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Would you step into the waves, sandals of prudence left on the shore behind, and follow his silver path? Will you look into his face and say, "Here I am. Take me where you will. How I have waited for you to call."?
I wondered once if I would be enough. I guess there are times when I still wonder...
On the day the moon calls will I find my feet beneath me or will I wallow in the shallows.
On the day he calls, the name of my dreams will be me and everything I ever worked for and planned will then be riding on his ocean.
I want to own the moon and all his words.
Don't you?
I want to look up into the night sky and say, "Oh, that's mine and he shines for me."
Would you?
What shines is not the luminous glow in some foreign sky, but the whispers of what yearn to hold in my hands and who I want to become.
Dreams.
Longings.
They are my moon.
Love.
Hope.
Peace.
Patience
They are his silver path.
I wait for the night to shine...
What about you? Has the moon called your name this year? And when faced with everything you wanted did you go after it or shrink back in the waters afraid you didn't have what it took? Have you thought about where you'd like to head next year and if you have the confidence to follow those longings?
Sometimes I think it is success that we fear more than failure... just a thought.
Join me on Friday for a shout out to those fellow bloggers who I know have heard the moon call there name this year. I can't wait to share their success :)
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Tab hurry and get that book of yours on the shelf! Everytime I read one of your posts I long to read your books!
ReplyDeleteI'm ambling down the silvery path, finally ready to embrace all of my dreams.
Thank Tamika. I feel a very long way from ever getting that book of mine anywhere. Right now some of my readers are pulling it to pieces, but I am leaving it alone. The thing about writing non-fiction is that sometimes... your bones get tired. I am tired right now. I need the break. I am aiming to get back to it in the new year. But thanks for the encouragement. I really REALLY REALLY need it right now.
ReplyDeleteHey this question I did not expect. I am afraid you are right. I am more afraid of success than failure. Maybe because I've got so very used to it... as far as love is concerned. I'll walk the whole ocean on the moon to find what I lack... though I also suspect it's much nearer than that...If you know what I mean?!! ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree it is success we often fear. I am facing my greatest fears daily with my illness, it's very trying and constantly seeks to pull me under. I'd just love a day free of physical and emotional pain where I could go to the ocean or stand in a forest and feel at peace again. My animal guides and the moon have called. Thank you for a great post. Take care.
ReplyDeleteTabitha, i would like to walk into your soul...because it is there alone i'd hear the moon tell me all these things....i love this part...." what shines is not the luminous glow in some foreign sky but the whispers...."
ReplyDeleteYes Tabitha, the moon talks to me and i talk to the moon in the company of a mysterious she wolf. together, she leads me to secrets only the dark nights can reveal....for the sky is splendid, and the heart of man has only to open to its beauty!
i love you!
col!
Your post made me pull out my favorite book of poems: The Moon is always Female, by Marge Piercy. I am tiptoeing after the moon when "she" calls. Sometimes the tide pushes me back a bit, but my forward momentum is winning, I can tell.
ReplyDeleteWe only look at each other from afar.
ReplyDeleteThis year... yes, I believe I have. I love when the moon calls my name. :0)
ReplyDeleteTabitha, thank you so much for your comment on my blog. I'm thankful I know how I can be praying for you now! I'm excited to see what God says/does!
Tamika, I wouldn't miss this blog for...all the spots on the moon!
ReplyDeleteThe moon calls to me frequently...sometimes when it's hiding! Like rainy nights, fog-covered evenings.
Like God, I know the moon is there, even when I can't see it. And soon, soon, His ethereal light will soothe my soul.
Patti
www.pattilacy.com/blog
very thought provokoing. thanks for challenging us....
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ReplyDeleteyeah the moon called my name and before anything I want to look up into the night sky and say, "Oh, that's mine and he shines for me." --> my fav
u r a amazing writer
Gorgeous Tabitha. Yes, I think I am a little afraid of success. Great things have happened this year, and while I'm thankful for each of them I also feel pressure not to disappoint all the people who believe in me. I need to have courage to keep going on the path that's been lighted for me.
ReplyDeleteI think the moon has it's eye on you Tab, I really do.
ReplyDeleteIn my art career, I was terrified of the moon. Hated the idea of becoming successful at it and every time success came knocking, I ran away. I couldn't figure out why I was so afraid of it. Truth is, it wasn't my passion and success meant it would be my career and that meant giving up my real dreams.
Now I'm following my real star and the moon is beginning to whisper and this time, I'm not afraid. I'll follow the moonlight wherever it may lead!
The moon has called my name, and I have responded with giddiness, but also with fear. With that nagging voice that says, "But what if you're not good enough?" Then I follow the reflection of the moon and look to the Sun and He quiets my fear. Tells me to be still.
ReplyDeleteI would hope I would stand tall and say take me where you want to go. I agree with you that sometimes we fear success more than failure. Great post.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it's success we fear, not failure. I've gotten over that fear, though, and I am so ready for the moon to call my name.
ReplyDeleteI alternate between running towards the moon when it calls my name and running away from it. I am currently negotiating with it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is something I've been thinking about a lot lately, and not just in regard to my writing. I've taken several huge steps this year toward finding the success I want (and have been too afraid to pursue), even though it has meant risking a lot. It has been an overwhelming experience, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Great post!
ReplyDeleteYour writing lifts my heart, Tabitha. Please do keep following that moon, because you have a gift.
ReplyDeleteI wrote a short story once where the character walked on moonbeams. The moon always calls me, so I guess I am following, but I'm not sure where.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another beautiful, thought-provoking post.
Beautiful words Tabitha. My goal is to buckle back down in the new year and get some serious writing done. Good luck with yours!
ReplyDeleteNo honestly it's failure I fear more than success lol. I love you so! Who in their right mind would reject your work? Heck, I'm about to become a lit agent so I can rep you!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, success can be a scary thing. I would like to hear the moon encourage me a little as I work toward that call. Your words are beautiful, Tabitha.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you have up your sleeve for Friday!
I'm always drawn farther out by the moon, and this year I stepped away from my security of the past decade and embraced writing wholeheartedly. I decided not to go for promotion and rather devote that time to my long held dream. Here's hoping next year the moon will bring me closer to success.
ReplyDeleteMs. Moon called my name loud and clear and i answered, oh I did. I'm not afraid to try, not afraid to take a chance. But, like Jello Man in my poem, the pool was empty and I got friggen creamed. I meant to do that. Honest.
ReplyDeleteI have a love hate relationship with the moon.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post, Tabitha. The call of the moon can be scary, but how can you resist?
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the previous comments yet. I have my own concept of the future.
ReplyDeleteI'm a here-and-now person. I'm present focused. Not that I don't believe in the future; but without today, there is not tomorrow. So, if the mood calls, I guess I'm planted right here, on planet earth.
I have my fantasies and dreams of the future and of other worlds in the universe, ut mostly I'm grounded in the here and now. What I can see, touch, imagine.
I'm not religious - I don't subscribe to an all knowing being that set my path in this existence eons before my birth; but I do ascribe to an order to the universe, to existence itself, that is larger than me. Planet Earth is not the be-all-end-all of the universe.
I don't know what comes next. I'm sure I'll find out, but I'm not sure the info is a benifit to me in this existence. Yeah; I'm easy, I'm cheap. I exist; I don't care to know the larger picture.
Nope; I don't want to own the moon and all things in existence. I just want to be a part of, and dream there is something beyond this universe. When I die, I am content that answers will either come, or there is more out there to learn.
I'd really like to believe my existence is something more than an expendable pawn in the great game between two entities who could really care less about me as an individual; but only want to tally my reactions to their controlled environment.
I love my family. My love my job. I have empathy for humanity. These are not always congruent sentiments. I am human.
............dhole
Ahhh, after reading the previous posts, I think I missed the point.
ReplyDeleteWow; so many inspiring POVs. I'm touched. I'm humbled. I'm retreating to lurker.
Thanks for all the comments. YOu guys rock. I am so glad so many of you 'heed the moon' :) And thanks for taking my word pictures and running with them. It is always fun to post something like this cause you guys always get me :)
ReplyDeleteDonna, :) I don't want to own all existence either. Just my own path and my dreams. that is what the moon was for me. Those things I would very much like to own and press towards. You are right though, without today there is no tomorrow. But without dreams, hope and passion there is no reason to press forwards. Moments are wonderful things to live inside of, but if that was all there was to this life, if there was nothing to strive beyond a moment I would not want to hang around:) Thanks fro your comment :) I love a good chat:))
ReplyDeleteI love this, "sandals of prudence left on the shore behind..."
ReplyDeleteSorry I called you Tamika....Tabitha!! A friend confided that old teachers can only hold so many names in their memory banks. Mine overflowed years ago!!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Patti
P.S. Check out my personal blog when you have time. You might like the photo.
www.pattilacy.com/blog
Well, I guess my answer would be found in my post today. See myself as a bit of a shrinker I'm afraid. Loved the writing here though. Whistful, yet strong.
ReplyDeleteI love that your posts always make me reflect and feel calm and at peace. The moon has called my name this year and I have left the shore to see him. I don't think I'll ever be able to ignore his call again.
ReplyDeleteI saw your award at Bethany's blog and came over to say hello. What a beautiful blog. I see a lot of familiar faces here, so I feel at home already! I've had this experience a lot today! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThis post was magical and so was the picture you chose. I'm trying my best to hear the call and walk towards the voice. Taking steps, nice and slow, but steady. Very inspiring Tab. hugs! xo
ReplyDeleteThe moon has not called my name and quite frankly I don't think he ever will. My dreams, as I've been told by those close to me, are unattainable and unrealistic. Perhaps they are but a thread of belief still holds like a fishing line to the sky. But if and/or when the moon does call me I hope his voice is strong and seductive :) I've been told that I'm afraid of success. I'm not afraid of my own success just other people's ideas of the kind of success they think I should have.
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