Just for a moment,
my life should be this easy.
Watching feathered friends.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015
There is always something to be grateful for. This week I am focused on the fact that I am grateful to have found my passion in life. I know I have a lot to learn about writing, and a lot to learn about creating meaningful content, but I am grateful for every day, I get to write, to explore a story or an interesting subject through words.
I am also grateful to have witnessed the power of persistence. I have seen people I know, finish their books, worked through the difficult parts of creating a story and emerged at the other end victoriously. Thanks to them, I am inspired to do the same, and repeating the process, until I reach the desired success.
Passion and persistence are the key ingredients to making it in any field. It is what makes my husband go work with passion on our business, overcoming all of the obstacles that come with being your own boss. It is what carries you through sleepless nights, and long hours – knowing that you are doing what you love. I hope you take the time to explore what your passion is and that you find the strength within yourself to be persistent, to see it through.
Check out this link to find what the other participants of this blog hop are grateful for this week.
I wish I could tell
you, the strength your love has brought
into my life, but….
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015
I wish I could give
you the trust you deserve, but
echoes of the past
have a hold on my
heart, chains not yet broken by
the warmth of your love
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015
will you abandon
me, like all the others have
or teach me to trust?
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2015
the sharp, painful truth
brutal honesty unmasks your face
all kindness now lost
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This post is inspired by the Daily Prompt: “Sweet Little Lies”, which reminded me of a sentiment, that it is better to be kind than to be right, and sometimes that means better to be kind than truthful. Being wise to me would mean, to know when the truth would do more harm, and to know when giving the truth is better, than a lie.
Have a great day!
Play a game, you said. A little game, nothing more. Asking me to trust you, and with all of my heart I wanted to, yet there was this uneasy feeling, that never left me completely when I was around you. A feeling I did not understand, as you have never acted with anything but kindness, and a gentle hand, still – it was there, waiting for me to listen. Instead, I followed you, desperate for a friend, more kind words, another encouraging gesture. Caught in your web, I surrendered my intuition. And paid a horrific price.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
My heart took flight, the first time I saw his gentle eyes, glaring back at me, not sure what to make of me.
Should I be trusted, was I worth his attention, or was I like all of the others, who left him behind, heart-broken, and alone?
How could I make him understand, that I was different, that I cared so deeply, the pain of empathy and love leaving me breathless and paralyzed?
I would cherish all he was, with every breath we would both share – always.
I reached out, caressing his soft brown fur, as he began to relax.
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This post was inspired by the Five Sentence Fiction Prompt – Flight.
Fragments Of A Relationship – A Haiku
sudden destruction
a word uttered without restrained
trust shattered at once
Copyright Claudia H. Blanton 2014
This post as inspired by the Daily Prompt “10 minute free-writing”. I have been thinking a lot about the theme “relationships” in my current writing projects, especially destructive ones, so the above Haiku came to mind.
May you be blessed with positive and happy relationships!
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