reflections_of_winter lostgirl •re-discover ignored abilities •attack the whole way down •enjoy the ride to the top •transform from timid to aggressive •learn to enjoy the silence •respect but demand respect in return •know that children need unconditional love •accept that teenagers are a pain in the ass •recognize good health for the treasure it is •let the baby be king of the mountain •adopt MGMT Oracular Spectacular as theme music •become perplexed by the unexpected •confront confusion head on •put out the fire when it gets dangerous •discover how holding back can break your heart •search for the message from a stranger •find out that drinking too much wine doesn’t help •understand that love happens in ways that can’t be understood •don’t let someone important say goodbye •realize that ’letting it fly’ is as necessary as breathing •hold on to promises even if by a thread •sew together the rips in the magic blanket •appreciate that it’s going to be okay 100322 ... rt this is utterly amazing. 100322 ... lostgirl * shed tears for the low paying, high commitment job you really want but cannot take * walk the tightrope every weekend knowing that when or if you fall it will be into a pile of broken glass disguised as snow * say goodbye to blather with honest intentions to leave and then decide not to... it's a free country after all * protect someone you love, whatever_it_takes, even when the story suddenly becomes untellable * understand and accept the fact that people are rarely a hundred percent who they present themselves to be *recognize too late that tying up loose ends over coffee can put you behind schedule enough to end up in the wrong place at the wrong time on a friday_night * know that horrible accidents happen for a reason, even when the reflection in the mirror has been forever altered * learn from a blue_friend then apply to this life that love will find a way if it is real, because nothing real can be threatened * see clearly out of darkness into light, inside and out, and know that what's_inside_is_what_matters as long as the view is from above * find that learning and practicing sitting meditation, breathing, silence, stillness, groundlessness....(thanks for your guidance, unhinged) makes the places that scare you much more interesting * everything is going to be okay. really. 110318 what's it to you? who go blather from