this one is for you and you and you.

They say bad things come in 3's, and this week it's heartbreak. Three of my closest friends have experienced it in some form during the past week or so. They all live far from me, so I do what I can through phone/text/email. But it's hard, not being there as a shoulder, a sturdy shoulder with lots of experience on the subject at hand. I've been there, I know exactly what they are going through, and I wouldn't wish that pain on my worst enemy. Lucky for me I have some of the most amazing friends in the world, all very unique in their own ways, yet they all share one common trait....they are all incredibly strong. And they have all been there for me in one way or another with wisdom, advice and open ears....So when I stumbled across this quote I automaticly thought of them (and myself) and had to share it.....



"So this one goes out to all of the people who have been broken but have been strong enough to let go. For the people who have hurt so badly that they felt they could never love again, but kept their head up. For those who felt like going back to their old lover would put all the pieces back where they belong and everything would fit, but accepted the cold hard truth instead. For the people that learn from their mistakes and never stop moving forward, even when they take two steps back. For the people that wish loneliness wasn’t a part of them, but put up with it anyhow. For the people that are okay with taking up all of the room in the bed, even if sometimes it feels a little empty. For the people who wake up in the morning with no missed calls, but smile anyway. For the people that periodically miss the past, but are so much more excited for the future. For the people that have wounds still healing. For the people that have so much tied to their past relationship, but break those chains to start fresh. For the people that want to look back so badly, but focus on the road ahead. For the people that pick up the phone so tempted to call, but keep their dignity in tact instead. For the people that never wanted to let go, but had to. For the people that still believe in love even after all of the hurt their heart has endured.For all the people that gave up not because they were weak, but because most times it’s better just to let go."

i carry your heart with me

I don't cry during sappy movies, I don't wear my heart on my sleeve, I don't always have the words for what I want/need to say. But I think deep down I am a hopeless romantic after all. This poem has always been one of my favorites, and today...when I am at a loss for words, E.E. Cummings saves the day.....

i carry your heart with me by E. E. Cummings

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

I resolve to (fill in the blank) in 2010.

here are just a few of mine.....

-volunteer
-pay off all my debt
-take up rock climbing
-hike more
-knock 20 min off of my half marathon time
-learn to play the keyboard (once and for all)
-go back to school
-learn to sew
-be open to love (but still feel complete without it)
-live simply
-save for a vacation (somewhere far from here)

what do you resolve to do in 2010?...........................