Lightarted Living: On Grief~Finding Comfort throughTears

Lightarted Living: On Grief~Finding Comfort throughTears: 'It is such a secret place~the land of tears.' The Little Prince 'Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, Are...

On Grief~Finding Comfort throughTears

'It is such a secret place~the land of tears.'

The Little Prince

'Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky,

Are best relieved by the letting of a little water.'

Antione Rivarol

'Invisible tears are the hardest to wipe away.

Just let it out, my friend.'

Terri Guillemets

'Let your tears come~let them water your soul.' 

Eileen Mayhew

'Every tear is a verse, 

And every heart is a poem.'

Marc Andre

Healing 

Comfort

Calm

Comfort One Another

'Tears are God's gift to us. 

Our Holy Water. They heal us as they flow.'

Rita Schiano

'Tears are the safety valve of the heart

When too much pressure is laid on it.'

Albert Smith

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Lightarted Living: If I Could I Would Give You Wings

Lightarted Living: If I Could I Would Give You Wings: WINGS "If I could I would give you wings To carry you out of the storm. They'd take you higher than the wind, And ...

If I Could I Would Give You Wings

WINGS

"If I could I would give you wings

To carry you out of the storm.

They'd take you higher than the wind,

And you'd be safe and warm."

By Katherine Dines

'Wings' From A Child's Gift of Lullabyes

 Available on Amazon and YouTube

Growing Wings

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul~

And sings the tunes without the words~

And never stops at all."

Emily Dickinson

YOUR HEART HAS THE WINGS TO FLY

"The human heart has hidden treasures, 

~In secret kept~

~In silence sealed~

~The thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures~ 

Whose charms were broken if revealed."

Charlotte Bronte

'If I could I would give You Wings' is for You

This post is for all children--

 ~young or old~  

~growing adolescent or aging adult~

It is for all of us who are growing 

and learning to navigate life's transitions 

in times of great joy and success, 

and especially in times of pain and grief 

with grace and without fear. 

If you feel this post was written for you~

That's because it was~expressly for you.

THE WINGS OF HOPE

"The wings of hope 

carry us soaring high above 

the driving winds of life."

Ana Jacob

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Lightarted Living: Live Life Doors Wide Open~Walk Through

Lightarted Living: Live Life Doors Wide Open~Walk Through: "You suppose you are the lock on the door; But you are the key that opens it." �� Rumi "There is no key to hap...

Lightarted Living: One Dog's Tale~The Day Ginger Got Her Wings

Lightarted Living: One Dog's Tale~The Day Ginger Got Her Wings: Meet Ginger the Talking Dog Ginger joined our family when my son was six and my daughter three. She was a pup when we got her, an...

One Dog's Tale~The Day Ginger Got Her Wings

Meet Ginger the Talking Dog

Ginger joined our family when my son was six and my daughter three. She was a pup when we got her, and I teased the kids that in addition to each other they had a second sibling to grow up with--Ginger, a Golden Retriever and Beagle mix. She lived a joyful life and graced us with her presence for almost 18 years.

Ginger, the gregarious Golden-Beagle loved to talk like a beagle but her looks favored the Golden. It surprised people when that boisterous Beagle bay came out of her each time she opened her mouth in good natured greeting.

Over and over again  I'd say, "Oh I know she looks like a Golden, but she's a Golden-Beagle and that's where she gets the bay."

Meet Tracy--The Girl who always saw Ginger's Full Potential

Tracy loved to play with Ginger. She and her friend Tessa would dress Ginger up and invite her to tea parties--and even 'married' her to Teddy, a neighborhood dog, complete with ceremony and bridal outfit. They were the closest of companions for life's important moments--and she always saw Ginger's full potential to be anything she (Tracy) thought she could be. And that brings us to the story of how Ginger got her wings.

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."

Unknown

The Day Ginger Got Her Wings

Tracy regularly went on walks with Ginger and I so she heard me give my spiel about Ginger being a Golden-Beagle thousands of times. She never piped in so I never questioned what it was she heard me say. 

But you know how kids hear things differently and you never know what they actually heard until an interpretation comes out of their mouth you never even thought of? That's what I discovered one day.

The family was on a camping trip to the coast, and Tracy and I were walking along a trail with Ginger when we stopped to chat with a fellow camper. The woman noted how beautiful Ginger was, and before I could open my mouth to give my usual spiel Tracy blurted out, "She's a Golden Eagle".  Why had I never seen that? Of course she was!

And that's the day Ginger, the Golden-Beagle, was forever transformed into a Golden Eagle in my eyes.

Dogs are like Angels

"There are two lasting bequests we dogs hope to give your children. One of these is roots, the other, wings."

Ginger, the Angel-Dog who got her Wings

Dogs are like angels sent to sit alongside us, grounding us and helping us spread our own wings. We can project all of our dreams and wishes on them and they kindly accept our perceptions and play along while egging us on in our own lives. And for this we are eternally grateful.

A Note on 'The Day Ginger Got her Wings'

The thing about our dogs is they hold stories and memories for us that peek out years later for us to enjoy. When I begin finding spirit beings in pictures I don't start with something in mind. I simply look into the picture and draw what I see. 

I let the completed picture that became "Ginger the Golden-Beagle Reinvents herself into a Golden Eagle" sit for a day before I looked in to see what I'd found. There I saw the Golden Eagle wing filled with Golden Dogs and the base of the Eagle a Golden Dog. That discovery unlocked the 'She's a Golden Eagle' story out of my memories and lead to the naming of this piece.

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What day did your dog get her wings? What fond memories are you holding of your angel dogs?

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Lightarted Living: The Naked Truth~Life is Magic

Lightarted Living: The Naked Truth~Life is Magic: I'll Whisper the Naked Truth to You! �� Listen Up! �� Life is Magic! �� Dive in Head First. �� Embrace it. �� L...

The Naked Truth~Life is Magic

I'll Whisper the Naked Truth to You!

💓

Listen Up!

💙

Life is Magic!

💚

Dive in Head First.

💛

Embrace it.

💜

Life is there for You!

BE ALIVE!

As you make your way in the world  

Impart this wisdom into your heart~

💓

BE OF GOOD CHEER!

💙

TAKE HEART

💚

TRUST YOURSELF

💛

BE HAPPY

💜

LISTEN TO YOURSELF

DO THIS DAILY!

BE ALIVE!

💓

LIVE AND LOVE OUT-LOUD! 

💚

Use a Paint Brush on the World!

💜

Put a Paint Job on the World!

BE ALIVE!

Remember it's not what life brings you,

but the manner in which you receive it

that shapes your destiny. 

💓

Receive what life brings you with grace and dignity.

TRUST YOURSELF TO HANDLE WHATEVER LIFE BRINGS YOU!

BE ALIVE!

SING ALL THE MUSIC INSIDE YOU ALOUD!

BE ALIVE!

ENJOY YOURSELF NOW!

💓

IT'S LATER THAN YOU THINK!

BE ALIVE!

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Lightarted Living: Lessons from the Saddle: The Outside of a Horse is...

Lightarted Living: Lessons from the Saddle: The Outside of a Horse is...: Maggie with 50-50 Rest in Peace 50-50~You filled my heart with joy and laughter. "In the sweetness of friendship Let the...

Lessons from the Saddle: The Outside of a Horse is Good for What Ails the Inside of a Human

Maggie with 50-50

Rest in Peace 50-50~You filled my heart with joy and laughter.

"In the sweetness of friendship

Let there be laughter

And the sharing of pleasures.

For in the dew of little things

The heart finds it's morning 

And is refreshed."

Khalil Gibran

Maggie and 50-50

50-50~Your spirit was breath-taking and lifted my spirits

"You brave and glorious thing,

You came so far.

I see you.

Your beauty is breath-taking."

Jeannette Encinias

Ziggy pounds the beat that makes my heart sing the song

A Horse is Poetry in Motion

Unknown

His hooves pound the beat

Your heart sings the song.

Jerry Shulman

The path to my heart

Is paved with hoof prints.

Unknown

A horse in motion 

Clearly hears the music in his head.

Unknown

Rest in Peace Lux Cream Soda, Old Friend. 

You are missed. Barbara

"In the quiet light of the stable,

You hear a muffled snort,

A stamp of a hoof,

A friendly nicker.

Gentle eyes inquire "How are you old friend?"

And suddenly, all your troubles fade away."

Author Unknown

I learned how to ride life from the back of a horse.

Riding high on the back of a horse I was in step with life.

"At four, my form was perfect

And my affinity for horses complete.

We were one."

Jeff Widen

"A good rider can hear his horse speak;

A great rider can hear his horse whisper."

Unknown

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Lightarted Living: Why Do You Keep Stepping into a Big Pile of Sh** W...

Lightarted Living: Why Do You Keep Stepping into a Big Pile of Sh** W...: Let the good times roll! Does This Sound like You?  You've longed for a relationship but when a person you like co...

Lightarted Living: Beyond Hope~Spread Your Wings~Soar High Above the ...

Lightarted Living: Beyond Hope~Spread Your Wings~Soar High Above the ...: BREATHE You are the instrument of breath. Wherever breath flows there is song. Lovin Roche SING BEYOND HO...

Beyond Hope~Spread Your Wings~Soar High Above the Winds of Life

BREATHE

You are the instrument of breath.

Wherever breath flows there is song.

Lovin Roche

SING

BEYOND HOPE

Don't just settle for hope. Light Up.

You are the keeper 

Of an amazing, silken, glowing infinite wingspan

Soaring, 

Heart-wildly-beating,

Singing-out-loud,

Unstoppable faith, courage, fortitude

Spirit and Soul.

Terri Guillemets

SPREAD YOUR WINGS

WHEN HOPE IS HUNGRY~FEED IT

The Wings of Hope carry us

Soaring high above the driving winds of life.

Ana Jacob

When hope is hungry everything feeds it.

Mignon McLaughlin

SOAR HIGH ABOVE 

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