Hold On

JL

Description

Hold on is a collection of poems and prose of courage and love.
About the journey of overcoming and experiencing trauma
and loss and embracing motherhood, love and healing.
It is divided into five chapters in the form of five letters each
addressing a different audience . It takes readers on a journey
with their emotions as they go through moments in life and lead
them to find comfort knowing that the sun shall rise every day
and love and courage is right within each of us.

Sujets

• Inspirational
• Healing
• Self-help
• Poetry
• Hope
• Happiness
• Courage
• Love

Informations

• Publié par: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Date de parution: 14 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781543770988
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Hold On
 
 
 
 
 
JL
 
 
 
 

 
Copyright © 2022 by JL.
 
ISBN:
Hardcover
978-1-5437-7093-3

Softcover
978-1-5437-7092-6

eBook
978-1-5437-7098-8
 
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Dedicated to:
My mother, who is a steadfast support in my life.
Thank you for loving me unconditionally.
My children, who have shown me the capacity for love in a human being can be boundless.
Thank you for bringing out the fearless warrior in me.
Sage, who shows me that being in the moment is such a beautiful way of life.
Thank you for embracing me fully and loving me as I am.
Denise, who never stopped believing in me from our first encounter.
Thank you for always seeing the best side of me.
Jean, who is a mirror to my deepest self.
Thank you for being non-judgmental and holding me in your heart.
I love you all with my whole heart.
Foreword
This poetry collection captures the brave journey of a soul as she navigates this time of the world, facing the “rules” of today’s society, and defiantly holding onto her wisdom — an age-old wisdom that reigns true in any society, in any era, in any age. 
As you read these pages, I urge you to slow down. Slow down so that you can contemplate each poem with a similar breath that the author must have herself taken as she contemplated the mystery of every moment she found herself in.
In these pages, your heart will find companionship — as mine did — of a soul’s courage to open her heart to all that life has to offer: wild love, fierce compassion, tender heartbreaks, love-holding grief, unshakeable courage, and grounding truth. For they are all from the same source, manifesting in different forms based on what life has to offer in each moment. It takes one who is so brave to be able to open her heart to dance with everything that love and life offers. The author, JL, is one such soul.
I am deeply honoured and grateful to know JL, and to be in awe of how she says a courageous YES to loving herself, her children, others, and the world, over and over again. May her heart, poured out in this collection of poems, accompany yours on your precious journey of living a humbly ordinary and boldly extraordinary life. 
Dr. Jean Cheng
Clinical Psychologist
PhD (Clinical), MPsych (Clinical), BA (Hons) Psych, BA (Psych & Media Communications)
SRP Registered Psychologist (Singapore)
AHPRA Registered Psychologist (Australia)
www.talithakoumpsychology.com
Contents
Letter to self
You are YOU
Mantra
It is what it is
Be here now
Song of victory
Fatigue
Enough
Arise!
Reminder
Ongoing Journey
Choice
Formula XOXO
All at Once
New Beginnings
A heart that soars
Blessed
I’m tired
The best way
Rainy days
Walking on
Hush
Silence
My Song
Phoenix
The little light of mine
Gratitude
Above all
Letter to the lover
Star-crossed lovers
The Right Time
Soulmates
Will you
Love
1902
Things I want to do with you
The sweetest smile
Now and Forever
Stranger’s Apparition
Present Present
Timeless Beauty
Stars in the darkest night
Happy Miss
Love Never Fails
Love is
To dreamland we go
Time and Again
Is he the one?
It is Love
Gateway
VIP
Letter to the child
Ode to the mother
Always Forever
A Mother’s Heart
Dilemma
Packing
Missing You
The Leaping Hearts
First day of school
Mummy
Sweet child of mine
Motherhood
Agape
Hug
Goodnight Kisses
On my shoulders
In bated breath
My Little Package
A Rock
Don’t Feel
Letter to the world
Decades
Oxymoron
Black and White
Mathematics
Conventional Rules
Catch a Falling Star
Simple Joy
A Parcel Arrived
Universal Ending
Wordplay
Infinity
Letter to you
Fight
Free Captivity
Fear of losing you
Something Precious
Baby
Bedtime
Have you?
Angel
Look up
To See
Here
Many folds
The Wall
Death
Stay
Hands of time
Mountains and Valleys
Hold on
Letter to self
My Dear,
You are a brave warrior.
You have been through the mountains and the valleys
And throughout the journey you have been right here. Alongside you. Know that when the times are bad, they too come to pass. When you are in the good times, savor it with your whole being.
Always remember, that you are precious for there is only one unique you in this whole universe. You are fearfully and wonderfully made.
When you think for others, spare a thought for yourself.
When you bring joy to others, count yourself in as well.
When you take care of the needs of others, find time to recharge.
Above all, believe that when you shine, your light expands to those around.
You are YOU
Through the tempest, tumultuous, years
You fought and strived alongside your peers
The changes in the system
The changes in the world
The changes in the home
They failed to drown you out
You march to your own drumbeat
You head towards your own big dream
The light shines on you
The way my heart glows for you
My heart swells with pride
The way you have learnt to fight
For what you want
For what you would be
For your dreams
You are you
And I love you
Mantra