Ebb and Flow

Some people are stuck on the great expectation path.  This is not to say we shouldn't have these thoughts, but, life gets bumpy pretty predictably. I know we need a plan, but we also need to develop flexibility with things.  Some of the best things I have planned have changed and turned into even more wonderful things.  Then there is the vice-verse.  What I am trying to say is sometimes it is o.k. to let life happen and not be holding on to something with white knuckles.  I am writing a book and stopped because I didn't know how I would be able to afford the costs of publishing.  Yesterday a couple of friends I was talking to about it gave me some ideas of how I could make this happen.  Two things:  Anything is possible, and if you run into a block in the road, veer in another direction.  Life is unpredictable, but we are a lot more resourceful than we think.

I wonder...

I remember as a little kid how almost everything was so cool.  I will admit, I got to go to Yellowstone, and travel a bit with camping.  I also got to see the Beatles in person at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.  Those were amazing times.  But I also remember going to the beach and finding little tiny shells in the sand and laying there just listening to the waves while the sun was shining down on me.  It is years later, and I don't have near the adventures I had when I was young, but I still find wonder in the smallest of things.  I am out in the winter, digging under the snow to find the beginning shoots of the coming crocus.  I still love to close my eyes and stand in the rain, listening to the sounds of it and taking in the smell of clean air.  I pay lots more attention to the "little" things than I used to.  It makes life interesting when it might not otherwise be.  Get small with me and enjoy the wonder of life, won't you?!

What is your....

happy ending?  Sometimes I think we are so busy being busy with life we don't give much thought to this.  We get nowhere without a plan.  What do you really believe is your happy ending?  The things we think about the most are what we make with our energy and attention.  What do you put your energy and attention on most?  I for one am making a new list of what I want for my happy ending.  I plan on getting it.  Join me!

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My new alarms

I don't like the name alarm.  It sounds,,,alarming.  But in the spring, my alarms are so nice.  First, there is the light, second a chorus of happy birds, and today, all my wind chimes are chiming.  It is a beautiful sunny day and I dare a cloud to show it's fluffy face.  Pony tail day, folks.  Enjoy it and don't get blown away!

Leering v.s. Looking

When does looking become leering?  It becomes leering when it becomes harassment and devaluation of a woman.  Where do we draw the line?  If you are a woman, you can tell the difference.  If you are a man, think about it!

Learn to

listen.  Have you ever noticed that we always seem to have something to say?  Personally, I find myself, many times, thinking about what I am about to say next, rather than being in the moment and just listening to the person talking.  Perhaps it is because we sometimes have so little time to talk to someone, but it weakens the communication.  I have to try hard to be in that moment, but when I am, I feel better about it.  Indeed, the other person may, and usually does have something as important to say.  So for today, and tomorrow, I am going to really listen to the person talking to me.  It is good for me and them!  Are you listening?