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February 2008

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Remember...........................................Read All Signs

The line is so amazingly straight.......single........unbending.........
simple........such a clear division
............heaven and earth..............

separate, but one..........so vast, yet confined..........all showing, but still unknown..........

From this place..................................sky and water.........
an infinite expanse ------ as endless as imagination..................
as hopes and dreams..............as thoughts of adventure............

Posing questions of the universe.......and.......holding all the answers


Solitude...........
Tranquility.......
Calm................
Peace...............
Beauty.............


Pure perfection........................................
even so more now.............at this hour...........................

the perfect oneness of sky and water as the deep blue-black melds into a warm enveloping blanket in it’s coolness wrapped round.............. and there is a rightness............a completeness...........
as the tall sea grass blows gently, eyes gaze upward...................

the heavens motionless....................smiling......................
caressing.........................
the stars making pictures in the sky..................

It’s nice..........................................comforting in it’s mystery and in it’s clarity.......


........the mind thinks...............wonders...............ponders................
Past................Future................................................................................Present..........

How many have sat in this very same spot.........have done the same thing............have seen what is being seen...................have thought the same thoughts............and asked the same questions.....

How many in the years to come will do the same......................


We are so alike though we try to be different.............................
We have the same wishes..........
And dreams..............................
And hopes................................
And desires..............................
And wants................................
.............................................................................And fears and anxieties and worries..................
sadnesses...........................
nightmares..........................
tragedies...........................

the same..................................



Stretch — stand............................listen................the subtle pulse of life............a unison..............
the quiet roll of the surf............serene rocking of waves together with the beating of hearts and the rhythm of breathing................ are in total synchronicity..............

and a whisper.............a touch.................the three are one...........connected.............. being drawn down the dunes to the sands of the beach..........................................

........................thoughts..........remembrances......................simple times and laughter and fun and warming sun and cooling water........friendships and smiles..................uncomplicated joy and goodness.............images of play and castles..........and running to the water’s edge and being chased back to the safety of the beach by the playful waves..........................

This is the beach..................


and the line is so amazingly straight.......single.......unbending......
simple........such a clear division............
heaven and earth..............

glowing with the warm light of the sun breaking the new day ever so slowly unfolding.......

and colors fill the sky with beauty beyond imagination..............and the glistening dots of reflection of the beams on the water tenderly spring up as waves whimsically toss them from one to the other playing a fanciful symphony...................life giving.........

............inviting with arms open.........
............calling with whispering promises........
............unveiling the point..................

the question of all time revealed................
there is the point...............


The soothing breeze nudges......The peaceful light encourages.....The life giving blues so crystal and clear encompass and pull...................there............oh......oh there is the point...........

Race you to the point..................
voices friendly..........honest eyes........genuine smiles........kind words.................
trusting.........true.........belief..............

turn to see.............

there is the beach...........this is the bay.........there is the point...............................


With each step................thoughts.........questioning doubts suppressed by unwavering faith...........

What is the point
WHAT.........is the point
What.........IS........the point
What..................is............the..........POINT


Race You To The Point.................................................................................................................


Here for you.....by you......with you.....................................................................................always


Reach for the point.......only a little farther.........within grasp...................soon you’ll have it...............................................................................
.............................................................................................



Ahhhhhhhhhh......at last................................


..........and twinkling colors soften and blur through blue as surroundings embrace and gently rock..........floating.............. weightlessly suspended in mother’s womb............comforting assurance...........the perfect oneness as the deep blue-black melds into a warm enveloping blanket in it’s coolness wrapped round...........................
...............and there is a rightness.............a completeness......................


.............faint................................dimming................................murky grayness..........................veiled obscurity.................numbing isolation.........
.....................fade.................................to............................................................................................................................................................................................................blackness





They say Never Swim Alone................
Safety
Security
Protection

Help...............always there if needed..............................
you can be sure of that.......................count on me.....................................


That look.......................genuine..........
That word.......................reliable..........
That hand.......................outstretched..........
That mind.......................steadfast..........
That fight to the death.........determined persistence...........

I Believe You..........and In You..........and For You.............

Belief ----------------------------------------------------------- Faith




Look around............................they may say — Never Swim Alone...............................................

but they’ll watch you drown anyway............................................................









warning and read all signs.................................................excuses forthcoming

Comments

Never alone

Yes, truly this by far is my favorite.

I love the soothing symbols of water and the color blue.

This reminds me so much of how I’ve made it a life plan to go to the beach at least once each year, and in that time I have to take the time to just sit on the shore, by myself, and just enjoy the majesty of the ocean, the roaring, the lack of mercy, and the feeling of total insignificance, when all the other times in my life I’m running, planning, trying to control my surroundings one way or another. How unimportant, and even, dare I? stupid, for me to think that it all really means something, when in the bigger picture, I actually should learn to be controlled, by the greater majesty, and just trust it will provide for me and take care of me. It’s like that old joke: how do you make God laugh? Make a plan…

My muscles relax and my breathing eases when I never even knew how tight I was, in those times. It’s such a personal cleansing – again, water.

And then the spiritual messages seep in, and I know that I’m never swimming alone. Just like I didn’t swim alone in the waters of my mother’s womb, the best place to have been so far, because she was always taking care of me, talking to me, feeding me, and doing what was best for me. I swam and slept and never planned or stressed about anything. It was all done for me and the love with which it was done was never a burden for her, only a joy.

And now the world has seeped in, and knowledge, and distrust, which has created worry and angst and jitteriness, and other feelings that keep me from feeling the trust and comfort that I’m supposed to feel as I’m swimming in this world. Like when your muscles cramp up – then you risk drowning. Worry that I will swim alone.

But I won’t – because there is a greater being loving me and He has yet to leave me. It’s just up to me to remember that, and believe that, and embrace that as keep swimming further and further into this life. But to do the swimming with the respect of the water. Even sailors respect the ocean and the seas – they never think they can tame it or overcome it; the glory for them is in respecting it and working with it, total submission to what the water has to offer.

Total submission. And you’ll never swim alone.

Re: Never alone

your writings always create such images....and always complete --- and they are never something that you can read just once --- each time they're read, another thought occurs......or a different insight that was never thought of.......

hope you get a chance to keep commenting --- the thinking is a good thing......thanks

(Anonymous)

Sinking...

I have often thought over the last year that I am swimming alone...I know I am not...but sometimes, in the darkest hours of my alone time...i reflect on everything and i feel as if the water is up and around my head....thanks for the pep talk on saturday - and for just being you...i love you...ter
www.belletime.typepad.com

Re: Sinking...

though i am sure there are some things..........................there are very few that are as debilitating, horrific, and as frightening as what you're describing..........the feeling of hopelessness, helplessness and panic are there before you know it — first everything is clear and then the "twinkling colors soften and blur"........and then blackness................

and all this could be made even worse if no one responds to the cry for help — a thought that is so unimaginable because we have had it said to us that “i am your friend......I’ll be there for you etc.”.............

i’m glad things are better — and thank you for thinking of me when something was needed......
see — you did for me too.......
What is the point?

The race itself?

Even seeing a point? Making one up?

Having friends so as not to swim alone?

Sometimes we have to drown to be redeemed.

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