Live The Vibrant Life
Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and soon we shall see them in proper figures. ~ Joseph Addison
I don’t care for things I can’t take with me after I die. Give me love. Moments. Purpose. Things that’ll settle in the soul. ~ A. R. Lucas
And when I turned to face grief, I saw that it was just love in a heavy coat. ~ Shannon Barry
The most beautiful people have known defeat suffering struggle loss & found their way out of the depths They have an appreciation a sensitivity & an understanding of life that fills them w/ compassion
It may be argued that the past is a country from which we all have emigrated, that its loss is part of our common humanity. ~ Salman Rushdie
Sometimes when I close my eyes
faces come to mind,
of people who have touched my life
Along the paths of time.
I see a long lost smile I feel an old embrace
My chest swells in wistfulness
At the memory of a face.
In this tale of inward struggle and personal triumph, an old fisherman reaches within the depths of himself to fight the good fight and wrestle with the fish of his dreams alone on the ocean.
The lonely ache is here again
It likes to strike in the wee AM
Ghosts of loved ones haunt my mind
Some living, some dead, all removed by time
The deep ache hurts but pain tinges sweet
With memories renewed in each heart beat.
A pang of longing for special guests.
Who now only remain in my lonely breast.
It’s a paradox to have a heart so full
Yet also empty with this pain so dull.
And I wait once more for the sun to rise.
To renew my soul and dry my eyes.