(Only a partial list of the Dalai Lama's Instructions for Life, but they seem incredibly appropriate right now.)

1. Take into account that great love and great achievement involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R's:

Respect for self,
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.
 And from my March ( Read more... )

with every breath of belief that I can muster

that the last 8 months or so (and especially the last 18 hours) have all been a dream.

Otherwise, the blood pouring out of my broken heart ain't gonna last for long.

I'm sick of being "too" something for everybody ( Read more... )

My life and relationships feel like a Dali painting.


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your soul touches me
whispers sweet nothings to my
wild, tender chaos

Please be gentle if you do decide to comment - this is the first poem I've written in years......