Dear Grace,
Your mom sent us a note today telling us how excited she is that you are coming. I just wanted to say that I can't wait to meet you! I know that you will be perfect in every way. One of my favorite things about life is that everyone here is so very different. It's so wonderful to see the diversity in the world you will soon be entering into. Everyone is so wonderfully different! There are people of all shapes, sizes and colors. Some of the people you will meet will not even speak the same language as you. The differences in us is what makes us perfect. And you, precious Grace, will be uniquely you; just as we all are. I know I don't need to tell you this, but you have chosen the most wonderful parents. Your dad has the silliest jokes that can make even the most sour of us laugh. Your mom inspires peace and gives acceptance to everyone she meets. Sometimes your parents and all of your friends that here waiting to meet you, will teach you wonderful things, but mostly you will teach us. Thank you for choosing to bless us with your birth. We love you already.
Your New Friend,
Lydia
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Freedom Journey
Fear not dear friend, for you are immortal.
A beauty that has no end.
Your journey IS your purpose;
Your joyful friend.
There are no bars that bond you,
No ties that hold you down.
Your heart is your compass,
through which all direction is found.
Your soul is ever burning
It shines the brightest light
It is your spirits lantern and will never fear the night.
Walk on, nay, fly on
with courage that knows no bound.
For although your feet may trod there
Your soul shall never meet the ground.
-Lydia May
A beauty that has no end.
Your journey IS your purpose;
Your joyful friend.
There are no bars that bond you,
No ties that hold you down.
Your heart is your compass,
through which all direction is found.
Your soul is ever burning
It shines the brightest light
It is your spirits lantern and will never fear the night.
Walk on, nay, fly on
with courage that knows no bound.
For although your feet may trod there
Your soul shall never meet the ground.
-Lydia May
Ocean Magic: for Anderson, Baily, Claire and Mason
Today I saw an angel swimming in the sea.
And a fish flying through the air,
Where a bird had ought to be!
Then I spotted a star, clinging to the ocean floor.
And heard a mermaid singing while sitting on the shore.
Oh, there is magic at the seaside;
A treasure down below!
Watch closely when you frolic there
And you will see it's so.
-Lydia May
And a fish flying through the air,
Where a bird had ought to be!
Then I spotted a star, clinging to the ocean floor.
And heard a mermaid singing while sitting on the shore.
Oh, there is magic at the seaside;
A treasure down below!
Watch closely when you frolic there
And you will see it's so.
-Lydia May
A Silent Poem by Lydia May
I write to you a silent poem.
For, you need no words to bring you home.
Through the silence of these lines,
Peace you seek, and peace you find.
No thought of words that should come next;
Just pen to paper, without need of text.
The substance forms between the lines.
The movement occurring in its time.
A silent poem.
My gift to you; to me.
For the poet was never I, my friend, but we.
For, you need no words to bring you home.
Through the silence of these lines,
Peace you seek, and peace you find.
No thought of words that should come next;
Just pen to paper, without need of text.
The substance forms between the lines.
The movement occurring in its time.
A silent poem.
My gift to you; to me.
For the poet was never I, my friend, but we.
Quotes that Inspire Me to Life,to Writing & to Paint
"The man of genius inspires others to boundless Confidence in their own powers" -Emerson
"What lies in front of you and what lies before you, pales in comparison to what lies WITHIN you" -Emerson
"Nay, be a Columbus to whole new worlds WITHIN you, opening new channels, not of trade but of thought" -Thoreau
"I want you to have the fullness of life" -Jesus
"Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and you shall find"-Jesus
"The heaven that you are hoping for is HERE in the moment of your joy, and the hell you fear is HERE in the absence of that joy"-Abraham
"There is no 'way to joy', joy IS the way" -Wayne Dyer
"Have a mind that is open to everything and is attached to nothing"-Mahasiddha Tilopa
"The word 'water' does not make you wet. It is not what you call something that gives it its substance"- Wayne Dyer
"A man should learn to detect and watch for that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from WITHIN more than the filament of 'wise men' and sages. Yet he dismisses his own thought only because it is his own"- Emerson
"God's one and ONLY voice is Silence"-Herman Melville
"Today you are YOU, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive more Youer than You"- Dr.Seuss
“"There Is A Voice Inside Of You That Whispers All Day Long,"I Feel That This Is Right For Me,I Know That This Is Wrong."No Teacher, Preacher, Parent, Friend Or Wise Man Can Decide What's Right For You- Just Listen To The Voice That Speaks Inside."-Shel Silverstein
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination."- Albert Einstein
"Be curious about what offends you."- Wayne Dyer
"What lies in front of you and what lies before you, pales in comparison to what lies WITHIN you" -Emerson
"Nay, be a Columbus to whole new worlds WITHIN you, opening new channels, not of trade but of thought" -Thoreau
"I want you to have the fullness of life" -Jesus
"Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and you shall find"-Jesus
"The heaven that you are hoping for is HERE in the moment of your joy, and the hell you fear is HERE in the absence of that joy"-Abraham
"There is no 'way to joy', joy IS the way" -Wayne Dyer
"Have a mind that is open to everything and is attached to nothing"-Mahasiddha Tilopa
"The word 'water' does not make you wet. It is not what you call something that gives it its substance"- Wayne Dyer
"A man should learn to detect and watch for that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from WITHIN more than the filament of 'wise men' and sages. Yet he dismisses his own thought only because it is his own"- Emerson
"God's one and ONLY voice is Silence"-Herman Melville
"Today you are YOU, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive more Youer than You"- Dr.Seuss
“"There Is A Voice Inside Of You That Whispers All Day Long,"I Feel That This Is Right For Me,I Know That This Is Wrong."No Teacher, Preacher, Parent, Friend Or Wise Man Can Decide What's Right For You- Just Listen To The Voice That Speaks Inside."-Shel Silverstein
"The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination."- Albert Einstein
"Be curious about what offends you."- Wayne Dyer
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