{"id":2617,"date":"2021-08-09T05:30:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T11:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2021-08-07T15:54:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T21:54:47","slug":"feeling-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/feeling-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a lovely surprise, as I was recently cleaning up audio recordings on my phone, to hear my mother\u2019s voice reciting the following poem.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Though written over 160 years ago the words resonate today.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOh, the comfort\u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person\u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 but pouring them all right out,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 just as they are,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 chaff and grain together;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 keep what is worth keeping,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Found in Dinah Maria Mulock Craik\u2019s 1859 novel, <em>A Life for a Life).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The words, and hearing my mother\u2019s voice touched my heart.<\/p>\n<p>Little did I realize, when I recorded her recitation, that within the year those words would be read at her funeral.<\/p>\n<p>I have since thought about what it meant to her to put to memory those words, and the meaning those words have on me today.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve asked myself,<\/p>\n<p><b>Do others feel safe sharing their thoughts with me?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Do I recognize the heart\u2019s intent behind the words?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Do I listen without judgment, and \u201cwith the breath of kindness blow\u201d the chaff away?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s made me ponder what it means to be a faithful friend, and the blessing it is to feel safe.<\/p>\n<p>Because I had that safety with my mother, I hope to be able to provide that comfort to others.<\/p>\n<p><b>Oh, that we might all provide a kind, and generous haven for others!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Much love,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/signature.png\" alt=\"Melanie Newman\" width=\"223\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a lovely surprise, as I was recently cleaning up audio recordings on my phone, to hear my mother\u2019s voice reciting the following poem.\u00a0 Though written over 160 years ago the words resonate today. \u201cOh, the comfort\u2014\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/feeling-safe\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,11,13],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-emotional","8":"category-mental","9":"category-spiritual","10":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Feeling Safe - Melanie B Newman<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What does it mean to be a faithful friend? 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