Another poem about the struggle to make a relationship work, and support each other without giving yourself entirely away, and ignoring your needs. Hopefully a meet in the middle poem.
It’s unfashionable to be selfish
Un-natural not to care more for others than yourself
But you have needs and wishes that aren’t compatible
With mine
Which means that either I care more for you than me
And you care more for me than you
Or you can’t be who you are
And I can’t be who I am
And we can’t be
So will we be selfish or will we be self-ish
Something like ourselves
An altered version
Comfortable and complete
Because we want to make each other
Not break each other
Deb Hawken
2017
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I'm a writer, public speaker, medium, and spiritual thinker. I suffered from acute anxiety from the age of 16 until I was well into my 50s, when I finally found methods that helped me to put it behind me. My struggles led to me exploring life through poetry, then plays, and over a 15 year period I made notes for a self help book which I published in 2015. Details on the book page. Although I am a psychic medium and loved the work, it didn’t feel right for me. It was an utter privilege, but my path was the exploration of what it means to be spirit in the real world and how we can make practical use of those abilities. Nowadays I write, blog, and teach soul-centred living, which is a gentle way of undoing past programming and connecting to your essential self, or soul. If you’re interested email me and we can chat. No pressure, it’s right for you or it’s not and you will know. The groups meet on line so no going out on cold, wet, winter’s evenings. On a personal note, I’m based in the UK. Married with five cats, no children, and four grandchildren, thanks to our inherited daughter, who has gifted us four beautiful little people that bring us such joy. Hope you enjoy the blogs. Deb xx
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Deb Hawken - Amorah 
What a nice saying.
Something like ourselves An altered version Comfortable and complete Because we want to make each other Not break each other ❤
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Thank you so much. That means a lot that you should say that. 💖 I try to be a positive force in the life of others.
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