tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21198187641998366322024-03-18T15:50:09.941-07:00Echoes of The HeartRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.comBlogger725125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-26511963601555096862024-03-18T15:49:00.000-07:002024-03-18T15:49:22.709-07:00Feeling grateful<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Celebrated Birthdays over the weekend.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Too much sugar. Detoxing today.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This song came on, as I was returning from the market.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It resonates with my mood.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/aZjWYgq9QfM?si=ViVH10VjKNCWho4R" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Excited that the new course module came out, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and it's on Spirituality.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My Dad called, and it's Bachelor night....</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>...there are just so many things to fill me with gratitude.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-4174385484439636162024-02-29T07:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T07:05:22.865-08:00February Journal<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There is something in each of us </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>that is greater than any obstacle.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Believe in yourself & all that you are</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>& take things one step at a time.π</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Llk74D3FWzs?si=ykv45YMHMEk6PhFH" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p><i>Journal dumpπ</i></p><div><i>You have to count on living every single day in a way</i></div><div><i>you believe will make you feel good about your life.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>A renewed mind is present focused.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The only ugliness that exists in any of us</i></div><div><i>lies in our attitudes. </i></div><div><i>Be willing to change them for the better.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Walk slowly, but never backward.</i></div><div><i>Motion is reading the instructions.</i></div><div><i>Action is following them."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Be who you are capable of being,</i></div><div><i>and do what you are capable of doing</i></div><div><i>to make the world a better place.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Take time to resolve the inner conflicts </i></div><div><i>so that you can be more loving to yourself</i></div><div><i>and to everyone else.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Don't wear yourself out analyzing and planning.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I trust God to provide what is best for my growth.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Discipline yourself to live within </i></div><div><i>the boundaries of today.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"</i><i>Your gravest danger is worrying about tomorrow."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>When you feel afraid or anxious,</i></div><div><i>acknowledge it and admit it.</i></div><div><i>Then love yourself through it.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"Our very cells respond to the thoughts we think."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>If I compare, I lose.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" There is an inner giant in you,</i></div><div><i>and when that giant takes charge,</i></div><div><i>nothing can get you down."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Your unbelief tears you apart.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I can't be all things to all people,</i></div><div><i>but I can be someone special to some people.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Do what you can, with what you have,</i></div><div><i>where you are.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" As your thinking goes, </i></div><div><i>so goes your entire being."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" You lose what you give up,</i></div><div><i>but it's a gain if you needed to let it go."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" The old is gone, the new has come."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Nothing lasts forever- the beautiful or the horrid. </i></div><div><i>So I might just as well patiently ride out the bad times,</i></div><div><i>knowing they will end, & joyously embrace the good</i></div><div><i>ones while they last."</i></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Living joyously is a choice.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" If my perceptions of myself have been</i></div><div><i>so inaccurate,</i></div><div><i>how reliable can my perceptions of</i></div><div><i>others be?"</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Accept faults in others as we seek </i></div><div><i>to correct shortcomings in ourselves.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Be who you are, and accept others as they are.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Avoid the trap of focusing on others instead of yourself.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" What we do needs only be right for us.</i></div><div><i>What others do is their business and needs</i></div><div><i>to be right for them."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Be there for others, but never</i></div><div><i>leave yourself behind."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Each of us must find our own spiritual path.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" No matter what advantages that person or group</i></div><div><i>brings to your life, it won't be worth the </i></div><div><i>cost of your own heart.</i></div><div><i>Don't hide your real self in order to fit in with others."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>You don't have to accept unacceptable behavior.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" A spiritual journey truly is unlearning fear </i></div><div><i>and remembering love."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>It's a great life if you don't reason.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Sure-ism is stronger than optimism."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"Move forward & take responsibility for the attitudinal</i></div><div><i>and emotional responses you you choose daily."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Facing the worst of my past opens doors to remembering</i></div><div><i>the best of it too.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Becoming healthy means tolerating a melting</i></div><div><i>away of my old self."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" If you want to fly, you have to give up the</i></div><div><i>things that weigh you down."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Do not let the behavior of others</i></div><div><i>destroy your inner peace."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Oftentimes the hardest part of the journey</i></div><div><i>is simply believing you're worthy of the trip."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Be on guard against self pity.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Understand that when you don't know what to do,</i></div><div><i>God is calling you to listen to Him.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Where you put your attention</i></div><div><i>there is your power."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Be honest with yourself and what you feel +</i></div><div><i>embrace confusion = guide to truth</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" The catalysts you invite to stay seem to have</i></div><div><i>somewhere else to be.</i></div><div><i>The ones you deny tend to stick around until they are welcomed."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>When I surrender, soften, don't care if I'm right,</i></div><div><i>forgo my impatience, detach from the opinion</i></div><div><i>of the world and rest in God's arms,</i></div><div><i>I am more comfortable within myself.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>God's loving presence is sufficient to carry me </i></div><div><i>through each day.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>πTalk about the promises not the problem.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>My main tension & frustration comes when</i></div><div><i>I work against God, and fail to trust in His good purposes.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" When the student is ready, the teacher appears."</i></div><div><i>During a test, the teacher is silent.</i></div><div><i>I am not the teacher, I am the student learning</i></div><div><i>to carry the message of hope and recovery.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>No matter what happened even a moment before,</i></div><div><i>the present is always a new beginning.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" It is when we face the darkness squarely in the eye--</i></div><div><i>in ourselves and in the world--</i></div><div><i>that we begin at last to see the light.</i></div><div><i>Only when we have faced the limits of what we can do,</i></div><div><i>does the limitlessness of</i><i> what God can do begin</i></div><div><i>to draw on us."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Relax and enjoy the journey, trusting God </i></div><div><i>to open up the way before me.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>I will build my life on faith not fear.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>"If you don't like something, change it,</i></div><div><i>if you don't change it,</i></div><div><i>change the way you think about ii."</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>" Just because you have always done something</i></div><div><i>does not mean you should always do it."</i></div><div><i>~ Mary Engelbreit~ </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>xoxo</i></div><div><i>π</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-66901791470138677382024-02-26T06:10:00.000-08:002024-02-26T06:10:21.378-08:00Push Pause<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Today...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>take a moment to recognize how truly valuable you are.π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuoYOc-9yR4UfFvfXa5PxXV72dz8Oo-oTu-FOniqod7w6GTYJu7eRvXGsXeQshEswqcfxIAtplpZmdHrot0ylAbmuBFwEGs7jxPL3OixTOEc0IlNAiMPYjQeZdUd_4-Kn3myl5PdH3Xn0qr7fYLTLZOTW_B2cKx4P9jDgiaFFvkcGUFcITT8hMGXgPZo/s1732/428362352_1101905600955304_1412896157820238444_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1732" data-original-width="1652" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuoYOc-9yR4UfFvfXa5PxXV72dz8Oo-oTu-FOniqod7w6GTYJu7eRvXGsXeQshEswqcfxIAtplpZmdHrot0ylAbmuBFwEGs7jxPL3OixTOEc0IlNAiMPYjQeZdUd_4-Kn3myl5PdH3Xn0qr7fYLTLZOTW_B2cKx4P9jDgiaFFvkcGUFcITT8hMGXgPZo/w381-h400/428362352_1101905600955304_1412896157820238444_n.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Your unique skills and strengths,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>your resilience and determination,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>your creativity and perspective,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>your experiences and your BIG heart,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>your special gifts that make you </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>unlike anyone else. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>You are so valuable.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's time to value yourself.π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-72846340635403501912024-02-21T19:53:00.000-08:002024-02-22T03:05:28.565-08:00Love Yourself<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Today, spend some time guilt free doing something </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>creative, or go for a walk, write, read, or stare out</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the window and daydream, anything you want to do</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>for the sheer enjoyment, not because it needs to be done.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0fsgxIEzsnT4sVqeKNHeA8MoNkB4BH4oVs7lwEz_5dMR66InVfJHKeNmHGKSpN0WTRfhZfPR2AcsmDs71BmKgynG54vj0B9CjB5EAq6QH3TSYJWUi52K3IBJOEFQzyvlvChjWQ1-I7XRXGp3GnD2cYH7q6Tt9Qx-gdJnt2CPCre3eKtLzbbycq9ffXI/s1815/428480079_761075562282525_7051639911633383057_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="1371" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0fsgxIEzsnT4sVqeKNHeA8MoNkB4BH4oVs7lwEz_5dMR66InVfJHKeNmHGKSpN0WTRfhZfPR2AcsmDs71BmKgynG54vj0B9CjB5EAq6QH3TSYJWUi52K3IBJOEFQzyvlvChjWQ1-I7XRXGp3GnD2cYH7q6Tt9Qx-gdJnt2CPCre3eKtLzbbycq9ffXI/w303-h400/428480079_761075562282525_7051639911633383057_n.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>'Learn to take good care of your mind, body, heart and soul.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Laugh, dance, be silly, be weird, be playful,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>be childlike. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Take your focus away from those things that cause you </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to feel pain, stress, anxiety, fear and unhappiness, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>onto those things that bring you joy, calm your nerves,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>& make you happy.'</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-20547316082643625452024-02-19T07:22:00.000-08:002024-02-19T07:22:45.676-08:00Suicide<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I am in unchartered territory.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'm not sure what to do during these times.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Emotions are so strong...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the taking of his own life, so traumatic.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A childhood friend, a part of my family back home.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTQ2km3vz7WniQ18x6vJ0_9sxW7tVcNP8avOcDYs5KCak3t1XRqk0Zm2h__U9Rv3Hlqh_tShpsr80W-aEdpD_zViAjdRqsAisyfOZMOuPrWeqPoJrnfscRAOwOoLyOAfo7dkGSjY4HWrvueYf1pHlsd221XCMZqGZxCcsQQW4hkMNBqI7B0eiuqmOgB8/s1643/428341387_394693906441169_5687291996849678093_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1222" data-original-width="1643" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTQ2km3vz7WniQ18x6vJ0_9sxW7tVcNP8avOcDYs5KCak3t1XRqk0Zm2h__U9Rv3Hlqh_tShpsr80W-aEdpD_zViAjdRqsAisyfOZMOuPrWeqPoJrnfscRAOwOoLyOAfo7dkGSjY4HWrvueYf1pHlsd221XCMZqGZxCcsQQW4hkMNBqI7B0eiuqmOgB8/w400-h297/428341387_394693906441169_5687291996849678093_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'll figure it out as I go,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>breathe deeply & move forward.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's OK to not know what to do.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Though you had to let go of this world to find peace,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>we hold onto your memory in our hearts, so you live forever."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>R.I.P Bob</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>we love you and will miss you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(Feb 16 2024)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><p></p><p><br /> </p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-59965835087967433422024-02-16T09:13:00.000-08:002024-02-16T09:17:01.768-08:00Be True<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's been a great week. Hubby and I have been</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>making the best of this knee-rehab thing.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Thankfully we have been blessed with </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>sunshiny & gorgeous February days.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShttQ-LYtj7xI0b4R5wc5Qv6mwr18StGRRTGDZkFc94307kh0hEBJqfObbUslSKH7GEdGNoAvGFfRAOv0ZXKuMwV6bowTlBIjkNgWtHboleFMotDYG-34uqIamFCuJZnxGQ7H6seWkb72Bpu3URbiAPp88KsUxv4Nb93nBK2DV_KLADsfeXhWRDUP8bg/s1600/428106939_263060010162709_8784743804210382306_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShttQ-LYtj7xI0b4R5wc5Qv6mwr18StGRRTGDZkFc94307kh0hEBJqfObbUslSKH7GEdGNoAvGFfRAOv0ZXKuMwV6bowTlBIjkNgWtHboleFMotDYG-34uqIamFCuJZnxGQ7H6seWkb72Bpu3URbiAPp88KsUxv4Nb93nBK2DV_KLADsfeXhWRDUP8bg/w400-h300/428106939_263060010162709_8784743804210382306_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We've really connected over the last few weeks,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and although the circumstances have been a pain</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>in the butt,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>we try to stay focused on the bigger picture.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With that said, my bigger picture has been </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>changing before my eyes.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dare I believe that it's OK to believe that something</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>amazing is happening.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Through years of walking in faith, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and going through my own personal struggles,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I feel that I've reached the other side of constant fear and doubt.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Working through this course has been helping me to coach myself.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It has been a wonderful opportunity to take all that is good,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and make it better.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" There is no one else as good at being you than you are.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Be open to receiving advice but also trust </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that you know yourself better than anyone.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>You are an expert in your own experiences;</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>own that.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Boldly accept what makes you different.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Believe in your abilities.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Trust your intuition.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Stand up for your ideas, and know</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you are exactly who you should be."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>~become an expert in you~</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-60836148705597960262024-02-12T13:39:00.000-08:002024-02-12T15:01:15.368-08:00Superbowl<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Last night I watched the Superbowl game with </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>some precious ladies that have become my</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>family, over many many years.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzjJOPcjA4znDL0LGGW1cTZ4j7FUgs5jCsQg31_7LPXyqqcA2IhLk4_AtM76idtYRspCwqqwNJvSn4adLX9wekwva-XkKo9zihNAQooH-onvOFjc1XERtarzKE6iExqb8u3UlENoO4fwwUFbpV2_RUHf54ZQ376RD8hF8v5weyBTplCsI7Ro86_PEJhk/s1920/427827505_760886625543696_3405197092228707295_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzjJOPcjA4znDL0LGGW1cTZ4j7FUgs5jCsQg31_7LPXyqqcA2IhLk4_AtM76idtYRspCwqqwNJvSn4adLX9wekwva-XkKo9zihNAQooH-onvOFjc1XERtarzKE6iExqb8u3UlENoO4fwwUFbpV2_RUHf54ZQ376RD8hF8v5weyBTplCsI7Ro86_PEJhk/w400-h300/427827505_760886625543696_3405197092228707295_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It was an incredibly exciting game.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We all may have woke up with some stress related issues today,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but it was well worth it. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I did (however) practice being mindful</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and remembered to breathe.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So... I *give myself a pat on the back*</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>for that.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I started on the 10th week of my coaching course today.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was reading about emotional self-care, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and on the list of suggestions for better emo care</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a few mentioned were:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Connecting with others.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Making plans with a group of friends to do something you all enjoy.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Practice being in the present.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Expressing how you feel out loud without judgement.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Letting yourself cry, scream, laugh, or growl, depending on </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>what needs to be expressed.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(we expressed all of them...)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Chiefs won 25-22</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So many things to fill me with gratitude today.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The women, the win and the emotional care. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Feeling safe in someone's energy is a different</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>kind of intimacy. That feeling of peace and</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>protection is really underrated."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-4356481621749549962024-02-11T09:24:00.000-08:002024-02-11T09:24:27.171-08:00Need Jesus<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/qxfXDcwifgE?si=KeViFXHfN_GDsBoz" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>" Often when we're in the midst of sprouting a new life,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>we continue to engage the negativity and fears</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>of others. Our new thoughts are germinating, our energy</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>is awakening. We need to guard and nourish the new life.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It's like putting up a fence around your garden so that the</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>raccoons don't rampage your lettuce."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>" Run my dear from anyone and anything that does </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>not strengthen your precious budding wings."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>" Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-7569965460649020632024-02-09T09:23:00.000-08:002024-02-09T09:34:12.720-08:00Deep Breath and Exhale<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Claiming the life I want,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>by spending my time in ways that honor</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that life.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Inhale, exhale.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6pCurc-HxdY9SnaJx-ni4YRo_oNDWKUo44WqpEtslGGs4FH5VMYl3jwd2kfyG-MMxVGmvqqHUBuT_hU0O0MgssSsCSIBxDWE4O-vOWFGgNWWRVvjNDdEXFnwLs8tpbnq6cUlYyDMlWR-B1nHhfsjH8Cy97cPPzh-HWsaKIneL32I1glySrmRyuFG7Yc/s1800/421281171_931603368552968_5115855617847517197_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6pCurc-HxdY9SnaJx-ni4YRo_oNDWKUo44WqpEtslGGs4FH5VMYl3jwd2kfyG-MMxVGmvqqHUBuT_hU0O0MgssSsCSIBxDWE4O-vOWFGgNWWRVvjNDdEXFnwLs8tpbnq6cUlYyDMlWR-B1nHhfsjH8Cy97cPPzh-HWsaKIneL32I1glySrmRyuFG7Yc/w400-h400/421281171_931603368552968_5115855617847517197_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<i>Learn to be present and engaged in the</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>present moment. Be happy with what you have,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>what you know and who you are right now.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Don't allow your mind to trick you</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>into thinking that you won't be happy until</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you get where you want to get."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Life is short, and it's up to you to make it sweet."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Update: I passed my first test in Integrative Nutrition with a 92%!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Week 4 and hubby's walking around doing well with his knee.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Yay!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-78025037983179680492024-02-04T11:59:00.000-08:002024-02-04T12:05:49.536-08:00Loss and Love<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This week my nephew lost his granny.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>She will be buried beside his Mom. (pic)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>What could have darkened our week,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>just reminded us a lot about what it most important.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTol522delu8dvjd-aamqQUfRSJGjnkOpN5QfsCmAvuTB0HtnB0CEBhHcpdIZvTuujPs9NSMFS6WYFR60Fp2lmmgzrL00U7p_dRHYhsuoY3CH3_o92iZ_-vQFLJQ83jIkoD4Jf5wVxdRMteTqIV_NNMotdr1loJmn5DJY8b1wCdvSrnXoh__sPtJEfsbg/s1914/420630563_242506675606024_3442679316935482492_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="1914" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTol522delu8dvjd-aamqQUfRSJGjnkOpN5QfsCmAvuTB0HtnB0CEBhHcpdIZvTuujPs9NSMFS6WYFR60Fp2lmmgzrL00U7p_dRHYhsuoY3CH3_o92iZ_-vQFLJQ83jIkoD4Jf5wVxdRMteTqIV_NNMotdr1loJmn5DJY8b1wCdvSrnXoh__sPtJEfsbg/s320/420630563_242506675606024_3442679316935482492_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Love.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Love is the one thing every soul needs.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Let everyone know how much you love them and</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>how they've touched you in good profound ways.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Appreciate them. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tell them how grateful</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you are to have them in your life, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and how valuable they are to you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Be thankful for the people</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that rekindle you inner spirit.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-57221849153457882872024-02-03T16:55:00.000-08:002024-02-11T09:43:04.975-08:00Right Direction<div style="text-align: center;"><i>When it's right, you feel it in every cell of your being.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>When it's wrong, you feel that too.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/mGJimNLaV6g?si=fF5hr3rNvzH-oZat" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Stay in close connection to your heart</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>to know what is true for you.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-92177193993377439602024-01-30T11:05:00.000-08:002024-01-30T20:01:23.311-08:00Journal Dump<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Focus on being happy today.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sometimes it's as simple as taking </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a break from the sameness of everyday life</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>& braving the elements to have a few special moments with your kiddo.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRltxMMtFHPcHXs0W7xPppugTZQ1JPhAT6wBxIYxBaIYYKQ4q-KB6RYIT5tFe7lMgX5GGgbL3R6Al-Pi6qBVRz9uTB5TtjDylt9Z1VIILALdOBKmyk_xcJAH2wvuR5TOIaxO5DjrUudug3ZowJ4SB8BXuV63ZJaKmGBOZPa4c8xQXpUU6E_v-Eo5qxNsA/s1920/416271836_733462472213813_4648394011489752760_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRltxMMtFHPcHXs0W7xPppugTZQ1JPhAT6wBxIYxBaIYYKQ4q-KB6RYIT5tFe7lMgX5GGgbL3R6Al-Pi6qBVRz9uTB5TtjDylt9Z1VIILALdOBKmyk_xcJAH2wvuR5TOIaxO5DjrUudug3ZowJ4SB8BXuV63ZJaKmGBOZPa4c8xQXpUU6E_v-Eo5qxNsA/w400-h300/416271836_733462472213813_4648394011489752760_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This month is passing quickly. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I feel like I've lost control of it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Before it slips away....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>here's my...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>January Journal Dump:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Don't let recent disappointments and failures</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>define you or dampen your expectations."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" This is the time to make a fresh start."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" You are in exactly the right place. It may be heartbreaking,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but sit tight. Se still. Don't fight it. Experience it. Let go. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Rock on!"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Treat yourself as you desire the entire universe </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to respond to you."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Clear intention about what I desire to experience within myself</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>& clear definition of what I must do to make it happen."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Trying to prove something to someone is NEVER</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a valid reason to do anything."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" It is vital to keep your joy alive!"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"If you keep focusing on the things that are wrong,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you will become increasingly discouraged-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>& your strength will be sapped."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Voice your gratitude." </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" You are an original work of beauty, light,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>love, joy & bliss."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Genuine faith means realizing God wants to provide </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>His very best for you & will not let you miss it as</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you walk with Him."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" A man sees in the world</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>what he carries in his heart. ~Goethe~</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" When you are joyful, this changes the way </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you view the world around you."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" I am making the better person I want to be."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Let one bad moment be one bad moment.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Don't carry it with you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Don't miss the good moments,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>there could be some sweet ones."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" There is no limit to what I can accomplish"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Time is a trainer"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Your external world is an accurate </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>reflection of your inner state of being."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Do not give into joyless living by </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>letting worries about the present or the future weigh </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you down."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Continue to nourish your dreams.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hold fast to your vision & do something </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>every day to bring it into manifestation."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Fill up the spare moments of life with</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>praise and thanksgiving."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Write a new story that begins where you are right now."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Live in harmony with the flow of life."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Now is the time. Where you are is the place.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Who you are is deserving."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Laughter heals."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" When you succumb to worry, you open</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a pandora's box of terrifying pictures,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>paranoid voices and relentless self-criticism.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Nothing useful can be accomplished."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Focus on this very moment, the sights and sounds</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>around you, all the pieces of the here and now."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" You unconsciously create experiences that match</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>what you believe about yourself and others."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Relinquish control & doubt."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Let it go!"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" I have everything I need within me to create</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>everything I want out there."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Detach when you sense a situation is dangerous to</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>your physical, mental, or spiritual well being.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Put distance between yourself & the situation.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Make choices to take care of yourself."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Stubborn self-reliance wipes out the guidance</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>& comfort available from God."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Obsessive worrying raids my willingness to accept</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>& enjoy life as it is."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" When I've done all I can do,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I cannot regret what I did not do."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" This day is a precious unrepeatable gift."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Resist your tendency to search for the easiest route</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>through the day."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Live in the sense of awe at the infinite</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>possibilities that are right within</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you, and all around you."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Only you can do the job of being you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Your highest function is simply to be the person</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you are capable of being-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>your calling will emerge."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" A loving thought opens doors-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>an unloving thought closes</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a door."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Gratitude generates enthusiasm."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Tension is who think you should be.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Relaxation is who you are."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" It's the negative experiences that influence how</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you view yourself far more profoundly</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>than the positive ones do."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" When you are appreciative,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you get more to appreciate."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" I can re-create what I believe."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Don't waste energy regretting the way</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>things are or thinking about what</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>might have been."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" All the love your heart can hold,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>all the success you are meant to</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>experience is already within you."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Open the flood gates of your heart & pour out</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a blessing of love into your own life."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Do not limit the future by the past.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The more you hate something, the more bound</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you are to it. The more you love something,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the more free you are."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Spiritual blessings come wrapped in trials."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" The situations you face can build you up or tear </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you down. The good news is-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you have a choice in the matter.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Invite God, or permit the problem to control you."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Just take the next step."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Life can be a journey or a struggle.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A paradise or a prison.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A calm sea or a turbulent ocean.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's all up to you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Life will accommodate whatever you </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>choose, exactly the way you choose."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" At the center of every problem,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the answer is present."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-9208629995159519292024-01-19T16:38:00.000-08:002024-01-19T16:38:12.366-08:00Our Week<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The temperatures plummet, the winds rise,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>hubby is getting stronger,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and I am on the mend from the flu.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We tuck in and rest,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>cozy and comforted.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGaf_fawKCcgKNN4D6kxfb2Ja9BuyZlKtvqt5Dt9N-xDl0hwvx3T0i0FiWJ4FfRhLPOZ1Guyt8M49peraofo_LzSEvQk80Zf2ezcbKywj5kHPX-r4nv3Djb_aI3vT44NVV9cdJo9VMqY3_LIJtvMe4TfxcL4Nb0feZmGo-20bP6XmyFtSjr3iqQ8KXh0/s2040/418733311_342579635343835_1535231879183562452_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2040" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGaf_fawKCcgKNN4D6kxfb2Ja9BuyZlKtvqt5Dt9N-xDl0hwvx3T0i0FiWJ4FfRhLPOZ1Guyt8M49peraofo_LzSEvQk80Zf2ezcbKywj5kHPX-r4nv3Djb_aI3vT44NVV9cdJo9VMqY3_LIJtvMe4TfxcL4Nb0feZmGo-20bP6XmyFtSjr3iqQ8KXh0/w400-h301/418733311_342579635343835_1535231879183562452_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-23363706593347077182024-01-13T15:14:00.000-08:002024-01-13T19:27:13.452-08:00Anxious Heart <div style="text-align: center;"><i>Twinkle lights, heated blankets, and a</i><i>ll day in our P.J's.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Hubby's recovery isn't fun, but it's nice to have him home.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Favorite song for today...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/mH6Gk-IjX54?si=GCy1iZBq-U8vTqpt" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-20034094666768225752024-01-11T04:35:00.000-08:002024-01-11T05:13:17.148-08:00Today's Thoughts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I thought I would come home and rest after spending a day</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and a half in the hospital with hubby.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>He has had his knee replacement surgery.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It was a mess. Surgery went well. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>He is not doing so well.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Getting ready to head back early this morning.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Didn't sleep much better at home, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>although it was nice to be home for a bit.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'll head back as soon as it tuns light.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(not a fan of driving in the dark).</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I thought I'd share a slice of yesterday.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVB5dNWfHWfFGkB2NFe0bNEoDEhlmeGb60KCASICW-9xIwnNMdchwORFabBeVciz7N1eDalft_4U-rxBGNhYGRXNgc2gwoOj0alWsQmj7neG1_Rx0tMc9qPMsx5DvvJeLcRX83hQKrNiR4v6vj0Qj7Lt6znSULLjsPlOnsnh8jjjbWPKkqdbUPMkG4-Y/s1920/411243523_339907732238621_6640819161097107261_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGVB5dNWfHWfFGkB2NFe0bNEoDEhlmeGb60KCASICW-9xIwnNMdchwORFabBeVciz7N1eDalft_4U-rxBGNhYGRXNgc2gwoOj0alWsQmj7neG1_Rx0tMc9qPMsx5DvvJeLcRX83hQKrNiR4v6vj0Qj7Lt6znSULLjsPlOnsnh8jjjbWPKkqdbUPMkG4-Y/w360-h640/411243523_339907732238621_6640819161097107261_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was on the verge of an meltdown around 10 AM.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Not much sleep. Confined. No privacy.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>*hospital setting*</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I only had a brief minute to meditate or pray in-between</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>distractions. I tried. I just wasn't connecting.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>That was when I felt the tears well up...the self- pity thoughts</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>rising to the surface, and the emotions taking over.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hubby started getting sick about the same time.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was doing all I could...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>running for barf bags and nurses, and cold rags...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>then I knew, I just had to take a moment away.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was rapidly going down.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>With hubby's blessing, I took my journal and devotionals,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and headed for the park.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's like home away from home for me,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and it was right down the street.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I've spent many hours feeding the geese, walking with friends,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and watching Brandon grow up there. I even hung out there with Dad </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>once during a visit.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>When I arrived, I felt an instant calm.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It was a gorgeous morning so I rolled down my window.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The geese were sleeping, and I was semi-relieved</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>considering I didn't have anything to offer them to eat.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I sat and wrote in my journal, read...and prayed.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was thankful and grateful for the fresh air, the sunshine, and</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>having some time to sit and fuel up with God's words.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Peace and serenity were setting in.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Slightly hungry and 1/2 nauseous myself,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> I started munching on some mixed nuts packed in a tote I keep in my car.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I noticed a squirrel outside my window forging around,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>so I started digging out the hazel nuts,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(not my favorite)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and flicking them outside of the window. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Noticing this...the little critter would come, grab and munch.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This continued.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Walnuts and almonds were being added.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Squirrel friends were joining in the celebration.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>They decided I could be trusted, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and sat waiting outside my door.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>During this time....I was still present with my reading & devotionals,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>writing my thoughts in my journal,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> and giving thanks as the moments passed.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was grateful.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It had only been a half an hour since I was just about to unravel,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a here I was sitting in a state of bliss.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This is why my routine has always been an essential.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Words I read while sitting in my car...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Don't miss your prayer and meditation time."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Affirm your trust in Me."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Focus on this very moment, the sights & sounds around you,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>all pieces of the here and now."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(that's when I noticed the squirrel...just for the record)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" When you are tempted to worry about tomorrows concerns, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>gently return to me."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(note: that is what started the melt-down to begin with.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" You are powerless by yourself to stop the emotional binges </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>once they gain momentum."...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(been there done that...knew it was coming...had to go...)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>..." Reunite with Me and peace and serenity begin to seep back</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>into your mind and heart."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(truth)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Make yourself available, and I can do for you</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>what you cannot do for yourself."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(truth. I could have easily had gone down the rabbit hole...)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Beware of overthinking things and obsessing about them."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(guilty)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Seek to live in the present moment where my Presence</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>awaits you continually."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(redemption)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Refresh yourself in My nearness,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>letting My love soak into your innermost being."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(restoration)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Relax with Me, putting aside problems so you</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>can be attentive to Me and receive more of My love."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(essential)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" I want the very best for you."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(it couldn't have been better)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This morning I woke up...with the words</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" I will perfect all that concerns you."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>flowing through my head.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I am holding onto that along with the full cup</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of coffee and a full heart from time well spent back </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>in my morning</i><i> routine.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Be well.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-82624171925019004292024-01-08T20:04:00.000-08:002024-02-11T09:40:28.278-08:00Slow Down<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Calm the nervous system.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThfp6tEoW8abYBp9SB8Z_3mB8pwSpaU4jXUXDxN1tgPxuhshqTBFIXQxROkaV9tNJqFQ4H_o9ScyfhvTfavZ7IXFCGWSJqEr64_4_NhJ5r04NqBfGQQoMZR2KaOKlsTxcqIQ0DnwI2SWrhEFCn7fwWiGBFqDxUCSTJlX4f0fUBDVYizHThB_rYOAinJY/s1920/415048119_1529513004285072_8140885035312707547_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThfp6tEoW8abYBp9SB8Z_3mB8pwSpaU4jXUXDxN1tgPxuhshqTBFIXQxROkaV9tNJqFQ4H_o9ScyfhvTfavZ7IXFCGWSJqEr64_4_NhJ5r04NqBfGQQoMZR2KaOKlsTxcqIQ0DnwI2SWrhEFCn7fwWiGBFqDxUCSTJlX4f0fUBDVYizHThB_rYOAinJY/w300-h400/415048119_1529513004285072_8140885035312707547_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have been pretty health conscious since my thirties.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It is truly something I have been passionate about.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>From childhood trauma to menopause, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> health and healing has been important to me.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I did not realize until recently how much</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>all of those areas are affected greatly by stress and</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>an overactive nervous system.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's the why in "why is this not working for me?"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Our bodies can't heal, when our nervous system is all wonky.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This is so important!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It will be a game changer for me.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This week I have been focusing on deliberate breath work.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Taking mini breath breaks.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Try it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Take a slow deep breath in through your nose...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and release slowly through your mouth.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>When done releasing...release just a little more...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and a little more.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Then breathe in a big fresh breath, and repeat.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> x5</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>You can do it anywhere, and anytime.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Healing happens...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>one step and one breath at a time.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Stay in the moment. The practice of staying present will heal you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Obsessing about how the future will turn out creates anxiety.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Replaying broken scenarios from the past causes anger and sadness.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Stay here in this moment."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(...and remember to breathe.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-84055376210538892452024-01-05T11:03:00.000-08:002024-01-05T17:39:03.955-08:00 Heart of God <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I'm at my Mom's, sitting in my cozy little space with</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Nahnah (her cat) by my side, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>his feet plopped on my journal.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> A gentle snow is falling outside my window,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the birds land on the ledge outside looking in...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and the neighbors black lab is walking by to see if there</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>is a treat waiting for him on the porch. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Mom will put one out, but she hasn't yet.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>He walks by again and heads towards home. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My phone buzzes. I have a text from </i><i>a friend.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>She sends me her favorite song.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> I met her through the course.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> We have talked a lot on the phone,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> but have not met.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We have so much in common.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>She lives 7 hours away.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/qbPxZPsjhbg?si=ssieL08EVW2-KdZ5" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I am feeling very grateful for a peaceful morning,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> & these simple moments.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-54474462070016219072024-01-03T08:58:00.000-08:002024-01-03T09:20:23.931-08:00Outlook... Good<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'm excited, fueled, and ready to see what life </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>has in store for me this year.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have sat and pondered what I want to experience,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and what I must do to make it happen.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-_fZURePKGFAZWUWB_WMDachOJTDDI3y5Sw90e5M4P56HLOTggrvFc_Yrq3LBRo11dI_b53csCBslxJBToq_BoRMcqIZFPVETxLd2xBhVMdSN52ohFQxbbK_VpqL7I6NHN9UPp-J0Z-H9LoPs1tiYEPa0hGWEghGqPgIY6yZ2HpyzlVL4lm9qF57aUY/s1920/410981454_667852835549009_7722750044454374304_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-_fZURePKGFAZWUWB_WMDachOJTDDI3y5Sw90e5M4P56HLOTggrvFc_Yrq3LBRo11dI_b53csCBslxJBToq_BoRMcqIZFPVETxLd2xBhVMdSN52ohFQxbbK_VpqL7I6NHN9UPp-J0Z-H9LoPs1tiYEPa0hGWEghGqPgIY6yZ2HpyzlVL4lm9qF57aUY/w400-h300/410981454_667852835549009_7722750044454374304_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I am being more intentional.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It took an in-depth look at where I am,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and a clear decision about the direction I want to travel.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have my list of daily actions to take</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>for positive change.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(habits)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I set my intention for the day, and look to my list</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to keep me on course. I think it's good to have a plan</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(kind of like having a map)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>so when I feel a little lost...I have something to refer to,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to get me back on course.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'm am definitely a list girl.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> If I don't have a list, a focal point or a plan </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>of some sort, I am easily influenced and distracted</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>by whatever comes my way.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(like the dog in the movie "Up" *squirrel* )</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Intentions keep me from chasing the squirrel.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>My confession and my lesson... is:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'm not happy with how I've handled things in the past.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have allowed hurt feelings to keep me from loving </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the heck out of the people I love. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>In turn, I have hurt them.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(which is NEVER my intention.)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The reality of that all came to a head last year.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I was holding onto hurt, more than I was allowing in love.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I understand that now. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>As I have said before, "you don't know, until you know."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>That's life. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The whole live and learn game.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Maybe we aren't loved the way we want to be loved...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>or how we expect to be loved....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but love is always present if we open our hearts to it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Don't worry that by opening your heart life will get turned upside down.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>What if the other side is better than the side your used to?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>What if we all opened up to trust life and love a little bit more?</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Take life one day at a time.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Embrace the changes.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It could be a gift.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-80308510271368414912024-01-01T11:04:00.000-08:002024-01-01T11:04:18.713-08:00Left Behind<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Happy New Year peeps!!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3tk6bUAPRML4L6SUjFx46HKRoFutVrbXWe4TeQ5n_fLO_E3JCn51-UMnvoDXpBGA3b-4KTJY2hrsSukgcfmpU_sAU3TBzRbekt1uX-6ZNk9ZfC9hqza4BjPmGfIXVwPfagZORBRzFu70pplH_yeyMRWwu990plTm2stVvioF7XFG9eWdsheXS1-YR7k/s1763/409622635_401939168932882_1854898718741434473_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1763" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3tk6bUAPRML4L6SUjFx46HKRoFutVrbXWe4TeQ5n_fLO_E3JCn51-UMnvoDXpBGA3b-4KTJY2hrsSukgcfmpU_sAU3TBzRbekt1uX-6ZNk9ZfC9hqza4BjPmGfIXVwPfagZORBRzFu70pplH_yeyMRWwu990plTm2stVvioF7XFG9eWdsheXS1-YR7k/w400-h311/409622635_401939168932882_1854898718741434473_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have been doing a little reflecting this morning</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> on the year we just left behind.</i><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I feel a deep sense of gratitude for all the little things in life.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> I feel a great appreciation for all the lessons I learned.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" One day it will be so clear-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>what you thought was the end,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>was really just the beginning.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Some doors are hidden until we</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>are ready to open them."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-33091303253195215532023-12-29T08:32:00.000-08:002023-12-29T08:32:46.344-08:00Journal Dump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Serenity is always available to me,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>but I have to seek it where it can be found.</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cue...my journal. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Yesterday I wanted to share a quote with a classmate.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>I knew it was in my journal...and I had to flip through pages</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>to find it. I decided then, that I would start rounding up</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>all my highlighted aha's and quoteable's,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>and at the end of the month post them here.</i></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42AIQPxHWpSp0e82B9oSq6EzopnA0X6zN_mBqn3M9DzhRzKY7L4WuqYlerP5QxOwUk_-JztT6ppWCuwjWH3CU2b17ZhvVaFI1GjH9_kLjVbLg3ACwA3gUj2TGb6f5BQM0IE7RcjntBCt7Ym8yjivU1GmVBtq3IwMXOtsundNDfkPoY27rYJJBVb5knMs/s2040/386893166_359802663415861_8784142010639927610_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42AIQPxHWpSp0e82B9oSq6EzopnA0X6zN_mBqn3M9DzhRzKY7L4WuqYlerP5QxOwUk_-JztT6ppWCuwjWH3CU2b17ZhvVaFI1GjH9_kLjVbLg3ACwA3gUj2TGb6f5BQM0IE7RcjntBCt7Ym8yjivU1GmVBtq3IwMXOtsundNDfkPoY27rYJJBVb5knMs/w301-h400/386893166_359802663415861_8784142010639927610_n.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>December Journal Dump:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>You cannot remember what you just heard or read </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>because you have a cluttered mind.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Every moment of your life is a gift.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Instead of feeling entitled to better circumstances,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>make the most of whatever is provided.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Give your best effort.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Decision making can be one of life's </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>greatest adventures.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Walk in the world as if nothing is missing.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Pray and meditate daily,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and practice being present in the little gaps</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>throughout the day.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Whatever is true, whatever is noble,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>whatever is right...think about such things."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>If it seems you can't get it together, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it may be that you have given too much of yourself</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>away.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Be aware of the things that you do that diminish & distort</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>your sense of wholeness, worthiness, and your ability</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to make your own choices and decisions.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Say no to fear and yes to love.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We can make ourselves miserable or make ourselves</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>strong.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It is essential for you to set wise boundaries</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>& refuse to be drawn off course.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Whoever is tempting you to anger or frustration</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>is a person in need of grace.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Take a break from trying to figure everything out.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Empower the good, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>because what we empower grows bigger.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Take good care of yourself: spiritually,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>emotionally, & physically.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Protect yourself </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>from those who would take advantage of you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Turn to the spirit within your own being</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>as your refuge and strength.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Do not hold on to emotions </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that cause you to be unloving.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Your willingness to love others</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>must never depend on their ability to give love</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>back to you.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I don't have to be responsible </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>for other peoples choices.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Whenever you are questioning your own capability,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the answer is always yes.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"If we want to stop the vicious cycle of unhappiness,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>we must learn new ways of living,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>new ways of relating to each other."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>If holding on is disturbing your peace of mind, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it makes sense to let go.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"When you get a red flag..</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it may be a warning that your thoughts</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and actions are not in your best interest.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Look at your own involvement and make changes."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>When the time is right,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the way before you suddenly clears-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>through no effort of your own.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Happiness is a skill.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It requires effort and time." </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"I need not struggle to make things happen, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and I need not plan how my life will unfold.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I need only respond to the invitation of each moment,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to show up fully in excellence and love."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"Always you can go higher, for within yourself</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>you are greater than you think.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Believe that, for it is a fact-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a great, big, truthful, wonderful fact."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"At times, the humblest, roughest wrappings</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>hold the very greatest, most precious &</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>powerful gifts."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Believe to expect miracles</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and you will.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-81038537192970742982023-12-27T12:01:00.000-08:002023-12-27T17:23:14.263-08:00Christmas Afterglow<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas was hands down, one of the best!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Brandon drove in around 11:30 p.m. that eve.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We sat at the table and had a nice chat,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and decided to turn in about an hour later.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr3OU0aJniW780t6cxr_8WmOwWQ1UjcOLkbCqiUrDTMBbzT5XTDZ9U1ZDV8FB_OYXyJ48BAIpIR6tTcqHODrNQAX5oGUvbyKng2osNeqh0i4gRx049Nf2aGPrPLd3vO2tY9v27PNnU1u0zfqMTCfKgmaQNcuw4ZBandWL-SlGh62qfN6L0P4E6T1gGhk/s1920/409688984_3578397899099076_1896470875375555603_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr3OU0aJniW780t6cxr_8WmOwWQ1UjcOLkbCqiUrDTMBbzT5XTDZ9U1ZDV8FB_OYXyJ48BAIpIR6tTcqHODrNQAX5oGUvbyKng2osNeqh0i4gRx049Nf2aGPrPLd3vO2tY9v27PNnU1u0zfqMTCfKgmaQNcuw4ZBandWL-SlGh62qfN6L0P4E6T1gGhk/w360-h640/409688984_3578397899099076_1896470875375555603_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Christmas day was incredibly simple and meaningful.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>*peaceful*</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The lasagna turned out great, however it may not make</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>our traditional Christmas meal, as I found out afterwards,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>hubby is not a big fan of lasagna.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It will however be something Brandon and I will make together.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Chances are,...(as cheffy as my kiddo is...)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>there will be a modified version of it in the future...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>however Grams recipe will always be the firm foundation.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Speaking of foundations...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I believe this year some cracks have been repaired,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>clearing done, and healing has taken place in my</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(spiritual/soul) foundation.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I am as ready as I will ever be to dive deeper into my coaching course.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> and the discoveries I make along the way.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I will follow my heart and surrender my expectations,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>as I stay open to where this leads me. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>There is so much to learn on this path to health and wholeness.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I pray that my journey into the New Year as well as yours,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>is one filled with health, happiness and wellness.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>May we set our own pace, and savor the steps along the way,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>remembering that every step matters.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>May our days be filled with the joyful simplicities </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>waiting to found in the small moments.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>May we trust that love will not fail us,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> believe in ourselves, and believe in the One that </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>believes in us. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"You are never alone. Divine love sustains you, surrounds you,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>enfolds you, protects you. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Go in peace."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-2113280515354098082023-12-23T09:34:00.000-08:002023-12-26T11:28:33.459-08:00Christmas Traditions<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I love Christmas, although I can get a bit emotional.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Like every time I hear " Mary, Did You Know"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(in my last post).</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Also when I think of my family back home...and wish</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>we could all be together.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Missing the friends and family that are no longer with us.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67iky-82BFDOLF-YpEiXEJ7LQbHoP3qNh06vi5Bzhzp_DHS67vSt7comfFC9qvRe56e3zdEBlS8Vg6oF3MVmoaRA40ogRbJRPfcaurW5UaJDDvAGoYmr-Wn4W6Z42f1qzCFUyy-DYJMMNvJjDHaesuPHpBLhcIbTtfM4E2THiqaWPv-OYk8LTUkKS9jA/s1800/411086334_306732415043822_5380481192094217074_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67iky-82BFDOLF-YpEiXEJ7LQbHoP3qNh06vi5Bzhzp_DHS67vSt7comfFC9qvRe56e3zdEBlS8Vg6oF3MVmoaRA40ogRbJRPfcaurW5UaJDDvAGoYmr-Wn4W6Z42f1qzCFUyy-DYJMMNvJjDHaesuPHpBLhcIbTtfM4E2THiqaWPv-OYk8LTUkKS9jA/w400-h400/411086334_306732415043822_5380481192094217074_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Cue....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Christmas traditions.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Traditions ground me and bring me joy.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Some of my special little traditions:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hanging the paper snowflakes on the tree.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(that Brandon and I made 19 years ago...the first Christmas as a single mom)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Baking my great-grandmother's (from my Mom's side) Swedish Spritz cookies with Brandon.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Having a</i><i> Christmas puzzle scattered on the table the start of December,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that slowly forms, as peeps pause near to place a piece or two.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>No more than 1/2 the puzzle ever gets put together,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> and Christmas day we gather around to finish it. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It must be finished by the end of the day. It's a rule. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Loading up in the car to go for a drive to view the Christmas lights with friends or family.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Usually with a few twinkle lights in the car as well as Christmas CD's that have been collected </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>over the years.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>That used to be a tradition too! Every year I would buy a new Christmas CD </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>to play during the holidays.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>That tradition just seemed to fade away, although I still have to buy</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a new Christmas CD from time to time. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Maybe next year. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's been a while.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> this year...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a couple of new traditions may be born.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So...one....is, I made dog-bones for all my doggy-friends this Christmas.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I wanted to make sure I had enough, and tripled the batch.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(one of my friends has seven dog...just sayin')</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I ended up spending a day baking the little doggy-treats.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> Christmas tunes playing, twinkle light twinkling, hot tea and candles.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> It was quite relaxing really, and my doggy-friends (even the most finicky) loved their </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>home-baked goodies.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It may become a monthly ritual really.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Nonetheless it will be wrapped in pretty gift-bags and bling for them only for Christmas.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>And...another tradition that's still on the fence....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>is making my Grandmother's </i><i>Lasagna recipe.(on my Dad's side)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> My youngest cousin sent it to me, and I have been waiting for </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Christmas to fix it.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>If all goes well, it will be our traditional meal,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>served on her fine china, for many years to come.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Traditions just seem to connect the dots for me.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Bringing the past and the present all together</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>into the moment. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It connects me to my peeps both near and far,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and reminds me just </i><i>how special life really is, has been,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and how grateful I am for it all.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvr1HaSxzBcYfhfInUHFm0hpNXV5Q7jiXenXyfLZQz5VJKQ3vuR5W1su50tdw4IUiYOChfbYIJ2VnpnzfIVcTSIgePoU0DI2DqRY1d0IXHNO-aJKDvqAvQh1mBdS3PRz6kGv5bnu7cdrulwhh70TvVIwu1VKEhSl7pEgnvkuvV52bkWGXvXTDkojfEkg/s1920/409579687_726400872454408_7502371788309898551_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvr1HaSxzBcYfhfInUHFm0hpNXV5Q7jiXenXyfLZQz5VJKQ3vuR5W1su50tdw4IUiYOChfbYIJ2VnpnzfIVcTSIgePoU0DI2DqRY1d0IXHNO-aJKDvqAvQh1mBdS3PRz6kGv5bnu7cdrulwhh70TvVIwu1VKEhSl7pEgnvkuvV52bkWGXvXTDkojfEkg/w360-h640/409579687_726400872454408_7502371788309898551_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sticking with the Holiday Spirit, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>here are some of my favorite Christmas Quotes this week:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Christmas - that magic blanket that wraps itself about us,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It may weave a spell of nostalgia.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>but always it will be a day of remembrance - </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" The best gifts around any Christmas tree:</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>the presence of a happy family all wrapped</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>up in each other."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Love is what is what's in the room with you at Christmas</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>if you stop opening presents and listen."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and behold , everything is softer and more beautiful."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Merry Christmas with much love !</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-13658577360141957472023-12-19T13:35:00.000-08:002023-12-19T13:35:49.838-08:00Christmas Song<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Every Christmas season, while watching a children's program</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>(last Sunday)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>or during Christmas eve service at church</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>they play this song.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/trW_lD9sBt0?si=SvlzEOIFssbzSHou" width="480"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And I cry. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Every. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Time.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-72249547838309959302023-12-16T10:06:00.000-08:002023-12-16T19:52:12.180-08:00Wish Tree<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Last year my me and my girlfriend Angie decided to go</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> explore </i><i>a local antique shop.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We both had fun searching for and finding little treasures to take home.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I found some little floral saucers that day.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I have a thing for using the old and the mis-matched pieces (dishes, silverware) often.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I find them charming & a nice addition to my tea or coffee breaks.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's all about creating something special out of the little ordinary moments.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I thank my beloved Swedish Fika-hygge gene for that. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMPpflWlOPe6F312ezj0r0a-e7wZ2-NXXhxdkK8lL01Bgd2ApV6fdErRoyisTsKTLKCC4FTjbfRvoryQoLDNdtSFgU_ifFBKRCQN-LiSNTJYXT9Tq3NNci_rFI62MIatojkqUJcuNKA7ScJ_BVH891DqkqfWRilt1yKuGxnmmRC3lzGOd7Yl1X89fOUA/s1679/409419103_372366501966396_4567721150534726762_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="1679" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMPpflWlOPe6F312ezj0r0a-e7wZ2-NXXhxdkK8lL01Bgd2ApV6fdErRoyisTsKTLKCC4FTjbfRvoryQoLDNdtSFgU_ifFBKRCQN-LiSNTJYXT9Tq3NNci_rFI62MIatojkqUJcuNKA7ScJ_BVH891DqkqfWRilt1yKuGxnmmRC3lzGOd7Yl1X89fOUA/w400-h318/409419103_372366501966396_4567721150534726762_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>So anyway....</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>on the way out the door, there was a pretty pine tree</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> covered with little slips of paper.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The shop keeper told us it was a wish tree, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and invited us to add our wishes to the tree if we'd like.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We did of course! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We made the wish, wrote it down, and fastened it along with </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>hundreds of other wishes.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Honestly, I totally forgot about it after that.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The other day I was writing my prayer in my journal </i><i>and thanking</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>God for certain things and also "for restoring relationships in my life"...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and that is when it hit me!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I remembered... that was the wish that I hung on the tree.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Dare to daydream. Imagine. Wish. Believe.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>May your see them come true.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119818764199836632.post-37488400420754238052023-12-13T11:21:00.000-08:002023-12-13T11:33:03.838-08:00Grace Country<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>This sweet girl has been by my side, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>ever since my first day on the farm.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I remember her little white calf-self approached me to give me the once over.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I felt I had to pass her inspection to gain entrance through the gate.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I knew then that she'd be special.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>That was 12 years ago.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVptOm7dGmZaJoo3Ioav7qqPtfM4Zzqh4Wukgw7S55X7ex45FC0u8WFmyu4RJX9ClvQkuYZy5cXQTrP-mhYc8fFaTAlb6Fhb9TrKvVXBiwLZTXfpPXsDjZw_rtwukYncNq1aFptgCKUwEtd8vGGvlkGtCxGeGtKniQHiVQTu1uJQvDillBDXkSpe1W-eA/s2040/409602405_317976441109572_5234813684007990851_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2040" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVptOm7dGmZaJoo3Ioav7qqPtfM4Zzqh4Wukgw7S55X7ex45FC0u8WFmyu4RJX9ClvQkuYZy5cXQTrP-mhYc8fFaTAlb6Fhb9TrKvVXBiwLZTXfpPXsDjZw_rtwukYncNq1aFptgCKUwEtd8vGGvlkGtCxGeGtKniQHiVQTu1uJQvDillBDXkSpe1W-eA/w400-h301/409602405_317976441109572_5234813684007990851_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The farm is definitely my saving grace.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I can start out having a rough-semi-emotional-</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>snarky-kind-of-day ,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and come back home full of peace and contentment.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It takes no time to find my serenity</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> by simply tromping through </i><i>the pastures, gathering snapshots of my</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>cow-kids, counting mourning doves as they perch on the fence line,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>while listening to the soothing sounds of the herd as they munch and moo around me</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(and always a snuggle and a lick or two).</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>No matter what kind of day I am having, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it seems I'm always brought back to my center.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Welcomed </i><i>and nourished.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The space envelopes me.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It doesn't care if I'm frustrated or snarky.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Or that my hair is a mess.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Or that I come in mis-matched clothes and dirty-worn boots.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It just seems happy to have me back,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and willing to hold space for me to rest & regroup. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I'm most at ease there.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> I can sit with nature, and</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>gather my thoughts along with other</i><i> parts of myself that have gone astray.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>It's my place of grace in this busy world.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Once I wander onto the farm...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>it's always a bit of a challenge for me to leave again.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>" I do not at all understand the mystery of grace--</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>only that it meets us where we are</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i> but does not leave us where </i><i>it found us."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>~Anne Lamott~</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>xoxo</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>π</i></div><br /> <p></p>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099183547236576359noreply@blogger.com0