writing

This is where I share my writing - poems, essays, and thoughts on life and how we can create something new and better in the world.

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Helen Cottee

Am I enough?

Am I enough? Just plain me and my ordinary life?

Helen Cottee

Peace be with me

Peace be with me as the road named ‘Suffering’ gives way to one named ‘Joy’.

Helen Cottee

2am

Tired is when your eyes And mind and body Are requesting sleep. Weary is when your Soul requests a pause.

Helen Cottee

What if (a poem)

What if this is happening for us, not to us?

Helen Cottee

an unknown you - a poem

sometimes I write poems, they help me name unknown things in my soul.

Helen Cottee

what if? - a poem

What if this is happening for us, not to us?

Helen Cottee

light and shadow - a poem

We are at every moment facing two choices - light or shadow. Be clear that only you can decide which path to take.

Helen Cottee

ache - a poem

Yesterday I felt incredibly lonely. My reaction to aloneness is fear and I can start to feel panic rising...