Author: Sarah Downing

Give me the strength to be kind and wise To see myself through others’ eyes To know when to speak and when to be silent For words can be peaceful and words can be violent To forget my ego and my pride And put my angry feelings aside To focus on what I want to… Continue reading Marriage Counseling … and the Aftermath

If you live in the past Your happiness can never last Don’t let the present pass you by Because sometimes memories are a lie Keep moving on Don’t be afraid And turn those lemons into lemonade We live, we learn We crash, we burn And good and bad They happen in turn. For life’s a… Continue reading Misguided Nostalgia

Sometimes you have to know pain to understand how to heal it. Sometimes you have to descend to the depths of despair to ascend to the heights of happiness. Sometimes you have to be at the end of your rope to achieve the strength to climb right back up it to the top. Sometimes you… Continue reading Paradoxical Achievements

Some days, I sit and think back to what seems like another life when I was a little girl growing up in England. As a child, we learned so much about plants and nature and I grew to love this magical world: the little things like feeding the ducks (the difference between a drake and… Continue reading Exploration of Mother Nature

I’ve finally learned my massage routine I can’t believe how long it’s been It provides me with a good foundation But the best work is my own creation My heart it beats within my hands That listen for pain and the body’s demands Soothing is my motto And instinct is my guide As I learn… Continue reading Routine versus Intuition