Top o' the morning

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!
Here's hoping you've got your green on
and are determined to enjoy this day.

This may not be very Irish,

but it is beautiful ... and true!

You can't 

compete with me.

I want you

to win, too.

Imagine the world

if we all garnered that mindset ...

An Awakening

A few words that rolled around and fell out.

Whatchathink?

An Awakening
by Lyn Marinello    3/14/2026

As the frosty frigid talons
Of winter lose their grip
The daggered ice stalactites
Begin their vernal drip
It is light a little earlier
And dusk remains at bay
The biting wind still whips
As sky blues battle gray
Daffodils and crocuses
Are first to push the dirt with care
And fledgling hawks are squealing
As they test new wings on air
Tiny buds on willows
Azaleas burst in vast array
Dogwoods, not to be outdone,
Flourish in a grand display
Baby birds are chirping
Raindrops bring new growth
Temps begin ascending
Mother Nature keeps her oath
What is dormant in the cold
Is merely resting for rebirth
A newness and a freshness
An awakening of the earth

Burn out?

For so so so many folks ...

It is not burn out.

It is your soul

asking for silence.

Take a moment ...

for your health,

for your heart,

for your self.

Choice

Love this.
Afterward, I will share
the Marinello simplified version ...

Happiness is a choice

It is a byproduct of

appreciation, gratitude

and contentment.

It is based on

how you view your life,

not how your life is.

Marinello-ized ...

You can be happy,

or you can be crappy.

Make good choices.

Sometimes

Sometimes,

the greatest gift

you can

give another person

is to simply

include them ...

A process I am continually learning

with many personalities where I work.

What do you see?

Saw a friend's post this morning,
which was very visual,

but I believe I can get the point across.

It was a gentleman requesting that

when the screen changed to a still shot

he asked that in just 3 seconds

you find three things that are blue.

The picture changed and

I noted three blue items.

When the screen changed back

to the gentleman, he asked,

"What was yellow?"

Far too often, we see only 

what we know or want to know

and we do not see everything

that's out there.

Makes ya go hmmmmmmm, right?

What do you see???

Oh My Goodness!

Saw this yesterday after work
and about fell off the couch.

Often times we are looking 

for earth-shattering or colossal ...

Sometimes,

miracles are

just good people

with kind hearts.

It is extraordinary

what can emerge

from decency.

Have a great day!