Tragedy and Hope...

"A strange thing is memory and hope; one looks backward and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow.  Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day."

`Abba Mary Robertson Moses…aka Grandma Moses

The world waits, hopes and helps search 

for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

Frustrations mount prompting

creative extensions of compassion

outpouring of support and prayer

Aching hearts 

unimaginable anguish

tortured minds unable to sleep

unbearable longing
despicable miscommunication

cruel tug of war 

of hope and horror

suicidal thoughts

in losing one's only child

a horrific magnitude of negative thought

no one can adequately relate

yet such a universal nightmare

one never wishes to experience.

Sending prayers and grace

hope and prayer

to every single family, friend and loved one…

~©dkb

We Are Not Old...

** from my Pinterest

I may not be 

as organized

or disciplined

as I want to be

but I am happy

and my capacity to love

is very great.

~dkb~

Be Bold Enough...

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Time is flying...

This has been a busy month and it will get busier next week…got some irons in the fire…working on a project but not ready to discuss it in too much detail yet..

Spent the day cleaning.  It was cold outside anyway…

Izzy just woke up, walked out into the hall way and barfed.  Just once.  Hope she is OK…maybe she got too hot…better take her sweater off …

Re-designed my other blog Mystical Journeys and it feels strange…Will think on it some more…I may end up doing an entirely new blog for my painting…

It's too late…or early…I have to get up in five hours…better hit the sack.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone….just in case this is my last post for 2013.

Acts of Kindness and Heroes Among Us...

Amazing story and video…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZGh2ytxrGk

Poetry Jam: Make the Last Memory Be the Best...

I learned a long time ago

how important parting is.

Be it at the end of a phone call,

 saying good bye for the night

or the last time before a separation...

I read a book entitled Celebrate the Temporary

 promoting contemplation of ones death often

with the realization our time here on earth

is temporary…each day is our last

before tomorrow.

September 4th, I lost a dear friend

The last time we spoke was week before she died.

I knew she had physical challenges

but her voice and laugh were still so young

as it was in High School 

She loved to laugh…

so I made sure every time we spoke

I made her laugh.

We talked for hours…

It was a good last memory.

©dkb

submitted for Poetry Jam

Challenge: To use the word last in 20 lines or less

Acts of Kindness...God Made Dogs

Had to share this video.  Anyone who was every blessed to have a dog, will love this and can so relate. I know I am so grateful for our adopted rescue pup Izzy.  We just celebrated four years of her adoption.
I know there are a lot of cat lovers out there too...I will be looking for a video on them...