Heartfelt Humanity

 “Our life is but a sleep and a forgetting:

The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star…”

~William Wordsworth 1770-1850 From #536: Ode

Heartfelt Humanity

 

Through our memories

we live in each other’s hearts

our bodies are cold at death

what’s inside us is beautiful

and helps us to live

we are enough to BE.

 

Do the best with what we know

and what we are given in this life

we are treasures-

more than we know.

 

Our souls heal

touch

love

if separated

these simple impressions

may not be felt anymore.

We seek to speak-

heart to heart

a presence is left

within memory.

 

Being kind is always an option.

reaching out to others

to lift them from despair

is an amazing occasion.

 

Be sincere-

find light and share it on a whim

Just because-

no reason necessary

give because you did not

and you want to.

 

Life is a miracle

gently wake

pursue happiness

each day

fight for peace

that is worth

what kindness brings.

 

Live in the middle

of the song

be the harmony

finding beauty in the breathtaking

moment

because you are breathing

you are what

you were meant to be-

human.

***

©JAC

Originally written: 05/11/12

Rewritten: 01/12/13

 

2012: In loving memory of:

David Gerold Christiansen: http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/deseretnews/guestbook.aspx?n=david-christiansen&pid=157104831&cid=full

Peggy Lee Valadez: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sanantonio/obituary.aspx?n=peggy-lee-valadez&pid=157527369&fhid=8901#fbLoggedOut

Grandma Rae Marvilla Anderson Christensen: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/saltlaketribune/obituary.aspx?pid=158268416#fbLoggedOut

Prayer for Newton: http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20121218/NEWS01/121218001/PHOTOS-Newtown-school-shooting-funerals-memorials

Famous people of 2012: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324907204578187570560269406.html#slide/1

-Forever embedded into my heart because of what you brought into this world and shared with me. RIP.

I’ve needed to write this for some time and I can’t seem to write anymore for this blog until I get this posted.  I know this poem is not perfect but please understand that it is written in earnest.

Poem: Within Pain

Thinking back
when you feel pain
it hurts
highly affected
hard to believe
how it hurts so much
Answers may not be visible
meds may not be correct
turn your world around
keep finding a way past the pain
Don't give up
Look and see
someone is reaching out
to wish you comfort
as you have waited
find a dream
feel solace
know that friends care
find within hearts
love
that may ease some
pain
Remain hopeful.

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Fictional Couples in Books

At first, I wasn't sure I could think of very many fictional couples but it turns out as my mind wheels get moving this morning, I can! So, today's topic from Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and the Bookish is Favorite Fictional Couples in Books. Here's my list:

1. Marianne Dashwood and Colonel Brandon from Sense and Sensibility - This is one couple that I root for right from the beginning as Colonel Brandon is introduced and I hope for Marianne to "see" him. There are a lot of ultimate couples(many will be naming one from P&P which I agree with too) in Jane Austen's works and that is such a credit to the way she can write about love, relationships and all of its natural complexities.

2. Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter Series - I loved the enchanting progression of this naturally unfolding relationship in the HP series.

3. Chris Nielsen and Annie from What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson - This whole relationship is so complex and intricate which is hard to explain.

4. Mick Webber and Cara Jones from Pickup Games by Marcia Mickelson - This is a fun modern-day romance that might be unfolding at an office near you. So true to our day.

5. Sir Percy and Lady Blakeney from The Scarlet Pimpernel - A classic example of how much do we really know about the one we love?

6. Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler from Gone With the Wind - One of my favorite, although confusing, relationships that made me feel deeply to tear me up emotionally.

7. Fred and Holly from Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote - I love the way the narrator (dubbed "Fred") slowly realizes how much he cares for Holly but her reaction to his affection may deny her what she had been looking for all along.

8. Forrest and Jenny from Forrest Gump by Winston Groom - I love the ideals that Forrest romanticizes about Jenny from the beginning but their relationship path was anything but an easy path. An example of how individual choices can affect love life.

9. Irene and Young Jolyon from The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy - After so much tragedy on both accounts, it's wonderful to finally have a unique and happy love relationship here.

10. Aragorn and Arwen in The Lord of the Rings - I love the whole triangle of Aragorn, Arwen and Eowyn actually. I liked all characters and felt I could feel what they each hoped for in love.