http://chewscrayons.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Debbie J. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:57:06 GMT 2009-12-31T22:57:06Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977630541   Time Lost I can't get it back - no matter how hard I try No matter how desperately I want it I want those years back... time to smile, time to cry, time to ponder I want to . . . Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:29:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977630541 Debbie J. 2009-03-19T13:29:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399640 Again, a second writing about motivation.  I sincerely hope it helps. The first one was 'The Line.' Knowing You.... We often are lost in the fabric of want and selfishness.  . . . Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:27:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399640 Debbie J. 2008-07-16T22:27:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399634 I have a Gather-Friend that is a motivational speaker... and I thought, 'maybe I can inspire people also'.  So I decided to share my take on 'the line'.  (I also posted one called . . . Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:15:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399634 Debbie J. 2008-07-16T22:15:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398143   Craving... It knaws at you... The hunger of wanting A restlessness that never wanes A taste for endless satisfaction You try to be strong.. Tell yourself 'this is the . . . Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:03:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398143 Debbie J. 2008-07-15T04:03:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395506   Questions... So now that I have stepped out into the open I get the support, the pats on the back... and.. the questions.. Many curtly ask me 'how did you let this happen' . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:28:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395506 Debbie J. 2008-07-11T17:28:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395248   Struggle Torn between two-halves Feeling frustration and angst Not sure which way to go Which decision to claim Feeling the scream building inside Wanting to just quiet it . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:55:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395248 Debbie J. 2008-07-11T11:55:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391993   Words Not Spoke.... Softely I whisper.... Things I meant to say to you... Sweet words and love full of caring... Whispering to the wind.. Telling it that everything will . . . Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:55:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391993 Debbie J. 2008-07-07T18:55:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391722   A Long Way Home... I sigh... The world around me is not recognizable Somewhere I have gotten lost Somewhere I have fallen from the path... I see... The people around me . . . Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:05:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977391722 Debbie J. 2008-07-07T13:05:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388933   Through My Eyes People like to judge me....   no mistake about that.. Scoffs and sneers...   comments made under their breath Tossing solutions to my problem, . . . Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:24:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388933 Debbie J. 2008-07-03T18:24:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388031   Pause.... I took a pause not long ago... Trying to see how I 'fit' into things Observing people in their day to day wondering what time had for me Life... well its . . . Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:18:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388031 Debbie J. 2008-07-02T20:18:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387613      I once was....   I once was ... 'different'.. thinking I could take on the entire world and do.. anything.. ....anything....   . . . Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:28:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387613 Debbie J. 2008-07-02T12:28:17Z