Words are all we have...

Oh the power of words both good and bad.... The title comes from a line in a BeeGees song..."and words are all I have, to take your heart away"

I thought about the children's rhyme too.."Sticks and stones can break your bones but words can never hurt you" How untrue is that? I think words can cause hurt much deeper then a knife which at least is a tangible wound and can heal.. The pain from words sometimes lingers for a lifetime..

Today though I am about the Good words do and how they can be so incredibly uplifting and positive too. And what amazes me is, its often its the most simple of phrases at a time you least expect them, and that is why Im blogging today.

Last week when my Son was here he spent lots of time on the computer talking to internet peers thru an RPG group he belongs too. Its great to see him starting to reach out to the world and explore some of the horizons open to him. Anyway, I happened upon a page of posts he had left up when I was shutting down the computer one night. Though I would never purposely spy on my kid, I couldnt help but reading this exchange...
Missy~ " Hey I think Jen might be Bi"
Alex~ "why do you say that?
Missy~ "She told me she has a crush on Meghan"
Alex ~ "Wow"
Missy~ "Does that bother you all?"
Jordan(my son)~ " Nah, my Mom's a Lesbian, why would it bother me?"

Thats a bit of a paraphrase of course, except for the line by my son, thats an exact quote. And when I read it, it just made me sooo incredibly happy. First off to think that my Son is that sure of himself that he can share something like that with Peers is amazing, and secondly that he is apparently totally cool with who I am, takes an incredible load off my mind 8-)

The second set of words that filled me with happiness, happened also out of the blue. K and I watched Million Dollar Baby last night and after it was over I was feeling a bit emotional. Once again just thinking about my future and the unpredicabilty of life in the good sense and the bad. It just makes me want to live the life I have to the fullest no matter what....
So with that, I said to K the words that I have felt for a long time.."Will you marry me someday?" And her reply of "of course Sweetheart" sent a rush of happiness down to my toes that I hadnt expected. I mean I knew it would make me happy, but some times words just do more then that..It once again took our relationship to an even deeper and more meaningful level. God I love that woman!

Gosh, I know I'm rambling.. but that is what a blog is for right? To capture a moment in words and seal it in cyberspace forever.... 8-)