They have reached the wrinkled days
Happy and content
Side by side

He kisses her on the cheek
She smiles with a smile that is both fresh and well worn

They are mature but beautifully so

While their hearts are young and getting younger

They know the good and the not so good
they focus on the former and find peace

They have reached the wrinkled days
Happy and content
Side by side

She is earth and she is fire
She is strong and a survivor
She loves fiercely
She walks honestly
A woman to desire

One down to earth
One in the clouds
A strange combination that works

It feels really good to walk on fire

Doesn’t mean I am a god or have any superpower
Doesn’t mean I can do or accomplish anything I want

It does mean that in life I will face tasks that I really don’t want to do but that I must execute to get to where I need to go

It does mean that I know how to execute in spite of my fear

It does mean that I will execute through my fear

It feels really good to walk on fire

I have acted courageously many times in my life, and I am capable of becoming a man of true courage

I have succeeded at many things in my life and I am capable of achieving great success in all areas that are important to me

I am an imperfect but good man.  I will continue to do my best to be a blessing to others.

Although I may not see the path now, I believe that I will find the way to overflowing happiness/peace/joy.

Some moments are beautifully mysterious,
Shared by two only even when thousands surround

Listening to the voice that is a part of me and the words written on my soul

Thinking about growing older and our lifelong connection - tender, sad, sweet, beautiful, fragile, permanent

We laughed in the car
Together
I don’t know why
But it felt good
Like the sun piercing through the rain clouds

I ate too much
Feel like crap
Why do we not do the simplest things to help ourselves
I know the answer to that question but I’m still ******
Ever wish you could just ***** up the crap you created in your own life
It doesn’t work like that
Have to get healthy one day at a time

Life was a blank canvas when we first met

Unconsciously we attempted to fill that canvas with what we had individually imagined

Now we are older and despite our history the future is yet again a blank canvas - it always is

Can we more intentionally work to create together?  Open to new pathways, working with all the materials available to us, and bringing our best creative energies to bear

Sure we have our share of pain, struggle and disappointment
But what masterpiece was ever birthed without those elements?

He keeps going
He keeps fighting
He will not stay down

Like the sun rising,
no matter what happened the day before,
He gets up and tries again

He is willing to learn and grow and love and contribute

He cares deeply for the broken-hearted, for those who are lost, for those who are hurting

He is a good friend
He is there and he won’t leave
He won’t give up

He is a good man