Latina......'s Blog

Hello to all...it has been a very long time......This is one of my favorite poems..... and this is very much true...to me and to many.....no matter who is in my life......I still stand alone.....just like the moon......I hope all are well and in peace......I miss you all very much...... I couldnt find a picture that I felt would go with it.....if any of you have one...please feel free to post it .....let me know what you think.....

From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.

Edgar Allan Poe

Love,

Your Latina

I came across this from one of the books that my daughter has to read before she goes to school....I am glad that I came across it....it is just a few lines from the book that I have titled the blog...the author is Bruce Barton....I will be buying more of his books......this is great food for thought......after reading these lines he goes on to say that we all must be gentle to ourselves....that we all must go out of our way to say hello to the most lonely person you know...let some one that has made a difference in your life...let them know how much of a difference they made in your life and what it means/t to you.....the lesson........... giving gives life...not only to others but to your self........I know that I "give" to others....sometimes what I give is only what can be beneficial to me...of course I do "give"......sincerely and with all I have...but I am very choosy who I "give" to......I think that it is time that I re-evaluate some things.......I must acknowledge that there have been many that have and do...."given" to me...with out being choosy......this is again......something else that has been in front of me..... that I choose not see......... that I refused to look at from a different perspective....all due from past pains.....due from seeing others being insincere....due from others not appreciating what has been given from the heart.......Let me know what you think.............

There are two seas in Palestine. One is fresh, and fish are in it. Splashes of green adorn its banks. Trees spread their branches over it and stretch out their thirsty roots to sip its healing waters.....The River Jordan makes this sea with sparkling water from the hills. So it laughs in
the sunshine. And men build their houses near to it, and birds their nests; and every kind of life is happier because it is there.

The River Jordan flows on south into another sea.

Here is no splash of fish, no fluttering leaf, no song of birds, no childrens laughter. Travelers choose another route, unless on urgent business. The air hangs heavy above its water, and neither man nor beast nor fowl will drink.

What makes this mighty difference in these neighbor seas? Not the River Jordan. It empties the same good water into both. Not the soil in which they lie; not in the country round about.

This is the difference. The sea of Galilee recieves but does not keep the Jordan. For every drop that flows into it another drop flows out. The giving and recieving go on in equal measure.

The other sea is shrewder, hoarding its income jealously. It will not be tempted into any generous impulse. Every drop it gets, it keeps.

The Sea of Galilee gives and lives. This other sea gives nothing. It is named the "DEAD".

There are two kinds of people in this world. There are two seas in Palestine.

Love,
Your Latina

I found this on the web...it is beautiful....I know that many on here will appreciate this....Namaste


As I stood looking out to the sea
the waves came crashing into me.
The cold salty water eased my pain
and made me realize I was alive again.
Oh how I wanted to forget it all
my life, my loves, this incarnation.
To start all over again with a brand new
life.
The cold sea water swirled around my ankles
and I wanted to engulf myself in its frothy foam.
To clear my brain of its incessant pain.
To live again, to love again, oh what a joyous thought.
To forget this life and all I had wrought.
The glorious sea beckoned me and I closed my eyes
as I went to meet her beneath cloudy skies.

By: barbnca~ www.bigcircle.org

Love,
Your Latina

Happy 4th everyone......... I thought this was nice.......


THE KISS She is pregnant;

He had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the fire.

When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest.

A photographer from the Charlotte , North Carolina newspaper, noticed her in the distance looking at the fireman.

He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do.

As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies and kissed him just as the photographer snapped this photograph.

Love,
Your Latina

The other day I walked out my doorand noticed how beautiful the sky was...this picture is what the sky looked like here in Miami the other evening.....made me think on how change comes ...how beautiful change can be...it can be peaceful and serene....as well as painful.... learning that not all change is painful...I am reminded of that when I see things like this....I see the change in the sky.....the sunset that I am very much in love with... it gave me this view....so many of us take these things for granted and rarely make the effort to notice..... although I prefer the light of the moon this is amazing to me.....I am grateful for much during my journey.....my Maker showing me that what He has created is very beautiful...even though the people aren't.......these "natural beauties"......makes one sit and listen to Him and to your self...... these things that have been put here for us....can be used as a tool for healing....for peace......for comfort.....to share and keep all your secrets.....a good while back I was having a terrible time and a good friend of mine sent me this poem....I posted it for me as it has helped me.....I know some one that is having a hard time now.....she will know who she is.... she is an amazing strong woman.. ........talking to her she is at a place that I was once at........a place where I don't have to continously fight to keep from going back..... it is her turn....her change...her way...my friend...I wish for you a peaceful "change".......

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself to others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the the world is full of trickery. But let not this blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore, be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all it's sham drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

-- Max Ehrmann

Love ,
Your Latina