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The Invitation
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Canadian Teacher and Author

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 shrivelled 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 or 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
to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are 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.
If you can be faithless
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 own life
from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the 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 a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know
or 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.

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lately

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today's soundtrack includes...

parlez vous francais?

I'd like to get back into it...

want/need

the past thirty days or so...

back in business

I recognize that I have been away from the blogging world for far too long. Life has taken a toll on the busy side and I have lost sight of the proverbial balance of things.

A few updates:

1) I recently took a trip to Kenya. There will be pictures to come.
2) I have been home sick. I will be taking a trip to NH this weekend so those feelings should subside.
3) I want to go fishing.
4) I am enjoying my first summer in NYC; full of foolish shenanigans and beer.
5) My ducks are slowly getting their act together...
6) I submitted work to the Canvas Show
7) I need a babysitting job
8) I have the travel bug

and 9) Life is pretty darn good right now. I have a wonderful support system and I am forever thankful to have those important individuals in my life. I am pleased to say that there are no major complaints and I look forward to what the future has to offer.


xo

Dear U.S.A.

I will be leaving you tomorrow, Monday June 1st @ 6:10pm. My destination is Kenya, I will be back inside you on the 12th of June. As much as I will miss you, it'll be nice to get out.


There will be great efforts to update and educate you on all of my adventures when I return.

Until then, adios...sayonara...au revoir!


xoxo,

Nicole

My Fundraising Page

Hello fellow bloggers! I know that I haven't posted much lately and I apologize. Life has been busy as I am sure it has been to a lot of us. I am requesting a favor from all of you...

I am asking you to help me raise $$ for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I will be heading to San Fran to run the Woman's Race Marathon with Team In Training on Oct 18th to help fight against cancer. Your contribution is greatly appreciated!

Thank you! xoxo

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xoxo

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