This past weekend I had the most wonderful opportunity to witness a friend of mine get married. I had known him about 6 years, but didn't know his wife so well, and I met her for the first time at the wedding. They are truly a Christ centered couple and their love for each other was so easy to see.
Even though it was his wedding day, he was at the door of the church greeting all his guests once, twice even three times! He was just SO excited! And when the wedding procession begun, and the bride walked in, my mother made an observation that everyone just started getting so excited when the bride appeared; but I wasn't looking at her (though she was truly breathtaking), I was looking at the groom. And he was bouncing in place with excitement! I may be young, and I may have my ideals about what I want from my future partner, but that right there was the look that succinctly captured what I wanted in my life in the future.
Sonnet XVII
I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
~Pablo Neruda
And with that, congratulations to the new couple. May you have a blessed life together and walk in the presence of God and continue brightening the lives of your friends and family!
Monday, August 3, 2015
Thursday, July 30, 2015
The powerful idea of 'love'
I've seen this so much in myself recently, but it wasn't until I saw it in a friend that I recognized it in myself.
I'm in love with
the idea of being in love.
I want to grasp it, seize it.
The concept itself if beautiful.
How two minds can become infixed,
with raw love
and tender affection.
Love is magical
and many people have
fallen in love with the
pure idea of being
in love.
~Julie Martinez
I had my first real breakup, and it wasn't until after that I realized that I didn't NEED to be in a relationship. It's hard to step back when all my friends are at the age that they're all getting married, or engaged, and having kids, or have at least been with long term partners. I've moves continents twice in the last 5 years and it's hard to form attachments when I know it's only another 3 years before I'll have to move again for school or work.
But you know what, all things come with time.
I'm in love with
the idea of being in love.
I want to grasp it, seize it.
The concept itself if beautiful.
How two minds can become infixed,
with raw love
and tender affection.
Love is magical
and many people have
fallen in love with the
pure idea of being
in love.
~Julie Martinez
I had my first real breakup, and it wasn't until after that I realized that I didn't NEED to be in a relationship. It's hard to step back when all my friends are at the age that they're all getting married, or engaged, and having kids, or have at least been with long term partners. I've moves continents twice in the last 5 years and it's hard to form attachments when I know it's only another 3 years before I'll have to move again for school or work.
But you know what, all things come with time.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Girl On Fire
Hello world, first post. I was driving to work this morning with my mom in the car and I'm going through a phase in my life when I feel incredibly blessed and yet incredibly inundated with work and responsibilities.
Maybe I could do with a little less.
Anyway I was talking with my parents and since I'm a really 'Get It Done' kinda gal when I was sitting down feeling frustrated their first reaction was to tell me I was complaining too much and that it was really unlike me.
Anyway one thing led to another, which led me to feel incredibly frustrated when I walked into work this morning and I found this online.
Girl On Fire
there is a girl
she is wise
and wary of flames
but still, she knows
she will survive the fire
life scorches sometimes.
she has been a phoenix
before
and every time
she burns to ashes
she knows
exactly how to rise
again.
~Jeanette LeBlanc
If anyone who reads this derives even the slightest bit of fortification that I did, know that you are entitled your frustrations and your complaints. Sometimes we all just need to sit down with a large glass of wine and feel like all we have worked for up to this point has been hopeless. But you know what, we're better than all that. So I know I'll grouse all I want, but I also know that I'm going to get things done in my own manner and time.
Maybe I could do with a little less.
Anyway I was talking with my parents and since I'm a really 'Get It Done' kinda gal when I was sitting down feeling frustrated their first reaction was to tell me I was complaining too much and that it was really unlike me.
Anyway one thing led to another, which led me to feel incredibly frustrated when I walked into work this morning and I found this online.
Girl On Fire
there is a girl
she is wise
and wary of flames
but still, she knows
she will survive the fire
life scorches sometimes.
she has been a phoenix
before
and every time
she burns to ashes
she knows
exactly how to rise
again.
~Jeanette LeBlanc
If anyone who reads this derives even the slightest bit of fortification that I did, know that you are entitled your frustrations and your complaints. Sometimes we all just need to sit down with a large glass of wine and feel like all we have worked for up to this point has been hopeless. But you know what, we're better than all that. So I know I'll grouse all I want, but I also know that I'm going to get things done in my own manner and time.
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