Yesterday we had one Huge Thunderstorm.. The sky turned black and heavens opened with torrential rain..Often a storm will creep up upon us as the dark clouds gather in the distance, it isn’t until we look up that we realise the rain is about to fall. We had been enthralled in our work in the allotments when we looked up to see in the distance the mist of rain falling across the valley as the dark clouds had gathered unnoticed as we made our hasty retreat into the garden shed..
So too in life often we do not see the changes that are around us.
The same laws that govern the growth of plants oversee our own internal and external changes. We observe, and wonder, tilling the soil of our lives, planting seeds, and tending them.
Sometimes the hard part is knowing when to stop and let go, handing it over to the universe. Usually this happens by way of distraction or disruption, our attention being called away to other more pressing concerns. And it is often at these times, when we are not looking, in the silence of nature’s embrace, that the miracle of change happens.Just as we hadn’t noticed our Sunflowers had started to bloom yesterday until we looked up to see two beautiful heads in bloom.
Sometimes we have relatively short attention spans, and we can easily lose track of time. We may worry about a seedling in a pot with our constant attention and watering for several weeks only to find ourselves enjoying the blooms it offers and wondering when that happened, and how we didn’t notice it.
Nature, on the other hand, has infinite patience and stays with a thing all the way through its life. This doesn’t mean that our efforts play no part in the miracle of change—they do. It’s just that they are one small part of the picture that finally results in the flowering of a plant, or our shifted awareness.. Its often we do not realise that those Dark Clouds which gathered did so for a purpose as they allowed us to let go of a situation or soften our hearts along the way…We have to remember all that happens is only One part of the Picture.. as we gather together the pieces of our Puzzle in this jig-saw of Life..
I dug out this poem I posted way back in 2007, It maybe that Dark Clouds are surrounded quite a few people and places right now.. But I know they are there for a purpose and after every storm we see a clearing in the air.. Those storms too in life are sometimes needed so that we can see a brighter new day … I hope you enjoy my poem ‘Dark Clouds’..as I hope for a Brighter New Day in the Lives of All in this World..
Dark Clouds
Dark clouds may be overhead.
And with them some rain may be shed.
The wind blows, and the air becomes chill
And all becomes silence, all is still
A flash of light, Heavens brilliant might
The dance of power, day turns to night.
An angry roar roles across the sky
As the storm takes hold, while passing by.
The raindrops fall, slow at first.
Then the Heavens open with torrential burst.
A few streaks of bright white light
But it’s not too long before it’s lost its might.
And as the thunder echoes in the distance
The bird’s start singing, awaking from the silence.
The clouds drift by revealing skies of blue.
And all is well in the misty hue.
And so in life, we have our troubles
When lightning strikes and anger bubbles.
But we ride the storm, even though there’s pain
For we know that soon the sun replaces the rain.
And in the brightness of a clear blue day,
We look back at the storms that passed our way.
The storms of life are here for a purpose,
To strengthen our love and bring with it tolerance.
You’ll never be sure when a storm might give rise.
So make the most of the sunny bright skies.
© Sue Dreamwalker – 2012 All rights reserved.
Ruth Nina Welsh
Aug 22, 2012 @ 16:30:22
Hi Sue, how timely! We just had a big storm here in the literal sense. As you say, in terms of life, storms have their place. Sometimes we feel them brewing, other times things hit us out of nowhere. Always there is something to learn and, if we look for it, something to gain. Lovely post! Ruth 🙂
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 22, 2012 @ 16:35:17
Hi Ruth yes they often hit when least expected but as you say we all have something to gain and learn if we look deep enough into them.. Thank you Ruth for adding your comments.. I hope that Blue skies will soon be overhead As I also Hope the Sun shines its light into your lives of every day.. Thank you ~Sue 🙂
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Ruth Nina Welsh
Aug 22, 2012 @ 16:40:09
Thanks so much Sue for those lovely wishes – I appreciate them and I wish the same for you. Breaking news: the sun is now shining! 🙂
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 16:07:52
May it always keep shining bright in our days.. Thank you Ruth..
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cat
Aug 22, 2012 @ 18:07:50
We have to learn to look ahead and work with what we have … Love, cat.
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 16:12:01
Agreed Cat, we do, I have found Calm eventually returns after every storm.. As the Peace is once again restored..
We just need to stay in balance, and all will be well..
Love to you my friend.. ~Sue xxx
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starproms
Aug 22, 2012 @ 18:31:49
Very apt post and beautifully written. I think we have more than quiches and knitting in common! Blessings,
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 16:27:03
Big Smiles here Starproms… And a Big thank you for taking time to visit, And so happy you enjoyed your stay.. 🙂 Sue
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starproms
Aug 23, 2012 @ 17:13:17
I’m looking forward to reading some of your past posts 🙂
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 17:16:33
Thank you, feel free, and the Archives is situated on the right somewhere in there, click and it unfolds back to 2007… So plenty to choose from.. LOL. 😉
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Tom (Aquatom1968)
Aug 22, 2012 @ 19:40:05
Very true, Sue.
I like the freshness after a good storm, where everything is calm, crisp and clear!
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 16:42:29
Yes Tom.. Nothing better than breathing in that freshness after a storm.. 🙂 Thank you for dropping by. Sue
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zendictive
Aug 22, 2012 @ 21:56:28
lightening, energizing the earth from heavens awesome powers. “Sky worms”.. I use to take our ‘Foster kids’ fishing (two boys) and we always stopped and dug our own worms. My little boys was startled by lightening one morning while getting the fish bait, I told him that lightening was worms falling from the sky. He said, “Really?” I said, “How else do they get so far down in the earth.” (chuckles) From then on, he was not so afraid of the lightening, I talked to him a couple weeks ago and he told me he was taking his boy fishing and going first to dig for worms, seems he enjoyed that more than fishing. (~_~)
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 16:47:00
Great Story Art about the Worms.. My granddad told me when I was small that if was a Big man in the sky who was gardening .. The Lightning was when he lit his pipe and the noise we could here was him trundling down the garden path with his wheelbarrow before he emptied it. That story never left me.. And I loved storms ever since, And as my Granddad smoked a pipe.. It brings back fond memories of my Granddad every time there is a storm.. 🙂 xx
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Androgoth
Aug 22, 2012 @ 22:18:06
I like to watch a good storm as long as nobody is hurt
in it I mean, I remember years ago at the coast being
trapped in the car for about twenty minutes during one
of the worst storms that I had witnessed… Afterwards
there was that smell of sulphur in the air, and the rain
just bucketed down too… Actually I quite enjoyed it 🙂
I like your posting Sue, it is very
nicely written my great friend 🙂 🙂
Androgoth XXx
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 16:55:04
That sounded a scary few minutes Andro.. But they say in a Lightning storm a car is a safe place as it has rubber wheels???? I dont know.. I wouldnt like to try it out!!! to see…
But to echo your thoughts, Yes I love to watch a storm.. the best storm I watched was while on top of a valley, watching the rain sweep across and then be almost above the lightning as it struck in the centre of the Valley… I was as It happened sat parked up in a car at the time..:-) So nice and dry.. 🙂
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Androgoth
Aug 24, 2012 @ 21:46:07
I remember seeing a documentary on this exact same subject and the experiment was to form a lightening bolt directly onto the roof of a car, it was an amazing show and as assumed the lightening strike went to earth, so yes it is safe inside a car during a thunderstorm 🙂 Well in theory anyway, there wasn’t anyone in the car during the experiment 🙂 lol
I hope that you are planning a wicked weekend Sue 🙂 🙂
Androgoth XXx
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:01:37
Im glad I didn’t dream that about it being safe in a car in a thunderstorm Andro 🙂 Rested up today, work tomorrow.. 🙂 Some work bank holidays lol Take care Sue 🙂
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Visionkeeper
Aug 22, 2012 @ 23:28:00
Wonderful words DW…So well put. The storm clouds keep blowing in and out of our lives these days, but if we stick together we can shield each other from the storms and keep each other dry. Thanks for being you DW! You are special. Stay dry and be peaceful within…Blessings…VK
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 16:56:57
Many thanks for your words too VK.. your encouragement is wonderful too.. As are you comments.. Sue xx
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Crowing Crone Joss
Aug 23, 2012 @ 01:21:14
no matter what we think, we rarely are prepared for the storms. They do sometimes rise up out of nowhere. But we go about our business, and tend to our seedlings and plants, ride out the storm and hold on to the promise of bloom and beauty. A beautiful post, filled with hope.
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 17:03:35
Thank you Joss, and we bend with the wind.. and float along.. And there is Always Hope while ever we breathe… Thank you so much for adding your thoughts here Joss.
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Crowing Crone Joss
Aug 23, 2012 @ 20:03:34
always, always hope.
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rosemarymonteith
Aug 23, 2012 @ 01:29:55
Lovely Sue
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 17:04:06
Thank you Rosemary.. Hugs xxx
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Renee Espriu
Aug 23, 2012 @ 01:38:11
Beautiful piece, my friend, and so true. Lately, there are times where life seems to be slipping by and I long to grasp every precious moment but with little energy I have to let go, let be and know that what I can grasp will be alright. Thank You!
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 17:07:22
Yes, there are many things these days I have to let go of too Renee, as I walk along through my days.. But I can always rely on there being that in life which is meant to be there.. Even those rain-storms and tears.. Each one needed as the rain quenches and the tears cleanse.. And its not long before the Rainbows are out.. Hugs to you xx Sue
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prenin
Aug 23, 2012 @ 03:52:33
I remember a few years back when we had a two hour thunderstorm I got on videotape! 🙂
My home building took two hits and the electricity pylons were also hit – huge showers of orange sparks! 🙂
Love and hugs!
Prenin.
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 17:09:52
Wow! Prenin, that sounded ONE Big Electric Storm… Sparks and ALL…. 🙂 xxx Bless you for dropping in on this stormy post! 😉
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Valentine Logar
Aug 23, 2012 @ 12:43:39
We have been having storms for the past several days. I love big storms! There is something awe inspiring about them. Years ago I lived out in the middle of nowhere and could watch the storms over the desert, it was one of my favorite things. I would just sit on my front porch and watch the clouds and the lightening, strange I always found it peaceful.
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 23, 2012 @ 17:13:45
Many people do not understand that Electric storms do have an affect upon us.. Some people get headaches etc while others feel Charged and excited, and others feel Peace..
As we are Energy Beings we will be affected by those electrical impulses..
Like you, I always Feel Calm…
~Sending you some Calm your way Val…. And dont worry, as regards your 2nd Mum… All will fall into place.. Hugs.. xxx
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WordsFallFromMyEyes
Aug 23, 2012 @ 20:09:13
This is great, Sue. No. 1 – I would read ANY post with a thunderstorm in it!
But re nature & its infinite patience… yes, it’s so so patient. I remember in kung fu being told I needed to learn patience. At the time, the comment from the sifu irritated me! Why do we get clues when we’re not ready? Oh, I know, they have impact & we recall them at the right time…
I had absolutely no idea electric storms affect us – truly. I only thought the moon “gets to us”.
Very interesting!
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 24, 2012 @ 15:35:50
No the Moon, Sun, and many more things ‘Get to us’ .. When we understand we are not just flesh and blood, but are energy beings.. Lots of things start making lots more sense..
Hugs ~Sue
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giselzitrone
Aug 23, 2012 @ 20:21:19
Liebe Sue wünsche dir einen schönen Abend tolle Fotos sind das die Naturelemente so schön zu sehen.Wünsche die liebe Freundin ein glückliches wunderschönes weekend sind ein paar Tage an der Ahr ,aber am Sonntag gehts aber wieder nach Köln.Grüsse dich Herzlich Gislinde.
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 24, 2012 @ 15:37:22
Danke Gislinde und wünschen Ihnen einen schönen Abend und am Wochenende Sue
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giselzitrone
Aug 23, 2012 @ 20:23:21
Ein wunderschönes Gedicht liebe Sue Gruss Gislinde
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summerrain63
Aug 24, 2012 @ 08:12:20
I am usually afraid of storms….I try to run…hide…but then again…I love to feel the rain on my face….I guess into every life a little rain must fall….great poem
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 24, 2012 @ 15:42:18
Yes the rain is all part of life without it NOTHING would grow.. Not even us.. So the tears are all part of our learning and growing..
Thank you Summerrain.. 🙂
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eddietwohawks
Aug 24, 2012 @ 14:52:24
There are plenty storms this time of year in Florida. In fact “Isaac” has targeted our shores. What will we do? Prepare for the worst; hope for the best.
This is a lovely verse Dreamwalker. Skies always clear to reveal blue again! No matter how dark life may seem in this moment brightness returns! Wonderful lessons to help those suffering in the darkness.
blessings, Eddie
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 24, 2012 @ 16:04:01
My thoughts are with you all in Florida and Isaac… I hope looses power as it gets over land.. Thinking of you my friend and Thank you for your encouragement and blessings ~Dreamwalker
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Doris
Aug 24, 2012 @ 15:07:37
Wishing you a wonderful weekend my friend…
hugs, kisses & smiles 🙂
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becca givens
Aug 24, 2012 @ 15:52:28
Oh what a wonderful reminder! Life moves quickly — and it takes discernment to know what to stick with and what to let go. I must believe at all times, I am in the right place at the right time – and all is as it should be. I may not always “think so” — but I trust it is. Thank you for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend filled with blessings and love. xoxox
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 24, 2012 @ 16:35:22
HI Becca, Yes time is swiftly moving along as Autumn months draw the nights in. But I am sure that we are in the right place .. or else we would be somewhere else! 😉 ..
Thank you so much for dropping by…
Wishing you too a wonderful weekend..
Sue xx
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LadyBlueRose's Thoughts Into Words
Aug 24, 2012 @ 21:50:57
I have missed your words….
and I don’t know how I became unsubscribed?
oh well, I came in to see you got sidetracked by AndroGoth
this is wonderful Sue, I love storms, we have have had some incredible ones,
twice in the past two weeks I got 4-5 inches of rain each time, Texas definitely needed it. I stayed up watching them, ( and checking on kittens and fawns in the rising water)
I will read your poem again and again, it feels good….
I hope things are well in your part of the world…
Take Care…
You Matter…
)0(
ladyblue
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:03:54
Hi Ladyblue, Thank you, Yes storms are ‘Electric’ to watch! 🙂 and I havent had any of your updates come to think of it, I shall have to go Look in my Manage subscriptions section and check.. Thank you so much for adding your most welcome thoughts.. Sue x
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LadyBlueRose's Thoughts Into Words
Aug 28, 2012 @ 05:03:39
I wandered back through tonight
I loved this one and wanted to read one more time,
seemed I need it to sleep by …
not sure why
Take Care…
Have a Wonderful Tuesday
)0(
Blessed Be
ladybluerose
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 29, 2012 @ 13:16:07
I think we all come through our storms, and often linger in the aftermath, but find the peace will envelope us as the calm of a new day begins.. Thank you so very much for returning to read.. 🙂
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Sabina Brave
Aug 24, 2012 @ 22:01:20
There were many dangerous storms in my country this month. Some people lost houses, some even died… Climate changes, and people change too.
Thank you for making us thinking always.
Have a blessed weekend Sue.
Love and hugs,
xxx
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:05:50
I am sorry to hear about that Sabina, The storms seem to be getting more powerful, and Climate changes are taking affect.. Wishing you a Peaceful Sunday dear Sabina and thank you for your wishes.. xxx
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marja
Aug 25, 2012 @ 10:51:40
Golden words and a golden poem. “And it is often at these times, when we are not looking, in the silence of nature’s embrace, that the miracle of change happens”
I can relate to that as have a personal story of “a seed” I attended to for years and years. I felt hopeless as it didn’t seem to come up. I relaxed and suddenly it emerged and starts to flower. The extacy is huge as it was so sudden Arohanui Marja
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:09:30
Thank you Marja for sharing that story, Its often the way, Like many who I know who have longed for a child, and the moment they let go of their wants, the Universe grants them their wishes.. To Want! the Universe delivers, to keep on Wanting!!!…. Blessings to you and yours.. Sue xx
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Oceanwaves
Aug 25, 2012 @ 19:12:44
I am very fearful of thunderstorms..though I do enjoy watching them from indoors 🙂 pretty spectacular read here Sue…love how you blend everything in to a beautiful interesting story. Your poem is glorious!
Has been quite a while since my last visit…but I am back for now 🙂
Hope you are well…..!
You know, next week the storm is coming here…grrr
Have a great weekend hun
Hugs xx
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:15:28
I think the ‘Fear’ stems from when we were children, and how our parents reacted.. I am pleased to say, My Son is teaching my 21 month old granddaughter to enjoy the storms.. As the nursery rhyme ‘I Hear Thunder’ is sung.. Nice to see you back Tracey, and I will be around shortly xx Sue
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Cat Forsley
Aug 25, 2012 @ 20:53:19
SUE SUE …………..
LOVELY LOVELY POIGNANT
and so it is with Nature ——– Just follow it with GRace xx
all i can say because there is so much wisdom here – i could write you an essay …..and i do love essays …lol but not on Saturdays !!!!!!!!
Huge Love xx
C
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:18:10
Your Words Grace, inspired my next post, ‘Be at One with Yourself.’ I hope your Day has been a wonderful Sunday! Lots of Summer I hope left to enjoy.. Sue xox
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Cat Forsley
Aug 27, 2012 @ 00:04:16
awwwwwwwwwwwww 🙂
soo cool xx
yep it was a beauty of a day ……………:)
like all days – special and unique xoxoxoxo
and nope to the knitting for me …..lol
i will leave it to the experts xoxo = u xo
love love love xo
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 27, 2012 @ 21:57:20
The other sleeve finished.. Just got to sew together and do the rib… LOL.. and I will have a little Model shortly.. 🙂
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Cat Forsley
Aug 27, 2012 @ 22:57:06
okay good 🙂
the rib ?
lol …..i am so not a knitter !!!!!!!!
Isobella —————— 🙂 Happy angel baby yes ?
am i spelling her name right ?
because there is this beautiful song ……….by Bjork ……. let me know 😉
You could have a little knitting online boutique ———— 🙂 i would sign up for sure …….:)
you are uberly talented Sue Sue ,……
and so happy to have u in my life xoxoxoxo
LOVE XOXOXO
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The Emu
Aug 26, 2012 @ 10:16:48
At this time in my life Sue your words of wisdom arrive at the right time.
You leave me with much to ponder on, but to know and accept the changing patterns in life.
Emu
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:26:45
I find Emu, that we are often given snippets from various sources to make us ponder and think anew.. Nothing is ever as it seems.. and our storms however hard or long, blow themselves out, leaving us with a clearing and a renewal of self and aims in life.. Our Journey is constantly evolving and constantly changing… Wishing you all well and your family have my thoughts Emu.. xox
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Cat Forsley
Aug 26, 2012 @ 15:44:42
u knew i was gonna give you a little musical gift too right ? xo
i dunno why
maybe it’s just the storm in the song – but I love this one xo
Love to you and Hubby
xoxoxoxo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWZ8dEudzMk
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 19:28:24
Thank you Cat, lovely Music, beautifully sung, Wishing you much love back ~Sue xox
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Cat Forsley
Aug 27, 2012 @ 00:01:59
received and boomeranged right back …..:) 🙂 🙂 love xo
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Michelle
Aug 26, 2012 @ 21:35:05
Beautiful. I like the image too! I love a storm, but then, I hope your Sunflowers are okay. Glad you had a shed.
Truly a beautiful poem Sue. Thanks for sharing.
Your friend,
Michelle. (Hugs and Love xoxo)
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 26, 2012 @ 21:39:10
Yes they are fine Michelle, and I have another picture to send you soon we have 6 out now.. and the sweetcorn almost ready.. 🙂
I guest you would have loved a storm Michelle.. Love and Blessings.. Sue
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kp
Aug 28, 2012 @ 12:48:30
Thank you Sue for these insights….we just got back from holidays that included slow time camping in a beautifully wild place…I felt the place in my bones. I slept deeply, my mind quietened, and I have come home feeling calm and centred. Kim
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 29, 2012 @ 13:21:21
Hi Kim, so lovely to hear from you, and I hope you and your family had a really great time Camping, Nothing better than breathing in that Peace and Fresh Country Air and allowing Nature to seep into your bones, So happy you are feeling refreshed, and centred.. Hugs, Sue
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rickbraveheart
Aug 29, 2012 @ 10:06:32
A beautiful poem Sue, and a “stunning” photo. As a landscape photographer I know how difficult it is to capture a lightning bolt and this photo with its rich colors, wonderful lightning bolt and and captivating emotions is stunning. Great work.
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Sue Dreamwalker
Aug 29, 2012 @ 14:41:58
I thank you for your comment about my poem Rick, but I cannot take credit for the photo, I belong to a Free Photo sharing site. and came across it there, it fitted the poem, and I collect many on that site, I would imagine the skill at getting such a photo shot just so, is amazing, And there was no credit who to give this too except Photobucket! Again thank you so much for taking time out to comment.. ~Sue
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Gabrielle
Sep 12, 2012 @ 20:46:10
Great post Sue, and wonderful poem as well! 🙂 Thunderstorms can creep up on us in life and dump more water than we might enjoy, but it’s wonderfully refreshing to have a walk in the woods after a storm. The smells are amazing and everything is green and lush again, just as it is after we have weathered a storm in life.
Love and Blessings to you xox
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Sue Dreamwalker
Sep 14, 2012 @ 11:58:50
Nothing beats nature Gabrielle in her aftermaths of rain.. be it the drops still dripping from the leaves to the droplets upon petals and spiders webs. to rainbows in the sky, or steam from a pavement as we see the rainbow colours of oil in the puddles… Miracles are there in everything if we but take the time to look and really SEE them… Love and Light my friend ~Sue xxx
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Duma Key
Sep 16, 2012 @ 21:08:06
I love the way you find the posative even in the darkness, sometimes, most of the time in fact I find this near on impossible to do.
Your blog always leaves me with so much to think about!
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Sue Dreamwalker
Sep 16, 2012 @ 21:23:07
Strange or not so.. Seems we were both viewing each others blogs at the same time..
And Im pleased I give you food for thought..
Letting go.. is hard.. but once we do.. we allow a whole new world of joy in..
~Sue
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Aquileana
Dec 24, 2014 @ 13:01:03
Glad I came across this beautiful poem… I truly agree with you when you say tat the storms of Life are here for a major purpose.
Your poem reminded me of this excerpt from Haruki Murakami’s book “Kafka on the shore”
“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn’t get in, and walk through it, step by step. There’s no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That’s the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine.
And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”
Beautiful and wise verses, dear Sue.
Best wishes to you. Aquileana 😀
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Sue Dreamwalker
Dec 24, 2014 @ 13:05:26
Dear Aquileana.. WOW!.. thank you so so much for sharing that beautiful and wise passage from Haruki Murakami’s book “Kafka on the shore”.. its an amazing piece..
And thank you for taking the time to read this poem.. and THANK YOU for being such a wonderful friend xxx
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Aquileana
Dec 24, 2014 @ 13:14:33
Thank you for your words, my wise friend.
All the very best to you, always, Aquileana 😀
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