One Step at a Time: Living Poems of Encouragement for Life's Journey

By Matthew Lepak

Life brings us joy and pain, along with a lot of other emotions. A great way to release and show our emotions is to put our thoughts on paper or computer. The human mind can only think so much before it needs healing and rest. I hope and pray that as we go through life, we get out of ourselves feelings that are staying inside of us. We will more clearly see what is inside of us. At the same time, the world needs to hear what we have to say. As we express ourselves in the written word, we feel a healthy release that makes our lives journeys more enjoyable. Please keep writing! Writing is an action of being true to thy self.

With Peace and Love,
Matthew John Lepak

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9781665545594

Matthew Lepak

Matthew lives in the great state of Wisconsin, in the United States of America. In 40 years of living, he has been through many various experiences. These are experiences that he would like to share with you in this book. After writing, Matthew feels good and gets a feeling of peace and serenity. We can communicate in a lot of ways. Matthew recommends that we are open to communicating with others and to our most inner selves with the written word.

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Published by AuthorHouse 11/19/2021

ISBN: 978-1-6655-4558-7 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-4557-0 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-6655-4559-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2021923953

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Thank You Ever So Much Megan Jay For Helping Edit This Book. May God Bless You Immensely

This book is

dedicated to Jesus. We worked together on this book for God’s glory

Take Time

TAKE TIME TO THINK, IT IS THE SOURCE OF POWER.

TAKE TIME TO READ, IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF WISDOM.

TAKE TIME TO PLAY, IT IS THE SECRET OF STAYING YOUNG.

TAKE TIME TO BE QUIET, IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GOD.

TAKE TIME TO BE AWARE, IT IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS.

TAKE TIME TO LOVE AND BE LOVED, IT IS GOD’S GREATEST GIFT.

TAKE TIME TO LAUGH, IT IS THE MUSIC OF THE SOUL.

TAKE TIME TO BE FRIENDLY, IT IS THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS.

TAKE TIME TO DREAM, IT IS WHAT THE FUTURE IS MADE OF.

TAKE TIME TO PRAY, IT IS THE GREATEST POWER ON EARTH.

- OLD ENGLISH PRAYER

Contents

Section 1

America Needs to Have Fun

Can’t Live Without Jesus

Emotional Pain

I Need You Today

I Saw the Light in the Darkness

I’ve Been

Just Anxious

On Borrowed Time

One of the Most Stressful Days Ever

So, I had an Anxiety Attack

Why I Stay Sober

You Think We Are Friends

Section 2

BE:

Broken Dreams

Despair go Away

Driving Mama’s Car

Graduated

I Love You God, So Much

I Wanted You

Not Feeling Right

Joyful

Alcohol Doesn’t Work Anymore

We are All Broken

You and I

Section 3

It Don’t Matter

I Think We Each Get to Know Our Own Cross

It can be Scary that Life is Going to End

Life

No One

Normal Life

Oh, I Wish the World was Perfect

Pretty Women

Uncle Bill Farmer

We were made with Love

What We are Supposed to Look for in Others

Section 4

Critical World

Give High Respect for our Soldiers

Good People

Government We Need You!

I Don’t Know Why (And I do, I Think)

I see a lot of Good in Everyone

Junk in, Junk out

Psychologist

Roommate Got Me Down

We Have It Made

What We are Supposed to Look for in Others

To Be President

We are All Beautiful

We Won’t Say it but We’re Scared

Section 5

Accept people for who they are

Do You Know What it Feels Like to be Arrested?

God is in Control

If You Could See Who You Are

Is Your Heart Broken

Like Yourself

Some People

Sometimes an Atheist Gives You a Reason to Believe in God

The World Needs You

We Are All Different

We Can Talk

Your Walk Has Power

Section 6

God is the Reason

Having Fun at Work

I Messed up but You Came Back to Me

I Used to be Tense and Worried

Never Really Believed ’Til Now

New Sober Day

See God

Trying to Live 5 lives is Hard

We Need Everyone

We’ve Got to Live Together

What Happens When We Die