Why Can’t I Learn from the Past?

Why Can’t I Learn from the Past?

6/19/16

Sunday

Learn from the Past

Step Eight

Why Can’t I Learn from the Past?

Maybe

We don’t think we can.

Maybe nobody taught us the value of the past.

Or we just don’t know what there is to learn?

Maybe

The past can teach us.

Perhaps, that’s what it’s for.

Perhaps, we should learn from it.

Maybe 

There’s a lot of truth in the above statements. 

Let’s learn from the past.

Let it be our teacher.

Maybe

We should start seriously thinking 

About learning from the past.

Perhaps it really is of priceless value.

Maybe

Whatever happened to us in the past.

Was an opportunity for growth.

Perhaps we should use those opportunities.

That’s a good idea.

Value those gifts.

Dr. Tony

Why does He Get Anxious Repeatedly?

Why does He Get Anxious Repeatedly?

6/18/16

Saturday

Step Eight

Why Does He Get Anxious Repeatedly?

And especially why does he get anxious

Again and again over the same thing?

What is he trying to do to himself?

Is he trying to torture himself?

I don’t think anxiety is much fun.

But tomorrow he repeats it again.

He’ll punishes himself again.

He’ll allow the anxiety demons

To have their fun,

Because he just doesn’t seem to be able to help himself.

This is the third stanza

Of this poem.

I’ll bet he’s learned by now,

And won’t fall into the anxiety trap again.

Oh no! He fell into it again.

This is the last stanza

Of our poem.

I’m sure by now

He’s learned not to get anxious again

Uh-oh, he didn’t learn

I don’t think this was a very good poem

Dr. Tony