Melissa Etheridge … this is my mood today … she sings it much more eloquently than I can write …
The act of kindness
July 11, 2013
regular Kindness, love, 3 Comments
Kindness should never be misinterpreted, never abused and certainly never demanded.
I know that I am a kind person, I also know that this is something I inherited from my parents, both of who are, and were, wonderful kind and funny people.
I have met many kind people in my life, who have touched my heart with their kindness towards me, simple things, sometimes from complete strangers who took the time to care for someone in their own unique way.
I know I am far from perfect, I have no wish to be perfect but I do know that I am kind and I do know that mostly this is taken in the way it is meant.
Kindness really costs nothing. The most random act of kindness towards me was from an old woman I met one day at Charlestown harbour. I had gone there to try to clear my mind and found myself crying. This woman came and sat beside me and for a while said nothing as I tried to stop the tears.
Eventually she turned to me and started to chat about how beautiful the view was and how special a place it was for her as she visited it often with her husband who had recently died.
She turned to me, touched my hand and simply said “you are not alone”.
A simple and compassionate gesture but a wonderful gift that I have not forgotten.
Be kind.
Love
July 8, 2013
regular civil marriage, lesbian, love, 2 Comments
Love is not a decision. It is not planned, it is not a choice. It just is.
This has been a very special weekend. Andy Murray winning Wimbledon and the beautiful weather has made it a weekend for everyone to remember with a happy heart and a smile.
For a few of us it will be special for a very different reason. The celebration of Terri and Gillian’s Civil Partnership.
It is a wonderful thing to see love, to see two people, perfectly matched who are happy in their unity and prepared to stand by each other through the good and the bad times and face life with all it’s challenges face on and together.
The greatest feeling in the world is knowing you love and you are loved back in a pure and honest way. The peace of heart and mind that this gives give the power to face any hardship.
I hope for Terri and Gillian that their hardships are few and their love always shines.
And I think I speak for everyone who had the pleasure of attending Walkerburn at the weekend when I say that I am so happy that you found each other.
True love is a rare and beautiful thing, I am glad you have found it.
What do you fear?
July 3, 2013
regular fear, love,, rejection 2 Comments
We all have fears.
Sometimes they are simple, spiders, mice etc …. sometimes they are more complicated… rejection, love, death etc.
One thing is sure whatever our fear is we cannot allow to paralyse us, to stop us from trying and reaching for what we want but often we do, too scared to confront our fears close up.
We are guaranteed very little in life but we will all fail at one time, we will all love and face rejection and we certainly will die but if we live our lives scared of any of these then we will not really live at all.
My life has been full of great successes and great failures, some brilliant happy times and some times when I thought I would never feel anything again. I have achieved lots and lost everything and had to start again and somehow through it all I have found a balance now that I know I need.
I still have fears, mostly to do with losing my peace but I have managed to stop thinking “what if” … now I will act on what happens when it happens and not just worry about it because worry and guilt paralyse me .. that I do know!
Physical fears and challenges are often much easier to overcome than the mental fears we have. We are often our own worst enemy but would rather suffer from them than take the first step towards overcoming them because of the vicious circle we create in our own head.
In reality there is nothing for us to fear, apart from ourselves. We should try to remember that.
I carry your heart …
June 18, 2013
regular heart, love, Leave a comment
This is just beautiful.
I watched “In her shoes” with my friend Karen last night … I think I won on the crying front …
I’ve loved you before …
June 15, 2013
regular lesbian, love, 2 Comments
a great video of Xena and Grabrielle mixed to the wonderful voice of Melissa Etheridge … brought a wee tear to my eye!
Bird song
May 4, 2013
regular hawk, love,, sparrow Leave a comment
Fly with me said the Sparrow
I cannot said the Hawk
I cannot fly the distance you have to travel
Stay with me through winter said the Hawk
I cannot said the Sparrow
I do not understand winter
The heat will return said the Hawk
Not quick enough said the Sparrow
I need to travel, to touch the heat to survive
Let me show you new worlds said the Sparrow
I have to stay, to defend my nest, said the Hawk
I need to soar in the funnels of the wind
Let me show you my strength one more time said the Hawk
Then catch me said the Sparrow
For without you, I have no song
I want …
April 27, 2013
regular lesbian, love, 4 Comments
I want to write you a love poem
Full of words that make you smile
To tell you how I feel when I hold you
.. and we make love
.. and my eyes close and my smile widens
… when I think of you
I want you to be the one …
Always.
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