Little Lantern

”Little Lantern” is the house where the GROW meetings are held every week in Dungarvan. What changes a house into a home is the people in the house. We share – care for each other – help each other – love each other – empathise – show compassion and understanding. We are a GROW FAMILY.

Richie, from the South East Region, wrote a song explaining what “little lantern” means to those attending and he sang it at the South East Regional weekend.

South East Regional Weekend 2015

LITTLE LANTERN – SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON ME
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID – AFRAID TO BE MYSELF
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THOUGHT OF ME – IT CRIPPLED ME FROM SELF
I SOUGHT RESTITUTION – MY SOUL IT WAS RUNNING RED
I LISTENED TO MY INNER VOICES TELLING ME THAT I WAS DEAD

CHORUS: SO LITTLE LANTERN – SHINE YOUR LIGHT ON ME
TEACH ME TO SPREAD YOUR MESSAGE SO AS I CAN GROW AND BE FREE
NO MORE I WILL WONDER THIS WORLD ALL ALONE
I NOW HAVE FOUND PEACE – AND A PLACE TO CALL HOME.

THE PEOPLE THAT I’VE MET; THE STORIES THAT I’VE HEARD
IT SOMETIMES OVERWHELMS ME – BUT THEIR TEARS WILL SET ME FREE
AND SOMETIMES THERE ARE NO ANSWERS; JUST A SIGHING OF THE HEART
SO I LISTEN TO THEIR STORIES – FOR THAT’S ALL THAT I CAN DO.

TODAY MY LIGHT SHINES BRIGHTLY FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE
SUICIDE – DEPRESSION – ANXIETY HAS VANISHED FROM ME
SO LITTLE LANTERN, OH LITTLE LANTERN CAN YOU SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
YOU’VE GIVEN ME BACK MY LIFE – HOPE – LIBERTY – AND MY OWN GROW FAMILY.

Richie expressed gratitued to all those GROWers who came before us and to Gertrude for all of her wisdom and for keeping the door always open.

Restitution: The act of giving back something that was lost or stolen to its owner.

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