April 18, 2025

Today...I will sit on the porch and draw,

& breathe in the sunshine,

&  nourish and nurture,

& call my brother,

 and live in the moment.

Polly and me

My journal highlights from this week:

If I'm not the problem...there is no solution.

This is not me fixing myself...this is spiritual.

I am powerless over this.

Become more self-aware and open hearted.

Clear out some of the old habits, relationships, things...and

keep space open for more beautiful things to be added.

Clear some space. Identify the things that give me joy,

and are filled to the brim with purpose and intention.

Move those things to the center.

Allow life to surprise me.

Work at learning to have fun, as much as I learned to be miserable.

"Bad company corrupts good character."

1 Corinth. 15:33

Get clear on what I am grateful for.

Let go of lesser things.

Sow seeds of happiness.

Be consciously aware of the choices I make every moment.

The right action at the right moment,

 is the one that nourishes me & everyone else who is influenced by

that action.

Instead of bemoaning the loss of my comfort,

accept the challenge of something new.

Be intentionally available to decide what it is

that I want to be available to.

Beware of mind-numbing distractions,

and petty grievances.

Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.

Stop taking everything so personally.

Trust myself & experience life.

Appreciate what is in front of me.

See all that is going well.

Know what I want, and go for it.

Don't allow doubt & judgement & guilt to keep

me from moving into the life I desire.

Do less, accomplish more.

No need to persuade or convince.

A few of the things I'm grateful for...

... quiet days, when nothing special seems to be happening.

...open windows allowing the outside in.

... early morning yoga class with an old friend.

...12 weeks of zero sugar.

...chia seed pudding

...carob chips and coconut

...mini workouts

...muscles starting to fill in the loose jiggly bits on my arms.

...being friends with my future daughter-in-law on Duolingo.

in our attempt to learn Spanish.

...1081 days of trying to learn,

...Brandon being in town for work and staying for the night. 

...an unexpected phone call from an old friend.

...spotting my first hummingbird.

...clearing out 4 bags of "stuff".

...morning devotional/journaling/coffee, in the yard.

...my neighbor's baby chicks on one side,

Otis's morning howl on the other.

...mowing the yard.

...planting the Zinnias from last years flower heads.

Knowing they originally started at my old single-mom-home, as a seed in a pot.

 Shared with a friend that grew them in their garden back home in NY...

and then they shared them with me when I moved here.

...Dr. Will Cole

...cousins naming a turtle in their pond after me.

...my hubby.

God.

be well...

xoxo

💖

"If you don't change directions, 

you might end up where you're heading."

"You are lovable as you are. Maybe you're just in the wrong

place to shine."

"Follow your souls calling."

"It's never too late to turn things around.

You are the only obstacle."

~Dave Ramsey~