Friday, March 22, 2013

say yes

beauty in pain they say and it's true
sorrow can caress souls, like no other emotion
it links us to that part of us, that yearns for understanding

an understanding of something more of something so intense, it will take us away from our beings
and then there it is, that insight into the other realm, perhaps, or so it feels

we chase and we bargain, we beg and we deny, but life will undoubtedly issue those cold heart stopping moments along our lonely journey here

we can hide, but it will come singing, it has found us, and we must comply

the effects can change us and we must allow them to, for to oppose this ultimate truth of life, is to wander past the meaning of existense

so touch it and let it sink into your presence---after all it is there- no matter what we pretend our response is
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38 comments:

  1. DanaMarch 22, 2013 at 5:54 AM

    So true, Lynn—and beautifully said. I hope you have a lovely weekend.

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  2. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 6:09 AM

    thank you so much dana :)

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  3. JoyMarch 22, 2013 at 6:40 AM

    To feel the whole range of emotions is what living is all about. So many insulate against the tough ones.

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 6:48 AM

      you are right, they do insulate, what a wonderful way to put it, joy!!

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  4. Susan KaneMarch 22, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    We want the joy, but deny the pain. You put it beautifully: we have both and they sharpen each other.

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 10:31 AM

      yes i never thought of it quite that way "sharpening"---i think that makes a lot of sense--thanks susan :)

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  5. Joanne NoragonMarch 22, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    Well thought and presented...and timely. No need to dwell on pain when we're happy, but to remember the happiness in times of pain.

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  6. Sherry EllisMarch 22, 2013 at 10:13 AM

    Pain can help us appreciate the good times. Well written!

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 10:29 AM

      oh i know--it's like after you survive the stomach flu--you are so very happy! thanks sherry :)

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  7. Theresa MahoneyMarch 22, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    To have compassion, one must suffer. To appreciate happiness, one must experience a little pain.

    Very nice one!

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  8. Suzanne FurnessMarch 22, 2013 at 10:45 AM

    One has to experience the variety of emotions that life throws at us. Good and bad they shape us and make us who we are. Beautifully written.

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 4:54 PM

      they do indeed shape us and not always perfectly but balanced---thanks suzanne :)

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  9. Ms. AMarch 22, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    I think I could have written this!

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 4:52 PM

      oh really--i hope you are doing okay these days--thinking about ya <3

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  10. The Glebe BlogMarch 22, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Yes
    Yesterday was my eleventh year as a widower and I struggled in the early days. Grief must be embraced, the alternative helps no one.

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 11:52 AM

      oh bless you dear---and it's so true, we don't have any good alternatives

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  11. jpMarch 22, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    It is strange how joy is fleeting yet sorrow seems eternal. The only thing we can do is draw the positives from the past. No matter what has happened we need to be able to look on each day as a new start with limitless possibilities. Learn from bad memories but don't dwell on them. Enjoy the good memories but don't be blinded by them to the exclusion of all else.

    It is isn't necessarily where you are that counts, more the direction you are moving in.

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 4:51 PM

      so true my friend---but isn't it strange that some darkness allows us to see clearer :)

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  12. SuzeMarch 22, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    Keep being you.

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 22, 2013 at 4:50 PM

      good advice from someone, i know is authentic! thanks suze <3

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  13. Christine RainsMarch 22, 2013 at 1:30 PM

    Beautifully said.

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  14. JackieMarch 22, 2013 at 6:49 PM

    Wonderfully written. Love it!

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  15. Empty Nest InsiderMarch 24, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    This was beautifully written Lynn. I think that we can all relate to it on some level.

    Julie

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 25, 2013 at 6:34 AM

      i was hoping we could-- thanks so much julie:)

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  16. Draffin BearsMarch 24, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    Hi Lynn,

    You have written a great post and yes, sometimes we have good days and occasionally hardships, but they make us who we are.
    Hope that you have a happy new week
    hugs
    Carolyn

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 25, 2013 at 6:36 AM

      yes everything in life does make us who we are-- thank carolyn-- same to you:)

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  17. deepsMarch 25, 2013 at 3:08 AM

    maybe sorrow brings out the best in us than happiness :P

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  18. Optimistic ExistentialistMarch 25, 2013 at 5:23 AM

    Without sad times we don't have anything to measure the happy times against...

    Wonderful post my friend.

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    1. Lynn ProctorMarch 25, 2013 at 6:37 AM

      i feel the same way-- that's kinda what this was about-- thanks so much friend :)

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  19. Wendy AnnabethMarch 25, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    very beautifully written...thanks so much for sharing with your readers :) I love following your blog!

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  20. momto8March 25, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    wonderfully written, much to think about, huh?!

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