The Invitation
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you
ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk
looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being
alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know
if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by
life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further
pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to
hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine of your own; if you can dance
with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and
toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the
limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you're telling me is true. I want to
know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear
the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.
I want to know if you can be faithful, and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty every day,
and if you can source your life from God's presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand
on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, "Yes!"
It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I
want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary
and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.
It doesn't interest me who you are, how you came to be here. I want to know
if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want
to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want
to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company
you keep in the empty moments."
(Author: Oriah Mountain Dreamer)
From the Heart of Angel45_2B
I don't think that I could have put this any better if I had been the one to write it. Many of the statements here are exactly as I have felt and sometimes still feel like crying out. I hope that you have enjoyed watching the sunset on this page with me while the music has been playing. And I hope that the words on this page will touch your heart and if you have withdrawn because of hurt in your life that the music and the sunset will bring healing into your life. And that you will open up your heart once again to love that you will find the happiness that is waiting for you. And if you are feeling like you are being tossed around and that no one cares remember that there is someone just around the corner that is waiting for you. And if you are some of the fortunate ones that have found the lasting love of their life please enjoy all of this too together with your mate. Don't let the little things in life slip through your hands. Hold on to each other and never ever let go. Always be truthful to one another and remain faithful. God bless you all.
Copyrightã August 21, 1999 by Angel45_2B
All rights reserved.
Song Title
"Harbor Lights"