Ch-Angel Carol's New Year's Eve

From a dear, sweet, fantabulous friend,
these are the words from a card she sent me.

I adore her thoughtfulness and love through the years.

Thank you, friend, for being you

and shining your beautiful light on everyone around you.

My friends,

each new year is a reminder

to celebrate all the good things

in your world ...

the people you love,

the places you are a part of,

and the places that are a part of you,

...

the memories you hold onto

and those unforgettable moments

when you close your eyes

and breathe in life with a smile.

I hope your heart is filled

with lots of little reasons to celebrate

in the new year ... and always.

(of course there is just a wee bit of Lynification in there).

Happy New Year's Eve and New Year, too.

Enjoy responsibly.

Simplicity

From one Mary Oliver ...

Keep some room

in your heart

for the

unimaginable.

What a beautifully simple

and powerful statement.

Some Eliot for ya

George Eliot penned this.
I'm sharing it.

It's too important no to.

What do we live for,

if it is not

to make life less difficult

for each other.

You need not be rich or famous.

This is such a simple concept.

Be kind. Be nice.

Help when you're able.

You're always able.

Oh ...

Found and Lynified ...

Oh,

how you shine

with your heart full of moonlight

and your soul full of stars.

Oh,

how you beam

with your arms full of kindness

and your core full of love.

Oh,

how you sparkle

with the brilliance of your being

that is stitched together

with everything you've seen,

all you've been through,

and each hurdle you've overcome.

Oh,

what a joy you are!

After Christmas PSA

A little levity
for after Christmas ...

(but holds a lot of truth)

Don't make space

for more stuff.

Make space

for more life.

Enjoy your gifts,

but remember

what truly matters ...

Enveloping You

I wasn't going to come on here this morning.
Words win. I am learning to listen.

This kept me up most of the evening.

Hoping this reaches whomever needs to read it.

Merry Merry Christmas!

Enveloping You

by Lyn Marinello

 

Empty stockings, unfilled chairs

Unsquished hugs and unfelt cares

Pieces are missing, hearts seem broken

Stories untold, “I love you’s” unspoken

Presents unpurchased, ribbons untied

Songs left unsung, tears too easily cried

It’s painful without them, but change what you see

What you’ll find is miraculous, you’ll truly agree

They may not be present but with each familial addition

Is a glimmer intangible with each honored tradition

For what time, distance and health seems to always be taking

Spirits happily live on in magical memories you’re making

They’re as close as old ornaments or a carol you hear

In decorations and meals; their attendance is clear

In the stories we share and the love they inspire

The warmth that you feel is from more than the fire

The laughter that lifts you and the twinkling of lights

Means you’re never alone on the loneliest of nights

Simply slow down your pace and search for the clue

They are there, in abundance, enveloping you.

Go

I will not be on tomorrow.
I am hoping that you will not be either.

Go, be with family.

If you've no family nearby,

go, be with framily.

If you've no framily nearby,

go, be with friends.

If you've no friends nearby,

go, make one.

We are each to the other

linked in glorious ways

sometimes known

and sometimes not.

Breathe in the gift of being

and be the best version of you

there is.

Merry Christmas, people.

Be richly blessed.

Love ya.