"Somethings lost and somethings gained, in living every day." ~Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now
Life, through it's seasons produce people that help us along the way. We are born into families and are schooled with friends. At each phase we are exposed to those that can help our journey to be beautiful and unique.
That is one of the reasons why I am writing these blogs. The people and places that I write about have had direct impacts on my life, my thoughts, my feelings and the paths that I have taken. In a subliminal effort to memorialize these folks, it seems as if they don't go away. But unfortunately they do.
The people that we start the journey with us do not always make it to the end of ours. Sadly, that is life. However, that doesn't mean we can't talk about them. It doesn't imply that we can't write about them either. I always have mixed feelings about telling so many stories about my family and about my hometown and it's angles. Regardless, I can never stop myself from thinking about the people and places of my life.
There are those that I only knew for a couple of hours, bar stool to bar stool, and there were those that I have known my whole life through. No matter how long the period of time, there have been countless people that have tweaked my perceptions. There have been so many folks that made me feel strong, or kind, or good. Unfortunately there are also people who bring you down...but not many.
People, people, people!
Love them and know them. You will find it to be a drug you will always need. A company you would always want to keep. A story to forever tell. And while we're on this journey we can only hope that we will be memorable too. That we too will make lasting impacts and share insights of life that live on. We should hope and pray that our life is one that is good enough to survive through some other persons stories and memories. That's LIFE! That's what we live for. Touching people and inspiring them through our own loves and enthusiasm about this daily blessing that we get to chance live.
What is Success?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one’s self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived—this is to have succeeded."
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