Moments That Glitter

How many comments akin to, "you should write a blog!" does it take before a 40 year old pediatrician who dabbles in photography and writing thinks "maybe I will..."?
Not many apparently. Ha! I'm kind a like that owl in the old tootsie pop commercials. So here we go!

I think most of the people who said such things were  hoping for comic relief and I'm sure there will be much of that here. True that I survived the rigors and general mental and physical punishment of Medical School at the University of Utah Medical school and that I have been a happy and successful pediatrician in the mountains of North Carolina for the past 9 1/2 years. However, I am and always have been a little quirky, clutsy and goofy. Despite my best intentions most things in my personal life tend to get just a little off kilter.

I'm not one to roll with it or go with the flow. Those attributes describe my twin sister Kimmy perfectly but not me. That brings us to the reason I decided to write things down for others to peruse and to muse. Maybe I'll learn to take myself less seriously? Maybe others will chip in and say things like "hey, me too!" or "you think that's bad, guess what happened to me!". Maybe. 

I hope you all like the title. My next thought about writing a blog was that I wanted to share  little moments that change me and touch me and never leave me. What if we all took the time to notice those moments? What if we all took the time to share them with each other?  The title comes from a song that I wrote.  (It's not bragging if its blogging! Right?)

open your hearts and your minds,
                                                    Carmen


Moments that Glitter by Carmen Arkansas Nations

Who do you think of when your world turns gray?
Where does your mind turn when memories stray?
A friend on the playground so long ago,
she came in the spring time and stayed through the snow.
A father who held on just long enough to say
how much he loved you and then slipped away.

There are moments that glitter in the dullest of lives.
Moments we cling to in this whirlpool of time.
Come dance just a little while my hand in yours.
Come drink of this sunshine, our cup runneth 'or.


Some times ring out they shine bright and clear.
Witnessed by others in triumph and cheer.
That home run, that touch down ,the lead in the play.
The blue sky, the white veil of your wedding day.
Dreams come true and answers come. Your there in the sun.
The feeling is yours to hold as life marches on.

There are moments that glitter in the dullest of lives.
Moments we cling to in this whirlpool of time.
Come dance just a little while my hand in yours.
Come drink of this sunshine, our cup runneth 'or.

In a quiet soul and peaceful mind treasure does lie.
There for the taking if we'll take the time.
A walk with your Mama, a sister's embrace.
The laugh of a dear one, the curve of his face.
This time we spend it passed by and  rarely leaves a mark
except on the stories we tell in our hearts.

There are moments that glitter in the dullest of lives.
Moments we cling to in this whirlpool of time.
Come dance just a little while my hand in yours.
Come drink of this sunshine, our cup runneth 'or