Lisa Jose https://theteenagertoday.com/author/lisajose/ Loved by youth since 1963 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:08:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://theteenagertoday.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-the-teenager-today-favicon-32x32.png Lisa Jose https://theteenagertoday.com/author/lisajose/ 32 32 The Reluctant Journey https://theteenagertoday.com/the-reluctant-journey/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:08:28 +0000 https://theteenagertoday.com/?p=29471 Some roads in life lead to unending misery;
It becomes a comfortable darkness;
You end up sacrificing your life for someone else’s dream.

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]]> Some roads in life lead to unending misery;
It becomes a comfortable darkness;
You end up sacrificing your life for someone else’s dream.

It’s hard to rock the boat;
It’s taking you nowhere;
Yet you challenge any opportunity for change.

It’s a miserable existence;
Breathing, but not living.

The toughest journey is changing course
To an unknown destination.

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]]> Life mentors https://theteenagertoday.com/life-mentors/ Thu, 15 Sep 2022 03:45:08 +0000 https://theteenagertoday.com/?p=23299 People come into our lives
Sometimes by chance,
Almost sent like God’s angels
When hope has been lost.

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]]> People come into our lives
Sometimes by chance,
Almost sent like God’s angels
When hope has been lost.
Someone to give perspective,
Give you faith to rebuild.
It’s easy to tear down a masterpiece.
But it takes an amazing soul
To see the beauty in the broken pieces.
To guide.
To protect.
To let go.
In time, the Phoenix will rise from the ashes of despair.

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]]> If today was the last https://theteenagertoday.com/if-today-was-the-last/ Wed, 16 Jun 2021 05:01:14 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=20131 If today was the last,
Would we still run after: fame, fortune, status, success?
Or would we focus on the now
Spend more meaningful time with our loved ones...

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]]> If today was the last,
Would we still run after: fame, fortune, status, success?
Or would we focus on the now
Spend more meaningful time with our loved ones
Fear less of the unknown
Rise from the flames of failure
Laugh at ourselves
Take things easier
Enrich life with amazing experiences
Help others
Forgive without any expectation
Enjoy the struggles…
What if we celebrated each day as our last?
What an extraordinary experience life would be!
I hope if today was our last
May each of us leave behind a legacy
That builds humanity instead of tearing it down.

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]]> Inspirational women https://theteenagertoday.com/inspirational-women/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:39:19 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=19638 To be more humane
To love
To care
To allow all women to bloom into the beauty queens they are meant to be.

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]]> Such special beings
Blessed with so much abundance
A life-filled force.

A peacemaker
A homemaker
A superhero
A warrior
A tornado that leaves a mark.

Yet like hungry hyenas
We are ready to pounce on our own
Break her dreams.

How pitiful
Instead of supporting her race
We destroy her hope
Punish her for standing her ground
Yet she is fighting for all of us.

To be more humane
To love
To care
To allow all women to bloom into the beauty queens they are meant to be.

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]]> The independent woman https://theteenagertoday.com/the-independent-woman/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 10:25:26 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=16833 Blessed the woman
Who stands on her own two feet.
A special soul
Who fights for her beliefs

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]]> Blessed the woman
Who stands on her own two feet.
A special soul
Who fights for her beliefs;
Going against society’s idols.

May we be unique spirits
Flowing with our truth,
Healing our world.

May we inspire,
Protect our sisterhood.
I am a creation of you.
I am nothing on my own.

We are all connected by a thread
Of life-giving force;
God’s army of warriors.
Shine, my sister,
Be fearless!

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]]> Hope https://theteenagertoday.com/hope-3/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:23:00 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=16911 We are all lights
In these dark times.
Let’s toast to new beginnings
Filled with amazing adventures
And breathtaking moments.

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]]> We are all lights
In these dark times.
Let’s toast to new beginnings
Filled with amazing adventures
And breathtaking moments.
We are a community;
Let’s stand together
United
For a brighter future
For all of us.
May compassion overflow
And humanity stand tall.
May the distance between us shorten;
Filled with love and gratitude
For this precious gift of life
Filled with god-given purpose.

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]]> Darkness https://theteenagertoday.com/darkness-2/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:59:22 +0000 http://theteenagertoday.com/?p=15302 When we are surrounded by darkness
It’s like a dragon engulfing us with fire
Cage of no breakthrough.

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]]> When we are surrounded by darkness
It’s like a dragon engulfing us with fire
Cage of no breakthrough.

Till a tinker of light
Radiates through the
Bleakness of our lives.

Bringing hope
Healing the brokenness
Bringing together the puzzle pieces.

From the ashes
Rises the spirit of a warrior
Ready for battle
Grounded in grace.
Fearless.
Unstoppable.

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