Yeah ... that

Have you ever been bullied? It's terrible, right?
Isn't it great when the bully is caught and punished?
NO!
That will only incite him further.
How about we figure out why he feels the need to do what he does.
How about we help him. How about we fix him.
Yeah … that.
And isn't social media just despicable?
People are so divisive and mean and ugly and hateful.
So we post about their ignorance and stupidity and childishness.
Just because we disagree.
Do we not see it's all the same?
It's all hurtful. It's all ugly. It's all mean.
It's all divisive and hateful.
Let us stop the vicious circle of insanity.
Change starts with every single one of us.
How we respond. How we react. How we choose to behave.
It makes a difference and it is noticed.
Choose kindness. Choose love. Choose hope.
Choose open and enveloping hearts and arms and minds.
Change doesn't mean for folks to think and act like we want them to.
Real change … beneficial change … will only occur
when we allow each other to be each other
and to accept that 'other' in all their imperfect glory.
Yeah … that.
And how about we just kind of relax a little bit.
Let's stop being offended by every breath and word and action.
Let's coexist with listening and laughter and love.
Yeah … that.

Recycle Yourself

The Recycling phrase is
reduce, reuse, recycle.
That's great for helping to clean up and save our Earth.
But ...
ummmmmm ...
how about cleaning up and saving your self?!

Refresh
Regroup
Recuperate

Take a moment.
Let the dust settle.
Indulge in you.
You are worth more than you'll ever imagine.
Take care of you.

Share

Folks are folks.
You are you.
You are in charge of you.
You are NOT in charge of folks.
Folks will behave
in a manner befitting their circumstances.
You should behave
in a manner befitting of yourself.
Anger, hate, ugliness, impatience ...
that's not you.
You are composed of
beauty
and joy
and love
and hope
and spirit
and support
and kindness.
You are so full of these things,
that there is enough to share
with those folks
who can't seem to find
or who may have lost theirs.
Share!

As I write ...

Every morning, except on Sunday,
I put this blog together.
Sometimes I am awakened
with some topic or string of words
that are rolling around in my head
and they need to be put to 'paper'.
Other days,
I am moved by an email, a post, a friend
or something that just needs to be shared.
And … sometimes …
I stare blankly at the screen for a long time.
I will pray for inspiration,
look for guidance,
hope for my fingers to find their way.
And,
as I write ...
I find it incredibly interesting
that one post might go unnoticed that I thought was amazing;
and the next day while staring blankly,
the blog that tumbles out is simply gobbled up.
You never know what someone is searching for.
That is why I believe that if you throw enough positive things out there,
whoever is in need of them, will eventually find them.
I do not share to preach.
I share to reach.

L

It's not a capital 'L'.
It's your corner.
We each have our L.
What are you doing to make yours better?
Are your manners up to snuff?
Is your kindness unconditional?
Is your energy put to positive use?
Do you lift others up?
Do you embrace each person you meet
(figuratively or literally)?
Are your prayers for hope?
Take your corner.
Make it the best little corner there is.
Heck, make it a competition.
Imagine if we all tried to 'out-nice' each other.
What a wonderfully cornered world we would have.

Walk

I am learning
to love the sound
of my feet
walking away
from things not meant
for me.

Age

Ah, yes, that glorious subject
that just seems incredibly perplexing.
First, we celebrate ONE!
Milestones of walking and words.
Then something happens.
Terrible two's?!
Fabulous five's where there is actual communication.
This turns into the dreaded teenage years which defy any description or explanation.
They it's off to rejoice in licenses, graduations, marriages, houses, and more babies.
And as one portion begins the process all over again,
another portion begins an entirely new realm.
Where did I get that bruise?
What can't I fit in these?
Can you read that?
Running is for the young.
Does that really matter.
Relax. Slow down.
I hope they call today.
Another memorial.
Loss.
To witness the cycle is a gift.
To be a part of the cycle is a blessing.
Embrace every day.
Learn to laugh because of or in spite of yourself.
See through a child's eyes.
Live through the elder's stories.
Age is really just a number.
What counts to you?