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