If you feel the need to protect yourself from any outside negative influences, do so but not so that you hide your light. Let your light shine always, it is your message to the universe.
~ Liza
Border – DP
I think I’m on the border, with a new world just in sight.
I’ve traveled here so many times, but it’s usually at night.
It’s a place of joy and friendship, where only love resides.
A place where everybody knows, there’s no reason to take sides.
It’s taken a while to get here, the people didn’t agree.
With what I thought was obvious, but seemed to be only me.
This place is full of empathy, we look but we don’t judge.
Emotions are never buried deep, in piles of messy sludge.
There’s a pathway around this new world, lined with flowers bright.
Encircling this wonderful place, a signpost if you like.
We’re open on what we are thinking, we know that we’ll be heard.
That anyone would laugh at us, is really quite absurd.
But this is just my imagination, we haven’t got there yet.
I’m just standing on the border, trying hard not to forget.
Luck
It’s a bit like chasing shiny buttons,
or finding stones with holes
within that tiny glimmer of certain luck,
our lives they can revolve.
Oh, to find the rainbows end,
as from children we are told,
there’ll sure to be a goblin standing there,
with a pot of gold.
What about the lottery,
and the millions we can win.
To have a chance of all that cash
need to make sure we’re in.
I’m turning the top card over,
to tell me what will be.
Can the tarot really answer,
does it connect with me.
Are we missing out on treasures,
around us in every way,
When we set our sights so far afield,
are we loosing out today.
So I might just stop my searching,
be content with what I’ve got
As when it boils right down to it,
I think I have the lot.
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I wrote this for fun after buying my 130 million euro lottery ticket for tonight 😉
Realisation
If I had realised half the things I have started in life would turn out the way they did or cost as much, I may not have started any of them. Then again, I suppose that would make me a different person.
It’s not only the big things, it’s little ones too. I started posting ‘Nature Lessons’ linking my thoughts with photographs as quotes for fun, I thought it was a nice idea and thought I’d give it a week or so and make a little collection. I’m on day 43 now and realise I might have to continue for the rest of the year, maybe longer. If I make it a year then it’s another 322 pictures and quotes I need to come up with, that’s a lot of thinking let alone walks in nature in the freezing cold!
So I have come to the realisation that I need a good camera, although my iPhone 6+ does take some nice snaps, I want to get some better ones, like night shots and distance. I know nothing about cameras so I’m hoping this post might help generate some advice. Oh and I don’t have a fortune to spend 😉
Last night I went down to the seafront, it was 150 years since the opening of the West Pier. Anyone who follows my blog will know I love this place and never tire of photographing it. It is beautiful and I think very powerful and last night as a celebration of 150 years the town was lighting it up. I hoped to get some great snaps but unfortunately my iPhone camera is not any good after dark (see below ;-)).
If I start something and set my mind to it I finish it, not all my ideas come into fruition, I have so many of them, but those I start become part of me. Well that’s apart from lifestyles like the diets, but that’s because they don’t work, oh yes and the yoga 😉
Funny how things turn into habits and we find it hard to let them go. Like coffee, wine and smoking, although I sort of finally nailed that one. Then there are the relationships we probably knew were not good for us in the start, what’s that all about? But then again if I hadn’t met my sons father I wouldn’t have such a wonderful son, so I needed to do that one too.
I’m now hooked on writing and I really enjoy adding photos to my work. In fact some of the photos I take on my nature walks are inspiration for my words.
I have always liked to write but I’m totally absorbed by writing at the moment, on a good day I might even dare call myself a writer. I like the fact that I can share messages about life, love and kindness on my blog and I’m overjoyed that some of you seem to like them. I try to inspire through words and the photos help this process, so you see, I need your help with that camera.
Sea of Life
Like the ever moving seas,
our lives should not stagnate.
The changing of tides,
allows us little time to wait.
With the erosion of land,
and moulding of the shores.
Structure is destroyed,
yet we are presented with more.
But the shores are so soft,
with the gentleness of sand.
Although we can’t rely,
on being so close to land.
And the water pulls us under,
then at other times we float.
Our role is not to fight,
but to keep swimming hard with hope.
Then looking out towards the end,
with setting sun eyes widen.
Knowing life continues,
for far beyond the horizon.
Nature Lessons 42
It might be a goodness of the heart to give of what you have plenty, but real kindness is found when you give what you still need.
~ Liza
Realise – DP
I would get you the stars and moon,
if it would help you to fly high,
but realise it’s just a dream,
to be floating up on high.
I would conquer all your fears,
if that would make you smile,
but realise they are not real,
but understanding takes a while.
I would go to the end of time,
to help you to start again,
but realise I might bring back,
those days so full of pain.
I would march into kingdoms,
put you on a throne,
but realise it wouldn’t change,
you’d still feel so alone.
I would demand all stars to shine
spotlights down on you,
but realise it wouldn’t work,
it wouldn’t please you too.
I like to gather all the love in the world,
and place it on your knee,
but I realise your not wanting that,
it’s just enough from me.
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I wrote this response to the Daily Prompt Word Realise, thinking about someone who is going through a hard time at the moment.
This Love
Her reverence adorns him,
like a cloak of golden thread.
Gentle kisses sprinkled,
from a place above his head.
Her love will never falter,
it will always hold him high.
She’ll always walk beside him,
even after their goodbye.
Her heart will always hold him,
in a very special place.
You will always see her beauty,
when looking upon his face.
A love story that continues,
even after all is done.
A love so truly special,
between a mother and a son.
Another Tree
The tree signifies great strength to me,
growth and connections are clear to see.
Stable roots that are earthed holding tight,
a trunk that is solid by day or by night.
The tree reaches out, to earth and to sky,
animals nesting and birds passing by.
Children swing from the strongest bow,
Returning again to show their young how.
The tree will give us hundreds of years,
of kisses under and plenty of tears.
Those that bare fruit apples and pears,
will feed us for free and take off our cares.
~
Kindness
It doesn’t take a whole lot,
to put a kindness out each day.
To help a friend in trouble,
and send them on their way.
To notice what’s occurring,
by opening up your eyes.
To do a little something special,
give someone a surprise.
It doesn’t take much time at all,
to smile a little more.
With your hat and coat,
to put your smile on at the door.
To brighten up anothers day,
really takes no time at all.
Before going to a party,
give that lonely friend a call.
It doesn’t cost to give out love,
you’ll get it back for sure.
The more you give the more you get,
there is always plenty more.
And if you are ever feeling lonely,
or ever really blue.
You’ll be amazed how much love,
is given back to you.
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