Welcome home. I'm Dr. Tamer, a minister, licensed psychologist and sacred artist. And this

is Homecoming, a podcast to facilitate your journey home to yourself. While I will provide

weekly inspiration and mental health tips, this podcast is not the same as personalized therapy.

I'm so excited you're on the journey. If you want to request specific topics or to submit a

poem for me to read on the podcast, email me at homecomingpodcastsatgmail.com. Also to build our

community, don't forget to like, subscribe and share. Let's begin. Welcome home co-journers.

I'm glad you're here for another episode. And I'm excited that we have two poems to share for

today. The first one is from Danny Winston and it's called Homecoming. Walk with me as we look

for better days. You have no more guilt and no more shame. You have been wrong and you have been

to blame and here you are opening up and being brave. You know that smile lights up a room

and that soul of yours knows how to groove. Stop with the endless battle. You have nothing to prove.

Even if you did, you would probably still lose because not being authentic is like walking on

hot pavement with no shoes. Be yourself and let God do the rest. Work hard and give every day

your best. Let your light shine directly from your chest. That means live by your heart and get

out of your head. Surely this won't be easy and maybe you will feel scared. Always remember God

made you fully prepared. Dare to walk with confidence and lift yourself up because if you hold back,

you may never find self love. So embrace the whole you, the curves, the scars and embarrassing

moments. You are who you are and it's time that you show it. Your soul deserves to be set free

and your body deserves to be at peace. Take a few deep breaths and continue to live with ease.

Thank you so much for your poem. We so appreciate it and I love that you entitled it Homecoming

2022. So you are on this journey with us Danny and we are trying to walk with confidence and to be

our whole selves to be our complete selves and I want to also share a piece by Denise Bozart

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