Carry On: Let There Be Light

By Joan Stone

                Life throws us curveballs and we have hurdles to get over. It was not easy at times, but it wasn't life making it hard, it was me. It may have taken me awhile to get to where I want to be in life, but I am getting there, closer every day. Looking back it has been the most amazing journey and

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joan Stone Publishing
• Release date: Dec 23, 2022
• ISBN: 9781958518373

Joan Stone

I am a recovering alcoholic of fifteen years now. My parents raised six girls and one boy in a farm in Alberta. I was blessed with a son and a daughter, who are adults now. I love my family and children with all my heart. I have made bad decisions, choices, mistakes, throughout the years, which hurt several people, most of them are my loved ones. I now refer to those as life lessons. And being aware of the hurt I have caused my loved ones has helped me become a more compassionate, caring, and helpful person to people in my life, and people I meet along the way, on this great journey called life.

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The Mirror

In my room, stands a mirror.

Shiny, beautiful, but reflecting fear.

When I stand in front of it, what do I see?

An empty lonely person, staring back at me.

Filled with sorrow, filled with pain.

Truth be told, I was going insane.

Then one day, I opened my eyes.

Got out of bed, to a wonderful surprise.

I could change, the person I see.

To someone who cares, to someone who is free.

Looking through the years, where had I lost control.

It's clear to me now, they had taken my soul.

I can be, who I want to be.

For God's in my life, looking after me.

I need to stand tall, stand back, breathe and see.

That I am exactly, where I am meant to