GIFT OF THE GAB: "The Real Work"

GIFT of the GAB: “The Real Work” – straight-talking poetry with delicate insights for reflection.Episode 3 Poems:1.          THE NURSE– Then Ripple Effect of Compassion in Emergency Care2.          GETTING BACK UP ON THAT HORSE– Building Resilience Over Setbacks3.          THREE SECRET CLUBS– The Unspoken Groups That Shape Our Identity4.          THE TALENT WITHIN– Unlocking Your Natural Gifts and Self-Belief5.          MAGIC CARPET RIDE– Breaking Limiting Beliefs Through ImaginationTHE NURSE centres on a compassionate night nurse in Emergency, whose kindness and dry wit eases the patient under her care. Inadvertently, it also eases the pain of an insomniac patient behind the curtains nearby!GETTING BACK UP ON THAT HORSE A lifelong horseman in his sixties channels the courage he learned from riding, into an upcoming major surgery, trusting his surgeon to help him return to living fully.THREE SECRET CLUBS Society has unspoken expectations for groups such as mothers, women, and matriarchs – groups that often go unnoticed, and this poem aims to highlight them.THE TALENT WITHIN is about embracing your inherent abilities so they can contribute meaningfully to the community that’s waiting for them.MAGIC CARPET RIDE The foreword for this poem provides an overview of the cognitive processes involved in intentional creation. Then the poem goes there: showing how we can make our life both dynamic and extraordinary.Special thanks to Howard Aitken, the producer of these podcasts: howardshoots.com© 2022-2026 Gab Greig. All rights reserved. Excerpts may be shared with attribution. Full reproduction of “The Real Work” or any GIFT OF THE GAB content, requires permission: [email protected]

GIFT of the GAB: “The Real Work” – straight-talking poetry with delicate insights for reflection.Episode 2: It's Time to Level Up - in Love and in Life1. IT’S TIME TO LEVEL UP - Balancing Strength and Emotional Intelligence2. LOVE’S GIFTS version 1 - Recognising the Hidden Lessons in Relationships3. LOVE’S GIFTS version 2 - Turning Heartbreak into Emotional Maturity4. A NEW WORLD WE CAN TRUST? - Rebuilding Trust in Uncertain Times5. THE PINK TAX - The Hidden Costs of Being FemaleIT’S TIME TO LEVEL UP is a poem witnessing a world where too much force overshadows emotional balance. It suggests change comes through inner harmony – where strength and compassion work together, in place of conflict.LOVE’S GIFTS version 1 We often enter romantic relationships hoping for fulfillment, rarely expecting to learn from them. This poem isn’t about choosing the right partner, but about what love teaches us through the reflection our partner provides.LOVE’S GIFTS version 2 Presented as a dialogue between a client and her therapist, this is a poem about red flags, not the ones we wave at others, but the ones that ask something of us.A NEW WORLD WE CAN TRUST? Once distant, environmental damage is now undeniable. The poem explores our shifting awareness, as well as loss, grief, and trust in uncertainty.THE PINK TAX is a poem that addresses how we ignore the quiet, everyday inequities hidden in products that are more expensive when labelled for women.Special thanks to Howard Aitken, the producer of these podcasts: howardshoots.com© 2022-2026 Gab Greig. All rights reserved. Excerpts may be shared with attribution. Full reproduction of “The Real Work” or any GIFT OF THE GAB content, requires permission: [email protected]

GIFT of the GAB: “The Real Work” is spoken-word poetry exploring personal growth, mindset, relationships, women’s issues and social change. Through original poems, it examines gratitude, self-worth, love, conflict and responsibility -- reminding us that meaningful change in the world begins with the inner work we’re willing to do.Episode 1: Finding Gratitude, Clarity, and Self-Worth Through Poetry1. CONTENT WITH CONTENT    How Practising Gratitude Makes Life Feel Magical2. TO TURN THE TIDE AROUND?    Planetary Awareness Becoming Meaningful Action3. MIND POWER    The Power of Personal Accountability4. TURNING THE PAGE    What’s Your Ageing Mindset?5. INNER PEACE    Finding Calm Beneath Life’s ChaosCONTENT WITH CONTENT shows that yearning for something distant often makes us overlook the value of our current lives. Practicing gratitude helps us build the flow where forward movement can grow, as readily as it does in nature.  TO TURN THE TIDE AROUND? highlights how un-checked progress has harmed Earth's ecosystems, and calls for a deliberate shift toward restoration and care, urging action over debate.MIND POWER addresses our tendency to focus on external control, while neglecting the untapped potential of our own mind, which offers greater creative power than we recognise.TURNING THE PAGE flags the algorithms and manipulated images in youth culture that affect views of self-worth and beauty. It stresses how we can’t really harness youth, and as the decades roll on, caring for oneself becomes less about looks and more about inner qualities.INNER PEACE Life stays unpredictable and shaped by our mindset. Perhaps maintaining a constant underlying inner peace, regardless the twists and turns, is the best way to accept and survive the imperfection of life.Special thanks to Howard Aitken, the producer of these podcasts: howardshoots.com© 2022-2026 Gab Greig. All rights reserved. Excerpts may be shared with attribution. Full reproduction of “The Real Work” or any GIFT OF THE GAB content, requires permission: [email protected]