Harmony

  

" Happiness is when what you think, what you say,

and what you do are in harmony."

~Ghandi~

....definitely on the very top of the list of 735 things

that adds a note of harmony to my life. 

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Notes

to self,

.... on anxious thoughts.

Take responsibility for my own anxiety.

Is it ene-me or inner-me ?

External or internal ?

When things are going right, quit worrying about them going wrong!

Don't borrow drama from other people.

Don't let a situation contaminate my spirit.

It is NOT "out there", it IS my disquieting thoughts causing me to be anxious.

I don't have to prove anything to anyone.

I don't have to be anyone else.

What am I taking in ? Things that drain or fill me?

Is there a sense of urgency ? Do I need to figure out

what is really important?

Do I give weight to the wrong words or actions of others ?

Figure out where my "Yes" is, so I don't worry about saying "No".

Do it or Don't.

Worship or Worry ?

Faith or Fear ?

Don't isolate.

Meditate.

Create.

Spend time with friends and family. 

Play.

Reclaim my imagination.

Dream.

Focus.

Walk into the day expecting to see the good. 

~God is good~

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Continuity

"Stop running like mad 

because you don't know the music;

Lay in the wild grass 

while the stars dance instead.

Forget what they've told you about Me

and stop thinking 

it's something you have to perform.

You could spend your entire life doing that

and never know any more of Me at all.

You'll miss the point,

miss the beauty,

miss the sky I painted above you.

It's a beautiful night 

to realize what it's really like to be loved.

Stop chasing the song, child, 

and let me teach you to sing."

~God~ 

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Joy

A cool fall afternoon.

Walking in the pasture.

Calving season.

Allowing me to get close.

Treasuring the joy that only tiny newborns can bring.

And big mamas too.

That sweet bovine love.

~Blondie~

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Transforming

Not showy

or exotic looking,

but it doesn't know.

It's content to be what it is

and then it becomes

even more beautiful to me.

~cardinal~

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Fixing

...is the problem.

Trying to fix my life

myself

my marriage.

I forget that life is not about fixing.

It's about living.

Smelling Autumn in the air,

hearing the rustle of leaves in the breeze,

sipping a spiced pumpkin latte,

and warming my hands on the cup.

Life is about learning from the bad...

and nestling in with the good.

Remembering that even on the messiest or hardest days,

what I have is a whole lot of good.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding...."

Prov. 3:5

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Fika

[ f e e - k a ]  

Swedish

a moment to slow down 

and appreciate the good things in life.

"Coffee with friends."

" Most Swedes will enjoy at least one fika a day

as an opportunity to bond."

Taking some time

to remember who I am.

Snuggling up to the Swede in me today.

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