November 17, 2018

BROKEN  PROMISES

Young Donal, I fell for you and for your

promises. I promised you - if you’ll take

me across the oceans  - I’ll go with you.

I’ll share your bed and I’ll share your life.

I whistled for you. I cried 200 cries for you.

I gave my love to you from this tiny me.

But all I heard were the sheep bleating.

You were cheating. You were lying.

I fell for you on a Sunday - the Sunday

after Easter - in church  - when the

Passion was being read.  My eyes,

clung to you with love - with passion.

Now I’m lost and  broken. You’ve taken

from me the sun and the moon. You’ve taken

the heart out of my chest, and if I’m not

mistaken, I believe you’ve taken God as well.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018
This is a translation of a Gaelic Ballad,
with the name of Donal Og. It's sung
by Liadan.  Right below is an English
version of this same song by Roy Williamson.

November 17, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“Life’s a tough  proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.”   

Wilson Mizner [1876-1933] Saying

November 16, 2018

ALL  IN  A   DAY

Some people get a lot done in a day;

some people get little done in a day.

Each of us have to step back in the day

to see whether what we’re doing is

making the day better for each other,

whether we’re pulling our load or

whether we’re making a mess and

we don’t really know what we’re doing.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

November 16, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“No one can  make  you feel inferior without your consent.” 

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt [1884-1962] 

in This Is My Story [1937].

November 15, 2018

YOU GOTTA LAUGH

The other person is blind.

The other person is deaf.
The other person is difficult.

The other person breaks things.

The other person wrecks things.

The other person is demanding.

Then the other person just walks out -

nothing hits him and you’re just

stuck with the mess. Sorry this

is just way it is: so you better

learn how to laugh - because

this is way it is - sometimes.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018

November 15, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“Fortunately  psycho]analysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts.  Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.” 

Karen Horney in Our Inner Conflicts [1925]

November 14, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“Life is a foreign  language; all men mispronounce it.” 

Christopher  Morley [1890-1957],  

Thunder on the Left, [1925], chapter 14.