No matter how good or bad life is
WAKE up each day and be thankful for life
SOMEONE somewhere else is fighting to survive

Dear God….


When my eyes are closed
And my head is clear
I can hear your words
Whispered in my ear

I refuse to feel worry
I set aside my troubles
I pray for peace
And my reward always doubles

You come to me
And fill my soul
You take away pain
And make me whole

Nothing else in life
Could ever fill your shoes
With the comfort you give me
I will never loose

So when the day is over
And the night has come
If I’ve put you first
In the end I’ve won

Author Me

“To travel is to live.” ― Hans Christian Andersen

You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.” ― Goldie Hawn

“Whatever you believe with feeling becomes your reality.” ― Brian Tracy

The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.

H.G. Wells 1903

And I said hold tight. Can't you see that it's hunting me?
But I've got the buzz..like Marlon Brando.
Yes...straight-faced with misery tonight. (w)

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.
Audrey Hepburn

Two years ago, I came across a group of artists called Project: Mooncircle at Bandcamp.com ... So I searched for the group on YouTube and the first hit for them was a song called The Last Astronaut (Robot Koch ft. Lako). Below, is the following excerpt that is provided with that particular song:

This is a story about a young Russian girl named Jinna Morocha who had a vision of one day flying to the Moon.

Many years ago during the hard times of life in Moscow, the young girl saw the Moon consciously for the first time and at that very moment the dream began. These vivid thoughts remained in her mind and she started to ask herself "How can I get to the Moon?".

Soon she found the label Project: Mooncircle over the internet and told them her story, at once she saw a chance to come a few steps closer to her dream. By now Jinna lived in Germany and it was possible for her and the label to meet, her key question was "Can you bring me to the Moon?".

The answer was a faltering "No," but maybe we can let you fly to the Moon in your mind. Let's build the soundtrack to this vision, close your eyes, clear your thoughts and let us begin on your journey". That was the beginning of "The Moon Comes Closer." Come embark upon this voyage with us lead by the next level soundscapes of: Robot Koch, fLako, Pavel Dovgal, I.D. 4 Windz, John Robinson, Lambent, Nienvox, Juj, Mr Cooper, MyOwn, Long Arm, Daisuke Tanabe, Graciela Maria, Scienz Of Life, Andy Kayes, Abnormal, Capella, Comfort Fit, Kan Sano, Gards From KC, Puzzle, Sense of The Q4, Sotu The Traveller, V. Raeter, Himuro Yoshiteru, Skyence, Dexter, Portformat, 40 Winks, Dela, Brazzaville & Killing Skills (Project Mooncircle: November 13th, 2010; Album: The Moon Comes Closer).

*I've been a fan of their music, since the day I found them*

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia

One of the hardest lessons I ever had to conquer
 

When something someone says or does upsets you, your upset is not about the other person. Feelings are triggered within you when an external source bumps into something that is already there.

~Iyanla Vanzant

Feel what you feel and allow it to pass. Don't judge your feelings or yourself for having them. Do not label your feelings good or bad, right or wrong. Drop your hands to your sides and give yourself permission to ride out the emotional tidal waves that are sure to surface every now and then. Each time an emotion surfaces, this is a sure sign that you are working through it in order to release it.

~Iyanla Vanzant

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Buddha~

She is on the way. Sometimes I can feel her in the stillness . Sometimes on a quiet night I can hear her breath. - Unknown

If you don't like the road you're walking start paving another one. -Dolly Parton

“I want to live my life in such a way that when I get out of bed in the morning, the devil says, "aw shit, he's up!” ― Steve Maraboli

Some days are not profound days.....
 

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
Harold Kushner

"If you do a good job for others you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure - it transcends all barriers."

- Ed Sullivan

Ode to an Apple


You, apple,
are the object
of my praise.
I want to fill
my mouth
with your name.
I want to eat you whole.
You are always
fresh, like nothing
and nobody.
You have always
just fallen
from Paradise:
dawn’s
rosy cheek
full
and perfect!
Compared
to you
the fruits of the earth
are
so awkward:
bunchy grapes,
muted
mangos,
bony
plums, and submerged
figs.
You are pure balm,
fragrant bread,
the cheese
of all that flowers.
When we bite into
your round innocence
we too regress
for a moment
to the state
of the newborn:
there’s still some apple in us all.
I want
total abundance,
your family
multiplied.
I want
a city,
a republic,
a Mississippi River
of apples,
and I want to see
gathered on its banks
the world’s
entire
population
united and reunited
in the simplest act we know:
I want us to bite into an apple.
~ Pablo Neruda

[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]
BY E. E. CUMMINGS
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)