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Your Kindness Arrived

your kindness arrived
at just the perfect moment
and caught me by sweet
surprise just before I could have
tumbled into an abyss
I had not seen spreading
all around me

your concern came calling
beckoning me back from
the edge of my sadness and
like an offering of honeyed tea
quenched my thirst
for something that could soothe
my weary and worried heart

your loving presence showed up
and offered a magical balm
of comfort and caring that spread
across my being in the wake
of your tender reaching out
soothing the uncertainty and doubt
that had occupied all too much
of my narrowed attention

and there at the center
of your enveloping love
as your warmth melted away
my frozen fears and your voice
quieted my bluesy bouts of despondence
was the unimagined blessing
of peace and hope and
on their wings
the strength to carry on

from the book Friendship Is a Journey by Minx Boren

Minx Boren
Minx Borenhttps://coachminx.com/
Minx Boren is a Master Certified Coach, credentialed through the International Coach Federation, as well as a motivational speaker and workshop/webinar facilitator. She is author/co-author of sixteen books, including Friendship Is a Journey, Healing Is a Journey, and, most recently, Decades of Gratitude, Gusto, Grit & Grace. Minx is a longtime community leader and activist and has served as president of Executive Women of the Palm Beaches 2013-14 and as a member of the Board of Directors of The Women’s Foundation of Florida since 2007. She is the 2013 recipient of the Giraffe Project, presented by Women’s Chamber of Commerce to women who “stick their neck out for others. ”Her current focus is on exploring with olders what it means to grow into our later years with gratitude, grace, and gusto. As an adjunct professor at FAU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, she offers courses on such topics as Navigating by Values, Resilience in Stressful Times, and Healthwise Living. As an author, Coach Minx leads workshops at spas and wellness centers as well as for the Women’s Foundation of Florida for those who want to write a book or articles for publication or simply want to learn to journal their personal reflections more effectively. Minx is the CJO – Chief Journaling Officer – for Purpose Journals, a company that offers unique journals, webinars, tools, an active writing community along with significant support for anyone who wants to “discover yourself on the page.” Minx is involved with developing and presenting local Sustainable Living initiatives including, because of her background in nutrition and wellness, programs on Food Glorious Food – A Sustainable Perspective. For the past 10 years, she has been sending out a Balance Point Newsletter every other week – thought-provoking ideas, questions, and action challenges - along with selections of poetry from her poem-a-day practice – all from a coach perspective. You can sign up to receive them on her website.

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  1. Wow, Dennis Pitocco you’ve done it again. Perfect poem for this morning for me to read, and it was the beginning of an opportunity because I was heading out the door at 6:30 AM for a breakfast with a friend. I shared it with him immediately. And that prompted an opportunity for us to acknowledge and celebrate who we have been for each other. So, to create a ripple effect, I invite anyone who is reading this poem to call a friend and do the same.

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