This new Me

New beiginnings are happening all the time.

This new Me

Now and then I meet this new Me.
A quiet friendly stranger, walking in my shoes, smiling at everything. She seems to have won being herself and there is so much life beaming from within. Her presence is serene, vibrant, no wishes, no needs, no sorrows, no regrets, no "what if's". She is the unique gifted being I've always wanted to be.
Now and then I meet this new Me.

Reviews

[barleygirl]

This is very inspiring! Your self reflections mirror back the most important aspects of learning to be comfortable in our own skin, not superficial stuff, but deep meaningful observations. Yet, I also feel a bit of hesitancy, which is normal & expected . . . none of us can ever feel totally secure that we've gotten on this path & that we'll stay there. Life is full of trickery that can bring out the worst in us, so your brief uplifting piece also reminds us to refresh our commitment to being the kind of person we want to be (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Shandra Sun]

Thank you. Yes, there are so much to discover within us. Once for a while what we see is beautiful. The rest of the time ... not so much.

[CD Campbell]

This is a nice, positive poem that holds off that little sliver of darkness that tries to engulf us. Great work. CD

[Gee]

I think we all have a "new me," seldom met but often dreamed of.
Good morning

[Shandra Sun]

Hi there. Thank you for taking the time to review.

[Richard🖌]

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

"SHANDRA"
(to a free spirit)

Shandra used to bounce along
like a little child
... then ...
her eyes sparkle
and
a woman emerges.

A spirit like hers
needs to be free …
to fly to the winds
and chase a kite.

It would be unfair
to hold too much of her
to one's own breast

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~

Sorry, Shandra,
Your deeply moving prose of greeting and enjoying your new self, inspired my battered olde pen to jump-up and perform a little poetic Klompendansen. : )
I agree with You, there is nothing like catching a fresh mental and emotional breath that reenergizes one's heart, mind, and soul, in such a way we feel reborn into a sense of happiness and wellbeing … these times should be many, not too far apart; and, I can easily see you wrote this piece with a smile and soaring spirit.

I love your picture choice, because it makes me want to skip and run through a field of flowers, too.
Beautifully and creatively penned, Shandra … thank you ever-so warmly! ⁓ Richard 🍃

[Shandra Sun]

Thank you for the gift Richard. I feel shy before your kind words. Like I don't deserve them. I know it's the old me. Always lurking for a chance to awaken my fear of trusting. There's still so much to conquer.

[Richard🖌]

Inner-self is something we all work on, Shandra.
Like our poetry, we are never finished growing and being improved upon … when we're perfect, we're no longer of this earth. : )

[Shandra Sun]

Yes.Thank you.

[Richard🖌]

You're welcome, Shandra ⁓ happy peace* 🍂

[Robert Trakofler]

Nice to meet you shandra I’m the bunny I only know the new you but I like it:)

[Shandra Sun]

Hi bunny. Nice to meet you too.

[Chris Shaw]

An uplifting little poem. We need to truly be ourselves. Sadly many of us hide behind masks. Do away with the masks I say, let's see the real people. Nicely penned Shandra Sun.

Chris

[Bryad Polis Valentino]

I really like it. I don't read my own writing, but yours. I'm sorry if I come across mean. I hardly ever review writing. I chose to do yours because of its talent. It is easier to my eyes to absorb with spaces, lines, breaks, etc.

Great work and keep it up. You'll do amazing in this life.

[Shandra Sun]

There are so many layers to peel. I'm not sure someone would ever be able to reach the be really "real". Thank you for your encouragemnet Christine.

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome Shandra.

[R.E. Ray]

Isn’t it wonderful how we re-create ourselves? And, yet we tend to slide back into the old characters we once played.

I truly enjoyed this brief, insightful piece. Bright, cheerful and still raw genuineness.

[Shandra Sun]

Thank you Ray. I use to think that I keep learning the things I thought I alredy have learned. Only with a new perspective, another layer, a some new facet. My heart rejoices in sharing these feelings. More than I expected, actually. So, thank you.

[Bryad Polis Valentino]

This content is too good to have such trash formatting. Try spaces so it is easy on the readers eyes. It needs a makeover something fierce. Great content though.

[Bryad Polis Valentino]

Breaks, too. You'll want to learn formatting before going into this horrible world.

[Shandra Sun]

Thank you Valentino, for your constructive remarks. I must disagree with you though. I've been writting before with spaces and that all but I came back to this trash formatting. It gives a better image of my inner dialogue. Not so much as a classic structured poem form but kind of a whispering of the soul, which doesn't let itself trap in any convention. Hopefully, it doesn't offend your sensitive poet heart too much. By the way I consider my writting prose poetic. Perhaps another good reason to present it this way. But the main motivation is just this rebelious heart of mine.

[Chris]

Do you ever miss the woman you were? The flavors of life experienced - good and bad build our mind and world view.

[Shandra Sun]

Good question Chris. Yes and no. It's sad that I am not able to engage fully in the bubbeling life from then but I've been discouvering so much inside this little bubble I live in. So...

[Chris]

Having a 'Now" beats any alternative of which I'm aware... AND understanding you can STILL be the person you were IF that is the who that you want to be matters. Granted some traumas are extreme and innocence lost is gone forever but "life" empowers some to rise beyond what we thought were our limits. AND for me it is the 'little things' (that I've always noticed anyway) that are the most important.

[Shandra Sun]

Totally.I can picture us having long talks Chris. Love your look at the world.