When you feel darkness, crowding in,
close your eyes and look no further outward.
Look within.
Be the light, you need and crave
and soon the shadows
will dissipate.
#notestoself
***
p.s. the path to internal light, is gratitude.
I’m grateful for my kids, who shine their light on me when I feel dim.
Image source: white lotus custom terrain, Planet Minecraft.
Nadine, these beautiful words touch me deeply. You are right, within is the key to happiness, to light. And sometimes you have to allow yourself time to find it…
Gorgeous words about your children too.
💜❤️
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Thank you Rachel… you are very kind. 💛💙
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Heart-touching was the credit to your children,
The bricks who shape our lives and our house.
We are the light to ourselves in the darkness,
But what about good friends?
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Thank you, and absolutely… in fact, after I published that, and was driving to pick up the kids, I thought of all the people I missed out… my husband, also this wonderful post I’d read shortly after writing this, this morning — by David Redpath: https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/137914585/posts/4352 (“Change… Unchained”)… as well as all of you here on WordPress, who bring me cheer…
Thanks for acting as a friend here, Kurt… I hope everyone else will follow your lead, if they so wish, and list the rest of the wonderful things to be grateful for
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Well life is that way; there is so much we are grateful to and that we always forget one thing or or the other
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A sweet and short and inspiring poem. Thank you, Dr. Bob
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You are so kind, Dr. B, and I love you for all your generous support, thank you
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I love this!!
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Thank you, so much, Susanne!! :)))
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