Category Archives: Original Poem
October 15, 2020 · 2:30 pm
Before you ate the fruit
The world, it once seemed kind
But then the hard truth set in deep
Weighed heavy on your mind
There’s no more blissful innocence
You can’t unsee it all
Realities, brutalities
The outcome of the Fall
So hold on to the hope (that it’s a)
Temporary sting
Hold on to the peace
That only Christ can bring
And when your days are dark
Remember who’s the light
Rest easy in the Lord
Your battles, He will fight
“I am the light of the world; he that will follow me shall not walk in darkness.” (John 8:12)
“Whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world.” (Ether 12:4)
“I will fight your battles.” (Doctrine & Covenants 105:14)
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October 15, 2020 · 2:25 pm
“Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward.” -Hebrews 10:35
Cast not out confidence
Cast out your net
A sale or success
(see) what you can get
Failure might happen (but)
Without the risk
Your net stands no yield
You’ll never see fish
And though disappointment
Can bring about shame
Mistakes give experience
It’s part of the game
Cast not out confidence
Sow in your field
In time you can harvest
Reap what you yield
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September 26, 2020 · 8:56 am
The tools that you taught me
The things I now know
I took just a seed for my
Garden to grow
The gifts that you gave me
I use them for good
But maybe not in the same
Way that you would
Was once inexperienced
My life a rough draft
Apprentice to Master
Perfected my craft
The lessons I learned from you
Hard work and sweat
The tools that you taught me
I’ll never forget
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June 1, 2020 · 11:55 pm
No place for boredom
There’s topics galore
Create something valuable
(Do all your chores!)
Cheer up the lonely
Give of your heart
Call up your mother (or)
Clean out your car
The world’s at your fingertips
Touch of a screen
Research and learning
Find out what things mean
Garden, cook, write
Check off your lists
“Boredom” has no place to
Ever exist!
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May 8, 2020 · 12:04 am
“O the cunning plan of the evil one.” -2nd Nephi 9:28 (in the Book of Mormon)
“In the absence of faith, we govern by tenderness. And tenderness leads to the gas chambers.” -Flannery O’Connor
The cleverest deception
Is truth mixed in with lies
The devil loves to dress up in
Layers of disguise
The blasphemy is twisting (what is)
Good to sound so sweet
But oh, be wise, don’t compromise (there’s)
Evil to defeat
When someone can convince you to
Believe absurdities
It’s not too long you go along
Commit atrocities
Call out dangerous doctrine
The Truth so boldly claim
Disregard the mockery (call)
Satan by his name
We need more courage, fighters (who will)
Go against the crowd
Not caring what the critics say
Who will speak the TRUTH out loud
“I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.” -Romans 1;16
“Disregard the ridicule of the ungodly” (Elder Dieter Uchtdor)
“Now is the time to be unabashedly pro-life.” -Abby Johnson
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May 8, 2020 · 12:03 am
“O the cunning plan of the evil one.” -2nd Nephi 9:28 (in the Book of Mormon)
“In the absence of faith, we govern by tenderness. And tenderness leads to the gas chambers.” -Flannery O’Connor
The cleverest deception
Is truth mixed in with lies
The devil loves to dress up in
Layers of disguise
The blasphemy is twisting (what is)
Good to sound so sweet
But oh, be wise, don’t compromise (there’s)
Evil to defeat
When someone can convince you to
Believe absurdities
It’s not too long you go along
Commit atrocities
Call out dangerous doctrine
The Truth so boldly claim
Disregard the mockery (call)
Satan by his name
We need more courage, fighters (who will)
Go against the crowd
Not caring what the critics say
Who will speak the TRUTH out loud
“I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.” -Romans 1;16
“Disregard the ridicule of the ungodly” (Elder Dieter Uchtdor)
“Now is the time to be unabashedly pro-life.” -Abby Johnson
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March 25, 2020 · 11:30 pm
All need a walk-point
A place they won’t go
A line they won’t cross when the
Price is too low
All need a walk-point (to)
Show self respect
Things they allow and
Things they reject
All need a walk-point (with)
How time is spent
Energy’s finite so
Don’t waste a cent
What is your walk-point?
When do you go? (With)
Cash, time, or people (should)
Sometimes say no
“You’ll look down the streets, look them over with care
About some you’ll say “I don’t choose to go there.”
-Dr. Seuss
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January 6, 2020 · 10:30 pm
“Fatigue is the common enemy of us all, so slow down and rest up.”
-Elder Jeffrey Holland of the Church of Jesus Christ
I believe in work
And I believe in rest
I believe that downtime
Can help us do our best
I do not care for laziness
I do believe in sleep
So happiness and sanity’s
A gift for you to keep
Don’t think that we’re invincible
Our frailties do exist
But God can lengthen limits when we
Ask him to assist
I believe that excellence’s
Preceded by mistakes
Don’t always play it safe because
Some risks are good to take
Course correction matters
And guilt can have its place
But don’t believe in self-berating
Give yourself some grace
I believe in work and to have
Goals worth working toward
Expect a lot, give all you’ve got
Then leave it to the Lord
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December 1, 2019 · 10:59 pm
“I come not to bring peace, but a sword.”
-Matthew 10:34
Peace requires conflict
To freely speak dissenting
Be honest how you feel
Don’t just resort to venting
Respect is still required
When truth can start to hurt
Be tender with the other (as you’re)
Starting to assert
True peace isn’t passive
Won’t smile at a foe
It’s not just surface calmness (while the)
Violence swims below
Peace can take contending
There’ll likely be frustration
To work out the emotions
Reach differentiation
Peacemaking’s a process
A worthy kind of goal
It fosters healed relationships and
Freedom for your soul
“Conflict is the price we pay for true intimacy.”
-Dr. Les Parrot
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November 29, 2019 · 11:41 pm
“Endure to the end.”
-3rd Nephi 15:9
Always play the long game
Setbacks, take in stride
We’ve got a ways to go
So gear up for the ride
Don’t be foiled by failure (that’s a)
Strategy short-term
Bigger picture thinking (there are)
Lessons to be learned
On occasion, there may be a
Need for smaller wins
Take them and enjoy them (then)
Refocus once again
Always play the long game (if you)
Want to get it right
The prize you get’s commensurate
To how well you can fight
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October 30, 2019 · 11:10 pm
“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.”
-Frank Capra
Listen to the whisp’rings that your
Heart keeps telling you
Divine ideas and messages just
Desperate to get through
The soft, clear inspirations start to
Make your heart their home
The first seeds of a venture or the
Fledglings of a poem
Write them down, explore them, give them
Space and time to grow
What beauty could become of them
Only angels know
Listen to the whisp’rings that your
Heart keeps telling you
Ponder, pray, and plan, then go make
Certain dreams come true
“Give expression to the noble desires that
lie within your heart.”
-Gordon B. Hinckley
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October 17, 2019 · 11:38 pm
“I have a hundred new ideas a day,
and I know I can’t possibly execute them all.”
-Christy Wright
Hundreds of ideas always
Swimming through my mind
Accomplish all my projects, solve the
Problems of mankind
Resources unlimited?
There’s nothing stopping me
But come back down to earth (that’s simply)
Not reality
I grieve lost opportunity (wish)
All dreams could come true
Discern my time and energy (to)
Know which to pursue
My family, home, and business (are my)
Top priorities
And then I try to tackle more
Responsibilities
But in all the mundane and simple
Tasks and all the goals
I’ll never lose full grip on all the
Dreams inside my soul
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September 30, 2019 · 11:24 pm
Not every effort works
Not every lead converts
But often you most learn (from)
Experiences that hurt
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August 25, 2019 · 8:14 pm
Don’t pitch too early
They’ll just run off scared (before)
Making the “ask” (you should)
Make them prepared
Follow the steps
Don’t jump around
Practicing patience is
How sales are found
Attention, then interest
Desire comes next
Go for the warm ones
To see best effects
Build your rapport
Make them your friend
Talk up the value
Then pitch at the END!
🙂
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August 13, 2019 · 1:04 pm
“Getting to the next level always requires ending something, letting go, and moving on.” -Henry Cloud (“Necessary Endings”)
Cut your losses, close up shop (when)
It’s not working, time to stop
It’s hardly fun and can be scary
Some endings are necessary
Maintenance of vitality (through)
Closure & finality
Weed your garden to survive (makes)
What’s desired grow and thrive
Clear up space inside your head
Don’t seek life among the dead
I know it’s painful to let go
You’d be surprised how much you grow 🌸
“Why seek ye the living among the dead?”
-Luke 24:5
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August 9, 2019 · 10:09 pm
A line that lit a fire
Ideas that inspire
A one-time, offhand phrase (that others)
Might just throw away
A sentence that can spark
Major change from a remark
What may seem casual (to me’s)
Beyond invaluable
The words that spoke to me (become so)
Seared in memory
They permeate my heart
So I get up and I start
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July 1, 2019 · 7:59 pm
Prefer the truth hard
Don’t water it down
The filler for feelings
Can make the facts drown
Don’t swerve just to soften
I face it head on
There’s self-coping skills (if the)
Blow gets too strong
I’ll calm myself down if my
Heart’s overloaded
What I need from you is to
Not sugarcoat it
When reality’s harsh (I don’t)
Live in denial
Avoiding the problem is
Never my style
The truth may sting
Can hurt like hell
And still it’s much better than
Lies that we tell
I’ve found no fulfillment in
False fantasies
Pain can be present, but
Truth makes us free
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June 3, 2019 · 12:29 am
You gave me wings
The future me
Would need to get away
Taught me to fly
To say goodbye
When I no longer could stay
The sadness remains
The joy mixed with pain
My gratitude is strong
But lately it seems
We’re ripped at the seams
You sing a different song
The world has changed
Our values strained
My goal’s not one you see
Not hard to spy
Identify
The ways we disagree
I wish you well (and)
Time will tell
The way our stories end
But thanks for this
The work and bliss
I’ll always call you friend
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May 28, 2019 · 10:27 pm
I like the sound of silence
An unresponsive client
I truly do not not mind, but still check
In from time to time
The ball is their court
You’re pretty much ignored
No need at all to bug or
Throw your shoulders in a shrug
Don’t let it go too long (though you are)
Not the one in the wrong
Communicate, reach out
When there’s ever any doubt
Fine line between persistence
And sheer, downright annoyance
Just cover your own A
So you can get your PAY! 
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April 28, 2019 · 9:56 pm
I wish I had the heart
I want to have the time
To see to every part
Of all that’s on my mind
Of friends both past and new
Of family gone and here
Of things that I could do
The passions I hold dear
The limits of our lives
The tasks I’m caught between
Don’t mean that I don’t strive
To see to all I dream
For now, I’ll do what’s small
Keep one on eye on the prize
If I can only crawl
Some day, I’ll reach the skies

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April 17, 2019 · 2:16 pm
Business is booming
Deadlines are looming
The thrill of the sale
The fear I could fail
Trade-offs for cash
To save up that stash
A time for all things
The season it brings
An influx of leads (all came)
Crashing with speed
Workload’s increased
There’s famines and feasts
So go! Start to run.
Go get all your work done.
At the end of the day
It’s all for the pay
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March 23, 2019 · 11:12 am
“Be as candid about your questions as you need to be;
life is full of them on one subject or another.”
-Jeffrey R. Holland
…
Just admit the dissonance
Between the truth and narrative
It’s hardly ever comfortable
But say it, and it’s tolerable
…
Some things cannot be reconciled
At least not by the earthly mind
The answers don’t come easily
There’s still a chance to find some peace
…
All the ways your heart’s involved
All the puzzles you can’t solve
Save questions for another day
The soul can simply need a break
…
A worldview that’s been challenged
A hope that lies in balance
A crisis of the faith that you
Can’t explain away
…
Truth somehow will still endure
Even when you’re just not sure
Hold fast and stand your ground of the
Truth that you once found
…
Not saying do not question
Or close your eyes to reason
No perfect, tight solution (imperfect)
Peace amidst confusion
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February 22, 2019 · 12:32 pm
The sale is imperceptible
The close is undetectable
If value’s indispensable
It all will be so natural
Just lead them down the funnel
Just guide them down the channel
Avoid the use of pressure
(That helps exactly never)
Confident, assertive
Run from being coercive
Always be supportive
Discover sales converted

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January 18, 2019 · 11:25 am
I struggle in the small things
They seem so hard for me
All the things that seem to come to
Others naturally
I’m challenged by the mundane
There’s fear, anxiety
The smallest undertaking seems a
Monumental feat
I’m overwhelmed by details
It all just gets to me
Like raising kids and just keeping
My stupid kitchen clean
…
I struggle in the small things
There’s not much more to say
Best I can do is keep on truckin’
Going day by day
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January 5, 2019 · 8:18 pm
When selling a service,
There’s no debt to eat
When selling a service,
No inventory
When selling a service
There’s almost no risk
When selling a service
The startup is quick
When selling a service
It’s all what you do
When selling a service
The product is YOU!
I don’t hate the tangibles
They don’t come for free
But selling a service is
What works for me 🙂
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December 23, 2018 · 11:13 am
“Cry unto him over the crops of your fields, that ye may prosper in them.
Cry over the flocks of your fields, that they may increase.”
-Alma 34:24-25
Pray for your business
Pray for your scores
Pray for encounters to
Open up doors
Pray for your clients
Those that you serve
Pray to deliver the
Things they deserve
Pray in successes
Pray as your grow
Pray to remember from
Whom blessings flow
Pray in your failures
The lowest of lows
Pray to learn something
Then let the rest go
Pray for your business
Your work or career
Pray, get to WORK, and then
Good things appear

“The Lord would want you to be successful. He would.”
-President Gordon B. Hinckley
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December 16, 2018 · 3:10 pm
A paradox of peace
The method employed
The more you abide (the more)
“Business” destroyed
Assertive and confident
Not bossy, but bold
(And yes, you belong there
Despite what you’ve been told)
NEVER be violent
Always be kind
Trust precedes chances to
Change someone’s mind
The more that you’re “normal”
The more people talk
Miracles happen there
On the sidewalk 
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December 5, 2018 · 9:07 am
Attention is when they know you exist
The next step is to generate interest
Desire is wanting the thing you provide
The definitive point is when they decide
Conversion, transaction is closing the deal
Congratulations! You just made a sale
🙂
“Always be closing.”
-Glengarry Glen Ross
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September 7, 2018 · 9:57 pm
“The Lord would want you to be successful.”
-President Gordon B. Hinckley
Two kinds of value, two kinds of worth
One from the market, one before birth
One is a constant, one fluctuates
One is inherent, and one can be changed
The way that our Heavenly Parents see you
And then all the skills and the things you can do
You need to provide, should pursue a career
Gain knowledge, experience, stand out in your field.
So go make great money. Go big and go win!
But don’t ever let dirty pride sneak on in
And while your aspire and make a great name
Remember to God that we all are the same

“The worth of souls is great in the sight of God.”
-Doctrine & Covenants 18:10
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August 29, 2018 · 12:54 am
“When reminded about the premortal shouting for joy,
in some moments, we wonder what all the shouting was about.”
-Neal A. Maxwell
…
Don’t eat the fruit
Ignore the damn snake
The joys you experience
Won’t outweigh the pain
…
Keep yourself safe
Avoid bitter cups
Maybe it’s worth the
Things you’ll give up
…
You can’t stop the train
So don’t even board
You don’t have a clue of the
Wreckage in store
..
Sure thought I could handle it, thought I was strong
But lately it seems I could not be more wrong.
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August 19, 2018 · 4:23 pm
I like when clients don’t respond
I get a little break
That thing I’ve been avoiding
(Now I’ve) Got a few more days
…
I like when they apologize
“So sorry for delays!”
I reassure them all is fine
Emoji smiley face
…
When the ball is in their court,
I like when they don’t play
If somebody’s been slacking
(It’s not) Me who’s off my game
…
I don’t mind when they ghost me
When it comes to pay
If money’s there in escrow
I get it either way
🙂
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August 16, 2018 · 11:32 am

There’s only so much heaviness the human heart can take
The bricks of burden start to stack, your back will surely break
The sorrow starts to seep in, soon you’re swimming in the shame
The doubt, the darkness, and the death can speak dread to your name
I’ve grant it to the garden, give Gethsemane my grief
Resilience, rest my heart, relax, and feel some sweet relief
There’s only so much heaviness the human heart can take.
I’m at my max capacity, so God, take it away!
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August 3, 2018 · 3:39 pm
It’s so hard to hire
It’s too tough to trust
Somebody else to do
Some of my stuff
I’m sure there’s more money
More dough I could make
But what if the person I
Pay’s a mistake?
Perfection’s my best and my
Worst tendency
There’s nobody else who can
Do it like me
It’s probably pride
Very well could be
For now, I’ll stay solo
My own agency
Down the road maybe
For now I’ll say no
Content to remain as a
One-woman show

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August 1, 2018 · 10:59 am
“Which of you, intending to build a tower,
sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost,
whether he have sufficient to finish?”
-Jesus (Luke 14:28)
…
Blueprint, budget, timeline
The three most crucial parts
Pay painstaking attention
Before you ever start
What’s the plan for building?
What’s the final cost?
What’s the schedule look like?
Not one detail gets long lost
Break down the analysis
The plan, the time, the price
And then when you’re all through with that
Look it over twice
Blueprint, budget, timeline
Don’t leave out even one
Execute with wisdom
Until the job is done

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July 18, 2018 · 11:36 pm
“I wonder sometimes about the outcome.”
-John Mayer
I need some sort of guarantee
To help with the anxiety
Can’t stand all the uncertainty
It’s not so slowly killing me
Stuff that it would help to know
How it ends, the story goes
It probably would scare me though, so
God in wisdom has said no
It seems I’ve got the checklist life
Some babies and somebody’s wife
But still, there’s all this inner strife
(And pain you could cut with a knife)
And all in all, it’s still just me
No changes fundamentally
Still the girl I used to be
Just more responsibility
The guarantee’s not coming
Not sure of the next turn
Best I can do is see it through
And try my best to learn 
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July 7, 2018 · 10:02 am
Outsource too far and some
Details get lost
Some choose to do it
No matter the cost
….
The time and the transfer of
What’s in your brain
Does not seem efficient
But I won’t complain
…
An hour to describe
A 5 minute task
“Is this really smart?”
(Oh, I’ll never ask)
…
I’ll take the job off of your
Plate all the way
As long as there’s cash at the
End of the day
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June 28, 2018 · 12:37 am
Some things I think about way too much
Some things don’t think about near enough
When living in a world with so much stuff
Priorities easily get mixed up
Wise is the one who stays focused
On the things that matter most
When there’s so much to distract you
What can you control?
The mental load is heavy
Some things you’ve got to cut
The brain has been a dumping ground
Which fences should you shut?
Discern your energies
Preside well over time
Get clear on your values
Regulate your mind
The task is far from easy
The job is never through
But checking your cognition
Is something you should do!

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June 18, 2018 · 9:13 pm
Supply-induced demand (is when a)
Product is at hand
And some will choose to buy
Just because there’s a supply
They keep an extra stash
As a way to get your cash
It’s not really a need
Just a craving you can feed
But I’m not falling for it
I simply just ignore it
I know the tactics well
For the chosen ways to sell
So market your stuff with your best strategy
Good chance that you’ll be getting nothing from me 
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June 11, 2018 · 9:45 pm
“The borrower is slave to the lender.”
…
Cut the cards
Lose the loans
Ditch the debt
Nix the notes
…
My car may be old
My stuff may be small
But here’s why I win:
THEY’RE PAID FOR IN FULL!

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June 11, 2018 · 7:47 pm

“Innocent blood crieth from the ground.”
-Doctrine & Covenants 136:6
…
Full court press
Take them down
Run them clear right
Out of town
…
Cards in place
The time is right
We won’t back down,
Prepared to fight
…
Voices of victims
Rise from the dust
Their blood cries out
Demanding justice
…
Despite what they claim they are
No woman’s friend
A kingdom of lies always
Falls in the end
…
Only God redeems the past
But we’ll make sure that they won’t last

…
“The house of the wicked shall be destroyed.”
-Proverbs 14:11
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June 9, 2018 · 2:36 pm
If everyone agrees to buy
And no one says you charge too high
If nobody will tell you no
That means your prices are too low!

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