in memorium to my Aunt Peggy 1947-2007

A Sense of Loss

As people come and go in our lives you find out who is important in your
Life and as they leave the ones who are important to you they leave a void that
Cannot be filled by memories of them

When the time comes to say good bye you find that you dread in the fact that you
Will not be with them again in this life and as you muster the strength to face the
Long good bye a feeling of emptiness ascends upon you making you want to hold them tight not
Wanting to let them go

After they are gone a sense of loss sets in with you wishing that it were raining to hide the
Tears in your eyes and all you want to do is find a dark corner to hide in to get away from the
Pain that you feel inside

As the realization sets in of them being gone you start to accept that they are not coming back and
As time goes by the pain may seem less intense yet all the while still feeling the sense of loss
From the void and the only real comfort comes in knowing that they are truly still will us as long as we can still feel the love and remember them and keep them in out hearts

In time we find out how important they were to us through the realization that we find that we
Can still feel them with us even years later just as strongly as if they were still with us standing
Beside us and are there to bring us home when we are called to be with them again

The early morning walk

The Early Morning Walk

As you walk in the early morning while you are watching the first light
Of dawn you almost start meandering while in the quiet reflection of
Days gone by

While looking out at the mountain tops you look at them like it was your first
Time seeing them and they mesmerize you almost into a trance from
The sheer beauty of them

As the sun slowly rises you can see its reflection on the homes scattered across
The mountainside and ponder how beautifully quiet it must be there

As the sun gives the first light of day you see the early morning mist that leaves
The dew drops on the leaves you feel when you rustle them and the grass
That you walk on

As you walk by and feel the dew on the leaves you start thinking that, that little
Bit felt great while you are taking in the cool refreshing feeling that those
Dew filled leaves gives you on your bare skin

You start reflecting on how much fun it was in those days gone by to be
Watching the sun come up when you had nothing else to do but relax and
Enjoy your free time

When you’re almost done with your early morning walk you can see the sun rise even
Higher allowing you to see the beauty of the mountainside with the homes
That dot them and you wish that you had that scene as your back yard

farming

Farming

Farming, from an outsiders view is a simplistic life that everyone seems to yearn for
But few hope to have

In reality, a simplistic life it is not but rather a hard life, that teaches humility, the real value
Of hard work, patience and perseverance especially when the weather doesn’t
Co-operate during the growing season

Farming humbles people who little respect or little knowledge of what it truly takes to
Grow food to feed a family let alone a multitude of people who don’t care where
Their food comes from or what it took to get it to them

Farming it may have little respect in the urban areas but it truly is one of the noblest of jobs
There is and the people who do the farming deserve the utmost respect for their efforts
And their sacrifice given the hardships that they endure

Where their livelihood depends on being able to grow food we need to show them
The support they truly deserve to have given the fact we could not go on with
Our day to day lives without them growing our food for us

If we lose our farms we lose ourselves and if we lose ourselves what we consider
Important will not matter since there will be no one to do that which we
Feel important in our day to day lives

a four legged friend

A four legged friend

As she goes about her daily routine that everyone seems to enjoy, she refines her ability
To jump up and catch the flies that always seems to fly in unseen when someone comes or
Goes

When she has had her fill of trying to catch that fly that bothers her so, she retreats to her
Favorite spot looking out, looking out for her next play toy to come along

As she gets up from her perch on the window sill, she proudly stretches before
Meandering over to you for you to pay attention to her, when she finally gets to you
She circles you feet hoping you stroke her fur, as she circles your feet she
Does it so slowly and so close you can feel her tail waving hard and fast

Before you get the chance to reach down to pat he, she sees something out of the
Corner of her eye and runs off to see what it is, when she realizes that it is a field
Mouse that she can use as a play toy she patiently waits for the right moment
To pounce all the while crouching down and ever so slowly crawling
To the mouse hoping to be unseen until she finally pounces and bats him
With her paws, with finally in the mouse’s daze he runs off not to be seen again

As she settles down and is proud of her playing, she meanders over a period of what
Seems like hours hops up on your lap rubbing her head on your chin and starts purring
With contentment, as you start to pat her she lays down across your lap purring and
With her tail wagging ever so gently until she finally falls a sleep happily on your lap

the lonely road

The lonely road

When you’re staring down the lonely road and you wish you had someone to run to you, you look around only to see an ocean of strangers on the same journey and you start feeling like you were meant to work alone in this world.

You then start asking your self “what am I doing here” as you realize that your words are almost lost in the flood of noise that is called life

As your journey unfolds you feel lost and confused as the loneliness sets in and you get a feeling
Of despair and of dread that feels like it will never end

While your story unfolds around you, you come upon others who on their journeys are allowing
You not to feel so alone as they come in and out of your life and you are relieved by the realization
That you really are not alone on your journey through this thing called life.

As you walk down the lonely road and see all of the broken dreams you take solace in knowing
That you are not as lonesome as it appears that you areas you have found that one person
Who has just been lost and alone as you and find that they are the one to fill the
Loneliness

firefighters'...

Firefighters’

Firefighters are more than the people who come when we need them to protect us from fires

Firefighters are the people who we call our friends, our brothers, our sisters, our mothers and our fathers and the ones who make us proud to call them family knowing that they care enough about us and our communities to risk their very lives for us.

Firefighters are like angels in that they are there for us in our darkest of hours and deepest despair to lift us up when all we want to do is crawl into a little hole and disappear from the pain we feel inside.

Firefighters do more than protect our property from fires, they give us comfort in knowing that people still care and from that they renew our faith in others.

Firefighters show us what true courage really is when they run into burning buildings to save strangers from a most uncertain fate even when they feel helpless inside.

Firefighters are the everyday hero’s that are modest to fault and deserve the respect that they give to everyone but expect from no one.

Firefighters have huge hearts, hearts that show unconditional love, loyalty, friendship and generosity which cannot be contained, which shows through the hard work they do for they do for their communities and for the many charities they give so much for.

end of the work week

End of the work week

When the week seems to go on for ever and the never ending work has given you the blues, remember that it’s the end of the work weekend and the clock on the wall is now counting down the final hours of the work week to the weekend

As the remaining few minutes of the week are racing away it feels like you just can’t take it any longer, that when the clock finally shows that the work week is done, you feel so tired yet so rejuvenated that you can’t help but let your worries just slip away

When it finally sets in that it is the weekend, you realize that you have the time to do what you want and the happiness that ensues provides contentment that lets you relax enough to let your hair down and wish it would never end

angels

Angels

Angels allow us to know that we are not alone in this world even in the darkest of hours

Angels are the people who we depend upon for support and we are theirs

Angels are the messengers bearing both the best of news and the worst of news

Angels are there to answer our prayers and to show us the way

Angels lift our spirits ups when we think there is no hope left while keeping our hearts and minds grounded in reality

Angels are the little things in our lives that keep us going when we just want to give up and lie in bed

Angels are never who or what we expect and show up when we least expect them but at a time when we need them the most

Angels in the end are there to show us the way and to bring us home while showing us how much we loved others and how much others loved us

rain

Rain

Rain can be the most beautiful sight in the world or it can wash away a person’s hopes and dreams

Rain can be the most soothing feeling on a day that has been long and hot or it can be that bone chilling moment on a cool and damp day
Rain as it hits the roof can be the most calming sound after a long frustrating day or it can be that little dripping noise that quietly lets you know that your day is far from over

Rain as it comes down, can be your best friend when things are going smoothly or it can work against you when things are going badly

Rain through all of its splendor and all of its ferocity lets us know that it is a fact of life that isn’t always wanted when we have a lot but always badly needed when we haven’t had enough of it.

Reflections

In the reflecting pool we see the reflections of the past
And the reflections of our hopes and dreams

In the eyes of children we see the reflections of our past
And see them as we once were

In times of adversity we see the reflections of the good
Times in our lives that forces us to keep going

In natures simplicity we see the reflections of simpler times
That helps us get past today’s complexities

From the trust we see in our pets we see the reflections of the trust we had
When we were young and had had no reason not to trust

When we see the happiness that a child has for life we see the reflections
Of some of the happiest times in our lives

The reflections we have in our lives, allow us to be everything we need to be to the people who we call our family, our friends and especially the children in our lives

trust

Trust

Trust is in knowing that you can depend on what you know when you need to know it

Trust is in knowing that your family will not let you down in times of need

Trust is in knowing that your friends will be there for you in times of need

Trust is in the help you get from the strangers who stop and help you when times get rough

Trust is in knowing that you will be there for your family when they need you

Trust is in knowing that you will help your friends when they need someone to help them

Trust is in knowing that you will be that stranger that stops to help someone else when they need the help

Trust is in knowing that you will be there for anyone who needs your help regardless of what they have done to you or may do to you
Trust is in knowing that you will be the person you need to be when the time comes to be there

in times of adversity

In times of adversity

In times of adversity, we find out how well we stand up to the trials in life that test our faith in ourselves

In times of adversity, we find out who our real friends are and how loyal they are to our friendship

In times of adversity, we learn who we can trust, how much we trust them and how much they trust us

In times of adversity we learn to appreciate the quiet times that we cannot stand when we are young and inexperienced in life’s tests

In times of adversity, we learn how to reflect on the happier times of days gone by that never seemed to end

In times of adversity, we find out who we are and in the process finding out whether or not we are the type of person we need to be when we have to stand up for what we believe in

In times of real adversity, each person is the rose that blooms against all odd who’s bloom is the best in the bunch