𝓢𝓸 𝔀𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝔂 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓖𝓸𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻
𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓮𝓮𝓵 𝓗𝓲𝓼 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓽 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻,
𝓛𝓮𝓽 𝓾𝓼 𝓭𝓪𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓴𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝓲𝓷 𝓼𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮
𝓐 𝓜𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓗𝓸𝓾𝓻-
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓽𝓸 𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓖𝓸𝓭’𝓼 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓼
𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓗𝓲𝓼 𝓰𝓲𝓯𝓽𝓼 𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓭𝓪𝔂
𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓵 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝓶𝓮𝓮𝓽 𝓱𝓲𝓶
𝓘𝓷 𝓪 𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝔂,
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓕𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓼 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓷
𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓲𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓗𝓲𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵
𝓣𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓮𝓮𝓴 𝓗𝓲𝓶 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮
𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓲𝓼 𝓬𝓪𝓵𝓶 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵…
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮’𝓼 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓬𝓮𝓼
𝓐𝓻𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼
𝓛𝓲𝓴𝓮 𝓼𝓸𝓯𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓯𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓼𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓯𝓵𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓼
𝓓𝓻𝓲𝓯𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓭𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵’𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼,
𝓞𝓻 𝓹𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓼 𝓭𝓻𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼𝓵𝔂
𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓪 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵𝔂 𝓯𝓾𝓵𝓵-𝓫𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮,
𝓢𝓸 𝓖𝓸𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓼 𝓬𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓾𝓼
𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓻𝓮𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓮…
𝓢𝓸 𝓵𝓮𝓽 𝓾𝓼 𝓹𝓵𝓪𝓷 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓹𝓻𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓮
𝓣𝓸 𝓪𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓸𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓮
𝓐 𝓬𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓸𝓯 𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓭𝓪𝔂
𝓣𝓸 𝓫𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓮…
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓲𝓼 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓽
𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓮’𝓻𝓮 𝓵𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓲𝓷 𝓶𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷,
𝓞𝓾𝓻 𝓼𝓸𝓾𝓵 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓪 𝓭𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝓭𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷
𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓲𝓽 𝔀𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓹𝓸𝓼𝓼𝓲𝓫𝓵𝓮
𝓣𝓸 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓮𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓾𝓻𝓮
𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓪𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓾𝓼-
𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓖𝓸𝓭 𝔀𝓮 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓮.
Category: ART & Poetry
A Special Christmas Eve…
Before you go to sleep, my friends, and dream of Christmas morn, I wish to tell you of a legend that was to have happened around the shortly after Christ was born.
- The Legend of The Holly
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The Legend of
The Holly
In haste from Bethlehem,
And heard the tread of soldiers
Coming in pursuit of them.
♦
There wasn’t any time at all
To find a hiding place,
For Herod’s men approached them
At a swift and steady pace.
♦
So Marry took her Little One
And with a whispered prayer,
Hid Him beneath a holly bush
With gentle, loving care.
♦
The wintered holly put forth leaves
To hide the Infant King,
And grew a guard of slender thorns
About Him in a ring.
♦
King Herod’s soldiers hurried past,
And all were unaware
The Infant whom they sought was safe
Within the holly’s care.
♦
The Christ Child blessed the holly then
So it would always be
Forever green— a sign of hope
And Immortality.
♦
So now, at Christmas, holly plays
A very special part
Because one night it gently held
The Christ Child in its heart.
Happiness Is a Gift By Alain
Above all, and this seems quite apparent to me, it is impossible to be happy if one does not have the desire to be happy; one must therefore, will one’s happiness, and create it.
What has not been sufficiently stressed is that we have an obligation toward others to be happy. It is often said that only the happy are loved; but it is forgotten that this recompense is just and deserved; for unhappiness, boredom, and despair are in the air we all breath; and so we owe thanks and a laurel wreath to those who dissipate the miasmas and, in a sense, purify life around us with their energetic example.
There is indeed nothing more profound in love than the vow to be happy.
What can be more difficult to overcome than the boredom, sadness, or unhappiness of those we love?
Every man and every woman should keep in mind the fact that happiness -I mean the happiness one conquers for oneself- is the most beautiful and the most generous gift one can give.
The Essence of a Friend…
We have many, many, many, acquaintances in this life, But Few real friends.
When you think about it you want to be sad, Don’t this is how its supposed to be. I was trying to teach my teen daughter it is possible to have more than one best friend. where she argued a blue streak saying it just was not possible. I have learned otherwise there are different kinds of friends.
- The friendly acquaintance.
- Your casual friend( you know the one from high school you call every 6 mo to a year just to make sure their breathing, go camping or watch the super bowl with, or Ladies you go shopping twice a year.)
- Then there are your close friends,( You know the ones you hang with at the bar or coffee shop. once or twice a week.)
- Best friend type A:(the one you take to the gym, see every other day but still no call’s after 11pm. and you share your every day struggles to a point)
- BEST Friend best of the best.(the ones you call family even though you’re not related. Brothers from different mothers and sisters of the same.You share everything day or night ups, downs there is never TMI.)
For me, I love all unconditionally, and sometimes its hard to distinguish between 1&2.
but it happens and I get hurt. In explaining this to my daughter she started to get it.
Sometimes when I think of the people I consider family, some I have known for years and some only months and some I even never seen or I have but not in person all I do is talk to them on messenger or skype. but they are good people. you know how kids today say I have an app for that? well, I say I have a Friend for that. I have friends that share in most all of my interests and I have friends that share life experiences, so when I need my friends I go to the ones that can help the most first and then the rest. to start a spiral just
like the structure of the large shell, I’m in the center and all my Friends and Family are gathered around creating this strong support network.
Are you Getting it yet? its the same for you. there are some simple rules to follow…
- Always be Honest (Don’t Lie to your Friends)
- learn when to plead the fifth, ( to say I have no opinion)
- Always Listen, even when you think they’re totally out of their mind.
- Never Ever Take Your Friends For Granted!!!
- always have words of encouragement ready when needed.
- Don’t be afraid to tell your friends they are Messing up.
- If you can, give your friend the tools to get back on track.This is when I teach. If they have needs that need to be met, use your best judgment and refer to rule 11.(as a rule, I always buy what they need if it concerns money if I have it. I never give Cash or checks to friends No offense.)
- Never leave an argument unsettled( if you cant agree, agree to disagree)
- Always let your friends know how you feel.
- always let them know they are loved.(give hugs when needed)
- The word NO is not the end of a friendship.
- FORGIVENESS is not a weakness…
- All Apologies are from the heart and it is not a weakness to do so if you royally screwed up, is a sign of the strength of your character.
𝓒𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓮 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮…
The wind is cold, the streets are dark and wet.
The masses are huddled in their coats Just trying to keep warm.
Up the walk, they scurry, Catching the scent of the Beans; On the wind.
And Seeing the warm glow of the Coffee shop window.
Oh, how they wish to be there quicker, 1,2,3, more steps with a sigh.
The warmth of the porthole soothes them, as they enter,
Seeing Friendly faces new and old.
One by One as it’s always done they approach the counter to order their brew,
So they can sit in a cozy corner and listen to a poem or two.
And fellowship with friends and maybe make new,
Enjoying Coffee Time Like We All Do…
~Trisha Morgan~
Survivor
Afraid, alone, ugly, dirty, weak, and Hopeless,
Always looking over my shoulder.
Running always running, Terrified.
Hiding within myself, the ground beneath me always falling away.
Huddled in a corner in the darkness. I’m a Victim.
Then a subtle light Growing ever stronger it’s Unconditional Love,
Selfless caring, Friendship.
Feeling stronger, loved, coming out of my shell,
Finding Hope washing myself clean
With the steadfast warmth of light
And togetherness of others that love
And acceptance of me for me.
No longer running.
Standing tall and teaching from the past.
See Me I am Strong, I am Beautiful,
I AM A SURVIVOR
This is dedicated to the friends and family who were there for me in 1984 & 1985.
Love to you All
Friends…
What Kind Of Friend Are You???
- The friend who only calls or comes round when you need something?
- The friend who if its not convenient it doesn’t matter to you?
- The two faced friend who loves me to my face and trash talks about me behind my back?
- The friend who is just a friend for what I can give you (stuff)?
- The friend who uses me for your fall guy?
- The mean friend who subtly bully’s me?
- The friend who takes me for granted?
- THE FRIEND WHO IS ALWAYS THERE NO MATTER WHAT?
- THE FRIEND WHO LIKES ME FOR ME?
- THE FRIEND WHO IS HONEST 99.9% OF THE TIME?
- THE FRIEND THAT DISTANCE DOESN’T MATTER YOU’LL CALL,TEXT, OR WRITE OFTEN OR WHEN POSSIBLE?
12. THE FRIEND WHO LOVES ME UNCONDITIONALLY?
I was not yelling. I was separating the good from the bad. Friendship is very important to personal growth and stability, allot of people go through life with out experiencing true friendship. And it’s sad. you don’t need to follow the crowd to have friends. sure its fun to fit in when it good clean fun like fashion, music and common interests. But acting like some one else is not good for you; you need to be you. If you don’t know who you are trying new things is good as long as they are legal and you aren’t going to hurt your self doing them. to be liked you must Like your self.
I know that can be hard some times and some times you need a helping hand to show you how to do this. Self respect and self esteem go hand in hand .
And always remember that what you say and what you do out in the world is how people in the world see you and make their opinions of you.IF YOU DON’T ACT LIKE AN ASS AT HOME, DON’T ACT LIKE ONE IN PUBLIC!
Words can Hit harder than a slap. So think before you speak. you will make more friends that way.
You know I just went over the don”ts. And did not help any one make friends. Well here it is its simple , smile and say hi. Sometimes it just happens you start talking to some one oh I don’t know at the Dr.’s office or the park or the food court at the mall and things build from there or its someone from work or school. I used bad grammar on purpose to make a point. sometimes a random act of kindness can be an Icebreaker just don’t be creepy about it. If you are trying to make friends with someone who is standoffish and a little rude find out what interests them it might be something you like to do to or something new you might like.
well, I’m going to close with a poem from a friend.
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend,
one human soul whom we can trust utterly,
who knows the best and worst of us,
and who loves us in spite of all our faults…
by: CHARLES KINGSLEY
Circus work can be punishing, and for the performers of Cirque de Soleil, the extreme safety measures don’t always prevent fatalities.
via Circus, Interrupted: Watching an Accident at Cirque du Soleil — Longreads
Trisha's Nook 