A Fellow blogger, Kanzen Sakura, told a sweet romantic tale about her husband’s unconditional love, and it was so romantic and sweet, it inspired me to write about my man.
Joe came into my life when I was not looking for a man. I wanted to just go out and enjoy life and all it had to offer. I was in school and had two beautiful little girls. My life was plenty busy enough. Relationships were a challenge because there was so much going on. I was teaching a dance class and we all decided to meet for “dance club.” I had met with the dance club several times, informally enough.
club many times. We would just chat and talk about upcoming events and things we’d like to teach or attend. I had my head down when I hear an loud, echoing belly laugh so rich and so full that it caught my full attention. There, radiantly at the door with joy all around his countenance was Joe.Immediately I was at attention. He was like a magnet and I was drawn to him. My heart leaped and said, “I want some of that.” Never before, nor since have I been so taken. Of course at this point, I’m trying to think of a way to talk to him and get to know him. I’m not really a scheming sort, but there had to be a way! Out of the blue came the sweetest thought. We need a telephone directory for our dance club! Also note, Marie has never called a boy! I was raised differently than it is today…but I just wanted to have some of this joy in my life.
Well, we made a date to see each other. But we both purposefully made it for an event that started at 3:00 p.m. That way if it didn’t work out, we could still go do our own thing. Needless to say, we talked for hours and hours. And here we are today. I think things worked out pretty well. Despite that he didn’t really want to date either. We both just knew joy when we saw it, and didn’t let it go.
I’m happy to report that 20 years later, we still have joy, and that beautiful man will stop anywhere, anytime and dance with me. And I enjoy every bit, whether it’s in a grocery aisle or a parking lot or our very own living room. I love that he still has that sparkle in his eye when he looks at me.
I am truly blessed. There are many more romantic stories to come.
Monthly Archives: May 2014
I KID YOU NOT! It’s all about a Pencil
Magic Wand
Lead Soaring through the air
Making drawings and words appear
Erases bad things
Imagination blooms
Living things
New creations
Different world
Different you.
No pun intended “kid you not.” My first graders were stuck, and I felt like they just weren’t getting this poetry thing. Every once in awhile they’d come up with a poetic phrase. (I’ve heard them say thousands of poetic things throughout the year.) Now, when it really matters, they were stuck! See? It happens to ALL of us! So, I said you can write about ANYTHING! I grabbed a pencil and said, “Tell me about this pencil, first scientifically (so we could get that out of the way). Now, my dear poets, let’s go deeper!” And the magic began. We NEED each other. We deserve each other along this writing journey. Sometimes writing is hard. But with each other, writing can be magical…create “living things,” a “different world, a different you.” I learned this from looking through first grade eyes.
Foxes On Friday: Now In Gifs
Wow! I enjoy all things nature, and I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to share this. What talent to capture! And what talent this lively fox has!
I Ate Blessed
The other day I was sending a post to a friend of mine with my phone and it auto corrected. Instead of saying “you are blessed,” it said, “you ate blessed.” I happened to be in a high state of awareness and felt quite playful, so I wrote about how it would feel to “eat blessed.” What a great tool it turned out to be to stimulate my writing. I didn’t have my computer, so I don’t have that writing, but it’s always good to revisit something. So here is my opening for today. Enjoy!
I Ate Blessings Today
I gorged on blessings today. I took the time to really be grateful for what I have in my life. I didn’t just count it. I took a bite of it, and I chewed it slowly, savouring each morsel of that blessing and giving it permission to fill my body. Blessings deserve to nourish you and touch your every cell with energy and vitality. Then you radiate blessings and your blessings sustain you on those dark dreary days when it’s a challenge to get up.
Ahh, I get it now. I imagine that is how meditation works. And when I see those people who radiate a countenance that is so lovely that you feel revitalized just in their presence, then you know they ate their blessings for that day.
My mantra today is that “I SHALL BE RADIANCE FOR TODAY FOR I HAVE EATEN MY DAILY DOSE OF BLESSINGS.”
~Nemaste friends – may you eat blessings and multiply,
*** This was reposted from another blog I used to write. I enjoyed the writing so much.
Writing Wings For You 