Love beckons and summons us to embrace it or to be embraced by it When we do not - we are the loser.

Friendship is the most valuable asset we have. If we allow strangers to divide us, then friendship suffers and eventually dies. We must all do our part to see that it doesn't happen.

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The heart and feelings of others are the elements that inspire me to new heights. To see through another author's work is to see into their heart. Ahhh! To hope that I can inspire others as I have been inspired would be a dream come true.

When friends help the most, they silently pick up our tears and hold them for us.

The winds of chance blow us about, and sometimes we must lean against the wind to go where we want to be. Longingly we reach out to grasp love.

Whispering wind ... calling my name ... I'll never be the same.

We are often drawn to adventure that takes us away from those who love us. The ocean of emotion sometimes sets us adrift. The returning tides bring us back into the heart of another who keeps the vigil.

The venture satisfied, we eagerly anticipate returning to open arms.

Seems senseless to have to post this in a category of Life . . . when, in fact, it is about the very cruel and savage taking of lives. We cannot afford this loss. Dedicated to the lost teens of the Littleton, Colorado, high school shooting rampage. May you rest with God.