Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Words are Just Words

There are so many words that fill our world. Sometime these words resonate and dance between our ears. It's up to us to find the meaning. It's up to ourselves to create understanding and passion behind these words. It's about finding your own meanings, your own voices and convey the message in which we have found that binds the words and emotions together.

Lets illustrate this:

'I LOVE YOU'

These three words.

We disentangle these words and exemplify them based on the emotions that are centered and united to them. We tell our friends we love them. We tell our siblings we love them. When we are in love, we tell the person who influences the sensation of  'love'.  We say we love a painting, a song, a place. It is the same phrase. But it is used in different forms.

Words in the end, are just that.

What makes words so powerful however is not just the statements or emotions behind them, but also- the actions.

You can proclaim your love to someone or something but validation is often what confirms and ties the emotions and words together.



Thursday, May 05, 2016

MY Dear Grandmother

She let me lick the spoon from the cookie batter--- shhh... dont tell your mother she would say.
She surpassed the red lights and would say "it was green wasnt it?"
She NEVER TOLD me to clean my room, only pushed my mess back in and shake her head.
She gave me a 10pm curfew and told me I had to pay rent. She taught me to be responsible.
She would tell me when I looked ridiculous and would never hesitate to let me know when my actions were less than favorable.
She smiled at me and told me she only made beautiful children and then in turn- made beautiful grandbabies.
She held my hand and walked me down the aisle when I married.
She held my hand and told me things would be ok when it didnt work out.
She warned me of the cruel world we live in and the stupid decisions we make to make it so cruel.
She told me- The squeaky wheel gets the greese and yet... its sometimes better to stay silent and endure and learn....
She once told me that god owed her 2 babies and he gave them to her.
She had a near death experience and was pissed she had to come back to this life.
She is one of the bravest persons I have known. She is an incredible woman and a I cannot thank my lucky stars for the opportunity this universe has given me to have her in my life.

Yesterday- she was given a time stamp. A ticking clock.
Yesterday- she threw it on the floor and told it to screw off.

Yesterday, My Grandmother was told she has terminal cancer.
Yesterday, she refused to accept that one little mass in her cavity could turn into a death sentence.
Yesterday, she affirmed again why she is Batman undercover.

I love this woman with all my heart.

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