Peace in the moment....

.... after tornado sirens, hail, and severe weather alerts,

adrenaline rushes,

forgetting to breathe...

 and cramming cake in my mouth

as I started catastrophizing.

Tornado season makes me wiggy.

On my way to the Neurosurgeon today.

notes:

all is well...

do not be discouraged by the hard things you encounter

live a life of prayer

pray without ceasing

rely on God moment-by-moment

celebrate the gift of being alive

what you think about determines how you live

trust 

the uncertainty in your life 

reminds you that you are not in control

you can't google your way to a solution

or change your circumstances

don't look for a way out of the difficulty your in;

look for God in the midst of it

make your choices one at a time

each is contingent upon the decision that precedes it

slow down and appreciate 

the full entirety of the moments

it just is

do not despair

pay attention to the stillness in the silence of the moment

take time to enjoy the scenery each day

be grateful

center in your inner being

breathe

align with truth

sometimes you have to sift through

the noise to hear the real message

every moment holds so much

be well...

xoxo

💞

"Grace is the experience

of being delivered from 

experience."

"Slow down.

Don't allow yourself to fall into the trap

of glorifying busy-ness.

Life is intended to be savored

and this moment is the most important.

Move through your day consciously.

Notice the little things

and expand your awareness.

Flowers bloom for only a season;

children grow up fast;

and the leaves change and eventually fall.

Savor what's in front of you 

and appreciate the moment you are in."

 

Spring cleaning....

...inside and out.

Throwing out. Tidying up.

Refreshing my surroundings

in every way.

weekend with Ang

It seems like no matter how much I clean and organize,

the clutter returns as if it has a mind of it's own.

It started to annoy me, clutter on the

outside, makes me feel edgy on the inside.

So this week I went Full Rambo on it.

It's so freeing.

I'm over the moon.

 Quite happy in my simple, open space.

Less is definitely more.

Notes:

being is more important than having

life is a gift to be shared

relationships are the school we learn in

assist and support each other

happiness joy and a sense of well-being

comes from within

you will never know your highest and best

unless you give your highest and best

you can't have what your unwilling to become

become the person you want to be

transformation isn't always pretty

the detoxification process is a way of life

release toxic thoughts, resentments, beliefs,

emotions...

choose to question your beliefs

rather than spend your life blindly playing victim

to the cranky old "truths" that no longer work for you

start with a clean slate every day

notice negative patterns

give yourself a course correction

come together to change,

create, play, grow,

become more yourself

be free

be well...

xoxo

💖

"Love in action has the kind of power 

many of us haven't tapped into yet."

"Being out in nature strips away many distractions

of our everyday life.

Adventuring outside resets our hearts & minds

individually and with one another."

'If you find your here and now intolerable &

it makes you unhappy-

you have three options:

Remove yourself from it.

Change it,

or

accept it totally.'

"Detox your timeline, your page, your home,

your refrigerator, your counters, your closet,

your ride, your phone, your life, and your mind."

"Don't believe everything you think."

 

Singer teachings...

never get old. 

The message he conveys...

 calls me out, & helps me see 

the error of my ways.

"The most precious thing in anyone's life is time.

What are you going to do with that time?"

"It doesn't matter how much time you have,

but what you are doing with your time."

"You can't take stuff from the outside &

make it good on the inside."

"Don't look outside for something that's inside.

Something outside is not going to fix your inside."

"There is a reason for everything that is."

"...you walked into a moment that has

nothing to do with you."

"Learn to use your will to put your

consciousness onto something healthy."

"Honor and respect the moment unfolding in 

front of you."

"You didn't create the moment

the moment created itself.

The moment you are seeing 

is a moment no one has ever seen before

and never will again.

This is your moment."

be well...

xoxo

💝

"Nothing makes you a good and decent person

like having friends who stubbornly

operate under that assumption."

"Do things while you can and while they matter to you

because neither is a permanent state of affairs."

"The reason life works at all

is because not everyone in your tribe

is nuts on the same day."

 

A sense of wonder...

...in the small touches of goodness, sweetness,

beauty, and innocence in life.

 

Plan A. volunteer at the barn.

  Turned to plan B when client cancelled.

There was no plan B.

Let go, and go with the flow.

A quick wardrobe change from farm clothes to Tai Chi attire,

and an hour to spare. 

Decide to...

walk at the Zoo.

Heart stolen by an adorable 4 year old (ish) boy in the petting zoo.

I pet. He pops a pellet in their mouth.

"Great picture!" he says every time I snap a shot.

"Why, thank you buddy!" 

We do this for some time....switching goats.

(Mom and baby sister too)

 Time runs out.

 I get up ( from squatting position) to leave.

He looks at me all excited, holds out his small hand (for mine)

 and in a sweet little voice...

"C'mon....lets go see

the rest of the animals."

notes & quotes...

direct your thoughts to the good

distractions result in drifting

every time

fill you life with decisions not distractions

replace distraction with direction

retrain your brain

focus on what you are grateful for

life is full of opportunities to reframe negative,

and practice finding the positive

there's a new way of living

if your willing to step into it

approach each day with enthusiasm,

anticipation, and determination

to live in alignment with life

remember, joy is your internal guidance system

when you are in a state of joy or happiness,

you are doing something right

find small glimmers of light that remind you

to just relish in the moment

rest in the in-betweens

where you find gratitude you find rest

learn to live unhurried

be well...

xoxo

💖

"If you want change to occur, 

you must do something about it.

Like a caterpillar goes through the process

of creating a cocoon,

you too can do the hard work to create the 

transformation you desire.

Success doesn't happen overnight;

a process is required.

Do something every day that serves your 

desired result.

Each stride will change you just a little

and prepare you for what's next.

Eventually you will emerge,

like a caterpillar from the chrysalis,

transformed and more vibrant."