Whisperings Under The Maple Tree

  MEMORIES (April 1, 2022)   One wonders if only we can bring back yesterday … There would be some moments to revise and make better. There would be moments to erase and be forgotten. There would be moments to retain and just be savored.   But yesterday is over and only the memories remain … Memories – of regrets to ponder the lessons learned. Memories – of joys to dry the tears we shed. Memories – of treasures that remain to be cherished.   Yesterday brings us to our today which prepares us for our tomorrow. And the hope of a future with gratitude for a life well-lived. Photo Acknowledgements:  https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/in-loving-memory http://thepastwithanewoutfit.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/memories/ http://www.posterpal.com/inspirational/inspirationalquotes/quotations_641822.html http://deborahsdescendants.com/tag/hope/

  TIME (March 27, 2022)   Everything is bound by time.   -          A time to be wounded -          A time to heal -          A time to cry -          A time to smile -          A time to be born -          A time to die   With time we decide what to make of our life, and Every time is a choice to -          Either be good or bad -          Either smile or cry -          Either be complacent or productive.   Time is our friend. Let us cherish each time. And value every moment of it. Photo Acknowledgements: - http://www.mywordwizard.com/time.html -   La Trib...

  Self-care: YOU ARE LOVED (June 15, 2023) A friend of mine sent me this picture thread she found on a social media platform. She thought I would need and love this. Well, I really do not know what she meant but I find this interesting, and it moved me into thinking. I share my reflections here.   First up, I acknowledge the importance of self-care. For a person who is always on the look out for the welfare of others, “A Man for Others,” re-energizing is very important. Taking care of others in various ways and forms can be very draining. Even though you do not expect a return to your act of charity, an appreciation of it from the recipients is a basic human need. To be appreciated even for simple ordinary acts of love and care enflames the heart of the giver as well as it re-kindles the love to serve and care more that further inspires him to give more. It is therefore important that we who receive charity must be ab...

  Silence: Listen with Your Heart (June 12, 2023)   The legendary singing/musician duo, Simon and Garfunkel, recorded and released the now classic song “The Sound of Silence” in 1964. It was written by Paul Simon himself. It was the Billboard Hot 100 number 1 song for some time and was a hit in multiple countries around the globe. The song was so deep in messages that critics and fans alike admired it for its seeming satirical, critical allusions to the signs of the time. The music itself has power and depth. It is my number one favorite song.   Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence Today we live in a world of light and sound. There are even places that “never sleep” so to speak. With the young professionals and generally the youth of today, life begins at 10 in the evening when pa...

  THE SOUND OF SILENCE (April 2, 2022)   The sound of silence is deafening –               -          Amidst the cries of children who are hungry -          Amidst the tears of prisoners calling out for justice -          Amidst the woes of widows longing for truth -          Amidst the homeless begging for shelter -          Amidst the sick needing to be healed -          Amidst a nation fighting for freedom and peace             -     Amidst the heart of a friend needing to be loved. The sound of silence is heard if we listen with our hearts.

  The Little Prince: The One That Got Away (June 11, 2023) The book “The Little Prince” is a novella written and illustrated by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antonine de Saint-Exupery. It was first published in France and the USA in April 1943. The story was in a narrative form by a Pilot who happened to meet the Little Prince by chance. The Pilot narrates the story of the Little Prince’s journey along which he, the Little Prince, met various personalities. The Pilot got wind of this when the Little Prince shared the story of his journey with the Pilot. The chance encounter between the Pilot and the Little Prince happened somewhere in the Sahara Desert where the Pilot had an emergency landing due to his plane’s technical problem. While working on the plane’s engine, he was surprised to hear the voice of a child, the Little Prince, asking him to draw him a sheep. It was there that their interaction with one another began. And if I may add, their friendship wa...

A MEMOIR – the untold story inside our heart (June 11, 2023) A Memoir is defined as: a  branch of creative nonfiction , a genre defined by the writer Lee Gutkind as “true stories, well told.” The etymology of the word “memoir,” which comes to us from the French, tells us of the human urge to put experience to paper, to remember. Indeed, a memoir is “ something written to be kept in mind .” How to Write a Memoir: Examples and a Step-by-Step Guide | Writers.com With that definition, a MEMOIR then can be referred to as true stories that are stored in our hearts waiting to be expressed and shared. For what reason? To be remembered. Sharing of one’s innermost feelings and personal anecdotes will make the other person to which they are shared able to understand, accept and love the sharer in a more intimate way. Intimate meaning more personal and loving, not necessarily romantic to be clear. Well to some it may also be romantic. But more than just the romanticism of the idea of sh...