Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The Time Has Come......


"Don't be dismayed at goodbyes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetime, is certain for those who are friends." ~Richard Bach

It is time for me to close my blog.  This has been a difficult decision and a long time coming.  My time here with you all has been magical...truly magical.  I appreciate you all so very much.   I am in the process of creating a new blog and I will let you all know when I have finished creating it.  Life is different for me now, and so, too, will be my blog.
Thank you for your friendship.  I believe, as Bach says, that we will meet again.  My love and respect for you is so great.  I know our relationships will continue.  Thank you for all the love, friendship and support you've given me here.  Each of you is a treasure, a true gift to this world.  Thank you so much...
I love you all!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Pilgrim, Life Is But A Journey - Travel Well

"For a long time it seemed to me that life was about to begin -- real life.
But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first,
some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid.
At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
This perspective has helped me to see there is no way to happiness.
Happiness is the way.
So treasure every moment you have and remember that time waits for no one.
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
~Alfred D. Souza~"


(Please turn off my Play list to listen to Enya's beautiful and poignant words.)

"Pilgrim, how you journey
On the road you chose
To find out why the winds die
And where the stories go.

All days come from one day
That much you must know,
You cannot change what's over
But only where you go.

One way leads to diamonds,
One way leads to gold,
Another leads you only
To everything you're told.

In your heart you wonder
Which of these is true;
The road that leads to nowhere,
The road that leads to you.

Will you find the answer
In all you say and do?
Will you find the answer
In you?

Each heart is a pilgrim,
Each one wants to know
The reason why the winds die
And where the stories go.

Pilgrim, in your journey
You may travel far,
For pilgrim it's a long way
To find out who you are...

Pilgrim, it's a long way
To find out who you are...
~Enya~"


I love the heart, soul, and tenacity of the pilgrim. We are all pilgrims in this world. We search to discover who we really are, deep down inside. The journey to discovery is our life. It takes courage to look inside and follow our hearts. Search, choose wisely, and travel well, Friends...
I wish you all safe and happy journeys, today, and always.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Carpe Diem

When Death Comes
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn
when death comes and takes all the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps his purse shut;
when death comes
like the measle-pox;
when death comes
like an iceberg between the shoulder blades,
I want to step through the door full of curiosity, wondering;
what is it going to be like, that cottage of darkness?
And therefore I look upon everything
as a brotherhood and a sisterhood,
and I look upon time as no more than an idea,
and I consider eternity as another possibility,
and I think of each life as a flower, as common
as a field daisy, and as singular,
and each name a comfortable music in the mouth
tending as all music does, toward silence,
and each body a lion of courage, and something
precious to the earth.
When it's over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was a bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
When it's over, I don't want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don't want to find myself sighing and frightened
or full of argument.
I don't want to end up simply having visited this world.
~ Mary Oliver ~
Oh, how I love Mary Oliver.  She speaks of death, and yet, in the same instant, she is affirming life.  She encourages me not be a mere visitor on this earth, but to live abundantly, to love freely, courageously, to affirm each individual's own uniqueness as a precious gift to be appreciated.  I wish to be like a child, eyes and mind wide open and full of amazement. Abraham Lincoln says, "It's not the years in your life that count.  It's the life in your years."  How true.   Death is always a difficult subject, but if destiny's  time line for me is cruel, I want to be able to look back and say, yes, Kelly, you lived courageously, you lived well. 
Each day is a gift not to be wasted.
Carpe Diem, My Friends~  Happy Sunday!
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Turn off the Playlist above to listen. You'll be happy you did. Enjoy!

Check out the black and white Smile video with David Gilmour. The video takes us on a journey from his early years through current...it's very cute. He looks like he has had a good and happy life.
 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

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