Tistyra's blog: "Tid-bits Journal"

Fire Fly Spots to gaze, Beyond this place. Flickers of light Quickening face Be still and wait They're all around In a jar by your bed The light that you've found Close your eyes The time for resting is soon Unweave your mind Gaze up to the moon Fly free Firefly Further and further away Fly Firefly To catch another day

River Song Author: cswandering Word count: 114 Walkin' to the river looking for adventure Walkin' to the river Watchin' the clouds go by Goin' to the river Playin' in the water Goin' to the river watching the waves roll by Splashin' in the river Chasing all the fishes Splashin' in the river makein' lots of wishes Spashin' in the river watchin' the fish swim by Jumpin' in the river picking up a pebble throw it in the water watching your cares roll by slidin' on the big rocks Finding lots of sea shells throw them in the water watching the waves roll by Walking from the river had a big adventure walkin' from the river Casted our cares aside.

All for now By Hatter :) Over time I have looked to the sky And have washed my tears Asking how and why Looking at the moon Asking you: Where are you? I know you are under the same stars as I ... And so the distance between us is not so very far Don't worry, I'm looking for you, here under the same night sky ... And now I have traveled far and wide Fallen to deep lows and climbed to dizzying highs Journeys of the road and Journeys of the mind All of the tears and all of the joy And all of the things I learned as a boy All of the hard knocks, all of the strife Working me up to this point in my life The purpose of it all To bring me here and now And to prepare me To hang by those precious fleeting moments ... So that you and I When we found one another might together fly And join with each other And paint together A brand new light in the sky And now someday a child might call through it to another: Are you under the same stars as I?

The worlds view My son clasped my hand as we climbed to the top of the mountain. I looked into his bright blue eyes as he said to me... " I love climbing up , you know why mom ?" “Why " I said picking up the pace. .." because when you get to the top" he continued. "The world is so much bigger, you can see forever" "and the best part.. is that you can see how far we've come' So there I stood at the top of the world with the eyes of a child. Thinking, wishing, dreaming.. That everyone could see what I saw. That everyone would realize how far they've come. And equally important is the road ahead my son.

Tao Perplexed Beyond Recognition Once you experience being at the center You suddenly see the whole world changing If you go deep into yourself you are bound to meet figures who are close to your heart Drop all burdens , The higher you want to reach the less burdened you must be When love and hate are both absent everything becomes clear and undisguised The truth cannot be contained by any word what so ever The truth can be lived But there is no way to say it. The truth lies in silence Tao is the way , there is no goal Just being here in the moment We are not going anywhere. The inner flower can only grow when there Are no other tensions ,when you are not going anywhere, When you are resting. Life seems meaningless because the meaning Arises in the balance between the useful And the useless As you start growing , new dimensions open In your being When water falls on the rocks The rock disappears And becomes sand Its only a matter of time

Foot Prints in the sand-A Revision Author: cswandering Word count: 152 14 Dec 2007 Foot Prints in the sand-A Revision Current mood: blessed One night I had a wondrous dream, One set of footprints there was seen, The footprints of my precious Lord, But mine were not along the shore. But then some stranger prints appeared, And I asked the Lord,” what have we here?" Those prints are large and round and neat, "But Lord they are too big for feet." "My child,” He said in somber tones, "For miles I carried you alone. I challenged you to walk in faith, But you refused and made me wait." "You disobeyed, you would not grow, The walk of faith you would not know, So I got tired, I got fed up And there I dropped you on your butt." "Because in life there comes a time, When one must fight and one must climb, When one must rise and take a stand, Or leave their butt prints in the sand."

You live You learn (alanis said it best) Children learn what they live If children live with criticism: they learn to condemn If children live with hostility: they learn to fight If children live with ridicule: they learn to be shy If children live with shame: they learn to feel guilty If children live with encouragement: they learn confidence If children live with tolerance: they learn to be patient If children live with praise: they learn to appreciate If children live with approval: they learn to like themselves If children live with honesty: they learn truthfulness If children live with security: they learn to have faith in themselves and others If children live with acceptance: they learn to love If children live with friendliness: they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.....I love you love mommy...

Fort Hatter when every thing breaks right from the start...and we just can't find the clues where theres a pot of gold..i found your heart..and a stalker bought those shoes Point blank bambi , hysterical on the hill..when you get the munchies..and eat up the fat pill..When we have our special soup..turkeycornoddleoodle...when i drew that airport picture my freudian ooppsie doodle.. Every movie just wont play..i dont like tv anyway..i swear my ears block all transmission...you wash dishes ill tile the kithchen train whistles for ever..my feet up on the bar..holdin hands at the overlook sittin in the car.. Chewin up your shasta...siamese little feet...standing high on life or toliet seat... pickles pickles peanut cups.i just can't seem get enough...we take a walk in walmart and always get a tarded cart..we cant stand to wait in line we always forget the smokes im always there to remind... i wrote you a song for your birthday you were so touched you didn't know what to say.. ratstove carcas..lights are broke but were all home..stickykeys..broken door insulation is working on 4..Front page girl scout who stole my cookie! i think i looked ewok or some kind of wookie .hang the laptop on the wall... holy shit its gonna fall..speakers on my head again...this movies over THE END!!.Burned more than we even play...tickets still we have to pay.. Eating creamer from the can..sing my song im youre biggest fan.. Is this heavy..do i look kool..like a girl scout cookie outta high school.. late nite runs for smokes we quit..newyears memories we werent even lit infinity times 64...you never could unlock the damn door...three times it beeps were in for a ride you always ask if i wanna drive.. not coolers!its wine.., chinese budda to dine.. fortune cookies swell log jammin from hell.. its all good its in the truck..spiral toss and try to duck... holy shit what the *** boat drink of cheer always better when your here but after this well need a beer!!!! nerf and the black hole..thats just wrong know your role.. unicorns and water stride..in the foggy mist they hide..dream of owls in snowy moonlite..i know this love is right.. c++ so much more your the one my heart beats for.. increments of 17..im so bass ackwards you know what i mean .. play some rummy.....play some chess,with you its real love i do confess.. its on I before E teeheee teeheee...weird and foreign its not the band tourin.. its growling not snorin.. youre not alway right...teehee our first play fight.. Drama Queen im not that mean....life is life its what Ive seen.. Looking forward to seeing it all with you ..I love you

Strength and Courage Author: cswandering Word count: 115 Strength and Courage It takes strength to be firm.. It takes courage to be gentle.. It takes strength to stand guard.. It takes courage to let down your guard.. It takes strength to conquer.. It takes courage to surrender.. It takes strength to be certain.. It takes courage to have doubt.. It takes strength to fit in.. It takes courage to stand out.. It takes strength to feel a friends pain.. It takes courage to feel your own pain.. It takes strength to hide feelings. It takes courage to show them. It takes strength to endure abuse. It takes courage to stop it. It takes strength to stand alone. It takes courage to lean on another. It takes strength to love. It takes courage to be loved. It takes strength to survive. It takes courage to live..

Tobys baby book ( excerpts) Your Child is a clean slate take care of what you write on them. Children fall down, Never stop helping them get up. But remember ,thats why god made them so close to the ground. Tobys first prayer: Thank you god for everyone and every thing that is good.. Amen 2 years old Some funny and not so funny things you did.. You handpumped shampoo all over the rug: Squirted toothpaste everywhere: Ripped up all my papertowels Threw everything out of the grocery cart: Popping the trunk to the car over and over: 5-20-05 How sweet are you? Your scared of the dark but follow me anywhere. You love to help me with my chores but won't do your own. You followed me to the bathroom but wouln't go by yourself. Your a true escape artist,except when I need a minute alone You love bugs but your afraid to touch them. You can never make up your mind what to watch on TV Your toys aren't interesting unless someone else is interested in them. You've aquired a serious taste for MOPARS (my fault) Your scared of thunder but love the rain. We play tackle with no football. You ran me down with a powerwheel .. I love those days. On 7-30 -05 We played in a creek.we made our own pond I taught you that sometimes when you take away you make a pond bigger we danced to Jazz. Played with the unicorn music box till you fell asleep. 8-2-05 Toby earned his first quarter, returning a golfball to a man who had hit it into our creek. The creek was empty the day was hot. You were ready for another one of mommys adventures We walked the heat stricken path covered in rocks Enclosed by brush Where water used to be. Followed it much further than I had planned to go. When no end was in sight there was something more to show. A beautiful pond to deep to follow and you never gave up hope When your thirst is unquenchable the path unbearable The quest unknown I learned this fron you this time . Thanks for all you've shown. Its always harder to get there than it is to get back. "Sink Sand only sinks if you chose to stand still" Which seems completely backwards to me? But you proved me wrong! The purpose of Life.. Be who God intended you to be.. Realize that all in your path are there with reason Turn every circumstance into opportunity Invest your money because every thing you have is merely a loan to you. You do not own it. Look at life as mearly preparation for eternity. Success is what you do not what you have. It doesn't matter how good you are at what you do, if that is not what you were intended for.. Never end a quest. keep the challenge and strive