Reflections III: The Magic Beyond the Pain: The Journey, My Impact, Their Impact
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This book reflects life- each and every one of us in our journeys as all of us inevitably end in the same place. It is our journeys, individually and those we share time and space with, along with the many souls on four legs that define the happiness inside. It is
Dalia Vernikovsky
I was born into a tumultuous world, into strife and poverty, as so many people face- as I look back now and 'reflect' what often leads to our understanding; indeed, in later phases of life, how much more magical is life? So, is that why I wrote 'reflections'? Or is this the normal process of our self-healing as we try to understand why we are not always given the first choice in how we live our lives. I recognized that there are always choices as our minds grow - as we learn what we can overcome, what we can do, or not do.
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Reflections III - Dalia Vernikovsky
Reflections III
The Magic Beyond the Pain: The Journey, My Impact, Their Impact
Copyright © 2023 by Dalia Vernikovsky
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-63812-906-6
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Contents
Reflections:
The Journey Unfolds
1st Chapter
Poems
Midnight Poem
Language of the Heart
The Painful Moments In Life
Turmoil or is it?
The World in Pain
Bruised Ties
Yom Kippur
Beyond the Pain To Magical Moments
Time to Write
What to say
Another Chapter
The world as I feel its magic
Different Paths, All the Same
We have the power
Someday Soon
The Spirit Continues to Shine
The flow of life
Chapters to be written
Forever Searching
Forever Young
Glorious Spirit
Journey Back
Life’s Passions
Life’s Roadmap
My Dreams
Daily Life
ANOTHER FLIGHT
The Beach
A Thought
My dedication to tomorrow
Fleeting moments
ANOTHER YEAR
Here and now
Paths
Hope for the Present
Give it meaning
Bridges to Cross
‘Busyness’
Common Sense is Not Common
TIME
Phases Of our Lives
Phases of our lives
Transitioning
Birthdays
Storm, Sun & Rainbows
Forever Searching
What is next
Count the Many
What to say
TODAY
Chapters to be written
Family & Friends & More
My Son
Mom
DADDY
MY Brother Zeev
To My Newfound Family in New York!
My Special Neighbors
My Close Friend Found
My special Lupe
To my special Friend Lori
Bond of Friendship
Mom’s Angel
FRIENDS
Angels
Tigers & Dragons
My Extended Children
Family & Friends
Our Special Caretaker- Another Angel
My special one
Marriage Vows
FRIENDSHIP OVERSEAS
Valentine’s Day
World of Trust
Strange Feelings
My Tunte
My Adopted Family
My special angel Nadia
My Special Extended Family
Nitro
Sammy
Mynka
Bebe
Sheba
Coco
Reflections 3
Journey Back (a Musical)
Never Getting Old
Perspective
Reaching for Gold
The Future is mine, and to be more
Thoughts
The flow of life
Who Inspires me?
The Second Half The Understanding
Reflections 3
Contentment
Who You Are
A Special Day
Emerging anew
Moments of Time
TODAY
A Day in the Life
Moments of Time
My wish
Perspective
Change of Course
Our Paths Unfold
My LIFE
My JOURNEY
Serenity
My eternal optimism
World of Possibilities
Time to Write
Time is Passing- Emotions strong, lasting
Love and Laughter always
1st Chapter
A True Poem- reflections
Life is so precious, so sweet, unpredictable and always tumultuous
We are borne with its energies, yet live as though we have forgotten
We move through its wonders, blinded, as though in a haze,
As though lost in some trance, lost in a maze Deaf to the birds chirping every day,
So sad that we miss that wonder in any phase.
And even flowers bloom where there is little to sustain,
Defiant, showing desire to live, through the good, through the pain,
Life is an oxymoron - leaving us breathless, in love, and hopeless and sad,
We are children always, searching to learn,-learning often without knowing
We can be forever young, or old from the day we are born
-neither is our soul pure, neither are we good nor bad
We crave attention, yet relish solitude and quiet time
We need to be loved, yet often cannot handle love’s overwhelming grasp,
We live as though we have forever, when truly, we should cherish every breath, every beat of time.
How often do we say we really will remember?
How often do we drown in ‘busy’ and feel remorseful as we again, play this word years later?
That is typical, and human, and true to our natures We are creatures that live, and love, and hurt and regret,
We are best when we have learned one lesson, forever set,
We are best if our ‘good’ actually wins over our ‘bad’;
When we appreciate, and share, and enrich our world.
Whether it is to a someone, or something, or grand charity to that world,
We will be so much more, with amazing stories untold,
As we continue to experience the wealth of knowledge and emotion,
As we absorb what we have…
And live with passion, and greatness and devotion.
Pass this on to all that care,
What will be remembered, if only for a moment,- ‘I’ and my words to share
Live life complete, forget regrets, learn from the past
It has made you who you are, the individual finally cast.
Our world needs every one of us, every soul devoted to the cause,
Once we have finally come to accept who we are, we need to pause.
And then use all our power and energy to the happiness in giving,
To those who have not learned the absolute wonder of living
Love and Laughter always,
Dalia
Poems
A poem is like a song to be sung A torrent of words to be written
Like a canvas awaiting the paint to be flung
It voices the sounds echoed in the crevasses of our mind
Thoughts that flicker and float like so many snowflakes
One of a kind
So much buzzing and loud chit-chat, impossible for one to unwind.
Poems are but one expression of the ‘voice’ in our souls
Like so many glances through the pathways to our goals,
Can we not capture the essence of the part,
Forever bound to our feelings and heart?
So much spark and fire,
Calm and desire,
Will and spirit, unleashed as turmoil, yet inspire?
Take this energy and feel it gleaning,
Its raw foundation, formed to purpose and meaning,
To a wonderful creation that empowers the soul to find focus and vision
And live the lives full of strength, not indecision,
Here is the song simply expressed and endeared
The words already written, one’s life being sung
Every moment sensualized and revered
Life flowing freely, words formulated and strung
Into songs of expressions that have explored, not feared.
Love and Laughter always,
Dalia
Midnight Poem
It is the middle of the night, and all are asleep
Everything is still, quiet, the silence, so very deep,
And in that vast empty time- I should be resting, not be awake,
It seems I am thinking, restless, thoughts I cannot shake,
I forever look for the perfect world, the most sensational feeling,
It should be for everyone, it should be the ultimate healing.
Why cannot I reach to the heavens, to pluck each illuminating star,
Why is it that with such a pure heart, they are still so untouchable, so very far?
I journey each day, grateful for the wonders on my way,
Knowing that I have found the fortunes few seem to find,
In awe of the fact that the beauty of each moment is in the eyes of only those that ‘see’ it, even the blind.
Yet, my journey seems not to find its path as of yet,
Not that I haven’t searched, and done so with no regret..
But elusive it is, as most everyone does know,
It is the same for all, and only differs for those that grow,
And pursue in earnest the magical path of simply giving,
Not concerned or questioning that which may not be understood by the living.
So onward I shall go, and not remorse, and not ponder,
I cannot have each day end in absolute wonder,
It is enough to know that I ‘win’ more than I ‘lose’,
I have blessings far beyond most people could ever chose,
And I will find the way, I am certain as is my destiny,
And it will be the one filled with love and harmony.
And if on that way, it will not be as I quite would want or picture,
I will remember that life is as an endless ebb and flow, not a fixture,
And although I may not have reached my goal that day,
I will fight and win and eventually have my way,
The inevitable joy of life is in the magic that is felt in this instant,
Search no more for the truth that is ever so close,
and if we only understood never distant.
Love and Laughter always, Dalia
Language of the Heart
The poems I write, so freely, so true, so stark
Some are from the depths of places hidden, and dark,
Ultimately, always, - needing expression, a voice
In the path of life,, a way to express my choice,
And always a path to remember the light
To remember how important it is for our spirit, to define, to fight.
Our lives, in constant evolution, amazing, the ‘message’ we can send,
Each day different, profound, so much to ‘see’ and feel if we were to tend,
To the needs of ourselves, of our loved ones, of our world,
If we were to just let our intuitions, our minds, our hearts unfold,
Yes- I am one of those fortunate, can express on paper, endowed,-
as I watch my words flow and take shape- something I am less inclined to do aloud.
As the words take shape before they simply vaporize away,
I find the meaning of so many parts of the mystery of each day,
As I continue my journey through the maze of my life,
I will find ways to deal with changing images that still cut like a knife,
But am more focused on new feelings, new joys that caress,
And remind myself, and all who should heed,
that we are here for a short time, and are always blessed.
So few in the world understand the days that fly by, and are gone,
So many miss what is ‘there’ – the beauty, the dusk and the dawn,
I indeed am endowed with a spirit that questions but knows the why
As the days unfold, and emotions can soar unimaginably high
I do, I dare, I feel each day as it comes and goes,
And help those blind, to see as the world’s magic, as it ebbs and flows
To those that do not understand, I say- stop and listen and hear
Each day’s miracle is in each tick of the beat of your heart and so clear
That what is the difference in my abundant joy and lift
As I know, to the depth of my core, that what I have now, a gift,
And forever the memory of each day should be truly faced
With the knowledge that it is to be live it, loved and never ever be erased
Love and Laughter always, Dalia
Turmoil or is it?
Here it is another day, and I have failed to conquer all that may concern
I have such high expectations, of myself, when emotions burn,
My nerves sometimes raw from worry and my nerves fray
When I know I can do so much better and I should
end with love, the end of the day,
Here I am with too many thoughts of what I should have done,
When I should be in the midst of offering frolic and fun,
Life is fleeting, that is not a new revelation- nor something new to me,
I know of life that can be twisted, and times I need to flee,