Ripples of Dreams

Ripples of Dreams

Drop a pebble in the water, just a splash, and it is gone.

But there's half-a-hundred ripples, Circling on and on and on.

Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to the sea.

And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be.

Drop a pebble in the water, in a minute you forget.

But there's little waves a-flowing, and there's ripples circling yet.

And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave have grown,

You've disturbed a mighty river. just by dropping in a stone.

Drop an unkind word, or careless, in a minute it is gone.

But there's half-a-hundred ripples, circling on and on and on.

They keep spreading, spreading, spreading from the center as they go,

And there is no way to stop them, once you've started them to flow.

Drop an unkind word, or careless in a minute you forget.

But there's little waves a-flowing, and there's ripples circling yet.

And perhaps in some sad heart a mighty wave of tears you've stirred,

And disturbed a life was happy here you dropped that unkind word.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness, just a flash and it is gone.

But there's half-a-hundred ripples, circling on and on and on.

Bearing hope and joy and comfort on each splashing, dashing wave.

Till you wouldn't believe the volume, of the one kind word you gave.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness, in a minute you forget.

But there's gladness still a-swelling, and there's joy circling yet.

And you've rolled a wave of comfort whose sweet music can be heard.

Over miles and miles of water just by dropping one kind word.

~By James W. Foley~

Introduction –

          Sometimes we often neglect the ripples in our life for one reason or another. Whether it is the hustle or stress of daily life, we must never forget those moments in our life that brought us joy or happiness. Thinking back, we must remember every act of kindness and love.

A valuable part of life that is often taken for granted. Most of us dream when we are asleep and like the ripples of dreams, we reflect, of different moments in time and space. Time and space, the two fixings in a recipe for life, control our lives without any ability or manner to harness either one with any success.

Since time and space is inevitable and something we cannot control, the best we can do is hang onto those moments that gave us joys and pleasures. And once those moments have passed, we can only bring them back in our dreams or conscious awareness to think about those good times, when life was good to you and those around you.

Dreams are brought through a heavenly gate, giving us the hope, the love and the awareness that some deserve this kindness that is spread so thin these days because of living a rat race that sometimes produce pain, anxiety and heartaches. Finding a kind person has become a rarity that one can only treasure and cling onto when found and never let them go.

Separated by distance or work and lifestyle, we often reluctantly let someone go and hang onto their memories to keep the vision alive and how they are now connected to your reality. A reality that faces the daily strife’s of work and play but never gives you the opportunity to go back to yesterday and capture those moment again in real-time and now only brought back alive in the ripples of your dreams.

In working with relationships and distress, I have discovered that life at one time or another, will harm you emotionally, and that at least at some level of this relationship, there comes a misunderstanding.

I suspect that the reason for such misunderstanding is simple placed on the fact that men and women are different species in many diverse and unlike ways. Perhaps, this is the attraction that brings us together and sometimes, this is the reason why we reject or repulse others as there are ways said or heard, that tells you it is best to part your ways and leave fate alone.

As a man, I like to think that we are predominately a thinking species or beings, who received or send mental processes, to others who may accept or reject the thoughts spoken or the acts performed. I would also like to believe that as a man, I act in a rational and logical way most of the time and not emotional during times of need or crisis that requires a person to prevail a cooler head than others.

Whether or not that is true in most cases, it based on whether another man or woman accepts or dismisses my actions or words and how it impacts their own life and whether or not it is the truth spoken.

This woman I met in my life that has caused me so many reoccurring dreams was someone so different, I could never forget her. She always appeared to be in control of her own emotions and in tune with her own spiritual being.

Although I want to say that she also possessed a dominant trait of being a thinker, she too had a natural reaction to think and process words and respond logically and less emotionally than most women I have met.

She was not the kind that was hurt so easily. She might have been the strongest woman I have ever known as someone who was so close to me, as she could read my mind telepathically and my intent kinetically and work through the hard times without missing a step in our relationship to get over any pain and work harder through the feelings associated with any emotional injury that might have occurred.

Isabella was different like that. She was in tune with her emotions at all times and never showed a negative reaction to any emotional pain or distress. She knew instantly whether the words spoken were true or false and saw the lies and deceit through the body language shown that contradicted the words spoken.

She had no difficulties working through the hard times emotionally and often became the steady hand to rely on when things got tough all over. Although these might be general statement in fact, they ring true for Isabella whose heart was rarely broken, to a certain extent, given by our human emotional or sensory limits.

Isabella was different in terms of emotion and my ability to understand her and who she was and where she came from and where she wanted to be. Never callous and always thoughtful, she was the kind of person who could and would provide instant comfort to anyone in pain or discomfort and instantly start to help or heal as well as protect a complete stranger from further harm or injury.

Her compassion was unspoken and unlimited to the realities of life and relationships. Her unique ability to protect her own heart from emotional injuries was most fascinating and impressive to anyone who saw the manner she handled such hurt or pain.

It was like her heart knew to automatically go into a self-protective mode to keep others from causing further injury or pain. Inside this woman, was a heart of a warrior and kept that secret inside her as she hardly ever spoke a word of it to anyone.

Having this unique and most effective way to protect herself from the harm of others, her strength only showed she was a person who was true of heart and someone who never closed her heart from other who needed her help or support to bear the fruits of life and positive relationships in life. It seemed that she had so much room in her heart for love, she had plenty of kindness and consideration to give to anyone who needed it.

This is not to imply that this heart was never broken. I suspect that at times during her life, she coped with things that brought her pain as well as emotional injuries that only made her stronger. Never prying in the past and always accepting her loving ways in the present, we remained friends forever and shared some awesome moments in time and space, forever.