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A good friend is someone
You can always rely on or even depend.
They are there for you always,
Not just when it is convenient for them.
They are there when things are good
But more importantly when things are bad;
They don’t let you stay sad for too long
Because they somehow manage
To lift your spirits up
Where they belong;
If your friend is not this way,
You need to ask yourself, is this really a true friend?
Is this where your spare time you ought to spend?
Sometimes we need to weed out those weeds
And plant new seeds,
Making more room
For more positive friendships to take bloom.
A garden will flourish when weeds are removed
And so will our lives be vastly improved.
Written By: Diane Van Bommel

Are you surrounded by people who make you feel bad?
About what you look like
And who you are?
Are they always talking bad about everyone?
And everything, which in turn creates an emotional scar?
Did you ever think that maybe you should
Be encircling others into your life that
Share a more positive energy for a change.
By you making this switch in your life,
Your views will start to transform
As you take on this exchange;
You will start to feel better about
Yourself and everything around you
Because you are no longer feeling anxious or distraught
From all the negativity in your life this person had brought.
Sometimes change comes slow
For it is often hard to let go.
It is difficult because this is how it has always
Been for you, as these negative individuals
May be the only ones you have come to know.
Get out there and get involved in a church
Or a community volunteer setting.
This is a perfect example of what positive energy can bring.
Maybe you might even decide to join a choir,
If you truly love to sing.
There are plenty of people looking for friends
Who need someone like you that they can depend.
Although, you may need to move forward leaving all that negativity
Behind, you still need not to forget
To pray for those affected by this pessimism
Because they can still be helped too;
One day who knows they may enter back into your life
Because with devotion and prayer
They may eventually gain a more respected kind of positive view.
The key is to never truly give up on anyone
But sometimes we need to allow ourselves
The time and sufficient space
So eventually the negativity will be gone without a trace.
Now you will be able to enjoy what life has to offer
The way GOD had intended it to be
Because everything around you will look
To be in a brighter light
Because of all the positivity you now see.

Written By: Diane Van Bommel

(This is written in dedication to my dear friends, Barbara Walters-Grobe and Don Myers. You have a beautiful spirit that has inspired me to write this in hopes of helping someone who is dealing with these struggles in their life. I want others to know that are reading this, that they are not alone and there is nothing to ever be ashamed about. Many people have these feelings but may be afraid to even admit them to others or to themselves. I feel though with prayer everything can be overcome. The key is to put your faith into action and surround yourselves with love. I pray that those who struggle with anxiety or depression that they will start to see the true beauty of life and be able to further themselves from the negativity that brings their spirits down. GOD BLESS!!!! Diane)