Little Bird

i see you, little bird.
i know you've been watching me.
sometimes i wonder,
do you want,
do you wish
you could trade places
with me?

i wish
that i could be you...
i often wish
i could fly--
could soar high
above the trees
to feel so light and free
to just be.

one day
i will fly
and i too will soar free
and then when i'm tired
perhaps i will find myself
up high in a tree.

imagination
envisioning you
trading places with me.
now that's a fun adventure
of the mind--
i'll be you, little bird
and you can turn into me!

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The Thing Is...

There's a whole Universe out there waiting for me...

The thing is...

I so wish, I so want, I so need 

Someone here to share it with me

to explore and discover

to rejoice and be as awed

and enlightened and thrilled

as I am with each new day...

Somehow, someway

(some very day)

I will find my path

and when I do

I am hoping, praying, believing

that I will have someone dear

along side of me

Searching, yearning

hoping

to find our way,

to be happy and free...

Never Forget! Ok?

It's true.  No one can compare to YOU.  The Universe ordained that YOU would be here in this very place and time and that YOU would be Unique and Awesome and real.  It is my privilege and pleasure to be a very real part of your life and for that I will ALWAYS, ALWAYS be thankful.  What a gift it is to be on this earth, in this place and time, on this journey with you, your soul.  I am so blessed.  My hope, my wish, my dream is to share, to experience, to know, to endure moments with you that teach me, give me hope, love, reason and comfort -- yet the hope is also to give YOU those same emotions, feelings, the same enlightenment in return.  


I have come to know, to realize that we are ALL on this earth, in this life to share, that we are all in this TOGETHER and that all souls are on a journey to find inner truth, inner peace and unconditional LOVE.  Already I have discovered so many of these ultimate goals with YOU.  Already my soul has intertwined with yours and found an immeasurable joy that so many others are seeking.  My hope, my wish, my dream is to give this joy to as many of my fellow human kind as I can.  The more love and warmth and joy I feel and experience, the more I hope and desire and NEED to share.  I pray, I hope, I believe that somehow, someway as I journey through this life I can somehow touch mankind and give them/you/us this inner peace and ultimate feeling of true acceptance and LOVE.  


You truly are beautiful, talented and amazing and simply the BEST at being YOU.  I hope, I wish, I am aiming to find a way to make it known somehow that everyone on this great earth of ours has this same potential, this same inherent gift to be just as awesome and amazing and talented and the very best at being who they are.  Life is such a gift.  It is our one fantastic chance to give, to be the very, very best that we can.  


You, my love--have given so much.  Thank you for that.  Never Forget.  Ok?

Rocks, an Understanding

I now understand why rocks mean so very much to me.

Not only are they one of Nature's Greatest works of art,

but they are solid and everlasting and never ending...

A rock can exist for thousands, if not millions, or billions

of years.

A rock is strong, steadfast and always true.

Each rock I find and bring home

is precious and real to my world.

I just love their beauty, their longevity

their HISTORY.

Don't always know the history of my rocks,

but so often

all I have to do is hold a rock,

clasp it in my hand

and suddenly I feel like I'm being transported

to some other faraway land 

and always I feel a CONNECTION

with these rocks I find.

If ever I give away a rock--

that is a sure and true sign

that I love and trust that kindred soul

who I choose to be

the keeper of the rock

that once lived with me.

Go ahead--call me crazy, if you'd like--

but these rocks--

who knows where they have been,

what they have been witness to

over all the many, many years

they've been in existence here?--

each and every rock I find

is truly so very dear.

Dreams...(I am A Dreamer)

I am a dreamer.
I often find myself drifting 
into dreamland
even when I am awake
and should be cognizant 
of the tasks at hand--
but I can't help
that my mind wanders
and I allow
my fantasies and hopes and wishes
to prevail and overtake
my present state of mind
at times...


Why, I wonder...
can not the people 
I love so deeply
and so true
be here with me
to join in on these dreams of mine?
I see so many paths
I want to explore, to experience--
yet 
not 
alone.


Perhaps one day?
I know not
what the future holds--
all I know 
is that 
there is so very, very much
love (yes, true, unbridled love)
that lives inside of me
and 
I know too--
that someday, somehow 
this love I hold
will need to be set free--
Love
is not meant 
to stay confined within
My hope, my wish, my dream
is to share, to give, to receive--
to BE.
(That's just me.)

This Time I Know Enough...

This heart of mine has journeyed long and hard.

So many loves, so many hurts

so many joys

throughout the years.

My soul has cried out so many, many times

hoping, yearning, begging

just to find

some solace, relief, understanding

somehow.

Why is it that sometimes 

it is ordained that we humans must 

travel great lengths

through many hills and valleys

sometimes forging rivers of doubt,

climbing mountains of fear,

scaling walls of pure love and hope

and still

whenever we think we are almost to the end--

we realize we are nowhere near

the destination in which we so fervently seek?

And how is it on this journey of ours

sometimes we have trampled through good times and bad

and times uneventful, yet true--

and then we find ourselves right back

to the beginning

of our journey...

and though this time it seems the same

and it all feels so well and good

there are more trails to follow

more mountains, hills and valleys

and rivers to forge--

but this time

while on my journey

I refuse to let the fear, the doubt, the uncertainty

of what lies ahead

dampen my spirit

on this wondrous adventure of mine--

for this time, it occurs to me

that I am seeking with my soul

but now I know enough

to allow my Heart to See.

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Kindness As A Religion

Isn't that a wonderful concept?  Kindness as a religion...


We could incorporate our religion into every home, every school, every place of business.  The Doctrine?   To be kind not only to all those who you come across in your daily life--but to be kind to YOURSELF, as well.  


Upon waking each morning, the first thought from your mind would be, "What kind thing can I do today to help others?  To help myself?  To spread this beautiful religion?"  Then the next step would be to go about your day speaking kind, caring words, doing kind, caring deeds, sharing the love and joy that lives in your heart so that others might experience that very joy and love that you are experiencing.  Can you imagine?  Can you just envision walking along and someone greeting you with a genuine smile and truly, truly caring when they ask you, "How are you doing today?" and not just caring, but taking the time to LISTEN to your answer, to actually HEAR your reply.  Wow--what a beautiful start to not only your day, but to that lucky person you happened to greet.


Can you imagine being in a place of business and perhaps noticing someone in need of assistance--maybe they're elderly and can't quite manage to reach something off a shelf, and here you are eager to help with no other thought than to be helpful--no expectation of anything more than a genuine smile of joy that you receive in return for your help.


Can you just imagine what an awesome, friendly world this would be if we all KNEW that wherever we go, whatever we are doing, there is someone within reach, just steps away willing to lend a hand, to reach out to us whenever we're in need?  And then imagine the joy we would feel as we pass along the good and kind deed by helping and doing for others and expecting nothing more than for that person we helped to pass it on to yet another in need of a kind and caring act, or word or gesture...


My prayer, my hope,  my wish, my goal is to live my life with KINDNESS as my RELIGION.  I hope I will be able to convert all of mankind to this beautiful religion of Kindness.  The only rule would be to pass it on and to continue the goodness so that all might feel the joy and the love that mankind is so capable of sharing and living whenever we all decide that this world has had quite enough of hatred, bad deeds, ill manners, crime and destruction.  I hope, hope, hope that KINDNESS can become the RELIGION of ALL MANKIND.


It really can happen, you know...All it takes is one kind act, then another and another and another until each human being is touched with the beauty and joy and loving kindness that they so deserve...


IT CAN HAPPEN!!!!!