Confession is good for the soul
We feel cleansed, squeaky clean
for any misdeeds or mistakes leave a feeling of dis ease
We know that we have fallen short of our personal best
We don’t necessarily have to confess to another
but could be to our mother or brother
Please confess to one you trust
mentally is fine, before you rust
Coz rust and discomfort follow
when we know we have upset others
for whenever our moral compass
waivers we need to step up and correct
For every little deed leaves an imprint on our psyche
and to personally grow, expand our good heart
we need to be very ethical for a start
Confession reminds us of what we need to abandon
image is from the net, I confess I just couldn’t resist it … Confess
aroused 
Indeed it is so powerful and important to keep cleansing and letting go of what weighs on us.
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Those are some very good points, Kate! I like the idea of confessing reminding of of the things we need to abandon.
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an easy way to be more mindful Ann 🙂
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For you, “Confession reminds us of what we need to abandon,” but for an ex-Catholic like me, going to Confession reminds me of what I need to forget. Even after years of being an “ex,” I almost feel as if I’ll be given a penance of mumbling five OUR FATHERs and five HAIL MARYs for saying that. 😦
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yes their indoctrination program is very installed/ embedded!
I had a friend who was a compulsive shoplifter. Priest asked how much she’d stolen she said about $620 worth. He told her to put that amount in the plate and do 3 each of the above.
She stopped attending church that day … the $620 was only one days worth of lifting! She lifted more than a thousands worth most weekends as she was a cute young blonde and nobody ever pulled her up. Most of it was trash she would never use anyway …
so these pretenders never met anyone’s needs …
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sorry to push your buttons, was not intended I assure you ❤
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Wonderfully said, Kate.
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Confessions truly are good for the soul. Lovely poem!
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Self realization is important and a decision not to repeat the mistake.
Wonderful poem Kate.
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“You first”…*snort* 😀
I must confess this is a wonderful, encouraging poem on an important topic!
To me confession is like sweeping away the dirt, crumbs, and cobwebs and then feeling cleaner, brighter, and stronger afterwards. 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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well said Carolyn, that’s exactly what it is and we need to develop a healthy method for it helps keeps us stable 🙂
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I am a big fan of confession too! It is a relief.
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agree totally, how do you do yours?
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I usually just straight up face my feelings and thoughts rather than escaping, usually through meditation. How about you?
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yes meditation is my main source but I also have lifelong trusted friends if I need to bounce things off someone 🙂
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I usually do my confessions on a weekly basis, every Thursday evening, a the Pub with the mates !!
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lol and bet you give them every minute detail of all those wild dreams that exhaust you 😉
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They even have to read my poetry !!
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It feels so good to confess to yourself. It is 40 years since I went to confession but it is good to cleanse the soul and do something proactive instead of just praying.
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confessions are wondeful even to just hear urself speak one can be enlighitened.
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I call it flushing the dunny (can’t get off teh toilet theme, and there’s a double) or scraping the barnacles, I really resonate with this.
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yes somehow saying it aloud is really cleansing, one develops deep regret upon acknowledgement and the resolution to improve … how else can we learn and grow from our mistakes?
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