Many times I've walked through Budapest being struck by something I wanted to share. Here, I do just that. What follows are glimpses along life's path that had touched my heart. Enjoy! Budapest Daily Photos recently moved to its own home. The photos here may be enlarged by clicking on them unlike BudapestResources.com website, its previous home.
The Invitation
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...
I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
“Yes.”
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.
14 comments:
I love these big old doors with arches and what a nice way to put it. The door to your hearts. I wish you happy valentines day
Great doors - and I'd forgotten it was Valentines day tomorrow.
Had to laugh at the Ikea meatballs.
Good to see you on mine.
Nice looking doors. They look very tall.
Since this is ABC Wed and we are on D I've seen lots of doors today. Your's are always special and such beautiful Valentine's words. Hope you have a great one!
Nice doors, and nicely written.
Happy Valentines Day. Thanks for dropping by my blog.
I like your walls series.
As for the heart matters, who knows?
I always try to keep mine fresh and cheerful...
another beautiful door.
Because of all you offer in simplicity and beauty in your pictures I have something for you. Please stop by at any time. God Bless CAthy
Happy Valentines Day ! - Love the doors.
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Happy Valentine's Day to you too! :)
very nice photo, and post... we do all have our little things best left tucked out of sight!
Cool doors. I like the face up above.
Unfortunately, nobody has knocked on the doors of my heart in a long time.
Maybe the doorbell is broken. :-)
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