There is a saying that the more a diamond is cut, the more it sparkles.
Well God knows I have felt the chisel.
Left to wonder, what hurts most?
The self inflicted or deliberate?
No matter, the blood it lets is always crimson.
Sadly, I always yielded to those blades.
I wasn’t listening, deafened by the noise of disappointment.
I closed my ears to the sweet chime of my own twinkle, paying no heed to the bright glimmer inside myself that could light the way.
Yet, in the end;
Cuts heal, ears open and diamonds dazzle.
And so will I.
Velvet at Velvet Verbosity offered us the task (and word) of LISTENING.
Mama Kat’s (PRETTY MUCH WORLD FAMOUS) Writing Workshop
had a prompt about using the word SPARKLE and it spoke to me this week.
Thank you for visiting today, hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season.
You blind me frequently, I feel like I’m staring straight at the sun.
Because you’re my sunshine when days are hard.
So sparkle away my friend. You’ve always been a gem to me.
this is the other comment I won’t erase from my phone, I read it, tears spring to my eyes and I wonder how I got so freaking lucky as to have YOU as a friend. To have YOU think good things about me.
I love you Lady Bug, I hope you know that…without a doubt. You are my sunshine. Always.
Oh Alison, you are the stunning one, the one that dazzles me. I know that having you in my life has been the sunshine I NEEDED most.
this comment is going to keep me teary (and feeling so blessed) all day long.
xo
I don’t feel much like a sparkly person. But hopefully weathering the tough things do make me a little more shiny. Great use of word and writing.
I used to..be a lot more sparkly. I wonder where that went?
Yes, I do believe the hard times help us find our dazzle, it hurts for sure, but then we know why.
I’m so glad you’re here, thank you for reading. Means a great deal to me.
HI Jamie..
thank you..I feel like I’ve lost my sparkle and I need to find it. Writing through it is helping me and comments likke yours are lifting me up. I appreciate them more than you know.
Dazzle? Will dazzle? You already DO Dazzle. And always will.
I kept this comment on my phone..I won’t delete it, because I love it so much.
I tell you often (but not enough) that you make me smile every single day….and I am so happy that fate or the internet brought you into my life and my blog.
there are no words for my appreciation of that Lou.
xoxo
Yes! You are sparkle personified
*just tears* you know that I don’t feel much like sparkling lately…but thank you for letting me sit in your light until I do. xoxo
This is beautiful.
HI Ruby…
thank you, thank you for that. You don’t know how much I needed it.
Through it all… we must sparkle.
AMEN. Yes, the hard times will be hard, but if we get through them the LIGHT is coming.
thank you for this beautiful comment. Much appreciated.
Well. It looks like I’ve come across something bigger and more meaningful than what the prompt implied. Hoping your day shines, Kir.
I’m sorry if I made you uncomfortable..I apologize. I’ve been going through something the past few months and the writing is helping me purge it.
thank you for reading it and deciding to comment anyway, that means so much to me. My day is actually a lot more BRIGHT because you did.
I love that you incorporated your prompts so seamlessly. This is excellent.
Oh. thank you…so much. Thank you for coming over to read it and for leaving such a truly wonderful comment. I appreciate it more than you could ever know.
Amen sistah friend! Shine on…
You’re helping me to shine you know? You are…and it’s making me smile.
thank you. xo
This is so beautifully written Kir. I don’t think that anyone could dull your sparkle.
You’d be surprised, but thank you…because you help me to sparkle…simply by letting me sit in YOUR LIGHT, where YOU dazzle me.
thank you for coming over to read this…it meant so much to have you here to read these words.
The cuts always hurt, self inflicted or not, evne more so when they are deliberate. But the sparkle is worth it in the end.
HI
thank you so much for coming over to comment, that means so much to me.
thank you for your words, you’re right of course that it hurts, but getting through it makes the light shine.
Oh, you definitely are sparkle! Don’t let anyone dull it. It’s one thing I love about you.
I’m trying very hard not to let anyone near my sparkle..some times that is hard, but then I think of friends like YOU who teach me all about being Dazzling and I sit in that light and hope it rubs off.
I love ya Kimber…so much.
I think that you dazzle & sparkle all the time!
I wish I felt like I did. I’ve had a hard year. But thank you, thank you for seeing me like this, for being a friend that helps me to sparkle…I do hope I do the same for you. You dazzle me all the time with your life, your writing, your talent. Always.
You DAZZLE gurl!
You help me do it, with this wonderful prompts. I’m so glad I found you this year.
That’s no nice to hear! It’s always good to know that your work is helping someone in some way. In my case I hope to inspire and to create a safe space for people to grow with their writing.
you do and I am extremely grateful for it. I have learned so much from you.
Dazzle on, girl! I can see your sparkle all the way through the internets.
WOW. For YOU to say that To me? I mean, what a lovely thing to say. Truly. I don’t know if you know that I needed those words, but thank you so much for saying them.
Sparkle on, beautiful!
well YOU help me do it, help me see it.
What a beautiful FRIEND I have in you.
xo
YOU are definitely dazzling dahling.
oh. Wow. I’m humbled to think you think so. xo
*tears*
sparkle on, my friend.
it’s friends like you who help me do that…thank you so much for that
ahhhhh shine on, you crazy diamond
sniffle…you help me do that you know?
Love this! You have such a beautiful way with words!
OH Kat, first thank you for coming over…I know how busy you are. Next, thank you for this comment..sometimes I really need words like this from other people. I appreciate them more than you know.
You know sweet love … diamonds are so very strong, and not brittle or fake. If cut too shallow, their light is lost. Once cut and polished, their shine cannot be dulled, and yet only a portion of its light is reflected since the rest travels thro it … like you. Light radiates from you, you sparkle from deep within and glimmer with brilliance.
So very lovely xxxx
You help me to Sparkle you know. It’s you being in my life, hugging me when I need it, slapping me when I deserve it and reminding me of what and who I am.
thank you for being part of the LIGHT inside me. I love you Nic. xo
Wow. So beautifully written, my sweet friend!
I was so happy to see you in my email and in my corner. Thank you for helping me to DAZZLE…for being such a sparkling part of my life.
Oooh, I LOVE this! You do sparkle, BRIGHT and PRETTY, Kir!
Fabulous way to use those 100 words!!
xo