Standing at the edge of Lake Tahoe, listening to the waves crash gently ashore. Looking towards the mountains, watching as the dark clouds rolled over the peaks, embracing the storm about to ravish the landscape.
A very peaceful feeling washed over me. A feeling of calm and oneness with nature.
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed everything nature has to offer. To be able to look at a tree, standing in the middle of the desert, leaves shed, bare branches reaching out into the chilly air. I felt it's isolation, it's need to be surrounded by his kind.
The tree reflected that which was missing in my life. I often find myself isolated from the rest of the world. Trying to reach out to those around me, but never connecting, never being able to share the waters that nourish me.
To be one with someone, to share my thoughts without fear of ridicule, to share my heart, without fear of having it torn from my chest. To be with a gentle soul, whose mind mirror's that of my own.
How did we become so isolated from one-another? Who said we had to be self sufficient? Who said a family could not live together, share in their belongings? Who said let's destroy the family unit, break them apart?
I do not wish to be that lonely tree, standing in the desert, being fed by the huge lake, wishing for someone to share my growth with, about to be ravished by the storm of isolation!
Isn't that crazy? Spend time being lonely and all we want to do is be with people we love. Spend time with people we love and we crave time/space to think straight and simply "be."
Ready for super-duper crazy? Ever spent time with people you love and felt lonelier than you ever did before?
Does that mean that "loneliness" is a state of mind? (the difference between being alone and lonely)
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bardnsage
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Jan 10 @ 1:42AM
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You yearn for a peaceful mind, and peaceful feelings in your own mind, by assigning them to the actions of others......Never happen. The tree does not chase down company,,,, it attracts company.
Until you can find your own inner peace, and learn to keep peaceful while the external stimulus is raging around you,,, you will be doomed to be constantly dissappointed in the actions of others, that can never fulfil your desires.
Loneliness, peace, continment,,,, are all states of mind. And you are the only person responsible for that.
The tree, alone in the desert. Is it there because it chooses to be there, or is it there because it is the only tree that learned to adapt to the harsh environment around it.
Bend with the wind, capture your water, spread your limbs to gather the light,,,, and you will soon find that others will gravitate to you, for the shade, for the stability, and for the strength,,, that comes from within.
Is the tree lonely,,,, well, you were thinking of the tree. And is that not all we really want. Someone to think about us, and care for us.
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WouldntItBeGr8To
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Jan 10 @ 2:01AM
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dang Bard  you nailed it 
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AttractedCentaur
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Jan 10 @ 2:54AM
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That is why I love paddling my kayak out on the lake. It is quiet, just me out by self. Only the sound of birds, wind and squirrels.
But, you have to watch those squirrels - they will throw acorns at you. But, that's okay too.
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unionman154
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Jan 10 @ 8:36AM
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Good blog. kudos ~*~ and yep once again Mr.B nailed it.
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Etowah
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Jan 10 @ 5:36PM
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It is a one sided love, if you feel lonely when you are with someone you love. That's what my mama used to always say.
Forrest Gump, Jr.
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