My heart is shattered into a million minute pieces and have been scattered to the four winds where those shards have been carried to the tops of mountains, the vast ocean waters, and up to the sky moon and stars.
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I am from stardust
Posted by Jacqueline on January 21, 2022
https://justonetake.org/2022/01/21/i-am-from-stardust/
What I wish I could have told myself at 25
Posted by Jacqueline on December 3, 2021
https://justonetake.org/2021/12/03/what-i-wish-i-could-have-told-myself-at-25/
Tristan & Isolde
The tale of Tristan and Isolde is one of the most influential romances in the medieval period. It predated and influenced the Arthurian romance of Lancelot and Guinevere.
Originally, the Tristan legend had nothing to do with King Arthur, but shortly after the Vulgate Cycle (or Lancelot-Grail cycle) in c. 1235, the Prose Tristan, the hero had joined the fellowship of the Round Table.
There are two main traditions of the Tristan legend. The early tradition comprised of the romances from two French poets from the second half of the twelfth century – Thomas and Beroul. Their sources could be trace back to the original, archetype Celtic romance.
Later traditions come from the Prose Tristan (c. 1240), which was markedly different from the earlier tales written by Thomas and Beroul. The Prose Tristan became the official medieval tale of Tristan and Isolde that would provide the materials for Sir Thomas Malory, the English author, who wrote the Le Morte d’Arthur (c. 1469).
(more…)Posted by Jacqueline on November 7, 2021
https://justonetake.org/2021/11/07/tristan-isolde/
Love rejoices with the truth
Love does not Delight in Evil but Rejoices with the Truth
In my opinion, this part of the passage is more telling about the nature of evil than that of love. One way we can know something is by learning more about it’s opposite. Cold is the absence of heat. Darkness is the absence of light. Evil is the absence of love and truth.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 20, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/20/love-rejoices-with-the-truth/
Family means nobody gets left behind
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What would you grab if your home was on fire? It’s a common enough question and a good one to consider should anyone find themselves presented with such a dire situation. I had the opportunity to know my answer to that question. Earlier this year when I was staying at the YWCA shelter, a fire alarm went off early one morning. No drill was scheduled, so I had to assume this was the real deal.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 17, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/17/family-means-nobody-gets-left-behind/
Love offers forgiveness
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Love is not Self-Seeking
A love that is true doesn’t objectify their loved one. The ego is swept away by the power of love and two souls become one. “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) To love means to take someone or something as a part of yourself – to protect, honor, and respect it as you would your very self. The Buddha is quoted as saying, “When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily.”
Posted by Jacqueline on November 13, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/13/love-offers-forgiveness/
Love is patient
From First Corinthians Chapter Thirteen:
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 12, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/12/love-is-patient/
How they fell in love
You traded your ship for me?
Posted by Jacqueline on November 12, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/12/how-they-fell-in-love/
A romantic love story for our modern times
Their relationship started off on shaky ground to say the least. Hook started by telling Emma and her comrades lies about his survival and Emma was immediately skeptical.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 12, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/12/a-romantic-love-story-for-our-modern-times/
Feminine Anger
I can feel her presence. She is always there, nibbling at the frayed edges of my mind. My most intimate and steadfast companion never leaving me behind. Rather, she is the one who jumps into play when others choose to abandon me. I would say she’s back – but truth be told, she never really left.
She exists for a reason and that reason is to protect me when it seems nobody else will. She has never failed me in that regard. Although her means are unorthodox and arguably unethical, she is always effective when it comes to protecting the fragility of my heart. She is not only allowed to feel anger, but she wields it as a warrior might carry a sword and shield. By contrast, I am not culturally allowed to feel or express my rage myself.
Posted by Jacqueline on November 11, 2018
https://justonetake.org/2018/11/11/feminine-anger/
Just One Take 