LSPC Turns 25!

As You Sow, You Reap

A Poem for LSPC's 25th Anniversary

By Andrea Claire Mims, Central California Women’s Facility, October 2003

Your achievements
Your perspectives
Your preparations
Your sensitivity
Your incentives
Your accomplishments
Your motivations
Your determination
This all
     Not by chance
     Not by spinning wheels
But by
Your consequences
of
Your actions
taken
For love of others
Having heart
Insight
Understanding despair
Their heartbreak
Their pain
Helping others
For good
Understanding the importance
Of family
For justice
For what’s right
For truth
Meeting needs
Making changes
Helping others
     Sowing Seeds

As you sow, you reap
With
Your selflessness
 patience
 perseverance
Your kindness
Your courage

Even though
     the conflicts
     the mistakes
     the failures
     the struggles
     the heartaches
     the disappointments
     the anxieties
     the obstacles
But still
Planting seeds
Going onwards
Giving strength
Helping others
Giving healing
Giving happiness
Giving harmony
Giving hope
Giving back lives
Helping others
     Sowing seeds

As you sow, you reap
Using time
For freedom
Your energy
Your knowledge
Your education
Your will power
For freedom
Always sharing
Always giving
Always busy
Always learning
Helping others
This is your life
Appreciated
A hero
Loved
Admired
Respected
Changing lives
For better
Improving laws
Knowing
Understanding
Real power
Is
Helping others
Gives
Great spiritual strength
Deep inner peace
Contentment
Stamina
To go on
     Sowing seeds

As you sow, you reap
Sometimes weeping
But
Learning
Researching
Helping
Working with
Peers
Sharing
Communicating
For good
Helping others
All
Beyond comprehension
Beyond dedication
Assuming
Immense responsibilities
More wisdom
More facts
More satisfaction
Satisfaction
Working
For good
For what’s right
For justice
For humanity
For family
For the children
With mind
With ethics
With morals
With love
With courage
With feelings
And common sense
     Sowing seeds