Friday, October 24, 2025

Worth Sharing

This is NOT mine.
I will, however,
share the heck out of it.

The only thing
we can do
about awful people
is to NOT
be one of them.

Now get out there
and not be awful!

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Take It

This is not selfish,
this is sometimes ... ABSOLUTELY ...
necessary!

Take it.
Take the break.
Take the nap.
Take the day off.
Take the road trip.
Take the breath.
Take the help.
Take the adventure.
Take the moment.
Take it.

I wish you well today.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Give

Since yesterday's was a little lengthy ...
today's is short and sweet:

Give
every day
the chance
to become
the most
beautiful day
ever!

I wish you peace
and positivity.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

The Little Things

So 4 am woke me up with words and inspiration.
I dutifully grabbed one of my journals and this spilled out.

Please let me know whatcha think ...

The Little Things

by Lyn Marinello – 10/21/25

 

The surprise upon a friendly face

The warmth of an engaged embrace

A giggly game of hide and seek

The tenderness of a lightly kissed cheek

That twinkle in a playful eye

The tenuous weight of an exhaled sigh

The tiny hand within your own

To see the bloom of seeds you’ve sown

A spark with just a single glance

The world within one daring chance

A favorite story read out loud

Hands gently clasped, a prayer, head bowed

A sunrise prying at the night

The squeal in a child’s delight

A vow, a ring, a treasured song

The comfort in feeling like you belong

The glow atop a birthday cake

Forgiveness of an honest mistake

The safety in a good tight hug

Welling tears as the heartstrings tug

The pride in sweet unfurling growth

The depth of a long-honored oath

The joy within a video chat

A wagging tail, a purring cat

A gift, a note, a tiny charm

A stable walk linked arm in arm

The ease of quiet on an open porch

The obvious love of a long-held torch

An unfettered laugh, all big and bold

A fireside snuggle when the weather’s cold

A shy little smile, demure and coy

Lights and ribbons and Christmas joy

The unposed photos and natural glee

Adventures and tales no one will ever see

Unwavering support in the face of fear

A table full of those held dear

The sunset oozing on kaleidoscope skies

The indescribable bond of a babe’s first cries

It need not be momentous flings

There’s magic in the little things.

Monday, October 20, 2025

Obsessed!!!

So incredibly short,
yet so incredibly powerful.

A grand life lesson ...

Knowing
who you are
ends the need
to prove it.

Have a marvelous Monday
and a wonderful week.

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Today

Sharing ...

Today,
I choose ...
calm over chaos,
serenity over stress,
peace over perfection,
grace over grit,
faith over fear.

~ Mary Davis

Enjoy your choices ...
whatever you intend to do today.

Friday, October 17, 2025

Sunrise

Short and sweet
(and making up for my FB post) LOL

Every sunrise
is a reminder
that you
have another chance
to be better.

Thank you
for another sunrise,
another opportunity!
I am humbled
and appreciate
the open door ...

Thursday, October 16, 2025

The Mountain Theory

Was going to Lynify this,
but then decided to just let it be.
I am definitely half mountain/half beach.
But this ... 

Growth begins
when you leave comfort behind.
Most stay in the valley
where it's safe,
but nothing changes there.
The climb is hard,
the path is often lonely,
but the higher you go,
the clearer everything becomes.
The mountain doesn't offer ease,
but it offers an extraordinary perspective.

Ok ... I Lynified it just a smidge.
Go ... climb, baby! Climb!

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

A Little Lewis

Here's a little CS on your Wednesday ...

You can't go back
and change the beginning,
but ...
you can start
where you are 
and change the ending.

You are the sculptor
of your masterpiece.

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Etched

A little Tuesday treat for you ...

Etched

by Lyn Marinello

 

Today while out with friends

We passed a man upon the street

He wore oversized and soiled clothes

Tattered sneakers on his feet

His aroma was unfavorable

His hair unkempt and long

His teeth could use a cleaning

But he beautifully sang this song ...

 

Judge not how I look, dear Lord,

But in my servitude to you,

Appearances are never real

My heart is yours, it's true

 

And he shuffled down the sidewalk

His words etched upon my mind

He took no note of comments made

And to belittled stares was blind

And to every other person

That I passed on by that day

I gave a greeting and a smile

Whistling and singing on my way

 

Judge not how I look, dear Lord,

But in my servitude to you,

Appearances are never real

My heart is yours, it's true.

 

Have a terrific Tuesday.
Make good choices and know your worth.

Monday, October 13, 2025

Oh ... THIS!!!

I cannot begin to tell you
how very much I attempt to do this
every. single. day.

Be
the things
you loved most
about the people
who are gone.

Have a beautiful Monday
and a wonderful week.

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Your Soul

Always speak kindly
about yourself.
Your soul needs
your love and approval.

Have a beautiful weekend.

Friday, October 10, 2025

Canvas

Today
is a blank canvas.
What will you paint?
You are the artist of your days.
Choose your colors wisely.
Pick an image that inspires.
Share the beauty
that is uniquely your own.

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Your Cup

We are all aware of this adage;
but I'm loving this twist ...

I am not as concerned
as to whether or not
my cup is half full
or half empty.
I am thankful 
that I have a cup.

Ahhh, yes ...

But what, exactly,
are you pouring into it?

Fill yourselves up
with kindness and love
and hope and faith
and prayer and healing.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Privilege

THIS!
On so many levels.
In so many ways.

The privilege
of a lifetime
is to become
who you truly are.
But first
you must unlearn
who they told you
to be.

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

October Light

Just a little levity
for your October Tuesday ...

Bats
are just
Halloween
butterflies.

Have a wonderful day.

Monday, October 6, 2025

Assets

A person's most useful assets?
It's not your bank account.
It's not the size of your home
or the car that you drive
the degrees on your wall
or the gadgets that you own.

A person's most useful assets
are eyes to see the good,
ears ready for listening,
hands ready for helping,
and a heart full of love.

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Good Guidance

This just seemed to hit home for me.
Could be the timing ... or it could be because it's true!!!

Marry your best friend,
have a couple kids,
keep honest friends,
and grow a garden.
Bake pies,
work with your hands,
grow wildflowers,
and have too many animals.
Prioritize sunshine
and laughter.
Make time to relax
and to wander
and live where you
can see the stars.

Have a beautiful weekend, friends.

Friday, October 3, 2025

Believe

A beautiful Friday sentiment ... Lynified, of course ...

Believe
that life has something
more for you
than you can see right now.
Believe
in the unexpected blessings
of life.
Believe in love
and in harmony and grace
and in kindness and peace.
Believe in miracles.
They happen all the time.

Enjoy the day and all it holds ...

Thursday, October 2, 2025

The Enemy

Ponder on this people ...

Overthinking
is the enemy of peace.
Perfection
is the enemy of progress.
Fear
is the enemy of growth.
Doubt
is the enemy of creativity.
Ego
is the enemy of wisdom.

Check yourself ... frequently.
Much love, friends.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Happiness

Found this amazing little nugget
and decided to share ...

Happiness
is wandering
through small towns,
enjoying
a cup of coffee,
watching 
the leaves change,
and finding magic
in the smallest moments.

Wherever you are,
whatever you're drinking,
I hope you find magic
and happiness
in the little things.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

It All Began in Brooklyn

I wrote a welcome poem for Deanna and Nicholas.
Obviously, I had to do the same for Miles and Kelly.
This was read at the Welcome Party.
Enjoy!

 

 

It All Began in Brooklyn

by Lyn Marinello

 

It all began in Brooklyn

In sweet little Sandy Springs

Each focused in different directions

What happened was ‘one of those things’

She declined his many advances

He persisted. Would not take her ‘no’

She was knee deep in her school work

He was busy in the studio

They found commonality

Upon the football field

His charm was just too much for her

And finally, she did yield

The Seminoles in Tally

The Alabama Crimson Tide

The Falcons at Mercedes

A house full of all sports pride

They moved from Georgia to Dunedin

So she could test the waters with The Rays

Cheer the Bucs and Lightning

During sandy, sun-filled days

Back to the ATL

To old haunts and stomping grounds

To the year of travelling nuptials

The sheer mileage simply astounds

Miles in the office

Kelly searching for a place to be

Uprooting once again

To build a life in OKC

Another wedding out in Tuscany

Best Man/Officiant all in one day

Kelly came home – as she says –

Sunburnt and with a fiancé

The road may have been long and bumpy

But I lovingly digress

You two: Intertwined yet independent

Are two souls destined to coalesce


Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Purpose

Hey there, friends!
This will be my last post for a week.
I am going off grid for a smidge
to immerse myself in all of my favorite things.
I leave you with this ...

Perhaps our purpose
here on earth
isn't a grand accomplishment,
but a small kindness,
that we don't think much of,
that changes the life
of another.

If you cannot find the peace
you seek in the world ...
let it begin with you.

Monday, September 22, 2025

Not the Uszh

Not my typical or usual sort of post,
but it seemed like ...
maybe we needed this:

Come to me,
all you who are
weary and burdened,
and I
will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28

Saturday, September 20, 2025

More

Today, and every day,
we could use a little more ...

Have more respect for life - 
your own and others.
Have more hope for yourself -
you are capable of great things.
Have more positive thoughts -
they create a better living space.
Have more beautiful conversations -
ask questions, listen, learn.
Have more gratitude - 
there is so much to be thankful for.

Always search for more ...

Friday, September 19, 2025

Measures

A sweet little Friday notion ...

Never measure your life
by possessions.
Measure it instead
by the hearts you've touched,
the smiles you've created,
and the love you've shared.

Hoping you need
the world's largest tape measure.

Enjoy your Friday 
and your weekend.

Thursday, September 18, 2025

YOU

YOU
are beautiful!
You are
one of the reasons
this world is so
unique and amazing.
Be your true
and incredible self
and add all that you are
to those around you.
You are necessary.
You are needed.
You are loved.
You matter.

Found a little quote and Lynified it.
Hoping it puts a little icing
on your Thankful Thursday.

I am thankful for you.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Twofer

Both of these kind of spoke to me today,
so I thought I'd share ...

Every day
is a "thank you, God"
kind of day.

If you can't sleep,
don't count sheep;
talk to the Shepherd.

Have a most magnificent day.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Heart

Not sure where this came from or why,
but I'm learning to listen ...

Heart
by Lyn Marinello – 9/11/25

The heart is quite extraordinary
Performing its many tasks
Pumping our body’s core fuel
To do all of which we ask
It races at certain firsts
Dates and jobs and kissing
It feels as if its breaking
When denied what it is missing
It is crushed in defining moments
When pain seems paralyzing
It skips a beat and stutters
When things emerge surprising
After lies and misconceptions
Betrayal makes it shatter
And it may seem unimportant
When things don’t really matter
It shrinks when it’s been beaten
Swells with strength and pride
Splinters with confusion
Crumbles when we’ve cried
It hides when it’s been hurt
It is bared when speaking truth
It thuds with trepidation
When your actions are uncouth
It seems about to burst
When we learn we will conceive
And it’s near to ragged rubble
When worn upon our sleeve
It is salvaged with your faith
As you overcome your grief
Puttied and patched with prayers
And bandaged by your belief
It fights to continue to beat
Through all this it will persist
This magnificent creation
The size of just your fist.





Monday, September 15, 2025

FHL

This did not provide anyone to credit ...

With every rising sun
we are given a new chance
to paint the canvas of our lives
with Faith and Hope and Love.

Paint with broad strokes, my friends.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Beauty in the Broken

This was written on 9/7.
Little would I know how necessary it would be.
Please let me know what you think ...

Beauty in the Broken

by Lyn Marinello    9/7/25

 

Sometimes there are scars, as visible as day from night

Shredded skin and missing parts, wounds from an obvious fight

And then there is the damage, so deep it punctures soul

Fractures, frays and fragments, taking pieces as its toll

Injuries untended. No marks to leave a tale

Just chips and cracks and crevices as we arduously travail

Constant bands of belittlement, a fragile ego breaks

A tempered, timid spirit disintegrates and flakes

And when there’s just a pile of flesh and battered bone

The greatest architect and artist steps off His mighty throne

He doesn’t see a worthless heap, too destitute for repair

He begins His diligence with the utmost love and care

He rebuilds what’s been destroyed and resurrects with grace

Gathers aches and pains, indignities and will skillfully efface

Fists and feet cause visible trauma. Powerfully harmful words are spoken

But God’s still the master of miracles. He knows there’s beauty in the broken

 


Friday, September 12, 2025

Today

Pulled this and tweaked it just a smidge.

Today ...
Embrace love that is calming.
Grasp hope that is energizing.
Gather hope that carries you forward.
Acknowledge gratitude for your blessings.

Walk faithfully into today
and share your light with everyone.

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Truth for Today

Powerful and poignant

All death can do to the believer
is deliver him to Jesus.

~ Charlie Kirk

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

No White Lie Here

From E.B. White, a beautiful truth ...

You have been my friend.
That in itself
is a tremendous thing.

This goes out to so very many special people.
I'm sure you've got your own recipients.
Life is precious ... embrace it.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

My Old Porch Seat

This was born in the Georgia mountains
and unraveled over the past few weeks.

Let me know what you think ...


My Old Porch Seat
by Lyn Marinello – 9/2025

In the mist of a mountain morning
In the stillness of the trees
There’s a clarity of purpose
Whispered on the intermittent breeze
Soft enough to sway tall grass
She speaks a dance of light and sound
A deliberate step, a delicate glide
As sun’s light lovingly kisses ground
Pink and purple ribbons
Unfurl atop the mountain’s crest
Hatchlings squawking hungrily
From the safety of their nest
The gentle chill of evening slumber
Seeps to shadows as the first birds sing
Boughs of oak permit a blooming dawn
As night’s inkiness loosens its taloned cling
There’s a peaceful hush of promise
Of the awakening yet to be
The inundation of swarming life
And its simplistic complexity
The silent deer with flitting tails
Graze on the fresh dew-laden grass
The ravens loom on piney limbs
As squirrels congregate en masse
Geese noisily take to the creek
Floating in haphazard lines
Baby blooms seek the morning sun
On the emerald climbing vines
Nothing is seeking eminence
Nothing claims to be elite
There’s a palpable serenity
Enveloping my old porch seat







Monday, September 8, 2025

Direction

A little direction for your Monday morning ...

Behind you
all your memories.
Before you
all your dreams.
Around you
all who love you.
Within you
all you need.

Much love, friends. 
Enjoy the day before you.

Sunday, September 7, 2025

A snippet

Saw this little tidbit
and I'm fairly certain
that it is universal.
It applies to all of us.
No matter your story,
this ...

You have to feel it
to heal it.

We cannot hide from,
sidestep, transfer, swallow,
or ignore our issues.


Friday, September 5, 2025

T H I S

Just three tiny simple words,
but boy howdy ...
what an impact.

Give
Kindness
Wings

Imagine what could happen ...


sounds like the basis for some prose ...

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Little Things

On this Thankful Thursday,
this seemed appropriate ...

Be grateful
for the ordinary moments,
the simple pleasures,
and the most basic joys
of life.
They are the necessities
of your peaceful existence.
It is, indeed,
the little things
that make your life
so unique and beautiful.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Life

Appreciate Life!

Find some moment
for yourself
each day
to celebrate life
in silence.

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

for vs from

This is a tiny little quote
with a great big voice.

Stay close to people
who want
more for you
not from you.

So very powerful!
I hope you have a beautiful day.

Saturday, August 30, 2025

What are you waiting on?

From one Rebecca Kushins:

Life is
fragile and short
and worth all
the loving presence
we can bring to it.

What are you
waiting on?

Friday, August 29, 2025

Issues

Have done a smidge of tweaking to this,
but ... oh, how true it is!

How people treat you
is their issue.
How you react,
is yours.

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Ctrl Alt Del

Control your own self.

Alter your thinking & reactions.

Delete negativity.

Reboot as often as necessary.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Wish

No matter what you THINK you know about me,
based on whatever ridiculous criteria you've concocted ...

Whatever good things
you wish for,
I wish for you, too.

I am the same me I have been
for what feels, sometimes, like 100 years.
Loyal, loving, slightly loony,
occasionally roaring, punny, poetic,
and completely, beautifully,
imperfectly messy.


Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Struggling?

If you are struggling today,
remember this:

You have survived
everything you've gone through
up to this point.
The best day of your life
is still yet to come.
There are still people
you have not yet met,
and things you have
not yet experienced.
You can do hard things.
You are amazing.

Monday, August 25, 2025

Difference

Love me some Jane!
Ms. Goodall once stated:

You cannot
get through a single day
without having an impact
on the world around you.
What you do
makes a difference.
You just have to decide
what kind of difference
you want to make.

You can stand up for what you believe
without belittling or demeaning others.
You can fight without fists.
You can lead with love.
What kind of difference
do YOU want to make?

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Thankful Saturday!

Had a beautiful birthday yesterday.
Spoiled by an overwhelming amount of love.
I am thankful for all of you who reached out.

Friday, August 22, 2025

On Be an Angel Day ...

Angel's Wings
by Lyn Marinello

Angel's wings, embrace me, from the wicked of this Earth
Sheathe me in your feathery steel, protect my Heavenly worth
A downy soft encasement to fortify my soul
A powerful light to guide me on a path to make me whole
Angel's wings, do comfort me. Soften the trials ahead
Grant me strength in faith to walk where I am led
Ratify my resolve to overcome what may
Offer me your solace to seek another day
Angel's wings, please lift me, to the heights of God's design
His glory rises ten-fold more than any inkling mortally mine
Soaring just below me, I ask for loft bequeathed
To my pinnacle of purpose with a winged net beneath
Angel's wings, provide me, a blissful journey to His throne
A celebratory ending to a beginning of glories unknown
Guide me home sweet Angel whispers when my clay shell's been wrung dry
Lay me down softly on Angel's wings and carry me home on high!

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Me

Today,
we're going to have
a vocabulary lesson ...

The word for today is:

MELIORISM
the belief that the world
can be made better
by human effort

Meliorism ...
begins with "ME"

Have an extraordinary day!

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

matter

With no one to credit for this,
it still needs to be shared ...

... and perhaps ...
even the smallest efforts
matter more than you know.

Go.
Matter.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Social Media

Do you remember ... way back when ...
when Social Media was just that?
A platform on which to be social.
And then ... after the GTL,
after the what you had for breakfast,
after the pictures of your puppy,
someone decided to post an opinion ...
and it all kind of when south from there.

I'd like to get back to checking in with friends,
hearing about trips and babies and critters and jobs.
I'd like to know how you're feeling
without knowing your political affiliations
or your religious denomination.

We've become keyboard bullies ...

I'm trying to stick to my basics and just reach out,
be kind and be human.
I try not to react or respond because I believe
that I do NOT know everything and
I have NOT walked in your shoes.

In life, there are only two things
that we can actually control ...
our efforts and our attitudes.

What are you going to do with yours?

Monday, August 18, 2025

Energy

Found this and Lynified the snot out of it.
Sure hoping it helps your Monday
and your week ...

I do not want
to be around people
who make life harder
or darker or uglier.
I need people
who bring comfort,
and calm and peace;
who bring laughter;
who bring positivity;
who bring kindness
and caring and compassion.
I need people
who feel like home,
like a hug,
like serenity.
THAT is the energy
I am seeking.

Saturday, August 16, 2025

The Good Stuff

Not mine, but very much worth sharing ...

You will never regret
the times you stopped to listen to a loved one,
or put down your phone to be present,
or paused to notice something beautiful,
or made an effort to be kind.
This is the good stuff.


Friday, August 15, 2025

Rich

Beautiful simplicity for your Friday ...

If you want to feel rich
just count the things you have
that money cannot buy.

Have yourselves a bright and blessed day.

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Cups and Coffee

A little long, but well worth the read ...

At a High School Reunion, a group of successful alumni—now doctors, lawyers, business owners—decided to visit their favorite  teacher. They chatted about their careers and families, but soon the conversation shifted to life’s pressures, stress, and constant chasing after more.

After listening for a while, their teacher smiled and said, “Hold on a minute. I’ll go make us some coffee.”

He came back with a large pot and a tray full of cups—none of them matching. Some were fine porcelain, others were plain ceramic, a few were chipped glass mugs, and one even looked like it came from a diner. As everyone reached for a cup, the professor watched in silence. Once they all had coffee in hand, he said:
 
“Notice what just happened. Most of you instinctively reached for the nicest cups—leaving behind the simpler ones. It’s normal to want the best for ourselves, but that’s often where the stress begins.”

He gestured toward the cups.

“The cup doesn’t make the coffee taste any better. What you really wanted was the coffee. But you still focused on the cup.”

Then he paused.

“Life is the coffee. Your job, your house, your income, your status—those are just cups. They help contain life, but they don’t define it. And the trouble is, the more we focus on the cup, the more we miss out on the coffee.”

What are you focused on?

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Grateful

Stole this and done Lynified it ...

Be grateful
for the ordinary moments,
the simple pleasures,
and the most basic things of life;
for these uncomplicated and routine things
are integral and necessary
for your peaceful existence.
It's those tiny elemental things
that make life so very beautiful.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Today

This is not my normal prose,
but it kind of just fell off my fingers today.
I hope you enjoy it.
I'm certain it will resonate with a few ...

Today
by Lyn Marinello

Today,
I visited you in a memory.
Laughter pooled in my eyes.
Hugs tumbled down my cheeks.
Conversations wiped them clean.
Lessons straightened my spine.
Love guided me forward.
I miss you.

Monday, August 11, 2025

Choose

A little Monday simplicity for you ...

Today I choose
Faith
Hope
Love
Joy

Seems like a good plan.
What are you choosing?

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Survived

I love this
and I try to keep
my creativity kickin'!
It might occasionally
get sleepy or cranky,
but she's there ...
buried yet bristling ...

the creative adult
is the child who has survived

Friday, August 8, 2025

S&S

Short and Sweet.
That's what today's quip is.
But ... oh so incredibly powerful ...

Love without limits.
Live without expectations.

Conquer those two things
and you've got life by the dangly bits.

(Madison ... that last bit was for you ...
and I smiled. Thanks!)

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Thankful

Today is Thankful Thursday!
It is a day I usually ramble on
about how grateful I am for
a great many things in my life.
I feel the same today!
I am mostly healthy, have a job,
have a beautiful family,
have some crazy good friends,
have been gifted with a talent or two,
and have been blessed with
positive eyesight and a loving heart.
I choose to see what's good out there
and I am loyal in protecting it.
I pray that today you are thankful.
You may not have bazillions of dollars,
but wealth comes in many forms.
You may not have a Hollywood frame,
but beauty is far more than just what you see.
You are created to be extraordinary.
I believe in you
and am thankful you are here.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

For vs From

Love this
and if more of us
followed this mantra,
the world would be
a better place ...

Stay close to people
who want
more for you
not from you.


Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Wait

No one to credit,
and this is so so short,
but incredibly powerful ...

Every wait
has a worth.

In a world
forever expecting immediacy,
this is a lesson
worth learning.

Monday, August 4, 2025

Location! Location! Location!

This has been out there forever
but I thought I'd share.
It's very true and needs to be heard ...

A steak can be $7 from the butcher,
$10 at the supermarket, $25 at a diner,
and $50 at a high-end restaurant.
Same steak.
The only thing that changed
was the location.
The next time that you are feeling
a little less than worthy,
consider that you just might be
in the wrong location.

You are necessary and integral.
Have a lovely day, friend.

Saturday, August 2, 2025

Trust

Lynified this ... just a smidge ...

Trust
that life
has more in store
than what you're able
to see right now.
Trust
in the unexpected blessings
that await you.
Trust
that there are miracles.
They happen every day.

Friday, August 1, 2025

A Better Me

A little bit of me as we begin this month ...

A Better Me

by Lyn Marinello

 

Expectations run amok

On my appearance and my job

How I should always far exceed

The average John or Joe or Bob

 

Isolated by my mirror

And the frame of societal hope

The box I'm supposed to fit in

Is terribly minute in scope

 

But those boxes now have morphed

Not sure toward positivity

The whole world's like a living part

Of Escher's Relativity

 

Up is down and down is up

Back & forth and forth & back

Good is bad and evil wins

This whole joint is out of whack

 

I may not agree with everything

But here's the good news, friends

The difference in our opinions

Needs exactly no amends

 

When I awake each morning

I greet the sky with gratitude

The chaos that surrounds me

Will not change my attitude

 

I'll do the things my Momma taught me

Be honest, frank and kind

Pushed beyond my limits

I will always speak my mind

 

I'll lend a hand when able

Always give 100 percent

Stand with those that are struggling

Guide them through their discontent

 

I will not be defined

By tomorrow's bourgeoisie

I will simply try with all I am

To be a better me

 


Thursday, July 31, 2025

Be

I have written about this prior.
I believe it with all that I am.

Be 
the reason
someone believes
in the simplicity, dignity,
kindness and goodness
of people.
Be the person
you are seeking to find
in the world.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Come Together

Hoping the title might already have you humming,
but I'm grabbing a few things I found
and mashing them all up for you!

Here's hoping it makes your Wednesday better ...

Give me a quiet life.
One where I can hear the trees rustling in the wind,
raindrops on the windows, waves kissing the shoreline,
the pages of a book being turned, coffee being brewed,
the gentle laughter and the heartbeats of the ones I love.
And as for those that have passed ... they do not vanish ...
they live quietly within us.
Their laughter and lessons find a home in our choices,
their gifted guidance lights a path for our steps,
their warmth lingers in the kindness we offer.
Death may take their presence,
but their spirit shapes the person we continue to become.
And as we face each new day remember ...
that mornings are for fresh starts,
evenings are for soft landings,
and in between ...
we simply try to do our best.





Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Beauty

Found and Lynified ...

Beauty
is not in the face.
It is found
in the words you speak;
in the kindness you share;
in the actions you take;
in the uplifting of souls;
in the guidance of others;
in the joy you spread;
in the hope you give;
in the love you show;
in the light you provide.

Have a beautiful Tuesday.

Monday, July 28, 2025

Oh Yes, This!

A simple bit of
amazing advice ...

May I never forget
on my best day,
that I still need God
as desperately as I did
on my worst day.

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Lost

I absolutely adore this.
As I hold on to a piece of it,
I hope that it also finds
whomever else might need it.

You are
never so lost
that your Angels
cannot find you.

Know how loved
you are.

Friday, July 25, 2025

Stitched

We are all
stitched together
by
moments that matter,
laughter that mends,
hugs that heal,
memories that bind,
hope that glues,
faith that fastens,
love that intertwines.
Become the most
extraordinary tapestry
that you were meant to be.

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Size

Here is a statement
that far, far, far too many of us
need to hear ... over and over and over.

Your worth
has nothing to do
with the size of your pants.

You are
more than your measurements,
more than your job title,
more than your bank account,
more than your location.
You are extraordinary,
integral and necessary.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Trust

Found this and, of course,
Lynified it ...

Trust
that your deepest,
hardest fall
will elevate you
to your greatest,
blessed heights.
Learn from the lessons.
Hold on to memories.
Humble yourselves.
Grace awaits.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Tuesday Morning TNH

From one Thich Nhat Hanh:

We have a tendence to think
in terms of doing
and not in terms of being.
We think when we are
not doing anything
we are wasting our time.

That is not true.
Our time is first of all
for us to be.

To be what?
To be alive,
to be peaceful,
to be joyful,
to be loving.
And that is what
the world needs most.

Monday, July 21, 2025

In Charge

This ... has been Lynified.

It may begin dark, but ...
there is ALWAYS light!!!

The greatest loss
is what dies inside us
while we live.
The greatest gain
is that you are in charge
of every aspect of that.

Reawaken that innocence,
that passion, that purpose,
that youthful aspiration
that lives at your very core.
It is there.
It always has been.
It always will be.
Dust it off. Get new batteries.
Bring your beautifully unique self back to life.
The world needs you.