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We are still alive

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The afternoon sun

Was sending its gentle kiss of light

Through the gauze curtains in you room

As we sat yesterday just talking

There is no colour in your face

And at times my heart aches

To see you in a place

Where they are just trying to hold you together

I know how hard it is

To live on the outside all alone

Where every step you have to take

Needs to be generated from within

And when the fire goes out

Where can we go to reignite the flame

Yesterday I turned to

November’s page

And the Rumi quote said

Inside each of us is a sun

Yes but so often its light is dimmed

And then its hard to find the way

Towards anything of joy

And yet as we sat there yesterday

Deep inside me I felt a warmth

For just being together meant a lot to me

And when you walked me out to say goodbye

I drove home so very very grateful

Despite everything

We are both still alive

 

(Dedicated to my sister

and everyone who has suffered or suffers

loss, depression and anxiety)

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Published by: emergingfromthedarknight

"The religious naturalist is provisioned with tales of natural emergence that are, to my mind, far more magical than traditional miracles. Emergence is inherent in everything that is alive, allowing our yearning for supernatural miracles to be subsumed by our joy in the countless miracles that surround us." Ursula Goodenough How to describe oneself? People are a mystery and there is so much more to us than just our particular experiences or occupations. I could write down a list of attributes and they still might not paint a complete picture pf Deborah Louise and in any case it would not be the full truth of me. I would say that my purpose here on Wordpress is to express some of my random experiences, thoughts and feelings, to share about my particular journey and explore some subjects dear to my heart, such as emotional recovery, healing and astrology while posting up some of the prose/poems which are an outgrowth of my labours with life, love and relationships. If anything I write touches you I would be so pleased to hear for the purpose of reaching out and expressung ourselves is hopefully to connect with each other and find where our souls meet.

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  1. A very touching tribute.
    “From bitter searching of the heart, quickened with passion and with pain we rise to play a greater part this is the faith from which we start.” – Leonard Cohen.

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  2. This is so beautiful. It reminds me of my visits with my 86 year old mother. We have that warmth between us and, as she walks me to the door, she waits until I get in the car and she waves goodbye. That scene will remain with me forever. Her little hand, white hair on her head, waving goodbye will warm me forever.

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    1. Awww that touches me so deep in my soul. My Mum died in December last year and I remember how she would wave me goodbye from behind her apartment complex door. These are the tender hearted things that stay so deeply with us… Hugs and much love Mary. ❤ ❤

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