When the sun shines upon the dew covered grasses,
Remember me, my smiles, and gentle, loving caresses.
When the rain falls from the darkened clouded sky,
Remember me and the tears I did cry.
When lightening flashes through the dark nights,
Remember me, and how I searched for what was always right.
When thunder rolls and rumbles through the air,
Remember me, and I will always be there.
When you see a rainbow arcing across the sky,
Remember me, and please do not cry.
When you see wondrous things such as waterfalls,
Remember me and how I always gave my all.
When you hear a child laugh in joy and glee,
Always, always remember me.
When you see someone that struggles to be recognized,
Remember me and how hard I always tried.
When you see two lovers walking hand in hand,
Remember me, as you travel across this land.
When you see a moon shining in the sky so bright,
Remember me, and my love for all that is right.
When you see the wonderful and fascinating things this world has to hold,
Remember me, as you grow old.
For all I have asked is remembrance and love,
For this is all I have ever dreamed of.
When you realize,
what could have been,
What could have happened back then...
Just recall my words for that is how I wished it to be...
Always, Always......remember me......

I Want To Know

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain!
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it, or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up, after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you, from the inside, when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
Black Elk Oglala Sioux Holy Man

I knew things were changing. The circle slowly spinning. Signs everywhere. My ability to see them clearer now more than ever. I have been living my latest motto. I have stepped out of myself and things are good and things are happening. I've been so trapped inside, for way too many years, and it feels so free to "step out". I have rekindled a beautiful friendship, for lack of any other way to explain the relationship, and I'm meeting new people that love the same things I do. I never thought in a million years I would put myself out there as I am doing and I'm starting to enjoy it. Imagine me! part of a social circuit....

Where love reigns the impossible may be attained.

Love yourself; get outside yourself and take action. Focus on the solution; be at peace.

(Sioux)

I'm so excited and I have no one to be excited with me! I went to register for my classes today, my plan is in action and I couldn't be happier! Last night was awful. Again I had to hear about how selfish it is for me to go to school. Again hearing him tell me he doesn't get anything out of it. It's really about him losing a bit of control...me out of the house, not at a job where he can "see" everything I do; meeting new people. I just have to laugh at his absurdity! It does suck that I can't talk about it or share my excitement. I am now going to have to deal with his ill attitude, I guess, for the next year. But it's worth it and I'm so excited.
Hello World, I'm back in school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!