I love this blog because I feel at home whenever I read an entry. It is a welcome addition to my daily incoming messages, tucked between my inspirational quotes. Those messages all are a perfect fit to how I have come to see only the good always. I have come to believe that we are born into the world to experience only joy, to celebrate while we are here. I…
A flower does not think of competing with the next flower. It just blooms. “The light of God surrounds us, the love of God holds us, the power of God protects us.” Amen. “Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.” ― Neil Gaiman, Make Good Art Rea is a mom of three, one son and two daughters,…
So many thoughts and lessons are swirling around in my head at this moment. But I needed to share an update. Maybe writing this will help me to remember my lessons, understand what I learned, and find acceptance and peace with the day and its events. The post A Day To Give Thanks was the story of last Thanksgiving for my family. It was a celebration of new family, new loved ones and new…
Four tiny words that speak volumes to all those who are willing to listen. Not every epiphany is going to be an eloquent long soliloquy. Some of the most important pieces of advice are in simple little words that even a child can understand. Maybe because children still have an honest and unclutter mind which allows them to read and evaluate on content and not style, word count or the potential for hidden meaning. …
It seems that anytime you are facing a difficult life experience, someone always feels the need to remind you to search for the silver lining. Most of the time, this rather philosophical tidbit of information is accompanied by a sympathetic yet understanding smile and a pat on the back. As do most recipients of this rather tired cliché, I normally try to muster a smile of thanks and then move on. The words…
Please don’t be sad God’s calling me home to a bright, beautiful place where the sun always shines and love is free to roam. You know I don’t want to go. I’d rather stay here with you but my work is done. There’ll be nothing left for me to do. You may be crying those sad, lonely tears but do know this, I’ll be free from the pain so rest your fears. I’ll always love…
When I was a young child, I never thought that I shared an especially close relationship with my father. I always respected and loved him very much but we never really talked about anything that I thought was meaningful. He would teach me how to do things like how to throw a ball or how to safely use a saw, but we didn’t have the father-daughter talks about emotional stuff. I thought that was just…
True success must benefit all areas of your life, if not, it is simply a tradeoff. Don’t settle for one-dimensional success. You deserve to create your own unique balance which allows you to enjoy fulfillment in all aspects of your life. Almost all of us need to work to support ourselves and our family. But being a slave to your job, no matter how high up the corporate ladder that allows you to climb, will never…
It’s not every day that you find a great opportunity to instill a life lesson in your child. Finding a set of circumstances that will supply enough wow factor to really make a child of 9 or 10 ponder some cerebral topics is quite rare. And it’s even rarer for the event or activity to have a lasting effect on a child. But on occasion, it happens and the results are truly amazing. A…
There is a certain peace and calmness that washes over you when you have reached the place where you are meant to be. I never considered myself to be a person who fits in easily. In school, I was always on the fringe and never really a part of any group. And as an adult, I was most comfortable in a small group, and even that was sometimes a forced effort. But I have finally…