll	6/24/2009

The thinking process is part of growth based on experience as we mature.




Reviewed by Regis Auffray	5/16/2009

Your verses give the reader pause for reflection, Barbara. Thank you. Love and best wishes to you, Regis




Reviewed by Louisa Dobbins	5/13/2009

Louisa!!




Reviewed by Jeanette Cooper	5/5/2009

This poem touches on some in-depth thinking. I think the mistakes we make in life are a good measure of our growth--if we learn from them.




Reviewed by JASMIN HORST SEILER	4/26/2009

You just gained another inch. Blessings! Jasmin Horst

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