Forever Paisley

August 22. Happy birthday Mom, Sue, Sue-sha, Momma Cherrettie, Traveling Gnome.  Once upon a time, like any good free-spirited mother would, you gifted me copy of the The Prophet. And now, for your birthday, I will give a piece of it back to you.

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.

But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart’s knowledge.

You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.

You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.

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And it is well you should.

The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea;

And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.

But let there be no scales to weight your unknown treasure;

And seek not to the depths of your knowledge with staff of sounding line.

For self is a sea boundless and measureless.

~ Kahlil Gibran,The Prophet

Thank you for allowing me the freedom to live, define my own course and learn from it.  Thank you for teaching me that life is only limited by the boundaries that we place upon ourselves.  Thank you for being patient, listening and supporting me as I continue my own journey towards self-knowledge.

From one soul-searching-life-embracing-traveling-gnome to another, happy birthday.  May your celebration be measureless.

xoxo

Al