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Gloria "GO-GO" Greennough

BUT I HAVEN'T SAID WHAT I MEANT TO
BUT I HAVEN'T SAID WHAT I MEANT TO,
THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE SAID.
THERE ARE STILL A GREAT DEAL OF FEELI NGS,
LYING INSIDE OF MY HEAD.

TODAY IAM FEELING HOPEFUL,
READY TO START AGAIN,
THERE'S A JOURNEY THAT AWAITS BEFORE ME,
AND I AM READY TO BEGIN.

SURROUNDING OURSELVES WITH SORROW,
IS SOMETHING WE SHALL NOT DO.
BUT, INSTEAD THINK OF THE LOVE,
THAT BINDS MYSELF TO YOU.

FOR I BELIEVE THIS IS ONLY A SETBACK,
ON THE PATH THAT I CALL LIFE
AND IN THE END WILL TEACH US A LESSON,
ABOUT LEARING TO DEAL WITH STRIFE.

FOR ADVERSITY ONLY BUILDS CHARACTER,
SO UNLESS THE SAYING LIES,
WHEN AT LAST THE STORM IS QUITED,
A STRONGER WOMAN WILL. ARISE.

FOR NOW I WILL LOOK FOR THE SUNSHINE,
THAT ONCE SHOWN FOR ME ALL DAY.
I KNOW THAT ONCE I FIND IT,
I WILL NEVER LET IT STRAY.

WATCHING ME HA S NOT BEEN EASY,
FOR I AM NO LONGER THE WOMAN I WAS.
TO THE QUESTIONS I DO NOT HAVE ANSWERS,
AND KNOW NOT IF ANYONE DOES.

INSIDE IT SEEMS I AM CHANGING
AND FOR THE BETTER IT HAS NOT BEEN,
I'VE GONE FROM A LIFE OF PERFECTION,
TO ONE THAT HAS BEEN AMONGST SIN.

I NO LONGER WILL STRIVE FOR PERFECTION,
BUT WILL WISH ONLY TO FALL INBETWEEN.
NO LONGER WILL I SHY FROM YOUR GUIDANCE,
BUT INSTEAD LOOK TO YOU TO LEAN.

THE ONE THATWAS ONCE FULL OF CONFIDANCE
AND HELD A FULL PICTURE OF ME,
NOW LOOKS UNSURELY INTO A MIRROR
WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO SEE.

WHERE PLANS AND DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE
WERE ONCE FIRMLY HELD IN PL.ACE,
LIES A LOST AND SEARCHING SOUL,
MERELY LOOKING FOR A FACE.

WHERE THIS CHANGE HAS COME FROM
I KNOW I CANNOT SAY.
BUT I ONLY HOPE THAT IT SOON,
WILL BE BACK UPON ITS WAY.

GLORIA GREENOUGH
"GO-GO",

powerful essay

i know this is not a poem. but it is powerful words that need to be read.

I Definitely believe the Lord is awesome. I had Formed a very strong relationship with God, before my MVA. However, my accident bore great anger and resentment towards religion. I had to many ?s, all surrounding the underlying? of "Why{". If nothing else were to be made clear to me, I wanted to understand God's purpose for my life After all, what good could my injured self serve. But the lord has rehabilitated my body and mind immensely. I am extremely frustrated by my forced usage of a wheelchair, forced because of my remaining inability to ambulate independently. I am continuing to receive some ambulatory therapy, but the amount is very limited. Though there is a physical therapy shortage, I have made great strides.

I am still dependent on my wheelchair, but at least, I feel as though I have found the answers to my questions for god finally understand his purpose for me. God chose for me to become a counselor, specifically a TBI survivor counselor. My training began in middle school where I was a peer counselor for three years. The training continued in high school with my position as St.Council president. My high school days taught me, among other traits a great deal of responsibility. I carried out a number of responsibilities, ranging from a nurse''s aide to a nanny. All opositions of occupational Ifeats. "fladd

I now feel as though the omnipotent.one, (god), is ready to begin applying my experienced and learned mind. He has enabled me, through the internet, to reach outt to inquiring survivorsand family members. He protected my cognitive abilityy, thus my ability to write and use the computer.He also preserved enough of my phyiscal ability to master typing, though slowly. God is proving to me that there is enough use for me as is, still in the wheelchair, though I still hope to walk independently one day.

No materr how religious this may sond, I now give credit to the idea that the lord has use for all that happens. He has a pplan for my life, head injury and all. Don't believe there's no explanation for your life, injury and all..

Gloria "Go-Go" Greenough