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Tag Archives: Hope
I Believe In HumanKIND
Diana at http://talktodiana.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/the-rest-of-the-story/ asked: What do you think is the world’s biggest issue or problem? (describe it) What do you think needs to be done to solve this issue or problem?/What are you willing to do? Do you think it … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Choices, Commitment, Compassion, Goodness, Kindness, Making the World a Better Place, My Beliefs, Observations
Tagged action, beliefs, challenges, global, Hope, inoculations, issues, kindness, Love, love in action, problems of the world, progress, ripple
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If I Could
Your sorrow shows in your eyes and is etched on your face It reflects a weary spirit that is in a painful place The smiling mask you wear when you say everything’s OK Can’t hide from me the tragedy you … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Challenges, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Forgiveness, Healing, Loneliness, Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote, Strength
Tagged admire, carry on, courage, darkness, faith, festered, fire, Grief, Hope, hottest, hurt, if I could, Life, life's, long, night, pain, strength, suffered, suffering, symptoms
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A Hole In My Heart That Wouldn’t Heal
This post is dedicated to all who have had someone dear to them choose to turn their back on them and walk away. If you have a hole in your heart that has never quite healed, this post is for … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Feelings/Emotions, Friendship, Healing, Hope
Tagged best, dearest, divorce, estranged, Friend, friends, Friendship, heart, hole, Hope, Love, oldest, reach out, reconcile, reconciliation
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Abyss
I know too well what it’s like To linger on the jagged edge Of a deep and dark abyss. I’ve felt its powerful pull And heard its siren song. “Give up! Give in! You can end your pain and shame. … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Dealing with Pain & Grief, Poetry I Wrote
Tagged abyss, allure, cure, dark, darkest days, deep, distant memory, edge, endure, false friend, Friend, grateful, Hope, jagged, jagged edge, like, linger, lose, lost, powerful, pull, renew, smiled, strength
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The Most Successful Of All
“The planet does not need more successful people. The planet needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of all kinds, –Dalai Lama From my perspective, the world would be even better off if the peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and … Continue reading
Posted in Making the World a Better Place, Observations, Success
Tagged better, Dalai Lama, fervent hope, healers, Hope, kinds, lovers, making, making the world a better place, peacemakers, people, place, restorers, storytellers, successful, world
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A Model Of The Type Of Person I Aspire To Be
I’m a lighthouse lover. To me they symbolize many positive things including quiet strength, service, sacrifice for the good of others, a beacon of hope, rising above challenges, a friend reaching out to help, standing up for those in trouble, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Courage, Strength
Tagged beacon, courage, guide, help, Hope, lighthouse, lighthouses, model, person, positive, quiet strength, shelter, storms, strength, support, type, U.S., West Coast
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H.O.P.E.
H.O.P.E. Hold On, Pain Ends. I like this easy way to remember that when bad things happen, this too shall pass. Russ
The Worst Kind Of Loneliness
Most people have been touched by the tragedy of suicide. That saddens me for the person and for the world that is deprived of their gifts. I don’t know what the total answer to that tragedy is, but I’ll bet … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Healing, Loneliness, Making the World a Better Place, Observations
Tagged acid, corrosive acid, faith, false friends, Feel, friends, gift, give, giving, Hope, kind, kindness, loneliness, Love, pain, powe, powerful, share, spirit, suicide
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