André Hadley Marria

Counselor, Coach, and Leadership Consultant. Authentic, Engaging, and Inspiring Author and Artist. André Hadley Marria is a Christian, wife, poet, therapist, mother, a woman for all seasons. A professionally trained singer and mental health counselor, André graduated from Fort Valley State College in 1973 with …

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Verse 5

Verse 5: My Earth Speaks Gratitude Thank you for the vision to see green trees, blue skies, and your birds. Thank you for letting me feel your presence. Thank you for letting me look beyond faults of my own and express my needs. I am …

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Verse 4

Verse 4: Overcoming With Hope I’m Still Here! There must be work for me to do, I’m still here. There must be work for me to do, I’m s-t-i-l-l here. Broken, wounded, and bitter from deceitfulness. Troubled and tired and no vision of no relief! …

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Verse 3

Verse 3: Love and Friendship You Are You are here… I feel you You never left It’s my fear… my lack of faith. It’s your hands over mine which guides me now that you have gone Shining eyes that light my morning sky I see …

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Verse 2

Verse 2: Conversations With Myself Looking At Me (February 5, 1989, 11:40–2:30 a.m.) Looking at my own mistakes… where have I been selfish? In relationships and selfishly seeking my own personal goal and not allowing myself to receive. I promised God I would never treat …

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Verse 1

Verse 1: Sharing The Struggles Is It? (1970–1972) Silence through tears can give birth to conversations in the head and screaming in the heart. Is it so wrong for a child to not know how to face her fears? Is it alright to smile on …

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