~Dancing in the moonlight~

Dancing in the moonlight
Lover’s in a tender embrace
The sweet caress of twilight
Dances across their face

The world around them disappears
As they glide across the floor
Mesmerized by passion
Their hearts begin to soar

The rhythm flows through them
The fire burns more intense
The heat of their bodies
Melts together in a perfect dance

©Kristal
7-25-01

~~Happy Thanksgiving~~

“Happy Thanksgiving”

~~ BLACK FRIDAY~~

“Black Friday”

November 25 to some is a day off work.. the beginning of the holiday shopping season a time to rush out early to get all those great early bird deals… to enjoy a long for day weekend.. BUT to many of us who work retail it is BLACK FRIDAY !!!!

Black Friday is the longest day of the year for those of us working retail.. we don’t get the 4 day weekend.. a lot of us don’t even get Thanksgiving or Christmas off so we can serve those last minute shoppers.. Which to most retailers is more important then letting their associates be home and spend time with their families.

Don’t get me wrong.. I am thankful that I have a job and I get a steady paycheck.. But I am a firm believer that FAMILY should come first and foremost in our lives. Yes we need money to survive.. so many thing depends on it.. But for the most part I do not like money and what it does to people.. Look around at nature and animal.. These both survive with no money… yet they thrive.. how so.. mostly they rely on a strong support group.. whether it be called a herd, a flock, a school or a pride.. it still is a social group consisting of friends and/or family members. The all mighty dollar has no control.. there is no need.. it is the basic of survival.. it is the bond we share of this earth.. be it man or beast.. We can learn so much from nature and wildlife.

I wish there was a way to out law Black Friday.. I know you may be thinking this statement is ridiculous.. and I am sure you haven’t work retail before either. Black Friday is an extremely stressful day for all.. whether your working of shopping. The only reason it is such a bad day if because so many have it off and take advantage of the time from work. So retailers know this and hence the ads .. the early bird specials.. the blitzs… the midnight madness sales.. Time that could be spent with loved one.. is now spent going crazy shopping. I like to shop as much as anyone.. mainly window shopping.. material things don’t mean that much to me.. sentimental things do.

I would never have imagined the things I have witness since working in retail for almost 13 years. I have witness anger… hate.. greed.. fights.. accidents.. it has gotten so bad that most store have police offices with in the store this day because they end up calling them anyway because of fights and riots that break out.. people getting mad a peeing on buildings.. pushing people.. even children.. there have even been cases of people getting killed in car crashes trying to rush to the next big sale to get that item… that big item everyone wants.. But is it really worth a life.. Life is too precious a gift to take so for granted. I would rather sit in an empty room with those I love then for someone to get hurt trying to get me something.

We all fall victim to wanting to get they perfect gift for someone.. we all spend too much money during the holiday season and we tend to forget the important things.. what this season is all about.. no matter what your beliefs.. this is a time to rejoice.. to celebrate the reason for the season .. Look around at the love that surrounds you.. look at your family and friends.. look around at the things that are important.. enjoy life and this holiday season for it is all about LOVE .. you can’t find it in a sale ad.. you can’t find it at the early bird sales.. You can however find it all around you.. Embrace it.. share it.. and have the happiest and safest holiday ever.


“SPREAD THE LOVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON”

~~ Nature Speaks~~

There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks.
Most of the time we are simply not patient enough,
quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.

~~Linda Hogan~~

 

~~Reflections Of The Soul~~

Sitting on the waters edge
I look down to see
In the calm clear water
My reflection staring back at me

I close my eyes and hold them tight
Hoping the image would disappear
For seeing ones true self
Is more then I can bare

I see imperfection
In everything before me
I see the reflection
Of the person I think is me

Staring at my reflection
Caught up in what’s wrong not right
All the sudden I see an image
Of an eagle taking flight

I look back at my reflection
And see the smile upon my face
A beam of light all around me
In the suns tender embrace

My eyes are now open
And I see what’s with in
The reflection of what I’ve dreamed of being
Was always who I have been

Kristal© 11-01-01

Photo by

Kristal 11-05-05

~~William Blake~~

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green things that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity.. and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself"

~William Blake~

Photo by
Kristal 2005

 

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Sweet Dreams

“Sweet Dreams”

I lie awake at night
Waiting for blissful sleep
Knowing the only way to have you with me
Is only in my sweet dreams

Slowly I drift into slumber
And my mind awakens to see
The vision of you
Standing before me

My heart pounds in anticipation
As your hand caresses mine
Our body’s intertwining
As our minds become one

The feel of your arms envelops me
Your voice echoes through my soul
The sensations overwhelming
The desire is out of control

But alas, I slowly awaken
To see the early morning light
With only the wonderful memory
Of my sweet dream last night

©Kristal
1/25/00

~The Indian Serenade~

~The Indian Serenade~

I arise from dreams of thee

In the first sweet sleep of night,

When the winds are breathing low,

And the stars are shining bright.

I arise from dreams of thee,

And a spirit in my feetHas led me -who knows how?

To thy chamber-window, Sweet!

The wandering airs they faintOn the dark,

the silent stream - The champak odours fail

Like sweet thoughts in a dream;

The nightingale's complaint,

It dies upon her heart

,As I must die on thine,

O beloved as thou art!

Oh lift me from the grass!

I die! I faint! I fail!

Let thy love in kisses rain

On my lips and eyelids pale.

My cheek is cold and white, alas!

My heart beats loud and fast;

Oh press it close to thine again,

Where it will break at last!

Percy Bysshe Shelley

(1792-1827)

~Photo by Me~

~Remember~

~Always Remember those who serve and

those who have given their lives for our freedom~

~IF TOMORROW STARTS WITH OUT ME~

IF TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME


If tomorrow starts without me, and I’m not there to see,If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me;I wish so much you wouldn’t cry the way you did today,while thinking of the many things we didn’t get to say.I know how much you care for me, and how much I care for you,and each time that you think of me I know you’ll miss me too;

But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand,that an angel came and called my name and took me by the hand,and said my place was ready in heaven far above,and that I’d have to leave behind all those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away, a tear fell from my eye,for all life, I’d always thought I didn’t want to die.I had so much to live for and so much yet to do.it seemed almost impossible that I was leaving you.I thought of all the love we shared and all the fun we had.If I could relive yesterday, I thought, just for a while,I’d say goodbye and hug you and maybe see you smile.

But then I fully realized that this could never be,for emptiness and memories would take the place of me.And when I thought of worldly things that I’d miss come tomorrow.I thought of you, and when I did, my heart was filled with sorrow.

But when I walked through Heaven’s gates, I felt so much at home.When God looked down and smiled at me, from His great golden throne,He said, "This is eternity and all I’ve promised you,Today your life on earth is past but here it’s starts anew.I promise no tomorrow, but today will always last.and since each day’s the same, there’s no longing for the past.

But you have been so faithful, so trusting, so true.Though there were times you did some things you knew you shouldn’t do.And you have been forgiven and now at last you’re free.So won’t you come and take my hand and share my life with me?"

So if tomorrow starts without me, don’t think we’re far apart,for every time you think of me, please know I’m in your heart.

Author Unknown

~Sanctuary of Silence~

Sanctuary of Silence

I revel in silence
Where no words are spoken

A place to be whole
Not fragmented or broken

For when I am silent
There is rest for my mind

And such peace, that only
Those who are quiet can find

It’s a language so soft
And yet so clear

That only those willing
To listen can hear

A place where fantasy
And reality meet

And burdens from the past
Would not dare to compare

A place where I can
Be focused and free

Yes… a place to finally
Find the real me

There is such a place
With no tremors of violence

This place that I speak of
Is my sanctuary of silence

Christi Ray ©

~Dr. Seuss~

FANTASY IS A NECESSARY INGREDIENT IN LIVING, IT’S A WAY OF LOOKING AT LIFE THROUGH THE WRONG END OF A TELESCOPE AND THAT ENABLES YOU TO LAUGH AT LIFE’S REALITIES.

~DR. SEUSS~

I am an idea

I am an idea

Conceived in the mind of the Universe

And interpreted in the minds

Of the individuals I meet

Within myself I am constant

Yet I am as ever changing

As the people who interpret me

I can control my actions

But I can not control their thoughts

Therefore, I must do what I think right

And let others -Think what they will

From the book - Footprints In The MindCopyright © 1979, Javan

My first post...

"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."
~~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~~

I am starting this blog to help me express my throughts and emotions as I continue my quest for find happiness and to find my path in this world. There are many things I have to learn and to go through and this will be an outlet for my soul as I take my journey to the unknown spances called life.