“When one suddenly finds oneself in a swamp up to one’s armpits in alligators, it is difficult to remember the objective was to drain the swamp” on the path least traveled…

Diary of the journey on the path least traveled..just letting the heart do the talking while the fingers do the walking while being different, being me… 🙂

( “I do not do, say or write something to been seen or heard… I  do, say or write something because it needed to be done, said or written…” ,  no nominations please, just sharing thoughts while exploring life  🙂 ).. 🙂

Yes, life can be like that swamp from time to time, but “Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to d0” (Pope John XXIII )… and don’t give up…  🙂

 

Hello Diary,

Have had a busy week along with dealing with life’s challenges but today will stop the world briefly, relax for a bit with a spot of red wine and thank destiny for the life I have had, in spite of the ups and downs, tears and smiles, that has given me many memories to store in my heart for when I grow too old to dream…  🙂

 

Thanks for letting me feel love
Be it joy, or be it heartache,
To know someone’s love
A treasured feeling their love did make.

Thanks for letting me live life
To explore, to follow one’s dream,
To seek out and live every adventure
Not enough time in the day... it did seem.

Thanks for letting me meet friends
To share thoughts of love, hope..perhaps a tear,
And by going down the path together in friendship
Doing away with hate, anger….and fear.

Thanks for giving me the courage
To follow my own path...to be me,
To not follow someone else’s path
But to live my own….. reality.

Thanks for giving me an open mind
As I venture down the path... allowing me,
To gaze upon life’s treasures, large and small
That many others do not see.

Thanks for giving me an open heart
Able to love, understand and forgive,
And when I grow too old to dream
A place where my memories will live.

Yes, I have much to be thankful for
And every day the list gets longer... you see,
As I venture down the path least traveled
Searching for what destiny... has waiting for me.
                                   (Larry “Dutch” Woller)

Well, I had better close for now… wine at the ready, Kindle at the ready, some relaxing music in the air.. But I shall return again one day, Fate be willin’ and the creeks don’t rise…  🙂

Hope destiny has been kind to you, you have many wonderful memories to help you through the dark days and until we meet again..

May the love that you give
Always return to you,
That family and friends are many
And always remain true,
May your mind only know peace
No suffering or strife,
May your heart only know love and happiness
On your journey through life.
     (Larry “Dutch” Woller)

“Everyday I have two choices, either to boldly venture into the light, and on the path least traveled follow my dreams and live life, or stay in the shadows, the darkness and never know happiness…” (Larry “Dutch” Woller) oni the path least traveled….

Diary of the journey on the path least traveled..just letting the heart do the talking while the fingers do the walking while being different, being me… 🙂

( “I do not do, say or write something to been seen or heard… I  do, say or write something because it needed to be done, said or written…” ,  no nominations please, just sharing thoughts while exploring life  🙂 ).. 🙂

 

 

Who am I, one wonders
Whether it is race, gender or ideology,
As I venture down life’s path
As a spirit that is born free..

Wondering about being different
Reminds me of words from a song,
Where do I fit in, one would ask
One wonders, where do I belong.

Does the image without
Determine who I am to be,
Even though the spirit within
May be different, be me.

Do I follow my heart’s dream
When heart and mind disagree,
Or do I listen to the mind
While dealing with reality.

Those questions and more
Life’s puzzle to unravel,
To find answers I am seeking
Down the path I must travel.

So I shall  continue down the path least traveled
To seek that rainbow, perhaps around the next bend,
Once found, I’ll have my answers
And that will be the beginning, not the end.
    (Larry “Dutch” Woller)

Hello Diary,

Taking some time , with a cup of Earl Grey, to contemplate the tomorrows after a busy week…  the only true road to happiness is to follow one’s dreams being guided by the heart… and in today’s world it can be difficult with the uncertainty and conflict, but as Mark Twain said; “It is not the size of the dog in a fight that matters, it is the size of the fight in the dog” )Mark Twain)…   🙂

Yes, “The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.” (Joel Brown) and in doing so, there may be times when one has to take the path least traveled, perhaps looked upon as being different, and may feel alone, but with love and memories in the heart, one is never truly alone…  🙂

 

And with a heart filled with love, understanding and memories, I gaze out the window, looking at the horizon, contemplating adjusting the sails of my ship as I prepare my ship to look for that elusive rainbow and my destiny… 🙂

A quiet morning to wake up to
Sitting, gazing out, with a spot of tea,
Contemplating today and my tomorrows
Wondering, what will the future might  be.

A quiet  morning, life is calling
Beckoning on the path, its mysteries many unfold,
Each to explore and treasure
One day to become a memory to behold.

A quiet morning, birds chirping 
Another day to learn and explore about me.
It is my life.. only I can live it
So will do it my way.. don’t you see.

A quiet morning, of me being different
Reminding me of words from a song,
Where do I fit in, one would ask
One wonders, where do I belong.

A quiet morning, here on the path
At the end... on the horizon… lies my rainbow,
It is there my answers lie... the truth is known
Until then, only Fate and destiny will know.

Yes, a  quiet morning, spirit, body and mind at the ready
To seek that rainbow... for there lies my answers, you see,
And one thing will be certain, written in stone
I shall venture down that path …..being me.
          ( Larry “Dutch” Woller)

Well, I had better close for now as life is calling and the hunt for the rainbow is on… 🙂

But I shall return again one day, Fate be willin’ and the creeks don’t rise..  🙂

Hope all is well in your world and you find your rainbow and until we meet again..

May the love that you give
Always return to you,
That family and friends are many
And always remain true,
May your mind only know peace
No suffering or strife,
May your heart only know love and happiness
On your journey through life.
     (Larry “Dutch” Woller)

“Here on the path I venture down life’s highway, not with the fears of a closed mind, but with the dreams of a open mind, a heart filled with memories, and a free spirit filled with hopes for a better tomorrow” (Larry “Dutch” Woller) on the path least traveled…

Diary of the journey on the path least traveled..just letting the heart do the talking while the fingers do the walking while being different, being me… 🙂

( “I do not do, say or write something to been seen or heard… I  do, say or write something because it needed to be done, said or written…” ,  no nominations please, just sharing thoughts while exploring life  🙂 ).. 🙂

I live in a not so secret garden
Along the path least traveled,
Quite unlike the other world
A world that has become unraveled.

A garden of peace and harmony
Being different does not matter here,
All creatures, big and small, living together
Unlike the other world,  they do not live in fear.

Together we live the hand that Fate has dealt us
Not sure, or dwell, on our final destiny,
But live to enjoy the moment, the hour, the day
That is what life is about, don’t you see.

So into the not so secret garden I will venture
Along the path least traveled, 
To find love, understanding, to follow one’s dreams
Unlike the other  world unraveled.
                       (Larry “Dutch” Woller  )

Hello Diary,

In the past I have shared thoughts about many things, love, environment, climate, etc. and talked about my not so secret garden, the path… they say “ a picture is worth a thousand words so I thought I would post a bit about where I live….  🙂

I live in a small village ( around 800 people) and we have a bank, school, post office, pubs, library, etc… just have one electric stop light by the school… I will share some photos of what I see when I step out my front door outside the garden and backyard…  🙂

 

 

So, welcome to my world… 🙂 This is looking south from my front door… 🙂

When I walk a 1/2 block to the south, this view is looking to the west… 🙂

And this is the view looking to the east… 🙂

And standing on my doorstep and looking to the north… 🙂

And if I walk about 6 blocks or so to the north edge of town, this is the view complete with wind farm… 🙂

And I see clouds of white… 🙂

Red roses too.. 🙂

I greet many folks on my walks and I watch children grow.. 🙂

And in spite of life’s “storms” , “I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.” (Louisa May Alcott), so it is a wonderful world indeed..  🙂

So my heart’s compass is pointed to the horizon
Sails set full, safe harbor fading in the distance, a faint glow to eye it seems
And with a pocket full of memories, on the horizon are my dreams
On down the path least traveled I will venture, with spirit free.
                         ( Larry “Dutch” Woller )

Hope your world is a wonderful world filled with love and happiness and until we meet again…

May the love that you give
Always return to you,
That family and friends are many
And always remain true,
May your mind only know peace
No suffering or strife,
May your heart only know love and happiness
On your journey through life.
     (Larry “Dutch” Woller)

“Just because you feel someone does not love you as much as they should, does not mean they don’t give you all the love they have” (Author Unknown) on the path least traveled…

Diary of the journey on the path least traveled..just letting the heart do the talking while the fingers do the walking while being different, being me… 🙂

( “I do not do, say or write something to been seen or heard… I  do, say or write something because it needed to be done, said or written…” ,  no nominations please, just sharing thoughts while exploring life  🙂 ).. 🙂

“You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won’t mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever “  (C. JoyBell C.)..  🙂

 

 

A poet I know I’m not
I know that from the start,
No eloquent words here
Just  words of love,  from the heart.

Nothing cute or fancy...
No false charmers words here,
But words of undying love for you
From my heart, my very spirit…. my dear.

Couldn’t find the words for some time
Searched every book and song,
Until that wonderful precious day
That you... came along.

Now that I have the words
What’s this ole country boy to do,
How will these arthritic hands
Say those precious words to you.

It will have to be done right, you know
And I know I will  find a way,
To say how much I Love You more
With every heartbeat, each and  every day.

There will be no falsehoods or lies for you, dear one
No meaningless empty words, cute or clever,
For I would rather you love me for just one day
Than to hate this ole country boy forever.
                            ( Larry  “Dutch” Woller,  )

“The moment you have in your heart this extraordinary thing called love and feel the depth, the delight, the ecstasy of it, you will discover that for you the world is transformed.” (Jiddu Krishnamurti )… 🙂

Hello Diary,

Have shared thoughts about many things the past but today (in case you cannot tell, Diary 🙂 ) the thoughts are about love, the foundation of happiness.. love comes in many forms, from those special feelings between two to feelings towards friends and others… “True love doesn’t happen right away; it’s an ever-growing process. It develops after you’ve gone through many ups and downs, when you’ve suffered together, cried together, laughed together, loved together.”  (Ricardo Montalban)….  🙂

And remember Diary, “A relationship/friendship that is built with patience, understanding and love will withstand the strongest winds of  difficulties and conflict , a relationship/friendship built with a closed mind, insincerity or haste will collapse in a mere  breeze of discontent.”   (Larry “Dutch” Woller )..  🙂

 

 

Not just another day, dear friend
For in spite of time, distance or whatever,
If only in spirit, thought and dreams
We will be sharing the day together.

Together we live the hand that Fate has dealt us
To share thoughts of love, hope..perhaps a tear,
And by going down the path together in friendship
Doing away with hate, anger….and fear.

Not a friendship of race, color or gender
Nor of closed minded  prejudice...you see,
But a friendship that respects another’s dream
Of what or who they wish to be.

A friendship filled with hope and dreams
With  minds that are at peace,
Surrounded by love and happiness
That sooths the spirit, to say the least.

The warm sun reminds me of you, my friend
Whose beauty from within you do share,
Sharing sunshine, understanding and laughter
Sowing the seeds of  love and happiness in the air.

A special day and one to treasure
And not because of the calendar age, 
Because to the book of fond memories 
We will be adding another page

So, have a wonderful day, dear friend
Wishing you all the best, nothing less,
May today, every day, AND your heart
Be filled…...with love and happiness.
    (Larry “Dutch” Woller)

A path paved with love, understanding, happiness and peace with new adventures on the horizon, care to join me, my friend?… 🙂

Well, I had better close for now, the path filled with adventures are a calling… say hello to old friends and perhaps meet new friends.. But I shall return again one day, Fate be willin’ and the creeks don’t rise… 🙂

Hope your world, and heart, are filled with love and happiness and until we meet again.. 🙂

Not just another  day, dear friend
For in spite of time, distance or whatever,
If only in spirit and thought
We’ll be sharing this day together.

So, have a wonderful day, dear friend
Wishing you all the best, nothing less,
May today, every day, AND your heart
Be filled…...with love and happiness.
    (Larry “Dutch” Woller)