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Many Blessings,

Raventalker

Allow Yourself

With life being ….. well LIFE .. we often find ourselves shutting things out. Lots of things… in fact far more than we realize. You can’t live a life closed off from life’s experiences. You have to allow yourself to FEEL … to LOVE … to CREATE … to LIVE!

Allow healing…. Allow laughter…. Allow sorrow… Allow pain… Allow love… Allow appreciation….. Allow yourself all things from all experiences.

Just like that great quote: To know great happiness you must first experience great sorrow.

It’s true… How would we know happiness if we didn’t understand and know the depths of pain and sorrow?

We get hurt and we put up a wall… we fail and we put up another wall… we become unhappy and we put up even more walls.. sooner or later we are just surrounded by walls and we are not only keeping the bad things out but we aren’t letting the good things in either. So we doom ourselves to carry on living without experiencing.

If I had put up a wall every time I got hurt or failed at something … OMG .. I would be a hermit living in a vast forest with no contact with the world at all. I’d be so sad and alone.. and I would have died in the same way … very sad and very alone..

I can’t imagine missing the first kiss between me and my husband … I would have if I had put up walls from past hurts.

Not meeting my bestest friend in all the world, Pattie.. would have also been missed if I had of put up walls and closed myself off to new friendships because of past friendships gone wrong.

If I had closed myself off to the world.. I don’t think I could paint or create a thing … for what experiences would I be able to draw from expect from pain and solitude?

My message today: Don’t be afraid to fall down… getting up and giving it your all is well worth a bit of scrapes and bruises in the long run.



Many Blessings,
Raventalker

Perfect!

I have to say I’m not perfect in anyway .. except one…
I’m perfect only at being ME!

I can’t sing.. my dancing is just ok …
I can rhyme a little but try to write a lot …
I know how to use a paintbrush but the greatest, I’m certainly not
My drawings are never exact … even my glass sometimes gets chipped
My words sometimes come out wrong
My days often flawed
But I’m ME and that’s all I can be…

I try my best and give it my all
But sometimes I still hit that wall
I try to see from all points of view..
But my vision sometimes goes askew

To myself I try to always be true
Even if we don’t agree … doesn’t mean I don’t like or respect you
I have to stand my ground and stay true to who I am
Otherwise I’m nothing more than a joke, a sham

So there you have it .. I’m just me..
As perfectly as I can be..
Flaws and all .. this is me

Perfectly ME!


Raventalker

Sentimental me

It’s late and I’m feeling all sentimental and mushy tonight…. so you know me.. that raven that talks too much and who likes to ramble on and on … I must stay true to me and do exactly that .. hee hee

First of all I must let out a very heavy sigh…..

I was reading through some old emails between me and my husband before we were husband and wife…. we sure were sickening …lol… so much mushy mushy lovey dovey words exchanged between us .. and do you know what…. I would never want to change one moment of it :-)

If you only knew how much I love my husband…
If you knew how in awe I am of him every day …. ok most days …lol
If you knew how just the mere thought of him makes me smile from the inside out … yes still even after years of marriage and lots of uphill battles…
If you knew how his kisses still make the world around me stop …
If you knew how all day long while I am at work … I think about him and count down the minutes til I get home … just to see him again…
If you knew how very true every word of this really is …
If you knew all this you might think .. OMG she is wrapped! LOL
Yes I am … it’s true… and I don’t mind it one bit .. in fact I wouldn’t have it any other way

I know it’s sad … lol..
How on earth this man has me so in love with him is beyond me .. but I am and I wouldn’t change it for the world… from that very first moment I spoke to him so many years ago… he had me from the moment he waved me down ….. and whether he likes it or not he has me for the rest of my life.

I use to dream about being with him and how it would be … that dream became reality and let me tell you …. we have our moments … but all in all.. they are the best moments of my life and I am ever so thankful we met… and even more thankful that I get to lay my head down next to his each and every night for the rest of my days.

I’ve heard some say that you don’t need another to complete you that you should complete yourself… My life just would not be whole without him…. and thats an understatement. He doesn’t make me who I am and I don’t make him who he is … but together … sigh…. together we are something entirely different …

I dare not even compare it to a puzzle with a missing piece … and that he is that piece that makes me whole.. complete..

It’s beyond puzzle pieces …..

It’s more like hydrogen and oxygen …. separately they are each their own thing .. together they make something completely different … each keeping their own specific properties … but together they quench the earth of a never ending thirst …

and oh how he quenches my thirst .. giggles… :-)

ok ok .. I’ll stop my sentimental rambling for now and get myself to bed…

Goodnight my wordpress friends…
Sweetest of dreams and blessings to all
Raventalker

From a Thought to a Dream

From a thought to a dream
From a dream to reality
We all have within us this ability

To make our wishes and dreams come true
The power is there, sitting deep inside you

Thoughts become words, words become action
The universe works in reaction

Speak out loud, what you wish to see
Answers will soon come to thee

With honor and love in your heart
For the dream to come true
You must play an active part

Walking in the direction of your dream
It’s not as easy as it may seem

Obstacles sometimes block the way
Never give up, no matter what anyone has to say

Positive thoughts and actions ease the trail
Don’t worry about “What if I fail”

Where there is a will, there is a way
That’s what I’ve always heard them say

So follow your heart and you shall soon see
What was once a dream, has now become reality!

Many Blessings,
Raventalker

These Pages

These are the pages of my life…

Turn them with ease, gentleness and care.
My soul, these pages do bare

This path is mine, not unlike yours
Full of many roads, hallways and doors.

Tears, laughter, sorrow and pain
Lessons learned again and again

Secrets whispered in the night
Wishes placed on the wings of butterflies in flight

These pages contain all that is me
Bound in leather, written for all to see

Scrapes and bruises, stitches and scars
Always dreaming beneath the stars

Creating for creation’s sake
Sitting with my love by the lake

Kisses and cuddles late at night
Seeing with second sight

Ghosts and spirits roaming about
Wondering what this life is all about

A smile.. a look
It’s all right here.. written on the pages of this book

Fairy tales that do come true..
Have a seat and let me tell you

My light, at times has nearly gone out
My head filled with so much self doubt

This life has had it’s highs and lows
But that light in me… still it glows

I’ll not give up on the dreams I dream
It’s never as easy as it may seem

Twists and turns, wear and tear
Let me tell you… I’ve been there!

It began with “Once upon a time…”
Just like in those old nursery rhymes

There will be no end… you see
For my soul will continue on buzzing like a bee

So, I’ll see you in the here after
Living Happily ever after.



Many Blessings,
Raventalker

It's Right There!

It’s right there next to you, behind you, in front of you, above, below and all around you. It’s right there!

Peace, love, joy and excitement.

Sure there are other things as well… but that doesn’t take away the peace, love, joy and excitement that also exist.

It may be storming but the love, peace, joy and excitement can still be found… if you just look for it.

If all you look for is rain.. that’s all you will find.

Take each day as it comes and find some enjoyment in each day.

A cool breeze on a hot, sunny day.
A refreshing moment beneath a shade tree.
The warmth of a sweater on a cold night.
The coolness of your pillow on the flip side.
A smile
A giggle
A friend
A kiss
A hug
A snuggle
The warmth of a campfire
Lightening bugs a dusk
The song of a bird
The purrr of a kitten
An eager welcome home from your pet
The smell of jasmine blooming in late spring
Snow cones and ice cream!
4 leaf clovers
Babies sleeping
The quiet at the end of a long day
The chatter of children at play
Movie Night
Doing something right
Sunsets and sunrises
Unexpected surprises

It’s all there… no matter where you go…

Just take another look and you’ll see … It’s Right There!

Many Blessings for a great day!
Raventalker