. . . learnings . . .

my gratitude to the author and to the creation, which provided the spark and the kindling for these learnings. _huggin_ And If I Did Not Make Mistakes Written by Katie Paton And if I did not make mistakes And give too brief a thought to heavy questions And too much time to little matter; Or if I always knew which road to travel Where every step would lead me into daylight And if each face that turned to watch me pass Was broken by a smile; Or if whenever I should choose to lay my heart Bare upon the sun-warmed grass, It always was returned with tender touches And carried by a song; And if my heaviest burden were only to be A breeze upon my back, and blossom in my hair, And my brow was never crossed with lines of pain; If all this endless summer were my lot And winter's fury never beat me back, Then I never would have seen the stormy nights Through which I've struggled, fought and won; I never would have known the joy of needed comfort given, Or the essence of a friend.

~('o')~

a blessed gift, learning is. to ignite it is to risk failing or succeeding. to nurture it is to plant the seeds of growth, to be reaped and harvested by time and circumstance. to embrace it daily means changing from moment to moment.

along life’s convoluted ways, along its many facets and its vicissitudes, we find that there is in all of us the primordial element to go through the tempests, the trials and tribulations. evolving and enduring, we survive these and carry with us the moments, memories, mistakes, mementos and miracles which we append to learning, loving and living.

may we always find the reason to keep pace with a reality that teaches, torments, troubles and tests our soul, for in the end, the triumph will be our own. may we always look forward to a plethora of todays, yesterdays and tomorrows to count and recall as we move through life like the destined travellers that we are. may we always have hope that amidst the conflict, confusion and conflagration, there is an Almighty who guides, protects, provides, understands, and creates in us a craftmanship with His very own brand. may we always have faith that the sun warms, the skies enfold, the rain blesses, the tears washes, the laughter imparts, the beauty holds, the mind sharpens, the heart loves and the hands nourishes.

~('o')~