I got a really great email yesterday, and I wanted to share it. It was a nice gift to get on a mopey, mostly-alone Saturday.
"yes, im aware of your blog
hesitant to say so
i feel i know you much more than you do me
and have no desire to make you feel uncomfortable
or myself awkward
i can relate to your words with all too much familiarity
as im sure many people could if they only allow themselves to think
at least you do and express your ideas and concerns
(and you are a very good writer as well)
im sure it helps to work these issues through
but for all you thoughts
where do you want them to lead?
its a process
the experience of your life
it takes time
its writing for attention or pity or confirmation
crying and laughing and screaming and smiling
questioning our own sanity and that of others
seeking the validation we fail to see in ourselves
its a friend of friends waxing psuedo-sagaciously with the best of intentions
(dont panic... grab a towel and think 42!)
youre not the only one, genevieve
maybe the one and only with your particular dna pattern
(that you know of...)
we all go through this life wading in the detrius of regret
the cesspools of doubt and fear
but we just need to keep moving
there are sandbars
there are undertows
we swim
we sink
sometimes we get a ride from a passing ship
other times they are not going where we wish
and the shore isnt always in sight
but its there
a place to rest and smile in the sun
to shed our skins and take a bath
to dream about
to hope for
wish
maybe
someday
i feel really silly and shy at this precise moment
(like i just wrote something anonymously about raisins... eek!)
suppose its what ive been wanting to hear myself
i hope you can take something away from all that
like i think i just did
and call it your own
or delete it
its up to you... only
be well"
Posted by thevieve at April 30, 2006 11:20 AMyoure welcome...
and thank you.