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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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

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.

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