A Beautiful View

If we all looked at each day
in this manner ...

Life is a series

of thousands

of tiny miracles.

Notice them.

What you choose to see ...

you live.

Emerson Good Words

RWE penned:

What lies behind us

and what lies before us

are small matters

compared to

what lies within us.

Light

Today,
and every day ...

the light

in me,

honors

the light

in you.

Shine on

so others might see

the light

that they are missing.

First Things First

The first thought
of any day

should be ...

Thank You!

Make it magic.

Storms

A little Dolly Parton for ya
this lovely Sunday morning ...

Storms

make trees

take

deeper roots.

The same is true for you.

Obstacles

Took a Jane Lee Logan quip
and Lynified it!

I do hope you enjoy

and that it might mean something

to you or someone you know.

Sometimes,

what looks like

an obstacle in your path

is actually a gift

meant to

point your shoes

in another direction,

or to

provide you strength

and strategy

to move beyond it.

Embrace your obstacles.

Life Lesson #258618202

This!

Be teachable.

You are not

always right.

Booyah!!!

A brief word

From one Anita Krizzan ...
this!

You don't have

to move mountains.

Simply fall in love

with life.

Be a tornado of happiness,

gratitude and acceptance.

You will change the world

just by being

a warm, kind-hearted

human being.

You're welcome.

Have a great day!

Destined

With an unknown author,
I have no one to credit for this.

It certainly, however,

needs to be read and re-read

and read just a few more times.

You may not end up

where you thought

you were going,

but ...

you will always end up

where you were

meant to be.

The journey may be bumpy.

The path may be obstructed.

There are twists and turns,

tunnels and tightropes,

but you are destined

for greatness, friend.

At the Hem

So ... I kinda feel sometimes like John Coffey from The Green Mile.
Not only do I feel for those people around me.
Sometimes, I feel like I actually ingest their pain.
In the past few months,
I've seen the loss of a parent, the struggle with the loss of a sibling,
the loss of not one, but two, babies, the loss of an only adult son,
the pain of betrayal, indifference, and feeling insignificant.
And so ... these words came out.
It is written in the first person ~
but meant for absolutely every single one of us.


At the Hem
by Lyn Marinello

I am an open book
    penned in invisible ink
Incredibly pensive
    with thoughts unworthy to think
I've battled foes
    unseen by the masses
Sprinting through life
    as I trudge in molasses
I see little I like
    in my mirrored reflection
Rise from the ashes
    to greet new dejection
I dance to life's cha-cha
    on sore, calloused feet
Feast on hope never ending
    that tastes so bittersweet
There's a pain in betrayal
    the soul can't correct
An ache indescribable
    from complete disrespect
As a tired head raises
    adrift in a hurt filled haze
I can almost see clearly
    the error of my ways
I have searched for the answers
    in the person adjacent
Thought "little" wrongs don't count
    I became completely complacent
I bartered and bargained,
    plead for forgiveness, redemption
Thought that maybe some status
    provides a safety, exemption
I've learned salvation exists
    as I see when I probe
Not in material, money or man
    but at the hem of His robe

RAK

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day!

In that spirit,
I thought it might be appropriate

to share Mr. Vincent Van Gogh's quote.

Great things

are done

by a series

of small things

brought together.

Enjoy your day

and RAK 'em up.

Helloooooooooo!

I'm baaaaack!

Here's hoping

that y'all didn't miss me too much!

Know that

although I couldn't start your mornings

with my positivity,

mine were started

with baby smiles, giggles,

rocket ships, kids songs, 

counting, letters, learning,

hugging, singing, laughing,

and loving.

And in that bliss,

I will be better able

to share more positivity

with you.

Have a beautiful Friday

and a fabulous weekend.

Much love.

Many thanks!

Gratitude

A mish mash of two tasty tidbits for ya.
One is from Erica Layne. The other is uncredited.
Seems like they were meant for each other.

If you begin 

and finish your days

with thoughts of gratitude,

you'll find yourself living

from a place of abundance

rather than lack.

Be so happy

that when others

look at you,

they become happy, too.

The first and final moments

set the tone

for the many minutes

that fall in between.

How old are you?

This popped into my feed
and it is simply magnificent.

Don't believe there is a credit to share,

and, of course, I Lynified it, so ...

just read it, absorb it, and ...

how old are you?

Age is irrelevant.

Ask me

how many trips I've taken,

sunrises and sunsets I've seen,

laughs I've shared,

concerts I've been to,

wooded paths I've taken,

beaches I've sat on,

hugs I've participated in,

bedtime stories I've read,

and people I've loved.

That is how old I am.

Hiking

By an unknown author.
I wish it was me.
But this is fantastic!

Hiking is a bit like life:

The journey only requires you

to put one foot in front of the other

...

again and again and again.

And,

if you allow yourself opportunity

to be present

throughout the entirety

of the trek,

you will witness beauty

every step of the way,

not just at the summit.

Pay Attention

Although we don't always pay attention,
and plow ahead anyway,

this quote (without credit) 

holds tremendous value and worth.

We need only be observant ...

Be thankful

for closed doors,

detours and roadblocks.

They protect you

from people, paths and places

not meant for you.

Imagine

Imagine,

if you will,

living in a space

that contains only things

that spark joy

that bring peace

that create happiness.

Would that not be

the closest to perfection

we could find here?

That is what I find

when with my children.

Looking forward

to that perfection soon

and celebrating 

someone's birthday.

Enjoy the day before you, people.

Don't imagine it.

Make it happen.

(I must admit that I took

snippets from another

and built upon it to create this.

Thank you M. Kondo.)

Beautiful

This word was all over my morning.

Must mean I've supposed to share.

It is a 

beautiful day

to have a

beautiful day.

Remember why you're here.

Remember who you are.

Remember you are loved.

Remember you are important.

Remember you are worthy.

Have a beautiful day.

Let go

This is apparently a Buddha quote:

In the end, only three things matter:

how much you loved,

how gently you lived,

and

how gracefully you let go

of things not meant for you.

I am all about the love!

I am all about being gentle!

What hit me this morning

was the last one.

And it's such a great life-lesson.

Let go of things not meant for you.

You cannot carry baggage that is not your own.

You cannot fix every problem.

You cannot change anger issues of others.

You cannot alter ego issues of others.

You can do you.

You can love and be kind.

What others do is their business.

Love and be kind anyway.

How others behave is their business.

Love and be kind anyway.

You are in charge of you.

Let go of things not meant for you.

Nothing

I, of course,
Lynnified this quote,
but it did not come with an author,
so I took a little liberty.

Of course, it still holds true.

Nothing

is more dangerous

than a human

who is focused

and unimpressed.

Have yourselves

a fabulous Friday.

Adventure

There is no one to credit for this,
but I found this quote
and boy did it hit home.

Perhaps it will resonate

with someone else out there, too.

Sometimes,

you just need an adventure

to cleanse the bitter taste

of life from your soul.

Make today a day

that stirs your very core.

Happy February!