Lights will guide you home,And ignite your bones,And I will try to fix you(3)

[Sky Masterson]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7259972#7260101
(1000+ posts) Tue Dec-18-07 05:32 PM
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Lights will guide you home,And ignite your bones,And I will try to fix you(2)

Edited on Tue Dec-18-07 06:18 PM by GoPsUx
One year - 3 days ago I started this thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
I am reminded just how lonely and sad this time of year makes many.
So I decided to redo it..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E2rVyp49avw
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS　/ THE PRETENDERS

First of all..Someone cares...It may not be who you want it to be..They may be gone from this earth.
Life may feel really crappy..Just remember as unfulfilled as life seems for you..Someone has it worse..
You are alive..Maybe not the fairy tale life you want..But it is what it is.

So I will now attempt to fix you for the second year in a row...
First up..

(1000+ posts) Thu Dec-14-06 04:12 PM
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Lights will guide you home,And ignite your bones,And I will try to fix you

Tis the season of doom and gloom.
You may be depressed, lonely , Job may suck (If you still have one)
Money ,fear, regret I have seen a lot of Pain in here the last week or so.
And it sort of makes me wish I could do something to fix everything.
Something to bring a little joy or at least a smile to so many troubled souls.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ndwEOIaeuGo
Always look on the Bright side of life.
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2 years and 3 days ago I did the last "Lights will guide you home,And ignite your bones,And I will try to fix you" tribute thread.
So now, since I have seen and felt so much sorrow from so many people these last few weeks,
I figure it's time to re-visit this old tradition.
So,here goes nothing
:)
You are worthy!
You are worthy of love,and the job,and the dreams you have.You have the power to fix this(believe in yourself)!
You may not be where you want to be but you are alive dammet!
You can change,reach that goal, You can do it!
Life is not predestined in my opinion.
You can make the best of whats handed to you.
Your girlfriend split? You hate your life?
Something happened beyond your control that has left you feeling helpless.
You can't change that but you can change the way you handle it.
It's ok to feel down and cry,it's ok to let it all out and crawl in a shell.
But don't stay there! Live! Be alive!
You got one shot!
Scratch that..You've got several shots..Just don't be affraid to take them.

I'm not going to add the pictures like I did last time but I'll leave you all with a holiday wish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=melUPYJc11U
Bob Dylan and the band - Forever young

Merry Christmas guys..
Be good to yourself..Or at least try to.

[Call Me Wesley]

1. Very nice thread, thanks for doing it!

Happy holidays to you as well! :hi:

[Sky Masterson]

2. Thanks man

I hope you and that lovely lady of yours have a wonderful Christmas.
:):hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

3. It's good so far. ;)

Because, all the shopping is done and all the gifts are wrapped - except for ours. We unwrapped them when they came. ;) And there's even some snow!

[Sky Masterson]

4. Ugh..Snow..I HATE snow

That sounds very nice. :)
I have a few more things to pick up then I'm done.
:woohoo: I'll be glad when I'm through.

[Call Me Wesley]

5. LOL! I saw your other thread

and that's mostly how it looks here after a few days, brown, slushy, ugly. Fresh snow in the night does look pretty cool, though.

Remember, you have one week left! Hurry up! :P

[laylah]

6. Thank you!

What a beautiful thread!

[S n o w b a l l]

7. Very nice....thank you

I remember when you posted this and it meant as much then as it does now.



The story below has been circulating around on the internet for years so you may have seen it,but someone sent it to me the other day & I sat at my desk and cried. It just really hit me this time. Whether the story is really true or not isn't important, it's the message that's important.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you, too, Sky.


The Cab Ride

I arrived at the address and honked the horn.
After waiting a few minutes
I walked to the
door and knocked.. 'Just a minute', answered a
frail, elderly voice. I could hear something
being dragged across the floor.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in
her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a
print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned
on it, like somebody out of a 1940's
movie.


By her side was a small nylon
suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had
lived in it for years. All the furniture was
covered with sheets.


There were no
clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils
on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard
box filled with photos and
glassware.

'Would you carry my bag
out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase
to the cab, then returned to assist the
woman.

She took my arm and we walked
slowly toward the curb.

She kept
thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I
told her.. 'I just try to treat my passengers
the way I would want my mother
treated'.

'Oh, you're such a good
boy', she said. When we got in the cab, she gave
me an address and then asked, 'Could you drive
through downtown?'

'It's not the
shortest way,' I answered
quickly..

'Oh, I don't mind,' she
said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a
hospice'.

I looked in the rear-view
mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have
any family left,' she continued in a soft
voice.. 'The doctor says I don't have very
long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the
meter.

'What route would you like me
to take?' I asked.

For the next two
hours, we drove through the city. She showed me
the building where she had once worked as an
elevator operator.

We drove through the
neighborhood where she and her husband had lived
when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in
front of a furniture warehouse that had once
been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a
girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow
in front of a particular building or corner and
would sit staring into the darkness, saying
nothing.

As the first hint of sun was
creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm
tired. Let's go now'.

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was
a low building, like a small convalescent home,
with a driveway that passed under a
portico.

Two orderlies came out to
the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were
solicitous and intent, watching her every move.
They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to
the door. The woman was already seated in a
wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?'
she asked, reaching into her
purse.

'Nothing,' I said.

'You have to make a living,' she
answered.

'There are other
passengers,' I responded.


Almostwithout thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She
held onto me tightly.

'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she
said. 'Thank you.'

I squeezed her
hand, and then walked into the dim morning
light.. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound
of the closing of a life..

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove
aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that
day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had
gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient
to end his shift?

What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked
once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything
more important in my life.

We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve
around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully
wrapped in what others may consider a small
one.


PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY
WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID ~BUT~THEY WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM
FEEL.

You won't get any big surprise
in 10 days if you send this to ten people. But,
you might help make the world a little kinder
and more compassionate by sending.
it on and reminding us that often it is the random acts of
kindness that most benefit all of
us.

Thank you, my
friend...

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we
are here we might as well dance.







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[Sky Masterson]

8. Perfect!

And a kick before I go to bed in a few

[Heidi]

9. Kicking.

:kick:

[Sky Masterson]

10. ..

:loveya:

[TZ]

11. You are really a sweet guy you know

I can only hope those who are hurting right now take a little comfort from this. Sky----->:loveya:

[Sky Masterson]

12. I try to be.

Hasn't gotten me very far in life :P Thanks TZ :loveya:

I noticed the link to the first fix you thread was a bit wonky so I'll re-post the link in this reply
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=5950229#5950439

[Highway61]

13. Wow

Just wow....Thank you for that. Just what my tired eyes needed to read.