And when you start to believe that the impact has been exhausted...
Thank you. Elvan, min vän. Wayne, brother, all of you. What I believe is that the impact is about becoming visible. To ourselves and to others.
Finnish modernist poet, Helvi Juvonen (she died traigically young as poets tend to do) has a poem called a boulder:
I, a boulder
split off the mother rock
carried far by the ice
abandoned by the ice,
am alone in the forest,
am odd.
Don't mind children playing
around me
Don't mind snow
on my back. But
do not carve me
when I'm standing like a bear and think.
I am not cold, I am warm
when sun shines
you can see me.
This thread is such a gift.... the battles we've gone through, previously invisible and hidden shared.
Ayuni and Dahlia: I do believe that the movie made our needs also visible, our yearning for love and being loved, touched, cherished, appreciated... and if we're lucky our capacity for love becomes known to others.
... how shall I thank you all for your sweet replies... hopefully we'll all meet in person some day for grouphugs, but just a few words here and now:
Wonderful strong Jari, this poem brought grateful tears to my eyes. I'm so proud and happy for you as well and glad you're my friend. Thankyou!
dahlia, thankyou so much for posting those lyrics to share your BBM impression! neatfreak/Betty and (((jack))), thankyou both for really sweet posts!
And dear Nick (it took me a second or two to figure out it was you
) for your support and you know meeting you was one of my BBQ highlights as well! Big hugs and seeya in UK!
Oh sista Jackie, what can I say - all the hugs in the world your way!!! Thankyou so so much - and yes, wasn't it an amazing coincidence that me and W posted these 'walls down' posts at the same time!
Printscreen moment!
Conny, dear hon thankyou for your post and steady support all this time!
Wow, Rei-gyoku, no I don't think we've met but I watched your video link - it was beautiful and very fascinating! What a destiny, thanks for explaining the lyrics.
(Btw, did you know that piano and singing is so 'me'?)
Nax, I
feel very priviliged to finally have a taste of the joy and relief that all other courageous people in this forum who have walked before me and Zudos through the walls of isolation into the real world and, like you say, quit just dreaming! Thankyou for the welcome back, I believe you had your squirrel avatar last time I was here!