During the month of February most of my posts talked on something very near and dear, FRIENDS. Who knows what the month of March will bring but exciting and inspirational I plan and now…….

Walk gently with me through the pages of life,
for here you will find many well worn paths,
and some may even bear your footprints.
If you should find a particularly familiar path,
do not hesitate to pause long enough to say
“I’ve been there before”.

I speak
Because I know my needs
I speak with hesitation
Because I know not yours

My words
Come from my life’s experiences
Your understanding
Comes from yours

Because of this
What I say
And what you hear
May not be the same

So if you will listen carefully
But not with your ears
To what I say
But not with my tongue

Maybe somehow
We can communicate.
It starts
At a time called Birth
And continues
Till a time called Death
It is called Life
It comes with no guarantees
“Of 40 years or 40 thousand miles
whichever comes first”
And somehow
They’ve even left the instructions out
Yes, all we get
Is Life itself
And it’s up to us
To do the Living

There are so many words
Yet there are no words
For when I look into your eyes
No words need to be spoken
And the warmth of your smile
Is a statement in itself
And how could I ever try to explain
The trembling in my body
When you touched my face

There are no words to explain an emotion
So I open to you my mind
That you might walk
Among my Dreams and Memories
Then…and only then
You might understand my silence

Whether it was Chance
Or that thing called Fate
That brought you to me
I really can’t say
And I don’t believe
It really matters

For I have been lucky enough
To have the opportunity to hold you
Not just in my arms
But also in my Heart

And should the Winds of Time
Blow hard enough
To take you from me
You can rest assured
They will never
Take you from my Heart

You look in the mirror
At lines that were not there yesterday
And find a couple more hairs turned grey
With a nervous glance at me
You wonder if
I notice “Little Things”

Later, as I lay beside you
And for a moment your eyes are closed
I think of the way you stroked my hair
And how, before you handed me my jacket
You held it close to you

I reach out and take your hand
And with all the Love the world has ever known
I bring it to my lips
For yes
I notice “Little Things”

Now a very special little Golden Nugget I would like to share with you.

As I’ve walked through life…

I’ve learned-
that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.
The rest is up to them.

I’ve learned-
That you can let things go, in a day of confusion,
And spend a lifetime wanting back what you threw away.

I’ve learned-
that no matter how much I care,
some people just don’t care back.

I’ve learned-
that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I’ve learned-
that it’s not what you have in your life
but who you have in your life that counts.

I’ve learned-
that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes
After that, you’d better know something.

I’ve learned-
that you shouldn’t compare yourself to the best others can do.

I’ve learned-
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I’ve learned-
that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

I’ve learned-
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words.
It may be the last time you see them.

I’ve learned-
that you can keep going long after you can’t.

I’ve learned-
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I’ve learned-
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I’ve learned-
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I’ve learned-
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I’ve learned-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I’ve learned-
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I’ve learned-
that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.

I’ve learned-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.

I’ve learned-
that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to
doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have.

I’ve learned-
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had
and what you’ve learned from them
and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.

I’ve learned-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they’re going to hurt you every once in a while
and you must forgive them for that.

I’ve learned-
that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you are to learn to forgive yourself.

I’ve learned-
that no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn’t stop for your grief.

I’ve learned-
that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other
And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.

I’ve learned-
that we don’t have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I’ve learned-
that you shouldn’t be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.

I’ve learned-
that two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.

I’ve learned-
that even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

I’ve learned-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I’ve learned-
that it’s hard to determine where to draw the line
between being nice and not hurting people’s feelings
and standing up for what you believe in yourself.

~ Author Unknown

Monday’s here, and it’s the last day of February to boot! We’ll be moving on into a new month tonight, and I hope that you’re able to look back on this month as a positive one in your life, one in which you accomplished many positive things, no matter how small. it has been a very important month for me a month of coming to terms with just what Life is. My Life Is Simply Good even though it is not what I had planned or desired at one time. Things changes and once we face them, accept them, make peace with them then Life Is Simply Good.