I tasted, tasted love so sweet
And all of it was lost on me
Bought and sold like property
Sugar on my tongue
I kept falling over
I kept looking backward
I went broke believing
That the simple should be hard
All we are we are
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful
…And in the end the words won’t matter
‘Cause in the end nothing stays the same
And in the end dreams just scatter and fall like rain
‘Cause all we are we are
All we are we are
And every day is a start of something beautiful
something real
Beautiful
(Matt Nathanson, “All We Are, We Are”)
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The two largest issues of my life…
Who is God?
And who am I?
Forty years, now, the road has run that long…
…and while I’ve made oh so much progress, it’s never been easy.
Or has it?
Have I just made it harder than it is?
All we are, we are.
And all that is, it is.
Maybe to embrace that
and live it.
Maybe that has always been the key.
It sounds like we are at pretty much the same place, but let me add a stanza t the poem you prefaced this entry with.
Yet even when trying,
Seeking simple paths,
Even then, complexity
By the will of others, broke me.
If we were truly islands, where we could be ourselves and things would be so much easier for us. It is where we have tangency with others that the frictions of life arise.
They will make demands, pronouncements, state absolutes that are in no way such. All we can do is to learn to step back, take a deep breath, and listen for that little voice, speaking in the language of love to tell us our truths.
All we need do then is follow that voice, having the courage and faith that a life well spent is worth the price, even if the path and side roads are rocky at times. Through this all, we need to keep our own love and sense of wonder alive. We never know when we will reach our journey’s end. Just let yourself enjoy the things that life shows you, realizing that the tapestry of the past can color your now. Be open and willing to reach past things usual for the gems of rare beauty and clarity. They are out there!
I bid you love, peace and well being.
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