Monday, April 7, 2014

misc quotes



The sun now begins to climb higher above the horizon after standing still after the winter solstice. Days in the northern hemisphere will grow slowly & steadily longer as the cycle of life continues onward. May all those you love be held dear & told often of your love. None of us are promised another turn around the sun, so love deeply, thoroughly, & with untamed joyful enthusiasm. May you know deep & abiding peace of heart & mind, a true gladness of outlook, & an attitude of living love in all its wondrous splendors. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Any season that has creative imagination involved has magic to transform hearts, minds, & lives. Luckily, all seasons have this. Some just need extra care to bring out the magic more or to tame the competing energies bent on warping the magic & wonder. I like both because chaos is a wonderfully fertile bed to plant new life to develop from. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Of the many natural, cosmic events thru the year, the winter solstice with the shortest day/longest night during the cold season is most likely my favorite of all. Each wonder thru the year & in our cosmos thrills me as I have always been one to look up into the skies (day or night) & dream, think, & be moved deeply in awe. Happy Solstice to all no matter where you are or if you find this a spiritual holiday or part of the grand cosmic story of the ages... or if you just don't care (hush though before I make you star gaze with me for months & months lol) *hug* ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
In my lifetime, several dog species were targeted in the same way pit bulls are now. Among them are boxers, doberman pinchers, german shepherds, huskies, rott weillers, & bulldogs. None of them are the terrors they were made out to be, nor are pit bulls. It has a lot to do with the humans in the lives of the dogs & not the dogs themselves. Plus, no 2 dogs are alike - same as no 2 humans are alike... we are all unique unto ourselves even when similar. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I remember fearing for our only son each day he went to school because of the violence that was already directed at him thru bullying (student, teacher, other,) & the violence potentially aimed at him as was to others who are considered different, envied, or just a target for another's mean-spiritedness. Many of the bullies were good religious people who looked down on those they deemed as "not worthy of anything less that hell..." hell just being one more weapon of bludgeoning & cruelty. I do not believe that god is vindictive or cruel. Humans are very capable alone. I also do not believe my way of being is better than or less than your way of being. I would honor all life in the best way(s) I know how, & my wall is a declared kindness zone for this purpose. All are welcome here as long as respect & kindness are observed.
Meanwhile, my heart grieves again for more loss of precious ones - here in the USA, in China, in Pakistan, ... the list seems endless. The grief is heavy. The outrage hot. And, I still believe we humans are capable of so much better. We have so much work to do. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Never forget that I am an impish dragon-ish person who just also happens to tend to be sweet, kind, giving, gentle, & of longer than most patience in many things. The rapier wit is as sharp as any fang or claw. And, I have earned various nicknames such as "the Matriarch of Volcano Deities" for a reason. Defensive actions can be swift & unseen by the oblivious in coming... all on my call. Consider this an unusually compassionate, friendly warning. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
If you could go anywhere in this universe/multiverse for a vacation, where would you like to go?
Me? I'd like to visit each & every person, place, time... that has ever meant anything to me - from real face-time life or virtual life or fantasy life or bookish life.... And, I'd like to do it in my healthiest, most mobile, least painful, inexhaustible form... I guess that means in my dreams. So, see y'all there. *hug* ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Smiling fondly, wistfully, a sigh, & a bit of a sob on the breathing, I dream longingly of holding you forever within a more perfected woman than the broken one I am, but perhaps the brokenness allows more entrances & accesses while allowing the softness & light within a venue to you. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I share little pieces of my heart & soul showered here & there, opening myself like a wild flower swaying in the windy crevice, not easily spotted or perhaps more easily ignored but once finally seen, difficult to look away. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
A victim being told to be quiet, to go away, to forget & let it go, to stop whining, to stop exaggerating, to be strong, to be a winner not a quitter, to keep the chin up, & above all to preserve the right of those who benefit from the silence to continue living their comfortable lives of having permanently harmed & endangered an innocent(s) without penalty to the party(ies) responsible but borne a whole lifetime by the innocent(s) might be the way of the world, but it is evil & has numbered days. Nothing like this ever lasts forever despite seeming like it does. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Why should your being a butterfly & my being a dragon keep us from loving each other & being friends? Just stay out of the line of my fire breath in case I sneeze & we should be just fine. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
You're not like us. You're different. Your way is wrong. Only our way is right. You deserve to be tortured with glee, suffer untold agonies forever, and remain ever forsaken. And I say this with love. We are a peaceful and loving people. ENOUGH. My head will explode with the enormity of the sanctimonious, self-righteous hypocrisies of our species. How many times I want to resign from this species! Those drops of waters in all the oceans could have been dropped from my tears. The eruptions of all volcanoes could have come from my exasperation with it all. How hard is it to understand anyway that another life is life just as our own? How hard to accept another human is as human as we are? How difficult is it to grasp that understanding one another might take time and effort but is worth every bit of it? Peace is not gained thru war. Love is not shown thru hatred. Good grief! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Cold, rainy, overcast day gently soothes me into a contemplative quietness that feels like floating in air or water. Maybe it is how dolphins dream of flying or birds of swimming. Listening to the drizzling patterns & smelling the damp chill, my heart sings wordlessly of joys heard only in solemn silence. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
You touched me deeply although you didn't know it. Your words & your intent came to my dying heart to give me hope & strength to look up again & to continue on living despite all. Your heart will forever in mine be kept. Nothing I can say or do would be adequate to tell you I love you, so I will live my love for you forever. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Life sparked me with a hope unquenchable. Love whispered strength to carry onward despite all. My heart believed & demanded everything of me. So, here I am living, loving, believing, & dancing no matter what has come before & despite all that will come ahead. I dance the joy of my soul & sing out my story. It's a love story, you know. Dance with me? ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Doing my toes, feet, & legs exercises to magical violin-orchestral music, pretending to be that fairy imp who likes to post on my behalf sometimes... flying with my mind, dancing with my heart, soaring on my magic carpet of my fancy. Come dance with me! What adventures we'll have together. Wheeee! *hug* ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The sun breaks through the clouds. The crows caw. Silence still fills the chilly mountain air on a spring day that should still be in winter. The day is good for breathing deeply & smiling contently, love flowing through my peaceful heart. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The weather is bouncing around many choices lately from foggy & drizzily to snowy & cold to overcast & chilly. My old bones protest, but my heart loves the view of the changes & the smell of the crisp air. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Foggy, chilly, spring-y day inspires the various birds to call out their mating songs as winter hides somewhere in the whited depths of the forest. A crow caws. A hawk flies for safety. Snow only dots the mountain now. But, it should still be winter. Perhaps this is only a thaw. Life goes on on the mountain. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
We are all here only for a short span of time even though now is forever. We live, breathe, move, have our being in a time/space called "now." Now is all we are granted, but it is everything. It is already that forever we long for, that eternal we ponder. Our bodies only last a little time-space, but our love lives on. When I am gone from you, I hope the love I shared is enough to keep you warm & to remember I love you. Notice I say Love... present tense... for love is. Always. Forever. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Around, around, around, expressions of ecstacy, one hand up, one hand down, around, around, around, My Beloved calls, my heart sings, around, around, around, the circle goes on, my love is forever. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I don't care if you are young, old, healthy, broken, rich, poor, big, small, of the same or different something from me. I care that you are alive now. You're a stranger? Give us even a small chance, & we might just become friends. Even if we don't become close friends, we do not need to be enemies. Relax. Smile. I won't bite... not yet anyway. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I refuse only to march to the beat of a different drummer. I prefer minuet-ing to a harpsichord, polka-ing to an accordian, waltzing to a cello, or whatever suits my fancy. Why be limited only to marches or drums? ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Music & art are languages of heart & soul, using sounds, sights, spaces, & silences beyond mere intellect, able to bring smiles or tears to join hearts together in ways nothing else can. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
So I spread out my dreams before me as a map to my heart's vision, trembling at my audacity as much as my excitement. Afraid? Yes. But more afraid not to live wild & free, untamed by this mad desire to embrace impossible hope & more impossible love. To burn brightly. To love deeply. To be the dream. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Let me see your immeasurable worth, your sputtering magic, your lovely silliness. Let me sense your cuddliness & sexiness through the mud splatters, messy clothes, & sweat. Let me always smile when you "check your eyelids for cracks" soon after you sit down for the evening. Let me be the one you first think of when you must tell someone something. Let me be the one. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Let me know you. What makes you laugh. What makes you cry. Let me look tenderly when you fall. Let me help you up or let me fall with you... over & over again... as long as we're together. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Art, regardless which art, is a language that goes to the heart of us to show us ourselves and our world(s) in ways we cannot express any other way. Art speaks deeply even with a feather-light touch. May my art be a channel for good always. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I often am accused of being "immoral & evil" for standing up for the rights of various Living beings. I want all Life respected, protected, & allowed to live in real peace. Period. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I don't mind visions of sugar plums dancing in my head as long as the Sugar Plum Fairy also brings baklava with her when she visits. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The mountain is covered in blankets of white. A cold brisk air freezes all. The animals are all fluffy in their winter wear. Silence fills the mountain. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Come dance upon the frosty air with me. Come. Let's put the roses in our cheeks, the nip on our noses, & the crystals in our eyes. Let's play between the snowflakes, dancing with us in our merriment. Come now. Let's enjoy each other. Don't you worry about the cold. I will keep you warm. Come. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
You wish to hold me? Can you hold the wild wind, ride the raging rapids, climb the steepest cliff, sail the ever-changing seas, embrace both the sun & the moon, & still be as gentle as a newborn fawn or a baby rabbit? Can you sing the song of my untamed heart & add your harmony? Or do you merely wish to cage me? Beware of trying to cage what was born to be free for it will devour both the cager & the caged. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The imp has decided that extension chords & long tubing must be added to the list she is preparing for Santa Claus. There's a full moon out & short chords just don't boogie well around the snow drifts. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
While talking to a nurse about the heart/breathing monitor worn for a brief interlude in my life just yesterday, I told her it did not really match my night clothes. Did they have other styles? She laughed & asked what style of night gown did I usually wear then? the birthday ensemble.... ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Rain mixed with snow, foggy morning first, windy howling earlier between the extreme Arctic bursts. The temperature goes milder, almost like spring to begin, then plunges down to rainy ice, my joints can never win. But I like cold. winter is my friend. Most times I do not overheat nor my breathing end. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Modesty is more of an attitude instead of the regulations concerning cloth, hair, or eye level. A human can be 100% nude & be modest or 100% covered by cloth & be immodest. Being unpretentious, unassuming, simple in style or comportment as opposed to being proud, arrogant, entitled, superior, or haughty are some keys in the essence of real modesty. This does not preclude dressing in very expensive clothing, for example, because modesty means being appropriate in the place where you are. Wearing sack cloth to the Oscars would not be modesty, for example. That would be arrogance pretending to piety. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Dance, my heart. Dance & show who you are. You are enough. Shine your dance freely, caring not if you balter, falter, or bail. Get up, get up! Dance again. Others will be encouraged to join you if you just keep dancing as if no one else cared as well. It is so important that you do, my heart. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The sad but wild guitar played as my feet kept the beat, stirring the rising fire within me. From my eyes, sparks. My fingertips lightning. My hips a signal fire. My smile a gentle, slight. Untamed hearts are free. Sorrow, joy, travail, good tidings... all danced from a primeval soul of ancient woman shown forth in a modern woman's body & mind. I will dance my dance. Dance on the whirlwind with me. Let us play on the lightning storm & the blizzard. Let us embrace each other in a dance of life. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
May I ever be able to feel the depth of thankfulness in my heart which has no tongue but shines throughout my life. Let me dwell upon the honorable, the kind, the pure. Then may my tongue speak from the overflow of the goodness of heart. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Shimmering, shammying, undulating joy, rolling hips, flying long hair, eyes shine fire with beckoning hands, proffering lips, shoulders up then back, that smile with a woman's knowing laugh, dancing only for you, my beloved. Only for you. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Atatürk said, "To see me does not necessarily mean to see my face. To understand my thoughts is to have seen me." It is why I love the internet connections I have here so much. Those who read my thoughts/poems/writings, see what all I post, & can put the whole picture together, will have seen the real essence of me more than just what can be garnered thru merely looking at me. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
All of us are valuable treasures, born to be free, because we live. None of us deserve to be slaves to anyone or to anything. We are all in this life together on our beautiful earth. Let us all work together to free ourselves of the chains that imprison us in whatever way we are trapped. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
A friend was debating which to choose: food or sex. The imp said that if there were that much doubt, go with the food unless you can get creative and combine the two. The imp favors multitasking & creative endeavors. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
My approach to the abyss? To throw down secured ropes, rescue resources, bull-horned messages of hope & love, and to have emergency aid at the ready. I am definitely a storm the gates of hell & get those captives out of there kind of gal. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Life is a series of challenges to be danced with until the end of life's music. The dance of the warrior/ess is just this: instead of seeing only blessings or curses, the warrior/ess expands his/her heart to see life just as life, needing moment by moment decisions best done by keeping a concentrated but freely open balance to move or to be precisely still as needed. Are there pains, sorrows, complications, or other difficult parts? Of course, if those parts are chosen to be looked at as such. OR, those same parts can be an advanced dance sequence to be mastered. That is the choice the warrior/ess dances. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Wind, water, strong & powerful, gentle & soft, fluid not breakable, survives all. Obstacles? None prevail. I flow. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
My heart is ever onward on the only path that makes any sense to my heart. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Sometimes heart peace to be made manifest takes time with myself, with non-humans, with nature, silence. Silence. The quiet nature meets tactic meets habit meets quiet nature. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I have a dream, too... of a world where differences are cherished & celebrated instead of feared, hated, stigmatized, or in any way mistreated. I dream of a world where we want to learn & share wonder for ALL... including other Life & even "non-life." I dream of a world where real justice & real mercy flow like the clear, cool life-giving waters do in a mountain stream. I dream of real peace for ALL. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Just because some people have suddenly dropped off my friends list or gone silent with nary a peep... I hope all is well with you & that you still breathe. Some friends have suddenly died - some with someone to tell us FB friends & some not. So, to reassure all y'all about me: if something untoward should happen, most likely my son will be the spokesperson here to tell y'all. May this particular service of his not be needed for a VERY long time yet. I still have too many people to annoy, too many windmills to tilt, & too many fires to start. Busy schedules do not need interruptions! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Howling winds blow snow, outlining then re-outlining everything, chiseling sculptures in the drifting snow piles, & sending icy fingers everywhere while the dog & I enjoy the other's company & the view. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Remember you are more beautiful to me than the sparkling diamonds on the ice crystals in the sun on the snowy mountain, of more shimmery iridescent than the light thru the icicles, softer than the powdery snow for sledding down the mountain, & stronger than the animals & plants who lie sleeping in the deep wintry Arctic blasts chilling the hillside. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
My Piscean heart of amethyst does sing
Of clarity, of purity, of a majestic bearing
That cannot be mined from the earth
But from my soul is wearing
That royal purple so desired & sought
Shows in my spirit's deepest caring.
~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Let love lead the way. Love is the way. Love is. Love. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
We are who we are, & no one else has a vote or a say on that or our worth. We can consider their input if we wish, but it is ours to decide how much if any of it we accept. We are good, beautiful, sexy, worthy of dignity, etc. just as we are. That is not an easy lesson learned for many of us, but it is nevertheless still true! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I am writing my name on your hearts with my magic, super duper love pen & also putting you in my own heart for safe keeping. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Wait a doggone minute, Ms Maple Tree! You did not need to throw that smallish branch at me just because a fierce wind came ripping through here while you shiver in the ice & snow. Please show a bit more decorum. We ladies must stick up for each other. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
How many selfies could a selfish selfie pose if a selfish selfie could self-pose? ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The cawing crows flew over outside my window for two mornings in a row, stopping to sit on the branch nearest me. They wished to tell me something. Then a smaller bird flew right up to the sill cawing in a different tune, pecked to get my attention, & looked at me strongly. A blue jay. Then they all flew together, circling around back to me as if to keep a watch on me as I read on the laptop. It is so refreshing to be included in a corvid extended family even if my feathers are more white than black now. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The wind roared. It ripped. It howled. Thru the forest it loudly growled. It shrieked. It moaned. It even cried. It loudly shouted... well, it tried. And, it brought snow. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Even when it felt too difficult to impossible, I managed to convince myself somehow to keep going. Then I decided I might as well enjoy the trip as much as possible since I had to take it anyway. So, I just kept on keeping on. Here I am now. Onward. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I had to do it. The imp was insistent. I filed a complaint with the Malaysian Royal Academy of King Bomohs for not consulting me before making pronouncements. I understand there is now an FBI (Federal Bomoh Investigation) team looking into this serious breach of bad conduct. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
When asked if I were wearing green today, I simply answered honestly - "I never wear anything unless I am forced to, but I did eat green." That should count, right? The imp is dancing a reel now. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Beloved, you are like the moon shining on the waters of the sea at night, the loud rhythmic waves flecked with magic light kissing the shore before retreating to the sea only to ever return to the beloved sands. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

misc quotes



Oddly, all my friends seem to think I've been naughty this year. I can't imagine why! I mean, I have behaved just like the imp I am all the time. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
My next plot to conquer the world - psychedelic crochet flowers in a pretend Irish crochet. No one will ever suspect! muhahahaha ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
"Indecorous behavior" is the official word for what exactly? Out-drinking the Russians, womanizing, rude actions/words, uhm, sounds pretty much business as usual in certain circles. Oh, yes, there is that bit about overseeing all the US arsenal of intercontinental missiles while out-drinking the Russians. But, shoot, we like a bit of danger in world annihilation. So now the 2 star general gets to be a special assistant to the commander of Space Command. Somehow I'm not feeling safer yet, but then again, I didn't feel more endangered before knowing this. Curiosity almost makes me want to guess what really happened. Almost. It is politics & who exactly did he try to "fist?" See? I really don't have that much curiosity. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
You are like the first snow of winter - gentle, soft, yet full of promise. You are like the big snowfall that covers everything in white garments & gives the whole area a magical hush of purity & cleanliness. You are like the magic of the chilled nose touched by the north wind & a bit of frosty snowflakes that brings joy & playfulness to all us animals. Come, Beloved, let's frolic & make glad our hearts in the winter's joyful offering. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
"Bride and Boom!" is a despicable, callous, cruel, evil mockery of the good we say we hold dear. No matter how many times Murdoch uses this headline, it is sickening each time. To murder a wedding party by drone in a distant land, a party consisting of people we've been trained to hate, is made even more heinous by inviting jeering of the murder victims. Enough! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I made a friend sad earlier. I was telling about a bit of the, as of today's medical science's opinion, incurable part of my health. When asked if I were waiting for medical help now, I simply said that I am waiting to die but will continue living as fully as possible in the meantime & that I won't go one second before it is my time. It is the simple truth. I have been told almost all of my 54, almost 55 years on this planet that my demise was soon. At this rate of soon, I'll be around to see the year 2525. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Don't be afraid to love me. Just love me with all your heart. My love is strong. Let your heart hold me. Forever is just a start. My heart's where you belong. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
My hope is within me. My joy is in me, too. My peace is deep within me & enough to see me thru. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
One of my great pleasures was to go out into the very cold, snowy day or night & just sit enjoying the brisk, crisp, solemn joy of the winter. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
When asked what I would regret if this were my last night alive, I quickly replied "All the people, species, places I did not yet get to love in person." ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
There are many violent, ugly, deeply evil things in our world that we all know about & all pretend we don't. We all benefit from these evil things & so don't want to know. We esp. don't want anyone to make us look at them because then we cannot pretend we don't know. So what do we bad primates do? We hate & try to destroy the very one(s) who would try to free us or help us. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
How many people have you seen incinerated by a Hellfire missile? Have you seen what the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Predator and Reaper program -- aka drones -- do to human & non-human bodies? Have you even seen the results of bombs, explosives of any kind, gunfire, or basic tools of warfare on the bodies of those around you? Did you know that for many targets are too blurred or pixelated to see clearly who or what the target is truly? Have you lost a limb or a landmine imbedded in your backyard? Has a neighbor child? If you can say no to any or all of these, consider yourself blessed indeed & fight like hell to stop it happening to someone else's child, neighbor, grandparent... And if you are financially benefiting from these programs, please go experience them for yourself first before sending other people's loved ones into harm's way. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Strategy is so important in figuring out the devilishly precise puzzles, or even the more frustratingly imprecise ones, & cryptic, dangerous ploys in the funny house of distorted mirrors filled with smoke & poisonous traps so loved by the enemies of Life. Love & emotional support are vital, even critical, for us, the puzzle masters & chief strategists in our lives, as we continue our activism & our advocacy for a world not just safe for us, but for ALL Life. Even for the enemies of Life? Yes, if these can be rehabilitated somehow or at least contained where no further harm to Life can happen. These enemies are not just or maybe even primarily external. That is a big trap in itself. But, with clear channels for Love, Life will find a way & flourish. Meanwhile, we must work diligently, tirelessly to bring love in as many clear, even when hidden, ways. Love is not defeated & is forever. Act in as wise & clever a manner as the serpent does but with the innocence of doves as you make the straight paths safer for ALL. This is the heart cry of the warrior / warrioress for Life & for Love. May we all be that warrior / warrioress. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Rut roh. Somebody's in trouble now. I was called a princess. A Princess! Not even a Queen. No. A Princess. Pffffft. I am THE Evil Empress of the Universe, minion. You may call me Your Royal Awefulness. Princess. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Is there anything more satisfying than a vine ripened tomato or dark, fresh leafy greens from your own garden? Is there anything more soul nourishing than looking at the deep green, dark depths of a forest or a field of flowers? Is there a more joyous sound than a babbling brook or a chorus of frogs & crickets? So much wonder to enjoy all around us. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Love gives us strength when we are weak. It gives us hope when we are discouraged. Love gives us comfort when we grieve. It gives us courage to keep trying even when the way seems impossible. Love shows compassion when we've fallen. It lifts us up so we can go on. With wings of heart, I soar because you loved me. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I am not a beauty nor a Barbie. I am an aging, larger, struggling to heal & move again, real woman. Many would find me not so attractive outwardly, but it would be hard to find more beauty in this broken body. It has withstood so much & is still here, doing its job faithfully. This is true beauty, imho. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Maybe the reason I am still here despite all is not so much that I need to be here or that I am of a warrioress type of spirit. Maybe, just maybe I am still here against all odds is because someone(s) still need me here. Maybe just the fact I exist gives someone(s) hope, love, or joy. Maybe the fact of my life is the message. Maybe this is also true for you as well. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
A crisp undercurrent on the wind, the turning of leaves to tapestry of color, a darkening now very noticable to the days on the mountain mean apple cider, apple butter, relishes ... harvest. Joy in the bittersweet time of aching joints, allergies, the twilight of life. All magical. A dance. Lifting my heart to fly, I sing my dance of life, of love. Dance with me. Love me. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I know I am too exhausted or need glasses when I read a comment here by a friend that says "have a good day" as "have a good lay." I am only claiming tiredness or old-age vision, gang. It's really NOT what you might be thinking otherwise. MmHmm!  ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
On dewy prisms spreading tiny rainbows among the grasses, dandelions, & other wildflowers in the pasture on the mountain, the sun sparkles even the leaves on the trees & reminds me of hope, of love, & of the beauty all around all the time. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
You came into my life & heart & planted wonderful gifts & seeds of good gifts to be born continuously thru my life. May my own gifts & seeds of gifts in your life & heart be only good ones, blessings to you & those you touch. Even if we never see each other again or maybe even never face-to-face, know that you are treasured forever in my heart. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
I refuse to live in fear: Feel the fear, & take all safety precautions & think through all concerns - wisdom! But, I refuse to let fear rule my heart & decisions. I refuse to help destroy myself by living fearfully, cowering before potential harm. No, I intend to be me & to do all I can to convert potential enemies into real friends. Join me? ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
So often wannabes, charlatans, frauds of all kinds do hitch onto a cause to make a name, money, power, etc. It is one of the despicable things about our species. Trouble is... too many of our species will fall for the fake "messiahs" without much thinking or checking involved. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The foggy dew rests on the quickly greening mountain as birds chirp, cats prowl, & little furry creatures scurry here & there. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
When asked if I am as sexy & exciting as I appear to be, I said sure! I am alive, breathing, & female. What more could anyone ask for? I somehow think this was not the answer that was expected. hehehe ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
When I am most upset & emotional, I need nature. My heart must see and listen to the deep places within the wind, the water, the trees... & know it is not alone. All is still. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Maybe it's the pain levels. Maybe it's the exhaustion. Or, maybe it's the moon. BUT, I am ROFL because a man just unfriended me but could not resist telling me the reason (I said no.) -- because I am a heartless, cold-blooded b*tch who wouldn't know what sex is if I had a manual. I simply said... manual... that's a hand, right?  ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Let me plant flowers even where I will never smell their fragrance, trees even where I will never enjoy their shade, love even where I will never know even a hug back. Let me leave something alive and beautiful wherever I go, wherever I am. A simple act of kindness & love can bring such healing even if I never see it. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Breath is Spirit is Life. It would be wonderful if each breath could be free & easy, but even if each one must be a titanic struggle, it still will be done. Life finds a way until the end. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The world needed me just as me, so I will be the best me I can be by just being me. I don't know how to be anyone else, so I'll be me by default & by choice. The world needed you just as you, too, & even if nobody else cares, I do. I like you as you. Shall we be us together now? ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
When sadness like a shroud enveils my heart & difficulties besiege my mind, I trudge along or rest a while before methodically continuing onward with Life, bit by bit until the time is done. Sometimes it is the courage simply to continue to breathe that makes a character, I think. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Oh dear, the imp is being particularly naughty today. A request (made without warning or even introduction) was made for a current pic of me because the requester was sure I must be very beautiful & sexy... oh yeah mm hmm I sure am... female, still breathing... yep yep yep very sexy. Usually I ignore all such solicitations & block the requester. The imp rarely takes prisoners... the dragon is even worse about just burning the invaders. But, this one got off easy - the imp decided to send a stick pic with wild hair & the tongue stuck out 1st & then merrily blocked the requester. All in a day's work, eh? ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Well, all right-y then. I was asked if I had a New Year's resolution, which is a tradition I have not taken up these past 5+ decades, but who's counting, right? I resolve to continue trying my best to keep breathing as long as possible because I am very addicted to oxygen & not ready to give up this habit just yet. End of list... all other efforts this coming year are purely bonus points. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
And so the government wants to tap our phones, record our conversations in public places (like on the bus, the train, etc.,) read our emails, & whatever other mischief of noisiness that can be imagined. Unless the drone assigned to monitor me is mechanical only & only visits my FB wall, I fear I am not doing my duty to keep the drone fully employed since I spend most of my time in silent thought... except when singing - either solo or in harmony with the dog and/or the cat. Since I have been mostly quiet for 5 decades now (ask my former classmates on here to verify my tendency to be quiet LOL,) I doubt I will find it in me to become extremely talkative too soon. Now if they ever discover how to tap my thinking, they'd best be about it soon before I forget how. hehehe ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
One of the most frightening of all the many frightening words is the word inoperable. More scary words include "there's nothing more we can do." For those who are helping & caretaking, God bless you. If ever I could truly have a magic wand to make things better, this would be one of those times I would like to choose. All I have to offer, though, is my love, what prayerful energies as are here to me, & the hugging by my heart from one who does care deeply. *hug* ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

misc quotes



I was told that sometimes you just have to put your big girl panties on & deal. I answered, "what panties?" It seems I have this knack for shutting down conversations into hysterical laughter & shock. What a talent! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Many times I have felt someone holding me when I most needed it... but there was no one present with me. I knew. Many times I even knew who was sending the loving encouragement. I am always grateful. I also like to hold my loved ones in my heart in this same way. Perhaps you've also felt the hug. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Humor & seeing the light side of life was what saved my sanity as well as prolonged my life. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw

Is the concept of "dress your age" really a part of the lexicon? What age? Which age? Why dress period? Well, ok, because it is well below freezing outside. Otherwise? I say if it fits & is clean, it wears. Let's go. lol ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
On a status read a bit ago, a frustrated male friend told off a more than pesky female something to the effect of the need for therapeutic f***ing. While I totally understood the frustration & meaning, my impish mind just had to wonder if there were hourly fees involved, a board certification somewhere, a need for management staff... ? Hey, I'm am imp. My mind works in mysterious ways! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
That was the beginning of my story, yes, &, yes, those are some of the elements in my story. BUT, that is not how my story ends. I'm still building up to more elements & twists in the plot. You wait & see. My story will end on a big high note no matter what. Why? Because I loved. I loved fiercely, fully, passionately, with every fiber of my being. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Crowds of any animal, but especially the human kind, scare me & also overwhelm me in too many ways. So, when I think of mob frenzies around trivial things like shopping or even sporting events, I am happy to stay alone somewhere else. Are deaths, injuries, hurt & angry people worth it all for something basically worthless in even the life of the tramplers? Do members of a crowd ever feel remorse for their part in a trampled death? I wonder. I wonder many times & many things. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
All things, but esp. of people, ideas, & movements, must be open to a thorough & rigorous questioning & even challenging. Any powerful person(s) must be open to full discussion & nuanced, honest investigation by us all. This is what our lives are based on, so we must be diligent to question everything, think it all thru, & research for ourselves. We cannot afford the laziness of personality cultishness or even so-called expert worship lest we destroy all that is good by ignorantly following wrong-headedness. Powerful interests want the privileges of power too easily wrested from those harmed by those very privileges. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Offering my services to a younger sister who is facing some more than irritating things in her life, I said I knew all kinds of helpful, invigorating, inventive, & definitely expressive expletives. I offered private tuition, too. See how helpful I am! hehehe ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The scenic train chugs up the mountain thru the snow covered forested hills to arrive again at the historic depot near here. It is often a coal engine which is gorgeously quaint, leaving coal dust & smoke as offerings to breathe & to clean. But still, I listen fondly because I like trains. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
To hold all sacred... my long-time life motto. It has taken me almost 5 1/2 decades to cherish the body I have because I was taught to hate me by almost everyone around me. I learned well & deeply. Now my body is very broken & struggling to live, and I am still breathing. My body is huge, too, & it is warm, soft, & mine. I am learning how to cherish this amazing woman I am in this amazing womanly body. I encourage you to learn the same for yourself. We are each of us quite miraculous. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Lifting my head I laugh thru the tears for I have tasted the knowledge that I am worthy, that I have always been worthy, & now my very wounds & scars that line my whole being are more than worthy. My ugliness? No, my beauty is in the road map of my scars, the crisscrossed lines as well as the jagged, puckered ones. My size is merely a size, interesting & unusual as it is. I am even bigger than that. My copious pains, bled from me in salty drops of colored waters, only reflect the multi-colored & panoramic view of the many spectrumed depth & breadth of my being, fullness & richness I garnered from the sacrifice meant for my being. Don't you see? What was meant for my destruction taught me love, & love is eternal. It is not defeated. So, I will lift my head to howl in pain & laughter at the moon tonight, & I will dance my own dance of me. Watch. Listen. Don't you see the many who run to join me in my beautiful dance? We're all scarred. We are all beautiful. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
They sat looking at me as if I had found a secret cabal & were late. Their bright eyes & black, furry coats shined in the moonlight as their purrs turned to words I could understand... or did my ears turn into cat frequency? It is hard to tell, but they understood me as much as I understood them for that space in time under the moon when I joined the cat cabal forever. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
We are, each one of us, needed. As long as there is life, there really is hope. One person doing even a little bit does make a difference somewhere. Do you know how long it takes to dig a foundation for a house by using a teaspoon? It would take a lot longer if you never even start with that teaspoon. So, please let's start digging. Maybe we'll find or make better tools along the way. But, let's start anyway. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Pope Francis is spouting pure Marx, eh? In all my years of studying Christianity, sacred story, sacred texts, philosophy, etc., I somehow missed the cannon of The Gospel according to Marx. I do believe I would have noticed somehow even if only for my oral comps. Man, I must be slipping. I have actually been rocking to Frankie baby's take on things Catholic... full respect where deserved. I am waiting on how he translates it into action now. But, the backlash makes me like it even more. Go, Frankie. Now about those Beretta stocks..... ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
In my vision, as it were, it is vital to build the new way of life alongside & faster, if possible, than the dismantling of the old. It must be built on the same place the old dwells. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
It is not how many times you fall, it is how many times you bounce back. My body bounces everywhere & in every way, so I got this one mastered! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The NSA is spying on the sexual & porn activity of "radicalizers" in hopes of discrediting them while at the same time complaining that teens are sexting less & less. It sounds like the NSA has several problems here - mostly with their own perverted viewing habits - of needing voyeuristic viewing/reading of even teens, of wanting to shame people for being sexual, & of thinking alleged immoral behavior in others is worse than immoral behavior demanded in their jobs. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The hungry dark storm bear came in the night of my mind to devour my shreds of hope for wholeness. It was the darkening season, full of memories & grief anniversaries without grief. Only desolation. The outward bound constellation of deepening tragedies wept into the inward bound cruelties played writ large for generations. The deep hungry growl. But, no tears in me left until some ambushed dam burst the flaming tears of sooty stained me down my being onto the waiting void. Cries for help in my destruction. Clawed paw up-raised as if to swipe me down turned into the hands & then arms of a shadowed friend. I wept into the deepening dark of peaceful sleep in the knowing spirit love of a stranger bear. And, I danced with the dark angel thru centuries of pain, flowing on rivers of blood & human fluids aglow in the night. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Ah, it warms my cockles (if I find those cockles, they're fried instead!) to read of an "unusual event" incident in a nuclear reactor anywhere. It sounds so mild & almost benign. So much better than terms like fire at the switchboard, transformer explosion, nuclear threat disaster, or radiation sickness might be in your near future. Yes, so good to know it was only an unusual event. I wish all my waywardnesses were treated with such generosity. *growls & grumbles, then remembers to try happy thoughts... smiling grumbles & growls* ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
So, Jesus & Santa are both white guys I hear. Well, gee, sure, golly, why not! And, in their honors or something, I think I'm going to write the next erotic best seller - The 50 to 99 Shades of White. Everything I can think of will be included... if not I'll make it all up. Either way, it'll be a smash hit. Let's see. Do I set up photo ops now or use it as a reality surprise punch? Decisions, decisions. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
We apparently need each & every of our illusions lest we feel all is lost. Our whole lives, our nations' lives, our world floats on these seas of pretend. It is civilization. It is how our consciences don't devour us in our complicity & utter guilt. It is how we justify our lives, our way of life. We will torture, maim, kill anyone who threatens our illusions even by his/her mere existence. So, I exist! I exist to my own illusions too. Reality may be a horror show in all too many cases, but it is real & can be dealt with. So, I exist! ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
The child must cope in anyway possible to survive traumas. I particularly deplore the language of disease or disorder in relationship to dissociative coping skills. I prefer the language of injury. I believe that approach is more helpful for both healing of the injured one as well as for understanding among us all. There are so many walking wounded among us. We need this understanding. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
A brutal winter has just begun, & folks all over our world are without heat, food, or shelter. People die for lack of heart from those who have more than plenty to spare but always demand more, more, more for themselves. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Euphemistically speaking, it was only collateral damage, not as bad as we thought. That means that less people were murdered or maimed & less places destroyed or pillaged than we planned. Telling the truth, esp. with truthful photojournalism, would make war less fun & profitable because we who kill & are killed in them could smash the truth over the heads of those who make huge wealth off our blood, sweat, & tears. Our means all living on this planet except maybe those fortunate sons CCR once sang about. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Most of the time I think I am the most ignorant of all people because of the vastness of how much I don't know & the even huger vastness of knowing there is infinitely more that I don't even know that I don't know... even about myself much less everything else. It encourages me to keep learning, of course. I am blessed with insatiable curiosity. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
In my many adventures of life & in search for wholeness/healing from *ERBT (experiences of really bad things,) there was one experience of me lying just watching the mountain & tree tops. I began to float, something like the way a dolphin would swim, thru the air as it were. I felt so peaceful, alive, warm, loved, & free. Afterwards, there were many mini-tremors in muscles in my extremities. It was almost like an off-gassing of some kind. I actually heard/felt a door slam shut inside me. I know that sounds weird. But, from that exact time onward, strides in my emotional, mental, etc. healing began in earnest. I wonder if such an experience is needed to start a similar course of healing for my body? ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
My heart is your home. My time is forever. Love is not destroyed nor defeated. Love simply IS. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
For those who worry about what I have been going thru health-wise or otherwise, thank you for your loving concern. From my perspective, by comparison to all I have been thru in my life, what I face now is not all that. Rough, sure. But manageable. Even my tears are warrioress tears. Until I've been counted out for enough time for decomposition to have finished, it is best to wait to watch me get back up & keep going. You might also need dancing shoes. I tend to dance, skip, jump, & sing along the way. So, onward. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
For the record - or CD, DVD, or whichever format makes you happy - I am not an armchair activist nor an agoraphobic recluse. I do not own an armchair nor am I am spider. Just thought I'd clear that little misunderstanding up. hehehehe ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
Some days are harder than others to read thru my news feeds. Lately I just want to hang my head to cry at the casual or not-so-casual cruelty all around us. Thankfully music, philosophy, art, & good friends do help me to keep keeping on. May each one in harm's way find reasons for hope & to cheer answers to his/her needs. May those causing harm... stop it! Those who are a bit of both... stop the harm then grab onto hope. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
It seems I need another clarification. Ahem. Contrary to some opinions, I am not an angel. I am something so much better - a wildly untamed, imaginative, mysterious, inventive, curious, impish, wood nymphy, dragony, playful woman. All the rest is just on reserve for more impishness to come. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw
A dam is opened, flooding a freezing population on purpose. The electricity is out, too, so the darkness knows even more cold. Babies, children, the aged, the ill, the pregnant, the youth, all suffer, lie in the snow, shelterless, with little hope... while a world seems in a trance of sugar plum fairies dancing in their heads. A time to celebrate the season of giving could include compassion to the suffering we prefer to ignore. Ignoring never makes the evil we are complicit in disappear. It only emboldens it to reach further & further. ~ Daphne Yvonne Bradshaw