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Riding Through It

There's an expression that horse trainers use whenever a client's ride becomes difficult - "Keep riding through it." I've heard it at least a hundred times while riding my horse. It's a function of good horsemanship. If you give up or get off in the midst of difficulties, you might win the battle that day but lose the war in the long run. Learning to be really good at something takes persistence and time. Such it is with life; so it is with writing.

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We're All Just Stardust

5/18/2016

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From dust to dust... I've often heard that we're just stardust. We came from it, and that's where we'll return. It's a pretty heavy-duty topic when you think about it, but it started nagging me this morning and wouldn't leave me alone.

If we are stardust, then doesn't that mean that we're all connected? If that's the case, why are we isolated inside these singular vessels we call our bodies? Why do we live in isolation, only to connect when we truly "attach" to others through friendships, associations and relationships? 

Right now, Mark is traveling, and my sole companions are my furbabies. But, when they are sleeping or playing outside, I feel this introspective isolation. And, it can be lonely. I think that's why I fill my head with stories - all kinds of stories - most of them beyond the realm of reality... ones that focus on beings that live for eternities and are heavily connected spiritually, mentally and through blood. That doesn't mean that I wish I were a vampire, but I love writing about them because they break all the rules of reality, except in the very end, when they, too, become stardust.

I think the relationships in our lives are so important because we tuly do want to be connected... to get back to being mingled with and connected to the stardust from which we came. 

I hope I'm not freaking you out with morbid thoughts. They aren't meant to be dark thoughts. I mean, isn't it comforting to know that we are all really connected? Unfortunately, our human existence doesn't allow most of us to not feel isolated from others. We are the only ones living inside our heads. That's why relationships matter so much.

Take the time to take care of them, grow and nurture them and give them your all when you can. Never be afraid to tell people you love them and show them, through your actions, how important they are to you. If you don't, they may have returned to  stardust before you can.

Til Next Time,
​Carol
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Dianna Slowey-Thomas
5/20/2016 10:07:40 am

Such a beautiful sentiment. My youngest daughter died a year ago yesterday. We celebrated her birthday a month ago with all the families and friends she had touched so deeply in her short life of 21 years. It was wonderful, and I'll always have joy on the day she was born. But May19th? I didn't even know what to do on such a horrible anniversary. It was a terrible day . But reading this reminded me of a conversation MattiRose and I had a few weeks before she died. How connected she felt with the world, and the people she loved. Thank you for reminding me how special she really was outside of her gifts. That we are and always will be connected. She's come to my grandson, whom she has a special relationship with, and told him it was okay, that she was fine and would always be there for him. She's given me special signs, only she and I know, that she is with me, but I forgot that yesterday and this morning in my grief, until I read your post. You do affect lives, in a positive way, and I'm glad I received this. I was only able to sign up a month ago, when I told you I was having trouble on Storyfinds. Must have been meant to be!🙂

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5/20/2016 05:15:47 pm

Dearest Dianna: Your note to me touched me very deeply. I am honored that I could in some positive way help you remember your daughter's words to you. Honestly, I write books hoping to make people's lives better - to entertain them, make them think about things and know how important our relationships really are.

I just had to reply to you as soon as I read this from you, because you took my difficult week and made it end in a wonderful way. Knowing that I have helped you means the world to me. If I can touch others in a positive way, then my efforts have been a great success for me. Thank you so much.

Warmest regards, Carol

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