Trust, what does that word mean to you?
Being open and honest and always true?
Loving someone with all your heart
Knowing one day it could fall apart

Trust, it is only one simple word
To share with others and be heard
If trust is broken it is forever gone
But holding on will make you strong

Trust, one word what does it mean to you?
Do you honestly have faith in all you do?
Have trust and passion from the very start
For no-one wants a broken heart

Trust, how important is it to you?
Living your life in the way you do
If you love me in the way I love you
You can trust me and I will trust you

xx

So much hurt i feel today
Help me take this pain away
The aching deep within my soul
A hollow void, an empty hole
Just right now I would give so much
To hear your voice, a gentle touch
To see you laugh, to see you smile
If only for a little while
My life is mine, that's for sure
But yours was not, you gave much more
So many others just like you
True heroes, doing what they had to do
The self-less acts without a choice
The pain and sorrow that had no voice
I feel your hurt, I feel your pain
Oh how i want to see you again
You are today and will always be
In my soul, a part of me

He is off again to war once more
The most awesome sight you ever saw
A beret perched upon his head
A distinguished sight, the deepest red

On his way, he waves goodbye
Another journey in the sky
No-one knew what lay ahead
Thousands jumped and thousands dead

Out of the plane and on his way down
Shot in the back before he hit the ground
Captured and taken as prisoner of war
With so many others, so many more

Eight months of torture with nothing to eat
Cold, wet and hungry and nowhere to sleep
He could take no more of this living hell
He had to escape, and he did as well

Making his way through the woods by night
Desperately keeping himself out of sight
So weak and fragile and so very thin
To deserve all of this, what was his sin?

Two weeks went by, it felt like a year
Then all of a sudden he gave a cheer
His journey was over, in front of him stood
An american soldier, right there in the wood

Rescued at last, it was all now at an end
Along the way he had lost his best friend
Back in England, home at last
Never to mention his awful past

To help him forget his awful strife
He came home to his lovely wife
And in her arms she held tight
His six week old baby, what a sight

With so many others and without a fuss
I will never forget what he did for us
I will remember him always and when i'm sad
I remember the paratrooper...my hero...my Dad!

Bend, little willow 
Wind's gonna blow you 
Hard and cold tonight 

Life, as it happens 
Nobody warns you 
Willow, hold on tight 

Nothing's gonna shake your love 
Take your love away 
No one's out to break your heart 
It only seems that way... hey 

Sleep, little willow 
Peace gonna follow 
Time will heal your wounds 

Grow to the heavens 
Now and forever 
Always came too soon 

Nothing's gonna shake your love 
Take your love away 
No one's out to break your heart 
It only seems that way... hey 

Bend, little willow 
Wind's gonna blow you 
Hard and cold tonight 

Life, as it happens 
Nobody warns you 
Willow, hold on tight 

Lyrics to Little Willow by Paul McCartney

What is emotion? We all have them to a varying degree but how much control do we really have? There are two main emotions from which all others stem...Love & Fear...everything else we feel evolves around one of these two. Honesty, truth, compassion, happiness all encompass love. Inadequacy, confusion, hatred, anger, shame, guilt are all fear based emotions. Each of these emotions releases different chemicals, if there is a constant release of fear based emotion your physical body will react in illness and your immune system will weaken.

Honesty, what is it, is it being loyal, trustworthy, open, fair and truthful? I think all of us see honesty as an individual thing. Me personally honesty is the biggest compliment any other person can give me and involves a great deal of trust. It means not deceiving anyone in any shape or form, not hiding any of the facts.  What does it give you back?...self-respect and peace of mind, treat others how you wish to be treated yourself.

Alongside honesty is integrity. Choosing to live in such a way that your actions and thoughts are right all of the time and  support your morals and ethics. Firstly from within be honest with yourself, from your own heart, let it come from deep within, the largest part of who we are comes from the inside, then once you are completely honest with yourself you can extend that out to be honest with others. You will be respected for it.

Share your gifts of honesty and integrity....two priceless gifts all of us can share with each other.