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"The only one sure thing is change . . . " ~ Gloria Estefan
Photo-Blog for Char.
"Love as many people as you can . . . then you've got something to show." ~ Gloria Estefan
Dear Char:
You wanted my encouragement for writing, but then you write things which inspire me to write back.
These are photos from grade school on. I have hundreds. My friends threw theirs out; but I've kept them to remind me of how many people come into my life with care and kindness.
They also remind me of Gloria's line, "Love as many people as you can."
The lyrics to this song by Gloria inspire me too . . . in loss, it is so easy to become isolated. She puts this so beautifully from the start of the song. But the song is about cherishing each day, not looking back and finding hope for the new relationships and love we can still find before the last day. It's all here.
This song works whether a person is sixteen or seventy.
I recall the first crush and how those things always turn out . . . the first dates, directions one hopes life will take and it takes another instead . . . I recall the person I THOUGHT I would marry, but elected to say fare-thee-well to in my best interest. Loss in my youth . . .
This stage of my life brings new loss, but also new gains.
You have beautiful goals now, because just like Gloria, you see a direction you want to continue taking: To be as beautiful in spirit as the mother you lost. As the song says, this will lead you to be, still, infinitely better. You are on the right road. Walk on.
Keep your hope and keep writing. Writing doesn't have to be published to move us into the next chapter of our lives and heal the spirit.
"Love is perennial as the grass," someone once wrote.
Without breaking confidences, I know plenty of online readers who have challenges of loss and I know that people read writing - even though they do not comment - who need your message. Your writing is doing something with your life, just as Gloria's lyrics suggest.
You've been hit especially hard, but you have so many gifts that inspire.
Don't quit. You also have a gift of sharing your heart.
Everyone has a special gift, even when they cannot see it. Sometimes we need to be reminded of this. You have that gift toward others too.
Writing is also the "power at your command".
Keep writing ... published or not. Keep sharing it too.
Savor each moment of this day.
And thank you for the love you've brought into the lives of so many, including me.
Blessings my friend.
"N"~
"Always Tomorrow" by Gloria Estefan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6dhw1IpCt8&feature=related
With video of her singing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edjKNZXLZ5Q&feature=related
For Hurricane Relief:
"The only one sure thing is change . . . " ~ Gloria Estefan
Photo-Blog for Char.
"Love as many people as you can . . . then you've got something to show." ~ Gloria Estefan
Dear Char:
You wanted my encouragement for writing, but then you write things which inspire me to write back.
These are photos from grade school on. I have hundreds. My friends threw theirs out; but I've kept them to remind me of how many people come into my life with care and kindness.
They also remind me of Gloria's line, "Love as many people as you can."
The lyrics to this song by Gloria inspire me too . . . in loss, it is so easy to become isolated. She puts this so beautifully from the start of the song. But the song is about cherishing each day, not looking back and finding hope for the new relationships and love we can still find before the last day. It's all here.
This song works whether a person is sixteen or seventy.
I recall the first crush and how those things always turn out . . . the first dates, directions one hopes life will take and it takes another instead . . . I recall the person I THOUGHT I would marry, but elected to say fare-thee-well to in my best interest. Loss in my youth . . .
This stage of my life brings new loss, but also new gains.
You have beautiful goals now, because just like Gloria, you see a direction you want to continue taking: To be as beautiful in spirit as the mother you lost. As the song says, this will lead you to be, still, infinitely better. You are on the right road. Walk on.
Keep your hope and keep writing. Writing doesn't have to be published to move us into the next chapter of our lives and heal the spirit.
"Love is perennial as the grass," someone once wrote.
Without breaking confidences, I know plenty of online readers who have challenges of loss and I know that people read writing - even though they do not comment - who need your message. Your writing is doing something with your life, just as Gloria's lyrics suggest.
You've been hit especially hard, but you have so many gifts that inspire.
Don't quit. You also have a gift of sharing your heart.
Everyone has a special gift, even when they cannot see it. Sometimes we need to be reminded of this. You have that gift toward others too.
Writing is also the "power at your command".
Keep writing ... published or not. Keep sharing it too.
Savor each moment of this day.
And thank you for the love you've brought into the lives of so many, including me.
Blessings my friend.
"N"~
"Always Tomorrow" by Gloria Estefan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6dhw1IpCt8&feature=related
With video of her singing:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=edjKNZXLZ5Q&feature=related
For Hurricane Relief: