As We Begin Again: Poems of Inner Peace, Healing, Hope, and Love

By Doris Washington

As We Begin Again, is a collection of poems that encourage us to discover what we all long for – inner peace. In the poem, Forgiveness, the author encourages us to discover healing through forgiveness. In the poem, The Child That Plays Alone, the author shares her personal experience about her son who has autism for a greater understanding and awareness. The poem, Along The Way, invites us to discover that through our journey in life we sometimes meet friends not by chance, but through a divine connection. The poem, Endurance, encourages us to always have hope through life’s challenges, that the sun will always shine through. And in the poem, A Message About Love, as we open our hearts to see with love, love is what we’ll see and inner peace we’ll always find. As We Begin Again, inspires and encourages us to see the positive side in living life more fulfilled. And most importantly it inspires us to open our hearts to always see with love.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Feb 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669807346

Doris Washington

Doris Washington is a spiritual writer, author, poet, and disability advocate who resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with her husband and son John. Doris takes the inspiration for her poetry from an unfortunate incident involving her 18-year-old son with autism and two police officers in December 1993. Her son was peeking in a window of his own home when two officers approached him. The two officers held her son on the ground with handcuffs, and he suffered a separated shoulder. The two officers were not aware of her son’s disability. This unfortunate incident impacted Doris’life greatly. She was empowered to advocate for a statewide training program for police officers to be aware of and recognize persons with special needs. And it was through this painful period in Doris’ life her writing began. Doris has found peace and healing through her poetry. Her husband is her anchor of support and best friend. Her son is her inspiration to write. She has written over 600 poems. In 1997 she wrote her first poem Invisible. She writes poems about her closeness with God, spirituality, autism awareness, inspirations, positive thinking, social issues in our world, and greetings. She is an entrepreneur of DORIS’POEMS. She does readings at nursing homes, residential home facilities, churches, schools, and community. She has self-published seven books of poems A Blessing, Caring & Sharing and Faith, Hope & Love, The Joy In The Morning And A New Day Begins / A Time, A Season and Always Love / The Beauty of Love / This Day Today/ Where There’s Hope- There’s Love. Her book, A Blessing, Caring & Sharing has received much writing achievement success such as: the listing in The NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS MAGAZINE in 2008, and its achievement of commercial success that was posted in the Scripps College Newsletter in Claremont, California in February 2011. Doris also received a letter of acknowledgement from President Barack Obama in April 2009 for her poem This Day, A Promise, A Dream Fulfilled, that she wrote in honor of President Obama. She has also received letters of acknowledgement for her poem The Sun Still Shines In The Morning from Mayor Michael Bloomberg in honor of September 11, 2001, and the poem is submitted in the 911 Memorial Museum of New York. Also she has received a letter of acknowledgement from former President Bill Clinton for her poem For The Children that she dedicated for the people of Haiti Earthquake Relief in March 2010. She has also been honored to receive the Inspirational Leader Award of 2013 for her contributions of her poetry as an inspiration to others in her community and around the country by leaders in the Greater Harrisburg Region. With her newly released and eight book collection of poems, I Wish To Live Life, she shares poems that are many of her readers and her favorites, as well as poems of tribute to those who inspire her, such as; The Conductor, tribute to Harriett Tubman. She is currently doing book signings at many Barnes & Noble locations across the country. Doris continues to travel to numerous book signings over 500 book signings to date. Her desire hopes her poems will continue to inspire many all over the world.

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Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

POEMS FOR AUTISM AWARENESS

The Child That Plays Alone

My Inspiration

AS WE BEGIN AGAIN

As We Begin Again

Take Me To Your Place

Inner Peace

Letting Go

Embracing New Life

A New Day

Beyond The Clouds

Direction

Happiness

FORGIVENESS & HEALING

Healing

I Can Always Begin Again

The Morning Sun

The Wilderness

Forgiveness

Gathering Stones

Alone

Accepting

Time Heals, And So Does Love

You

ENDURANCE

Endurance

God’s Enduring Love

Seek Him!

The Armor Of God

The Most Beautiful Gift

In Due Season

A Message About Endurance

THE SUN SHINES THROUGH

The Sun Shines Through

The Storms

A Rainbow Of Hope

Morning

A Ray Of Hope

Sunrise

Over The Horizon

As A Flower Blooms – Hope Lives

A Message About Hope

PEACEFULNESS

Peace Within

May Peace Be With You

Whirlwind

Peace

So Beautiful The River Each Time It Flows

The Beauty Of Life

God’s Peace

The Joy In The Morning

A Daily Prayer Poem

HE IS MY STRENGTH – MY SONG

He Is My Strength - My Song

This Day Today

I Abide In You

The Lord Watches Over Me

I Have A Song In My Heart

Joy

His Everlasting Love

A New Day Begins

As The Morning Comes

ALONG THE WAY

Along The Way

Don’t Forget To Count Your Blessings!

A Friend Is A Treasure

A Thanksgiving Message

The Angel Inside Of Us

Avenues

Together

ENCOURAGEMENT

A Message About Encouragement

I Cannot Stay Where I Am

Road Blocks

Possibilities

The Leap of Faith

Words Of Encouragement

A Journey Of A Thousand Steps

The Beauty Of You

A Message About Faith

AS WE DISCOVER LOVE

As We Discover Love

Beyond The Sunset

For The Light Of The World- A Child Is Born

A Message About Christmas

Our Saving Grace

Each Day I Awake

A Message About Love

The Beauty Of Love

Always Love

Inspiration

Caring

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my husband John and son John for their love and support always.

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my husband John and son John for always their continued love