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There are days…

 

Were there no fools, there would be no wise ones.

~ German Proverb

 

There are days I'm grateful for the gray skies and gathering storm clouds because a blue sky would be a slap in the face, mocking the gray I feel inside.

There are days I feel I know everything, and days I realize I am a fool and know nothing at all.

There are days when I feel like a kaleidoscope of gem-colored shards, pieced together into ever-changing, yet beautiful, intricate patterns, and days I feel like a blur of indistinct, unformed images.

There are days the earth beneath my feet feels solid and I see the path I should follow, and days when the way before me is dark and the ground seems to crumble and shift with each step.

There are days I need to stay wrapped in this melancholy cloud and just think… days my soul needs to feel the falling rain.

There are days I wonder what the point of it all is, and days I realize I don't need to know.

There are days I know I need to keep walking as long as I'm able and hope I'm heading in the right direction.

I am a flower quickly fading… here today and gone tomorrow…

~Casting Crowns

Purple flower crop med.


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18 responses to “There are days…”

  1. Lady Fi Avatar
    Lady Fi

    So beautiful – your words and your photo.

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  2. Jillsy Girl Avatar
    Jillsy Girl

    for some reason i’m feeling a song should be written. beautiful.
    are you having a bad week?

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  3. L² Avatar
    L²

    Barb, your words do for the heart what Da Vinci’s paint did for the canvas…brings beauty and understanding of the daily things we so often miss. Thank you for sharing yourself with us.
    – L²

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  4. Gail Avatar
    Gail

    This post is so powerful and so beautifully articulates how I feel at times, but am unable to express. What a gifted writer you are, Barbara! Hope things are okay with you. Peace and blessings to you!

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  5. Suldog Avatar
    Suldog

    Damn it, Barbara, I shouldn’t take so long between my visits here. You’re such a good writer. Magnificent stuff, this was.

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  6. brian Avatar
    brian

    nice…lovely words…each day has its own texture and we can enjoy each for what it brings…

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  7. walker Avatar
    walker

    Wow. That’s beautiful. I want to take that bit of writing and tease it out for the meaning it offers to my own life as well. You are so expressive, eloquently so.

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  8. Spanisheyes Avatar
    Spanisheyes

    You have perfectly captured in beautiful words what so many people would like to express! So very true… you know I share those feelings with you…
    I own that CD of Casting Crowns. That song is one of my favorites! 🙂

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  9. linlah Avatar
    linlah

    a kaleidoscope of gem-colored shards, I can’t decide if that’s all out of control or just a beautiful way to be, either way I love it.

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  10. beth Avatar
    beth

    wow….beautiful. insightful. sad. wonderful. and now i have some thinking to do !

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  11. Debbie B Avatar
    Debbie B

    Barbara, I’m a bit behind in my online reading this week. Your words are a deeply reflective. I love the way you approach the melancholy aspects of our lives and leave us with wisps of hope.
    You found the perfect song that goes hand in hand with your thoughts.
    No matter what path we seem to be walking on, know that it is our path alone and each little stone we stumble on helps us to decide which step to take next. Thanks so much for making me thing a bit this morning!

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  12. Debbie B Avatar
    Debbie B

    Excuse the typos..there are a few…I still need my morning coffee 🙂

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  13. Wolf Pascoe Avatar
    Wolf Pascoe

    I remember Lincoln’s response to those who insisted God was on the side of the north. It was something on the order of, I don’t concern myself whether God is on my side. What I worry about is whether I am on His.

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  14. Carmie of the Single Nester Avatar
    Carmie of the Single Nester

    What a great post. I am having one of those days and need to chill. Thank you!

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  15. Bella Casa Avatar
    Bella Casa

    Beautiful photo and very moving post today.

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  16. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    Sweet words, Debbie. Thanks you! (I always overlook typos and hope everyone reading my stuff does the same!)

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  17. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    Probably a bit of both!

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  18. Barbara Shallue Avatar
    Barbara Shallue

    I need to get the CD – I love that song, too. A friend took me to one of their concerts two years ago – it was wonderful!

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