A love letter to words.
January 31, 2020
I love words. Just adore them. They have a magical way of taking my breath away without warning. They tell our stories. Write our poems. They compose our love letters and our resignation letters. They are perfect and not so perfect. Lately I’ve been really attuned to the random sentences I’ve heard in some unlikely places. So I’m officially declaring today LOVE A GREAT SET OF WORDS day. So, let’s love on some words for a while.
Be still my soul. I bought these words on a little pale blue sign recently and I keep that sign in my closet so I can see it when I’m getting dressed. I often have to remind myself to be still and listen to my gut. What is this person really telling me? What do I want to do now? It takes stillness to listen to your own gut and feelings. It takes the kind of stillness you feel down in your soul. I guess that’s why meditation really works.
Sometimes you have to build the ship while you sail it. I’m a big believer in just starting somewhere. Just grab what you have and go forward. I’m doing that every day these days. Just making it up as I go along. I’m currently working with a smart group of people to help redefine what it means to be 55+ in a world where many of us will live well into our 90s. We’re excited and definitely building the ship as we all sail during this time in our lives ourselves. Much more to come on the 3rdAct! It’s a slow going little row boat right now, but it’s going.
Did the captain of the titanic cry? This is a set of words from an old(ish) song that pops up in my heart and head every once in a while. Sometimes first thing in the morning to be honest with you. I must remember it when I am pondering something about my own life. Don’t you love how that works? Maybe there are some questions that will never, ever have answers. ERRRGH. Maybe some things are best left unanswered. But man, there are some things I want to know so bad. Like, did he cry? I’m saying yes.
If I wasn’t already here, I would consider staying home. Geez, I love this sentence from a Facebook friend who’s in China right now. It was a random comment he made to friend. I smiled out loud (is that a thing?) when I saw it. Can’t explain why really, just thought it was a great set of words.
You see, I’m afraid of dying. I wrote about this a while back. I love this sentence. Because if we all drank truth serum and sat around the campfire of life, I bet you we would all have some version of this universal fear pass over our lips. It takes a whole lot of courage to live and love. It really does. Because nothing in life is permanent. The other day some friends and I were talking and I asked, “What is the opposite of love?” And their answer was FEAR. James Victore, an artist I love, does this wonderful art where he puts random phrases on art he finds. I love this one that simple says: And then we die. Makes you think.
So, go love on some words today. Appreciate all they do for us. They are this wonderful constant in our ever-changing world and lives. And that alone makes them worthy of our unbridled love and adoration. I love you magical words! Carry on!
P.S. I totally do not have James Victore’s permission to use this art, so if it goes down (he’s my facebook friend), you’ll know he got angry at me. If you want to buy it, you can on his etsy shop.
