Click2Inspiration - Respecting Independence

<body link="0000ff" alink="ff0000" vlink="000000" bgcolor=000033> <table width="100%" bgcolor=000033> <tr> <td align=center valign=top> <table width=90% bgcolor=ffffff> <tr> <td align=center valign=top> <tr> <td> <div align=center><p><b><font face="arial, helvetica" size=5 color=000000><b>RESPECTING INDEPENDENCE</b></font></p> </div> <center> <table width="90%"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> <p align="center"><font face="arial, helvetica" color="000000" size="3"><b>Being free from influence that controls what we do<br> Is a promise weíve made to each other<br> Itís important to help, but I must stand alone<br> Please donít boss, please donít shout, please donít smother.<br><br> If I make a mistake I must fix it myself<br> But itís hard to resist the intrusion<br> Of a well-meaning act thatís intended to stop<br> Me from causing regrets or confusion.<br><br> When Iím in a place Iíve not been before<br> And Iím anxious about the upheaval<br> I feel in my heart or show on my face<br> Let me walk, on my own, strong not feeble.<br><br> It is tempting to spare the one that you love<br> The effects of a man-made disaster<br> But if I want to be at the top of my game<br> It is I who must learn how to master<br><br> The lessons of life - whatís expected of me<br> Even when ìon the wayî makes me weary<br> How else will I be independent and strong<br> Knowing how, standing firm, with you near me?<br><br> Whenever I manage to discard the ìscriptî<br> I depend on just for good measure<br> I reap the rewards of standing alone<br> That instills a profound sense of pleasure.<br><br> So let me keep moving ahead with my life<br> With your love and your prayers near to guide me<br> But when I fall down, let me pick myself up<br> Let me learn, let me try, walk beside me.<br><br> ©<font size="1"><a href="http://www.bosglazier.com/caroleb2.jpg" target="_blank">Carole D. Bos</a><br> </div> <p align="center"><font size="2"><a href="time_ch9.htm">GO TO LAST CHAPTER</a>   <a href="keepsakes_ch11.htm">GO TO NEXT CHAPTER</a></p><br> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> </table> </body>