Journey of Hearts 

The dandelion in the field
Gets caught up in the breeze
One fluffy seed from all the rest
Is blown off through the trees
The seedling flies alone away 
Above the grass and streams
The wind shows little mercy as it
Whistles shrieks and screams

From north to south, from east to west
The seedling flies along
With no control it's carried off
Upon the breeze's song
 
The wind slows down, the seedling lands
To find it not alone
Among a field of dandelions
The seedling found its home

Karen T. Coutermarsh Fahel has contributed several poems to the site, Butterflies and several that are in the archives waiting to be added. She sent one, Loneliness, from her brother Peter, which was written exactly one month, almost to the day, before he died from suicide.
This poem, The Seedling, was written in the aftermath of a sudden notification of being forced to move from their home. Their uprooting has been like the seedling, cast to the wind with no control over its' direction.

1/23 We just wanted to send you a quick note.  We feel like the bottom has fallen out of our world, and we don't know what to do.  We can't believe that we have to move in three days or lose everything we have. Right now we have no prospects, but we are scrambling, making calls and packing. Actually, what we need is MORE TIME, but that we can not get (although we are going to talk to our lawyer and see if we can't).  If we had more time, we could arrange the rest. We do thank you (again) for the Journey of Hearts.  Any added advice you could give us would be greatly appreciated.

2/1  Just a short note to let y'all know that we are safe.  We have shelter and have started looking for a new apartment.  Once again, we wish to thank all of you for your support, warm thoughts and prayers.  We've needed every little bit of it.  Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you.

2/4 With the poem - Although the poem has a happy ending (I can end them no other way) we still have a long way to go before we find our happy ending.
Is there any way I can still get the Journey of Hearts updates sent to this e-mail address while our home computer is all packed away?  We still like knowing what's up. We want to thank you again for just having that site.  During our current tragedy we managed to utilize it a few times before packing it up. Keep up the wonderful work you do, and don't be afraid to drop us a quick note here occasionally.

I discovered, some time ago, another on-line resource, the Dream Garden, that was an appropriate tie-in with finding a place to plant a seed. In the Dream Garden one can plant a dream seed and let it grow...

  

The Dream Garden, part of the Inspirational Center, is a place where people can 'plant' their dream seeds. These seeds can be whatever aspirations, dreams, hopes, or visions that one might want to achieve in their life time.

In this part of the Inspirational Center, visitors can put their dreams into words, but first they need to find a dream. The garden is designed so one can leave a note, short poem, be direct or use a metaphor, or just a single statement that you have planted a dream seed. Find a dream and put it to words or to symbols and 'plant' it in their garden. Be patient and be loving.
Some sage words from the site: "If you don't think that your seed is growing fast enough, take a seat in the garden, relax your body and mind, and give it a few unconditional and loving thoughts. If you open yourself, your seed will let you know what it may need. Remember, depending upon what you have planted, it may need to send roots into the ground for a super-stabilizing force... Let it be!"
Every stage in the growth of the dream seed is a miracle. It is a journey of creation, that must be feed, watered, and nurtured with words of encouragement, until finally it is mature and can be harvested. 

Nothing happens unless it is first a dream. --C. Sandburg

 Dreams are works in progress. --Anonymous