Annette
Don't
Look Back
As
you travel through life there are always those times
When
decisions just have to be made,
When
the choices are hard, and solutions seem scarce,
And
the rain seems to soak your parade.
There
are some situations where all you can do
Is
simply let go and move on,
Gather
your courage and choose a direction
That
carries you toward a new dawn.
So
pack up your troubles and take a step forward -
The
process of change can be tough,
But
think about all the excitement ahead
If
you can be stalwart enough!
There
might be adventures you never imagined
Just
waiting around the next bend,
And
wishes and dreams just about to come true
In
ways you can't yet comprehend!
Perhaps
you'll find friendships that spring from new things
As
you challenge your status quo,
And
learn there are so many options in life,
And
so many ways you can grow!
Perhaps
you'll go places you never expected
And
see things that you've never seen,
Or
travel to fabulous, faraway worlds
And
wonderful spots in between!
Perhaps
you'll find warmth and affection and caring
And
somebody special who's there
To
help you stay centered and listen with interest
To
stories and feelings you share.
Perhaps
you'll find comfort in knowing your friends
Are
supportive of all that you do,
And
believe that whatever decisions you make,
They'll
be the right choices for you.
So
keep putting one foot in front of the other,
And
taking your life day by day...
There's
a brighter tomorrow that's just down the road -
Don't
look back! You're not going that way!
Take
care and stay safe
Annette
Life
is Beauty
Life
is beauty, admire it.
Life
is bliss, taste it.
Life
is a dream, realise it.
Life
is a challenge, meet it.
Life
is a duty, complete it.
Life
is a game, play it.
Life
is a promise, fulfill it.
Life
is sorrow, overcome it.
Life
is a song, sing it.
Life
is a struggle, accept it.
Life
is a tragedy, confront it.
Life
is an adventure, dare it.
Life
is luck, make it.
Life
is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life
is life, fight for it.
Take
care and stay safe
Annette
Sometimes
Sometimes the distance
Feels
so intense
That
I feel I cannot see,
Sometimes
the emotions
Run
so deep
That
everything is hazy,
Sometimes
the wanting
Holds
on so much
That
I feel you here
And
you release me,
Sometimes
your voice
Gives
me the last bit
To
drive me to the edge,
Sometimes
the feelings
Are
so strong
That
all I can hear
Are
our heartbeats beating as one,
Sometimes
when I feel
That
I cannot take anymore
Of
not being with you
I
feel you with me
And
holding me tight,
And
sometimes when I feel
The
pain of you and me not together
The
way it should be,
I
know you are with me in spirit
And
the feelings we share set me free.
Sometimes
the distance
Feels
so intense
That
I feel I cannot see,
And
sometimes the emotions
Run
so deep
That
everything is hazy,
And
all the time
I
know that you love me
And
that you are with me
Even
if I cannot see you,
And
all the time I know
That
is all I truly need
Are
the emotions I feel,
The
love I know,
And
the bond that is
Built
strong between us.
And
sometimes all I really need
Is
this simple reminder
That
I am truly blessed
And
truly loved,
Because
all of the time I have you
In
my life,
In
my world,
In
my heart,
In
my mind,
In
my spirit,
And
in my soul.
Take
care and stay safe
Annette
The
World We Make
We
make the world in which we live
By
what we gather and what we give,
By
our daily deeds and the things we say,
By
what we keep or we cast away.
We
make our world by the beauty we see
In
a skylark's song or lilac tree,
In
a butterfly's wing, in the pale moons' rise,
And
the wonder that lingers in midnight skies.
We
make our world by the life we lead,
By
the friends we have, by the books we read,
By
the pity we show in the hour of care,
By
the loads we lift and the love we share.
We
make our world by the goals we pursue,
By
the heights we seek and the higher view,
By
hopes and dreams that reach the sun
And
a will to fight till the heights are won.
What
is the place in which we dwell,
A
hut or a palace, a heaven or hell
We
gather and scatter, we take and we give,
We
make our world--and there we live
Take
care and stay safe
Annette
You
There is no place you can go to hide from the thoughts
that
you keep contemplating over and over inside your mind...
There
is no place you can venture where your true emotions
will
be concealed and the secrets of your heart will not show...
There
is no place in this whole wide world you can travel
to
where your spirit does not direct or guide you towards your destiny...
Life
is the experience of being you;
no
one can ever be someone other than who they are...
The
beauty found in each and every person is the essence of life...
Simply
... you are who you are and for whatever time you have to be,
You
must not try to shadow yourself,
but,
rather, express yourself...
Take
care and stay safe
Annette