Blowing Things

You can do something a million times,

but you can only see or do it for

the first time once.

Today I learned how to use the blower,

and my life just got a little easier.

xoxo

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Live Fully

"As cliche as this may sound, you can do what you love.

Doing what you love is a choice and commitment to yourself,

with no excuses permitted.

Spend time losing yourself in what you enjoy.

If you want to paint, paint.  If you want to write, write.

If you enjoy losing yourself in a novel, then read a book.

If you want to walk barefoot in the grass, do that.

Schedule it in if you must; set aside a few minutes daily

or one day a week-whenever you can.

Just don't allow a lifetime to pass

 before you commit to doing things you truly enjoy.

All the small moments add up and become the life you live.

So, don't trudge through the moments,

but turn them into the steps 

in the magnificent dance that is your life."

xoxo

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Things that Fill

We all get so busy with our problems and so

preoccupied with the many things that are missing 

from our lives that we sometimes forget

to be grateful and appreciate the wonderful

things we have.

We have the ability every day to either pay attention

to the things that feed us, or the things that drain us.

What are some of the things that boost you up,

and recharge you?

What are some of the things that drain you and

leave you zapped?

We all have the ability to choose and prioritize 

what we make space for.

Embrace the pleasures of the day to day living.

Search for the good 

the beautiful

the love in everything life sends your way.

Work as hard at paying attention to the things that bring you joy,

as you did on paying attention to the things that made you miserable.

Shift the balance a little every day.

Get creative.

Spontaneous.

Grateful.

" A life of hope and optimism may sometimes disappoint,

but of all lives that disappoint,

it is the one I would choose."

xoxo

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New and Improving

" Never stop learning, 

because life never stops teaching."

It is about the most perfect Spring morning.

I am sitting at my kitchen table, door flung open,

the mockingbird belting out variable tunes,

and the sunshine streaming in to meet me.

I am sitting here reflecting.

Lately I've been in rediscovery mode.

Is it a mid-life crisis?

Perhaps!

At times it has certainly felt like a crisis.

However, I choose to call it....enlightenment.

Thing is...I suspect I've been going through it most of my adult life!

The good news is....I was teachable.

I searched for & found helpful guides.

(still)

I paid attention.

(still)

I learned a lot.

(am still...and always....)

Sometimes I want to share everything on here...

and sometimes I feel I want to go back and delete everything I've shared.

I won't. I can't. It is part of my process.

Today I felt like sharing. 

Because there is sense of newness this Spring.

I feel it in a big way.

I've done the hard things.

Dug deep in the dirt.

(literally and emotionally)

After hitting some skeletal remains and some scary bits

along the way....

I see growth,

and I am excited!

With that I will share a few quotes I read today, out of a wonderful book 

my friend Moe gifted me, and I have gifted to others.

The Language of Letting Go Journal

by Melanie Beattie

" Our happiness is not a present someone else holds in his or her hands."

"In those moments when we are trying to reach out and force someone to stop our pain

and create our joy, if we find the courage to stop flailing about and instead

stand still and deal with our issues,

we will find happiness."

"We will heal from the past. We will receive insights that can change

the course of our relationships."

"We will see that, all along, our happiness and our well-being

have been in our hands."

Prayer:

"God help me remember that I hold the key to my own happiness.

Give me the courage to stand still and deal with my own feelings.

Give me the insights I need to improve my relationships.

Help me stop doing the codependent dance and start doing the dance of discovery."

Much love,

xoxo

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" Forget the former things: do not dwell on the past.

See, I am doing a new thing!

Now it springs up;

do you not perceive it ?"

Isaiah 43:19