Helping

October 5, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Help others.There is always someone for whom you can make a difference,no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Image mine

Notes to a younger self

September 28, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

You matter:that which gives us life(call it as you will)does not judge –know that you are precious,accepted, and loveable. Image mine

Receive

September 21, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Receive goodness:life is about balance –giving and receiving.You will feel tempted to give, give, give,but will never feel the joyuntil you learn how to receive as well. Art mine

Autumn Sky

September 19, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

There is a silken quality to the autumn sky – such allure in those looming clouds…Our household, like the seasons, seems to be in continual flux. I am craving a return to solitude.Time for art and more writing. The sky seems to say: Stay alert! Change is coming. We all knows how this goes. Autumn […]

Kindness

September 14, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Extend kindness to all:doesn’t matter who they are,nor what they might have done to you.Trust me on this –you never know what life might bring back to you,and you will always be glad you did. Image mine

Miracles

September 7, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Marvel at the wonder of life:miracles happen every day,and they happen to you –bask in the glory of life’s radiance. Image mine

Responsibility

August 31, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

You are not responsible for everything.Be accountable.Strive to be self-aware.Know that there is so much more at workthan you could ever carry on your own:so don’t even try. My image

Yes

August 24, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Say ‘yes’ to opportunity:action is always preferable to inaction.Easier to change your mindonce you’ve accepted an opportunity,than it is to chase it once it has moved on. Image mine.

Don’t Give Up

August 17, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Never give up on you:there will be times where you will feel like such a failureand that all is lost,just know that these are but passing momentsin the greater picture.Life goes on, and so will you –as long as you are alive, there is a purpose and place for you –trust it. Image mine

The Eight Year Road

August 15, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Imagine

If we could lift understandingto indigenous teachingsexpand our loveto earth, sky, and seaMake personal gain tabooand Ancients a weigh point If we could witness the mountainsslow floating across the skyand touch the dolphin’s soulanxiously swimmingwhere tuna are netted Would we cower at our insignificanceor move forward, learning to acceptthat all of life is deeply woveninto […]

Dear Child

I know a little girl,whose hair in ringletsfalls, unkempt from lackof brushing; who standswhen she should be sitting;who laughs with defiance whenchallenged, her dark eyes gleamingwith mischief; who holds her chin uphigh and stamps her feet, arms foldedin protest when she does not get her way. I see that little girl,have watched her play,with a […]

Re-de-fine-d

Ask me how I’m doingand I’ll say “fine”, notbecause I’m actually fine,but because “fine” is the onlysocially acceptable response. If I said that I have been lyinghere, for three hours now,willing my body to move,that would elicit unsolicitedadvice and tarnish my “fine”. I’d berate myself for breakingmy promise not to moan,knowing that complainingprovokes a compulsive […]