IN A PLACE WHERE I CAN FEEL THE BEATING OF YOUR HEART
“Acceptance is not a sign of weakness. It's not a question of giving up or giving in. It is an acknowledgement that we all have our crosses to bear … our human struggle. What we choose to do about it is up to us. We have the gift of free will. As a child I was very accepting of the abuse and losses that I suffered. I knew no different. As a teenager I withdrew into myself and then I rebelled and fought against it all, but what I am learning now is that acceptance causes me less personal pain … it baffles those who seek to destroy my composure and in turn makes them question everything they thought they knew. In truth, if we discard everything we think we know and focus only on what we know to be true, we find we know so very little. There is much to learn and each of us has a different purpose … a personal spiritual journey. I believe we are here to learn from others and others may learn from us. In this quiet way we may arrive at mutual understanding and as my dearest Friend, Khaled, once told me, understanding is the first step towards love.” - AP
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ0kh3k0LKE
THE PROMISE – TRACY CHAPMAN
I promise I will return. For now I say au revoir, but not goodbye, all my love, Poppy xo
The purest heart among us
can play sweet music on a harp
with variations and vibrations
an angel's tenderness imparts
The smallest flower or tiny creature
can stay forever in our minds
with connotations and abstractions
impressing us with ideas kind
The lovingness of all mankind
seeps through our veins and warms the coals
with tremors and delicious trickles
it stokes our fires; our embered souls
The steps of time; the parallels
are drawn before we're born
the plan is made; the cavalcade
storms the castle and leaves us torn
The outcome is not always foretold
there's often something we can do
no need to suffer or seal our fate
the life that comes; it's up to you
The two things that spring to my mind
are patience and compassion
to exercise and exorcise
the former to practice; the latter not rationed
Love and only love my friends
can stop disease and hate
I want to give it unconditionally
Love is infinite; intelligence is not necessarily innate.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
IN A PLACE WHERE I CAN FEEL THE BEATING OF YOUR HEART
“Acceptance is not a sign of weakness. It's not a question of giving up or giving in. It is an acknowledgement that we all have our crosses to bear … our human struggle. What we choose to do about it is up to us. We have the gift of free will. As a child I was very accepting of the abuse and losses that I suffered. I knew no different. As a teenager I withdrew into myself and then I rebelled and fought against it all, but what I am learning now is that acceptance causes me less personal pain … it baffles those who seek to destroy my composure and in turn makes them question everything they thought they knew. In truth, if we discard everything we think we know and focus only on what we know to be true, we find we know so very little. There is much to learn and each of us has a different purpose … a personal spiritual journey. I believe we are here to learn from others and others may learn from us. In this quiet way we may arrive at mutual understanding and as my dearest Friend, Khaled, once told me, understanding is the first step towards love.” - AP
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ0kh3k0LKE
THE PROMISE – TRACY CHAPMAN
I promise I will return. For now I say au revoir, but not goodbye, all my love, Poppy xo
The purest heart among us
can play sweet music on a harp
with variations and vibrations
an angel's tenderness imparts
The smallest flower or tiny creature
can stay forever in our minds
with connotations and abstractions
impressing us with ideas kind
The lovingness of all mankind
seeps through our veins and warms the coals
with tremors and delicious trickles
it stokes our fires; our embered souls
The steps of time; the parallels
are drawn before we're born
the plan is made; the cavalcade
storms the castle and leaves us torn
The outcome is not always foretold
there's often something we can do
no need to suffer or seal our fate
the life that comes; it's up to you
The two things that spring to my mind
are patience and compassion
to exercise and exorcise
the former to practice; the latter not rationed
Love and only love my friends
can stop disease and hate
I want to give it unconditionally
Love is infinite; intelligence is not necessarily innate.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission