True Friendship…

A song for my heart

From the second I heard the intro to Angie by the Stones I knew it would be one of those that stay with me for the rest of my life.  It holds a special place within my heart… a good road trip song!

Angie, Angie, when will those clouds all disappear?
Angie, Angie, where will it lead us from here?
With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats
You can’t say we’re satisfied
But Angie, Angie, you can’t say we never tried
Angie, you’re beautiful, but ain’t it time we said good-bye?
Angie, I still love you, remember all those nights we cried?
All the dreams we held so close seemed to all go up in smoke
Let me whisper in your ear:
Angie, Angie, where will it lead us from here?

Oh, Angie, don’t you weep, all your kisses still taste sweet
I hate that sadness in your eyes
But Angie, Angie, ain’t it time we said good-bye?
With no loving in our souls and no money in our coats
You can’t say we’re satisfied
But Angie, I still love you, baby
Ev’rywhere I look I see your eyes
There ain’t a woman that comes close to you
Come on Baby, dry your eyes
But Angie, Angie, ain’t it good to be alive?
Angie, Angie, they can’t say we never tried

Weekly Fruit Salad 07

Whooohoooooo jeepers I am thinking perhaps I should take the numbers away because it is rather dating and well, we just don’t do that, totally not PC!

An incredible week it was in Cape Town, I have decided to concentrate on the weather it is more reliable than anything else except for my preferred News Announcer.  A full week of nothing but beautiful sunshine, it has been pure heaven which I can’t put into words, the weather couldn’t be more perfect for a Road Trip!

Beach observations and Restaurant Reviews while pondering about teenagers and cellphones, did we just raise a bunch of delinquents???

New Tricks, Connections and Batman comic strips distract from the beautiful harpooning of one said SanityFound while she slept (hmph) only to be put into the new Calendar.  Let me just say that they are very Optimistic in their Positive Thinking that I won’t serve payback with huge smiles.

To have or not to have (2), Truth in life is the fact that we can not Control anyone (let alone fix them) other than ourselves but even then, just how much control do we have over that All important decision, the one that in reality only we can make?  Life can get complicated sometimes, the pressure keeps adding up and soon we find that the speed of our blood flowing through our veins is faster than a nice new Lamborghini!

Everyone is feeling the pinch financially, the cost of living has gone up and no one country is immune or safe.  Options need to be looked at, our lives reassessed, scary times. Now, be it due to financial or circumstance, here is a list on how to be Homeless.  It has been printed out and handed out, it hasn’t gotten people thinking and talking (much to the author’s shock)… If I am ever homeless again I will definitely do most of those things.

Hard times sure know how to find us sometimes and so often they try to knock us off our feet but we continue to fight back and be educated by the lessons it teaches us. At the end of the day Spiritual Riddles are there to make sense of life and we just need to trust fellow humans that little bit more, perhaps reach out and touch another life without being asked, love, live.  We must never stop trying to break down those walls, trying to succeed or doing the impossible. Fight for what is ours and fight for the dreams we dream while the universe is still. What ever happens don’t keep it all bottled inside, don’t be scared to just let it go, let it all out and have a good cry.

Inspiration comes from the soul and from others, it is our choice whether we listen with the right ears.  Choose what you want to focus on, so often we waste time on the past that we are late for the future (and have no manners about it either!).  Hide behind that Gangsta name long enough and surely you will miss seeing the snowflakes in the desert sky.

When you can’t sleep or when we just need to take a break from the ordinary and take a trip to Paris in Ilegirl’s Diary of Wicked European Adventures or Nathalie with an H’s adventures (in/on???) the US Virgin Islands (Goat Water???). Play a bit of Ray Lamontagne and viola you are there with fresh martini’s are little cool umbrellas!

Monsters and the universe, aliens and humans, do you realise how lucky we are? What are we doing here on this here planet? I mean it what are we doing?

Ecology Graduates have nothing on my man Rush who I am soooo SO proud of.  CNN used some of his photos in a show on South Africa (still grinning Rush hun!).

Thanks for a fantastic week all, you kept me both insane and sane!

You’ve got a friend…

A silent message with a song, apologies are not necessary in an unconditional friendship…

When you’re down and troubled
and you need a helping hand,
and nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
and soon I will be there
to brighten up even your darkest nights.

You just call out my name,
and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, oh yeah baby
to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
all you got to do is call
and I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.

If the sky above you
should turn dark and full of clouds
and that old north wind should begin to blow
Keep your head together and call my name out loud now
and soon I’ll be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know where ever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
all you got to do is call
and I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, ain’t it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
People can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
Well they’ll take your soul if you let them.
Oh yeah, but don’t you let them.

You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Oh babe, don’t you know that,
Winter spring summer or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
Lord, I’ll be there, yes I will.
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Ain’t it good to know you’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.

This life is mine and I am my own

So often we forget that we are perfect just the way we are, that we don’t have to live up to everyone else’s expectations of ourselves but rather just to be ourselves… This life is mine and I am my own, who are you?

The shades gone up
Mothers staring down
She don’t know where he’s been
Or how long he’s been out

She said “Boy I’m tired of waiting up while your out with your friends”
He said “Mom, I’m trying and I’m living my life the best way that I can”

Cause I’m trying to be somebody
I’m not trying to be somebody else
This life is mine I’m living
Don’t you know me? I wont ever let you down

The day has come
The son is moving on
She don’t know where he’ll go
Or when he’s coming home

She said “Son,take care, don’t let your dreams get too far out of sight”
He said “I love you now don’t worry about me you know I’ll be fine”

Cause I’m trying to be somebody
I’m not trying to be somebody else
This life is mine I’m living
Don’t you know me? I wont ever let you down
No

I’m not trying to be somebody else
Don’t you know me? I wont ever let you
I wont ever let you

What they say
What they know
What they think won’t ever bring me down
This life is mine and I am my own

I’m trying to be somebody
I’m not trying to be somebody else
This life is mine I lead
Don’t you know me?

I’m trying to be somebody
I’m not trying to be somebody else
This life is mine I’m living
Don’t you know me? I won’t ever let you down
No
I’m not trying to be somebody else
Don’t you know me? I won’t ever let you down
I won’t be nobody else
This life is mine and I am my own

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