Please Don't... 👜💼
~~ 2025 Motivational Poetry~~
Please don't allow anything to ruffle your feathers... 🪶🦆
Spring is here and it brings with it new beginnings and warmer weather... 🌷💐
Remember, friend, you were meant to soar, and just like the age-old idiom declares: you're "tougher than leather"! 👜💼
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Tiffany Gordon
I am a super-spiritual, fun-loving artist, writer, & peer-counselor residing in the Pacific Northwest. I am also an Institute of Children's Literature alumna who enjoys writing about the triumph of the human spirit.
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Comments (20)
Aww so true and uplifting words.
I love this time of year. So much sun and promise, and it really feels like you can do anything, that anything could be possible 😁
So true… Spring is a beautiful season. It’s autumn here, but we often have a green winter here in Oz, so not that dramatic a change.
Everyone needs to hear this....no matter how bad things get, we don't have to let them ruffle our feathers. So well said!
So true !!! Empowering in such a short poem!!!!! You go girl!!!!
Well-wrought! My first association with the term "tougher than leather" came from Run-DMC, who were huge when I was a kid!
I love this!! So positive and creative!
Upliftment is always welcome Tiff. Love and hugs.
My feathers are constantly getting ruffled but I’d like to soar! ☺️ Thanks Tiff.
Love this, Tiffany!! This is so uplifting! I am ready for spring to arrive!! 💪🏻💕🥰
Looking SO forward to new beginnings. And semi- excited for warmer weather. <3 Happy Spring!!
Don't have any feathers to ruffle & certainly don't feel tougher than leather (may look like it), but thanks for the encouragement. Seriously Tiffany, that really is a good & sage pep talk.
<3 Yes!! And tough shoe leather can go a long way <3
Terrific lines that are inspiring!!!❤️❤️💕
How lovely ♦️♦️♦️
Motivational words Tiffany
🙏👍💯 awesome
And remember, my friend, that you are an inspiration. ⚡💙⚡
I've never heard of that idiom before. I guess I'm an idiot. See what I did there 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Loved this poem!
That's right... Tougher than leather when you cast your cares upon Him!