I see the moon...

I see the moon

the moon sees me

the moon sees somebody

that I can't see

God bless the moon

and God bless me 

and God bless the somebody

that I can't see. 

Tonight on this very good autumn/winter night in Galway , a beautiful full moon appeared . It was very welcome and caught me my surprise . Amid my panic about essays and the usual manic Monday mood I almost forgot to look out the window...and am I glad I did - to see this beautiful moon staring back at me seemed to help ease the panic that had somewhat taken over me. 

So I procrastinated for a little bit , snapping pictures of this lovely sight , obviously not doing it just because...well it's the moon , but trying to capture it never the less ... and noticing that even the blurry pictures looked pretty in their own way.  It is so beautiful to think how big that is and how small we are... beautiful and a little scary . There is also something comforting about knowing that while I am looking at the moon here... someone I love could be looking at the same moon somewhere else. 

God bless the moon. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
Aoife Marie Elizabeth ♪ 

What God has promised and perspective.

 Life is all about perspective , the attitude with which you approach something in your life , your point of view. The funny thing about perspective though is that you rarely understand it in the moment . One of my favourite authors said recently that "you can't know what something will mean to future you until you are future you, you need millions of seconds of perspective which only time can buy" . We as humans have many different emotions , but it is how we react to those emotions that makes us the people we are . Every now and again you will get this feeling of despair , panic, loneliness, worry or sadness , but what you have to remember is that you don't always feel that way , your life is also filled with moments of great happiness , love , care, accomplishment and beauty. You might not see that right in this moment but when you look back that will become evidently clearer to you . Every day is a beautiful day it just depends of how you look at it .

I read this poem on facebook and I though it was so beautiful that I had to share it here .

God has not promised
Skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways
All our lives thro’;
God has not promised
Sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow,
Peace without pain.

God has not promised
We shall not know
Toil and temptation,
Trouble and woe;
He has not told us
We shall not bear
Many a burden,
Many a care.

But God has promised
Strength for the day,
Rest for the laborer,
Light for the way,
Grace for the trials,
Help from above,
Unfailing sympathy,
Undying love.

                              Annie Johnson Flint

Aoife Marie Elizabeth ♪