The Midnight Sun

Some of the older words

Chasing Shadows

Something old

The Line

Many of us had Grandfathers that fought in WWII, some of us served during difficult times, This is for all who wore a uniform and for those that paid the ultimate sacrifice. Never forget.

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them."

Taken from: For the Fallen - Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)

Reflection

All Seasons Pass

I have been reaching deep into the recesses of my mind and grappling with concepts that are very grey, unclear and somehow still enter my thoughts at the strangest moments.

Life in a single breath

This is a recurring thought, it keeps bashing at my mind.

Out of the Heart

Walking While Blind

The different stages of life and certainty, I think maybe we are all just running around in the dark most times pretending we know where we are going and where we are from, and then it becomes clear, the answer is always outside of ourselves.

Thought through Time

I have always believed that the world struggles with balance, we seem to sway from one side to the other, never quite being able to stay in the middle long enough to understand why.

A piece of this picture

This just popped out of my head, I am not really sure where it came from, maybe too much reality, again I have not gone back and re-read it or tweaked it. I will wait a bit and then revisit it.

Pictures that breathe

This was old and now its new, I suppose its always been? We ask so many questions and there just don't seem to be enough answers, one day we might know everything but for now there are the things we don't.

A look

It always starts with a look and  then....... (This is an old one that I tweaked and adjusted)

The woman I know

This is an old one written in a large space of grey, I featured it in 'Words on a page with no imagery, I thought to add a the imagery now that the picture is much clearer in my mind

That first thought

Any one who is familiar with the movie 'Groundhog day' might find something in this, it just plays out differently sometimes.

Who am I?

This is new, I haven't spent much time with it so I will come back and tweak it a bit later when I feel like reading it. Its about questions I think, anyway decide for yourself.

A mask of Shadow

There are changes happening in my life, As much as I would like to try and explain it to those around me I just can't seem to be able to, its like that dream where you are running in the same place and just not able to move;

Something to think about

There are a lot of good videos with wise and encouraging words floating around the net, They all have merit and are good to listen too but every now and again you kick over a stone and it turns out to be a diamond, this is one such case, I had to share this, please enjoy it!

The child, then the man

For my son....

How much are we worth?

I am beginning to realize that to be who we are supposed to be is the start of that realization, We are who God has created us to be and we are supposed to put all our efforts into that, be it personnel , work , emotional, spiritual etc.. and that way we are priceless and no-one has any right to see us as the lowest price, in fact if that’s what they see, they lose out on so much and that’s their loss. Be the priceless person who you are, write, create do, enjoy and value the fact that God values you so much that there is no price that can be attached. 

A Letter

My youngest daughter had a project for school on feminism, she read it out to my wife and I, Initially I was not going to comment, but after awhile I felt I needed to offer her some different perspectives to consider, These are my thoughts on a subject that is a mine field at most times and is based on what I understand which is limited by my experiences and knowledge.

A letter for my daughter

A friend suggested I posted it on the blog, I would hope that this is something all my girls will find useful in their lives. I am so very proud of all of them.

To live, to dream

Pisces - taken from the album 'Pisces' by Mike Rowland

A tribute to all the Pisceans out there

A Pisces person is humble, compassionate, sensitive, adaptable, kind, intuitive, and receptive. At times possibly vague, careless, indecisive, and unable to cope with practical things.

Of all the signs Pisces is the most susceptible to outside influence. On the positive side, the Piscean has great compassion and an ability to relieve the sufferings of other people. But Pisceans cannot stand too much reality. If they are wise, they escape 'positively' through the Arts. If unwise, they may allow themselves to escape through drugs, which will accentuate their natural indecisiveness.

The Piscean's torrent of emotion is so strong that they themselves may be confused and tormented by it. It is not easy for Pisceans to conform. Their natural kindness and charm will inspire their friends, and because of their delightful manner they will not even notice the chaos which all too often abounds in the Piscean home.

Pisceans must be careful in their relationships. They can easily be carried away, and discover, when it is too late, that the marvelous attributes they saw in their loved one do not really exist.

In principle Pisceans should not consider a career in which discipline plays too great a part.

Pisceans will find it difficult to insist on any form of correction, even verbal; and there is for that reason a strong tendancy for the children of Pisceans to be spoilt. It is hard to advise them how to combat this.

The Piscean child will not be happy at a strict or over-academic school. They may be good at languages or history. The more artistic their interests, the more positive will be their satisfaction.

C. R.

 taken from the album 'Pisces' by Mike Rowland

Never ending skies

I think everyone has a soundtrack to their life, so what is yours?

Etude by Mike Oldfield

One of the most haunting pieces of music you will ever hear. Etude, by Mike Oldfield from The Killing Fields

A reminder of the cruelty of mankind and why history should always be remembered to prevent things like this ever happening again.

The Cambodian Killing Fields (Khmer: វាលពិឃាត, Khmer pronunciation: [ʋiəl pikʰiət]) are a number of sites in Cambodia where collectively more than a million people were killed and buried by the Khmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War(1970–1975). The mass killings are widely regarded as part of a broad state-sponsored genocide (the Cambodian genocide).

Analysis of 20,000 mass grave sites by the DC-Cam Mapping Program and Yale University indicate at least 1,386,734 victims of execution. Estimates of the total number of deaths resulting from Khmer Rouge policies, including disease and starvation, range from 1.7 to 2.5 million out of a 1975 population of roughly 8 million. In 1979, Vietnam invaded Democratic Kampuchea and toppled the Khmer Rouge regime.

The Cambodian journalist Dith Pran coined the term "killing fields" after his escape from the regime.

[Extract from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rouge_Killing_Fields]

A Journey of Light

Please go to the following link: A Journey of Light. I am starting something new for myself, hopefully it will be everything I want it to be, I will have the link in the Featured Pages section for anyone to find

An Idea

Just an idea, sometimes thoughts just happen.....

I call it life

I don't consider myself a writer or suffer any delusions of grandeur, I am not good with expressing myself and the writing became a method of helping to understand my own emotions, Dealing with depression, it is so easy to bury everything, this helps me to get it out of my head into a picture that I can attempt to understand and deal with, when its in the open I can see it. 

By posting the words on the blog, I am hoping that others who have the same difficulties will get something out of this. Some of the writing is dark, but I find when I have it in front of me, the light really helps..

For You

I have always battled with expressing myself to other especially my wife. I wrote this last year for her, I wasn't originally planning on sharing it, Its just that sometimes words need to be said. The words are real, the thought and emotion behind them are real. I think the greatest passage on love is found in the Bible, I don't think that you have to be a Christian to see the wisdom in this extract:  Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Lovve does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 

1 Corinthians 4-7

I know that relationships are not easy and take a lot of work, If we try to live by these words above, I believe it makes a difference. It's always tempting to look to your partner or those close to you and suggest that they read and practice these words, if that happens we will have missed the point of the words. I believe the words were written for whoever reads them an then to lived to those around them.

This is something I need to focus on for myself. I should apply it unconditionally, and if I can achieve that then I understand and am living what believe.

A Window in Time

It's 2018,  My cousin sent me an old photo of myself when I was in the army, It triggered a chain of thoughts so I compared my eyes from now and then just to see and I wrote what came into my head.

Maybe it might resonate with you, I don't know, I hope it does.