( it seems it’s baseball day in Canada, and my Dad was a very big baseball fan, so for my Dad, \u00a0I’m thinking of you today ..)<\/p>\n
“Be gentle”
\nif at anytime you knew or crossed paths with my Dad
\nthese were always his parting words
\nbe gentle
\nhe was a gentle man, my father
\nhe lived gentle in the world
\ntreated others gently
\nand gently was also the way in which
\nhe eventually left us<\/p>\n
today, with these words still in my head
\nand in my heart
\nI think of my Dad
\nwith enormous gratitude
\nfor possibly the greatest gift
\nhe gave
\ngentleness<\/p>\n
to move gently in this world
\nis my highest aspiration
\nto be gentle in Love
\nto be gentle in spirit<\/p>\n
to be gentle with others
\nto be gentle
\nwith myself<\/p>\n
when the ways of the world become unkind
\nto be gentle
\nwhen harsh words or actions threaten
\nto pierce my heart
\nto be gentle<\/p>\n
when the path I travel
\nfeels long and arduous
\nto be gentle
\nwhen clouds are heavy
\nand I feel weighted and worn
\nto be gentle<\/p>\n
when I step out
\ninto the world outside my door
\nto be gentle
\nwhen I draw in to be sheltered
\nand secured
\nto be gentle<\/p>\n
when I offer my heart
\nand all it’s contents
\ncome clumsily tumbling out
\nto be gentle<\/p>\n
when I see in you
\na kindness
\nnot yet recognized
\nto be gentle<\/p>\n
to gently Love
\nto gently Live<\/p>\n
to offer this gift
\nto you if we should meet
\nto you, as you pass by
\nto you, \u00a0when you need it most<\/p>\n
to be gentle
\nto gently be<\/p>\n
to the part of him
\nthat remains with me<\/p>\n
my gift to you
\nbe gentle \u00a0\u2665<\/p>\n
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