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Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Safe and sound

On a beach
Lazing around
A warming breeze
I'm safe and sound

Gentle waves
Shells galore
Palm tree shade
I fear no more

This is my
Safety room
In my mind
Safe from doom

(Today I took
My Rachel there
Lots of fun
Without a care)

Xxxx

Mama Zen at Real Toads challenged us to write about our safe place in 53 words or less.   This was the safe place I used for my childbirth meditations.  It's the safe place I go when depression is overwhelming.  And it's a real life safe place where Rachel and I went today.

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16 comments:

  1. Grandmother Mary29 May 2013 at 20:46

    How rich to have such a room for retreat and rebuilding. Good for you for constructing it and good that you share it with Rachel so she can do the same.

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  2. Unknown29 May 2013 at 20:56

    Sounds like a safe place to return to when you need it.

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  3. Lisa Williams29 May 2013 at 22:46

    Beautiful! I have so many memories of being at the ocean with my daughters and always they give me comfort when I am feeling down.

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  4. Sherry Blue Sky30 May 2013 at 00:19

    I'm so glad that your safe place will likely become treasured by your daughter, too.

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  5. Helen30 May 2013 at 02:17

    The beach can be many things ... safe, lulling us into a peaceful and serene state of mind ~~~ fierce and frightening too.
    I enjoyed this Emma.

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  6. Vandana Sharma30 May 2013 at 06:45

    I can feel those warm breeze and sound of sea waves...

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  7. Susie Clevenger30 May 2013 at 07:11

    The beach, I love it. I love to hear the waves and seagulls.

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  8. Anonymous30 May 2013 at 09:14

    This is wonderful I find the sound of the water and the feel of the sand beneath my feet very relaxing as well, I can't say I feel safe because my skin is positively vampiric lol

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  9. Janine Bollée30 May 2013 at 09:25

    You were lucky to have those blue skies. And palmtrees no less. Take me there...

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  10. TCPC30 May 2013 at 11:52

    A wonderful place. Hope your dotty finds it equally safe and peaceful. The rhyming made it brisk!

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  11. Kerry O'Connor30 May 2013 at 14:02

    Sounds like a glorious spot.

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  12. hedgewitch30 May 2013 at 15:59

    Very vivid.

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  13. Kay L. Davies30 May 2013 at 18:18

    It's beautiful, all of it, the photo and the poem together. I love that it holds so many wonderful memories for you.
    K

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  14. Maude Lynn30 May 2013 at 19:27

    How beautiful!

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  15. Other Mary30 May 2013 at 20:09

    Life's a beech - and it's a good thing! Nice write!

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  16. Maggie Grace31 May 2013 at 00:50

    Internal safe places are a wonderful coping skill for depression. How lovely you have an external one now that you can share with your daughter. I miss the peacefulness of walking along on the beach but can be there in a second in my imagination. Great writing!

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