Stay Close

THIS!
In so many ways and for so many people!

Stay close

to people that

inspire you to be better,

listen to your voice

    and your actions,

hold you accountable,

believe in your dreams,

and lift you up.

Those

are your people.

Rainbow

Sometimes,
there's nothing else

that you can do

but let it rain

and wait

for the rainbow.

I wish good things for you

today and always.

Longevity

This was, I believe prompted, with many people in mind.
There will be only initials, but IYKYK. Hope it helps.
For D, M, K, N, L, S, H, D ... and a multitude of others ...


Longevity
by Lyn Marinello 12/14/25

We have all been victims of the detrimental takers
The gluttons of the spotlight, the plastic and the fakers
Those who should be additions but would rather divide; subtract
Who won’t or can’t apologize; who would rather divert; distract
The folks that rise above on the backs of those below
Those stagnant in development who refuse to change or grow
The people that believe they are better than the next
Superior; impervious; unwilling to genuflect
Those that only reach out when there’s something they can gain
Those that tease the angry dog just beyond his outstretched chain
The ones whose self-importance is composed of shattered souls
The ridiculers, critics – venomous vehicles of vitriol
The arrogant; the self-obsessed, who cannot claim their flaws
Whose daily condescension is an insatiable beast that gnaws
The ones who think their presence commands a reverent hush
Whose over self-indulgence would make the entitled blush
We’ve been angered, hurt, betrayed, belittled, demeaned, distressed
Chiseled, hammered, beaten, reprimanded and repressed
Those who’ve lost your trust and have pushed you to the brink
Who unravel your very fabric but have made you stop and think …
There’s a secret you are missing, I swear to you this oath …
Your tenacity is admirable. Your endurance equals growth
These experiences have changed you, but this version’s much improved
It’s taught you their negativity needs to immediately be removed
They exposed things to steer clear of … undesirable debris
They are lessons in longevity of things you never want to be.

Strength

There are certain things
that provide strength in your life.

Very little of it

has to do with exercise.

One day,

you will look back

at the things you thought

would break you

and realize

that you survived each one.

It doesn't always feel

like a grand victory.

Sometimes, it feels quiet;

and frantic; but steady.

You will take note that the storms

that should have decimated you,

were walked through.

Sometimes you stumbled.

Sometimes you fell.

Sometimes you wept.

Sometimes you paused.

And then ...

you braved one more step ...

and then another.

That is the strength

that no one claps for.

There is no trophy or ribbon or title,

but it is the strength that carries you

and that the rest of your life

is built upon.

With a nod to my 'nother mother who shared the above,

(of course it has been Lynified),

with the hope that she realizes that she is part of that strength

for me.

Enjoy your weekend.

Butterfly

Such a powerful bit of truth for your Friday ...

The butterfly is beautiful

only because

the caterpillar was brave enough

to accept the painful change.

Love this.

Absorb the process ...

become a more beautiful you.

Happy Trails

One of my favorites ...

Don't go

where the path

may lead ...

go instead

where there

is no path ...

and leave a trail.

Do not be consumed

by the right or the left;

the 'good' or the 'bad';

one side or the other.

Rather ...

use your brain,

filter with faith,

consider and contemplate,

and instead of 

being a lemming - 

be a leader.

Patience

Be patient ...

sometimes,

the wait is longer

because the blessing

is bigger.