What are all the little things that stand between you and your dreams?
You see the rainbow, but do you run for it?
Do you brave the storm and plunge?
What are we waiting for?
I ask myself that.
Then out of the blue, scary/strange/curious/unexpected things happen in life.
And I ask myself, what are you waiting for?
What?
Then I ask myself, what are my dreams even?
Do I even know exactly what they are?
Do you know what yours are?
Mine have changed so much in the last 10 years.
They are so simple now, just a simple happy life, that's my dream.
No worries or cares.
With the fur boys snoring under me, as they are now.
Life kicks us sometimes, to wake us up.
To show us, hey you, it's right there.
Go, jump for it, run.
But then, right next to the rainbow, there is a flash of light.
Something rocks your world.
Terrifies you even.
Somehow, you get through it, try to find your way again.
Then the clouds and lightning disappear, and behind it all, still waiting…
Calling your name.
That place.
It's there, even though sometimes life's trials and tribulations make it seem very far away.
Somewhere…
Over that rainbow.
Where does your rainbow lead you?
How's your journey going?
Goodness, these life journeys.
Can't we just be 6 forever?
Love, V
ps: Matty follows me on walks around the garden.
If I turn to look at him he stops.
But if I walk forward, he licks my leg or gently nips my hand as it swings.
Telling me he is there, like a little shadow, protecting me.
That curious little brown dog.
I doggedly follow my dreams…..I don’t have the money to follow them headlong but i keep nipping at their heels……I get a couple steps forward and a few back. I guess you gotta spend money to make money and thats where i’m stuck….But another step forward next week. One of my drawings on a tshirt at MisterDressUp dot com…..Cross you fingers it does well………Gotta keep following that rainbow! Hugs! deb
Hi Vanessa…..I’m much older than you….and after reading this post..I thought about how many times I have been in this spot. All I know is every thing passes in time and somehow or another the Universe rights itself.
xo
Jo
Oh look at those ginormous billowy clouds. Me thinks maybe, just maybe one of those clouds might be our e-ticket to England. Shall we hop on? I agree!
Gorgeous, gorgeous images, Vanessa. I hope those clouds didn’t disappoint and just blow right past.
Life is a strange thing, is it not?
Much love to you!!
Coricakes
What a sweet curious brown dog.
Sometimes I wish my rainbow would give me 9 lives to live and do all I want to do.
Your photos are gorgeous!
Such a beautiful post Miss V!
It reminds me of a Killers song lyric (Joyride) – ‘There’s something in the distance – A glorious existence’
I wish I had appreciated being 6 years old more than I did at the time!! Love Lxx
What gorgeous photos!
I love the idea of a storm…a little fear, a little risk….letting in some danger….because I know I’ll come out the other side of it thinking, “that was an awesome experience!” Haha!
Of course, there is sadness, too…and that’s harder to bounce back from…but, rainbows always seem to have impeccable timing….perhaps it is tears that form them now and then?
A simple, happy life sounds wonderful to me 🙂
Time passes way to quickly and just when you think you can breath a sigh of relief, something else happens. “Life happens when you are making plans.” We all must take the time and look around otherwise we will miss it. We don’t appreciate life enough.
Beautiful photos along with a lovely post.
I feel like it rushes by sometimes….life.
Your photos are so wonderful, Vanessa.
The photos speak volumes all on their own. The storms of life mark us with the encounters but the rainbow always calls us back into the living of it and taking the chance of encounter again.
Curious brown dogs are just icing on the cupcake, as are calico kittens and all the furbabies of the world. Lucky us to be their people.
xoxo Oma Linda
Your timing is amazing as always! I have been doing much soul searching lately, trying to be still and listen to what it is I am to do with the next chapter of my life. Love your photos and the stories and the fur babies! Love it all. I look forward to your posts and am never disappointed. Thank you Vanessa.
Vanessa:
I have been feeling like this so much lately. Somewhere behind all the clouds there’s always a rainbow. It’s always there, just harder to see some times than other times.
As I get older, I am loving the simpler things in life. There are so many scary, terrifying bits of life…then there are the good things to balance it out.
Sweet little Miles. Give that baby a hug for me, will you?
xoxo
Kim
Gerushia’s New World
What a lovlely post : ) I couldn’t agree more that that is how life so often works. All the dreams, all the longing – I don’t even know where or what I’m longing for. Just, much like your self, I wish my life would be calmer, easier and in balance. An ordinary world, like Duran Duran sings about.
Your photos are stunning!
Oh my, that is a beautiful storm, indeed……if only the life storms were as pretty….tee hee. I know how you feel, and I’m the biggest little coward there is….so, I usually find a nice safe spot to hide from that storm!! tee hee. Hope all is well there in your beautiful world!! : )
Wow..what beautiful pictures. I think everyone from time to time wishes for simpler times during childhood.
I think the older I get the simpler my dreams are. Or maybe I’ve just reached a comfortable part of my life. I had the career I wanted. It wasn’t glamorous but it helped sick kids and their families.
I guess my last big dream was retiring. I love being at home. I love being able to bring my oldest granddaughter over to spend the night or to be able to go watch the baby grand for her mommy.
Sometimes when you are so busy planning for tomorrow you can forget to live in today.
Oh Vanessa,
How timely this post is for me. There was such a tragedy happening yesterday and I kept questioning, why? What are we here for? What does the future hold for me and my family. I felt so mortal, that I didn’t know whether to do everything I want and forget about reason, or go hide in a cave and spend my days in ignorant bliss. My daughter’s boyfriend came home from school yesterday (He’s 17)and he found his dad deceased, without any rhyme or reason. What a horrible thing for a child to go through. It reminded me of when James Gandolfini’s son found his dead body, in another country and he was all alone. You just want to reach out and hold and comfort them. I’ve spent the last 18 years, protecting my child, keeping her from heartbreak if possible, but the world is cruel and unfair. My beautiful girl, calling me hysterically and telling me about his father’s death. Me feeling the wind knocked out of my chest, wanting to reach out to her and her boyfriend and just hold them close and say it’s going to be o.k. It’s really not going to be o.k. He’s father-less. He won’t see his son finish college, marry, have children. That’s my worst fear, that I won’t live to see those things with my child. But I’m here for him and his uncle and his mom. Sharing the grief and wishing I could fix it for them. It’s times like these that I truly do feel like a tiny drop in the ocean. I will be looking for my rainbow, but for now, the storm is still here.
Oh my dear Vanessa, you always seem to have just the right post just when I need it most. Those photos are astoundingly beautiful and the words, just perfect. I wish I could say that I run after that rainbow, but I don’t. I hide in my cottage, in my bed, in my head and don’t even see that rainbow or the lightning. I wish I was as brave as you. Thank you for sharing those photos and asking those questions.
love & blessings
~*~
Focus on that lightning. It’s energetic, and beautiful. I am happiest, and most motivated, in rainy and stormy weather. I have a long list of what I want, truly want. I don’t hold myself back, however I also can’t push forward, for instance: if the dream is money related, such as having our own place, if even a little apartment (though we’d prefer a RV, boat or living in a tent.) I love dreaming, because I take that dream and turn ’tis into reality. Everyone has this ability, and every step is a step in the right direction, even a small one.
Holy cow, did you get that storm yesterday?! It was huge over our house, tons of lightning and rain. I hope you did for your garden’s sake!
Thank you for sharing this.
One of the things about being in your early twenties, is that a year back from today my life was so different! I am eager to be more settled down. I’m hoping I’ve somewhat reached that. Hopefully next year I’ll be able to say life is pretty similar to what it was today, next year at this date. I guess that means I’m happy as a clam. My dreams are so much more simple than they were as a child or a young teen. I want a peaceful life, and to always be my wacky self. I want to keep my loved ones around me as long as possible, and have a safe and happy place to dream. There’s not much extravagance in it, but my introverted little self is easier to please than it used to be. So much love to you, and all of your wishes and dreams 🙂
Hi dear Vanessa! What a beautiful post. Those photos are eerily gorgeous but also scary. I do have dreams, too. And some are coming to light – I start a new job tomorrow…in a field that is of great interest to me. It has been two years in the making. I am excited but oh so nervous. The past two years have been a strain on our little family of four – but i am hoping that the light will see us through and shine on us for a bit. Hope that all YOUR wishes come to light, as well! xoxo
I love you my friend!!! Your love and light has pierced the darkness!!!