Less

There was no one to credit or acknowledge for this,
but wanted to share.

Seems to be quite a powerful statement ...

Saying less

can be incredibly helpful

not every thought is valuable

not every feeling needs to be voiced

what is often best

is to slow down

and spend time developing

a clearer and 

more informed perspective

ego rushes and reacts

but peace

moves purposefully and gently.

Art

Found this, Lynified it, sharing it ...

There is an art

to listening ... and not responding;

to seeing ... and not reacting;

to feeling ... and not forcing;

to accepting ... and not allowing;

to believing ... and not arguing;

to being firm ... and not fighting;

to observing ... and not absorbing.

Hoping your are

living a masterpiece.

Offer

We have all heard the old adage:

Be nice to strangers.

They may be fighting battles

you know nothing about.

Now add this part

and I am over the moon infatuated ...

Be kind.

Every one of us is healing

from something.

Practice the pause.

We are not all the same,

nor would we want to be.

Offer these things:

comfort and compassion,

width and wisdom,

understanding and opportunity,

grace and gratitude,

kindness and love.

Blessings

Here's a little personal story
that will hopefully brighten your day.

There's been a lot of ugly lately.

A fair amount of stress

and an abundance of WTF's.

As I was sitting at work yesterday

after an 'exciting' start to my day,

feeling the usual pangs of duck survival

(calm on the surface, paddling like hell underneath),

answering the same question for the millionth time,

explaining the same process for the zillionth time;

my phone offered a muted ding.

After I finished my task,

I grabbed my phone and scrolled to find

the source of said ding.

Lo and behold ...

a name I have adored for a good 50 years

with a brief and beautiful note

of nothing more than kindness and love

and thoughts of me.

People,

take a moment,

focus on the good things,

the cherished souls,

the happy memories.

Send someone a note or text.

Just a simple "Hello"

or "Thinking of You".

What a fabulous place it would be

if we all took a moment

to share a little love.

Be

Found this gem

(of course I Lynified it)
and knew it needed to be shared.

On this World Kindness Day ...

Be humble

at the mountaintops.

Be steadfast

in the valleys.

Be faithful

in between.

Be the most

extraordinary version

of your 

incredibly beautiful

self.

An absolute fav

Psalm 91:4

He will cover you

with his feathers.

He will shelter you

with his wings.

His faithful promises

are your armor

and protection.

A tremendous thing

"Why did you do all this for me?" he asked.
"I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you."

"You have been my friend," replied Charlotte.

"That in itself is a tremendous thing."

~ E.B. White, Charlotte's Web

A respectful Veteran's Day to all who deserve it.

Thankful, Grateful, Appreciative.

Grateful, too, that Charlotte expressed things

so very well.