by Jenna Lundin
Member since:
April 22, 2006

stumble

April 23, 2006 05:11 PM UTC (Updated: May 26, 2006 07:14 PM UTC)
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When i see you.... i stumble

When i speak to you.... i stumble

When i hear you.... i stumble

What is so different about you? i can talk to you like i haven't talked to anyone in a while. its just so easy its like i can open up my whole heart to you....and i wouldnt even blink. but it doesnt matter how much you make me feel this way youve got someone else.... so ill just stay here and stumble...

Comments: 21

Jenna, this expresses well a common experience - that of finding a kindred spirit rather than a 'soul mate' (always associated with romance). Kindred spirits will still be there long after true love has wafted away with yet another 'soul mate'.

Magi
beautiful! thanks for reminding us that we can stumble and be ok!
Spiritguided Woman Apr 28, 2006, 4:39pm UTC
Jenna,

Thanks for writing such an incredible piece. I'm very proud of you. You have such a great talent.

Namaste,

Me
Linda Douglas May 20, 2006, 8:17am UTC
this is really a great piece. I am 50 years old and I have stumbled a lot over the years.
California Yankee May 20, 2006, 8:42am UTC
Most of us have been there. It's not easy. Eventually we all find the one who makes us stumble and doesn't have someone else.
Pete S. May 20, 2006, 9:00am UTC
I hate that feeling! I remember it all to well, the girl I liked that for the most part didn't know I was there, and when I got a chance to talk to her, verbal vomit would fall out of my mouth!

Cheer up, with time, stumbles turn to little trips, and then it is more like a missed step! It does get better!
sheryl r. May 20, 2006, 9:01am UTC
as one goes through life,we find that we stumble alot and then when you least expectit,the right one comes along and bam! keep on looking,it will happen,not when you want it to. It is a long and slow process. thanks for sharing this.
Monica Kennedy May 20, 2006, 9:16am UTC
You never know how things can happen . . . months from now the person in his life could be gone and you could have a chance - life is funny that way. I recall reading a story on here from a member who met his wife that way - she was taken for a year before they dated. So, stumble away - you never know what may happen.
Will Evans May 20, 2006, 9:22am UTC
When love beckons to you follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
-Kahlil Gibran "The Prophet"

I think you may love that book!
Beckie Lynn May 20, 2006, 9:44am UTC
i hate that so much... i was stumbling for a few months, but then my now boyfriend was smart enough to realize i was here.... i hope you dont have to stumble forever....
HGM Moya Goatley May 20, 2006, 10:20am UTC
Jenna, Glad you stumbled onto Gather. Us stumblers somehow manage to stay upright - you will too. Best wishes with your writing. Moya
Anita D. May 20, 2006, 1:43pm UTC
Stumble, perhaps. As others have said stumbling is a part of life. You are wise to see that a friend is valuable too.
Clare Stella May 20, 2006, 2:12pm UTC
Oh, the pain of caring for someone who cares for someone else. I like how the picture shows the words - a young girl gazing away thinking of what might be. Life is full of surprises and unexpected happiness. Hang in there and keep sharing your thoughts and feelings.
Mary M. Alward May 20, 2006, 6:31pm UTC
Jeanna, We all stumble along life's path. Putting our feelings down is a great way to heal. Thank you for being so honest.
T B. May 20, 2006, 7:06pm UTC
Jenna... I lived that in high school... I was so in like with this guy and he always had someone else. When I was a senior, he finally took me out on a date... we went to the movies, and for ice cream.. I was so nervous, I couldn't even talk to him... The ice cream made me sick and I almost puked in his car. Stumbling is natural... You won't believe it now, but when you get older, you'll wish you felt that way again. Keep writing!
Beryl Singleton Bissell May 21, 2006, 10:46pm UTC
I love the imagery of stumbling and unrequited love. Perhaps you will find that this gift of friendship is more valuable than "love." Sometimes, what we think of as love, is not love ... but friendship is love.

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