when the moment comes
you will be
where you have always been
to me
and the world
will finally open their eyes
to a truth
we've always held in our hands

the air itself
will part
to take you back to paradise
where you will look after
the people you belong to

and i will be here
with no sadness in my heart
for i am singing my goodbyes
each passing day

by and by
i am letting you go

i feel like i stepped out of the
mad rush
of human progression
a long time ago
and as i watch people pass by
i want to scream to them
there's more to life than this
life couldn't be this beautiful
if it were just meant for everyday struggle

and what does God think
while he watches over us?
as we make our mistakes
trying to find the right way
sometimes
not even trying..


like the wind (folk-acoustic guitar song)

you don't know where you're going
you're just a slave to work and sin
is this what you call happy
when your life is so short-lived?

you're like the wind
you're like the wind

run along with the wind
blowing strong
where does it end?
and where did we go wrong?
i've loved you for so long

the days melt all together
do you feel
the resignation sinking in?
you fly among the heavens
wondering
could you buy your ticket in?

i've loved you since creation
i'm waiting each day
til the end
i've loved you since creation
i'm with you each day
til the end..

song by neil diamond aka what grace will end up singing softly to herself over the summertime

[hawaii]'s fine
the sun shines
most of the time
and the feeling is laid back

palm trees grow
and rents are low
but you know i've been thinking about
making my way back

i'm [maryland] born and raised
but nowadays
i'm lost between two shores
[hawaii]'s fine but it ain't home
[maryland's] home but it ain't mine
no more

i am i said
to no one there
and no one heard at all
not even the chair

i am i cried
i am said i
and i am just so lost and i can't even say why

leaving me lonely still..

It's very rare for me to experience a "Lord give me strength" (also known as the "Lord have mercy" non-full-house-jesse version) moment..

Yet here I am.

I feel like I've been through a lot in my life. I definitely understand that there are people out there with even more complicated lives..



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"You know.. yeah I should just suck it up," she says as puts on her I-coerce-myself-to-have-patience smile.

Another day in the trenches it is.

this is from crystal river, florida
the manatee is a young one and pretty tiny compared to the grownups
but it was so playful.. aiya i wanted to take it home with me hahah <3