Off Grid

Some exciting time coming up.
I will be off-grid for a little while.
While I'm away,
please remember a few things:

Be kind.
Be nice.
Be generous.
Be silly.
Be joyous.
Be blessed.

If I can sneak a post here and there,
I will do so.
If not, please understand.
We all need time to
regroup,
refresh,
reenergize.

Enjoy your week!

Super Heroes

Today is National Super Hero Day!
Who is your favorite?

Some might say Superman
or Wonder Woman
or perhaps one of the newly glamorized ones.

Mine?

My husband -
for every extraordinary second he puts up with me,
for being an amazing provider,
for being a grand example to our kids,
for his love.

My daughter -
for her voracity for adventure,
for her tenacity of tenderness,
for her loyalty in friendship,
for her fortitude in family.

My son -
for his amazing strength,
for his incredible abilities,
for his persistence and fearlessness,
for his dedication to his passions.

Who is yours?

Math

Back in the day,
I majored in math.
(Thank you Mr. Ayers for THAT gift!)
And, as this wedding draws near,
I am reminded of all of its offering.

Subtracting a boyfriend.
Adding another son.
Multiplying the fun.
Raising the laughter to the Nth degree.
Obviously, everything is acute!
Working the angles.
Off on adventurous tangents.
Not much is squared,
some stuff is imaginary,
the good stuff is exponential.
Together we are complementary and co-efficient.
We keep mean to a minimum.
And the root of happiness is our congruence.
Quotients are reached through parallel functions.
And to sum it up,
the range of our qualitative cohesion
is factored by understanding
that love is our greatest common denominator.

No Business

So, while I was painting the house last year,
I had the radio on outside.
This song came on that I had never heard.
(I know, crazy, right?!)
I was instantly a fan and have heard it once or twice since.
This morning . . . I woke up with it bouncing around my little head.
If you get a chance to find it and listen,
it's called:

There's No Business Like Soul Business

Just absolutely love it.

I hope you do, too.

Focus

So sometimes,
at the worst times,
we find our focus.

If you can just breathe;
walk away from the madness;
collect yourself;
readjust;
you'll see a purpose.

Focus on what really matters.
Focus on your objective.
Focus on your passion.
Focus on faith, family, fortitude.
Those three things
will always carry you through.

Find Your Focus

Me Too

Ever felt
frazzled, frayed,
fractured and flawed?
Me too.
bullied, betrayed,
beaten up, beaten down?
Me too.
coerced, compromised,
confined, confused?
Me too.
abused, assaulted,
attacked, abandoned?
Me too.

But I am more than a hashtag.
I am not defined by circumstances.
I am not confined by my past.

I am a fighter.
I am a survivor.
I am a beast.
I am an overcomer.

What about you?

Precious

In anticipation of the upcoming wedding,
I am grounded in the realization
of just how precious things are.

Precious children (no matter their age)
Precious family
Precious framily
Precious time
Precious adventures
Precious memories
Precious hugs
Precious laughter
Precious moments
Precious happiness

Appreciate what is around you.
Appreciate the time you spend
with those you love and care about.
Appreciate the opportunity
to laugh and make memories
out of moments.
And remember, too,
that in the midst of all of it,
YOU are precious also.