Reach for your dreams...

If you welcome every morning and the special chance it brings to try new paths, to open some new doors;
To look a little deeper and to reach a little further, to aim a little higher than before...
If you strive to fill each moment with some beauty and some purpose,
to seek out joys that mean the most to you...
Then you will greet each evening one day richer in contentment,
one day closer to the dreams that you pursue.

Amanda Bradley

Live simply

Live simply,
Love generously,
Care deeply,
Speak kindly.

Leave the rest to God.

Regrets - none

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
Mark Twain

Don't let...

I don't recall at the moment where I picked this up. It's held a prominent place on my fridge "art gallery" for a long time...

Dont't let
People,
Problems,
and the
Pain of your Past-

Pause your Present,
Punish your Person,
Prison your Potential
and
Paralyze your Progress.

Every so often during the week I pause to read it again, and ponder one of the points as I rummage through the fridge...
I'm sure everyone can dredge up an incident to go with each line.
I know I sure can.
The trick is to do something about it...

words to live by

It came to pass...it didn't come to stay.

If at first you don't succeed - you are like most people.

There's a little bit of heaven, right there. (Paying attention to the present moment!)

Reminder: listen to Neil Young's "Harvest Moon", and Shania Twain "From This Moment".

This was sent to me by my dearest friend and sister of my heart, Kathy - who always makes me laugh, who shares my tears at times of grief, and has always, always been there for me. Thanks isn't enough....

(Some really cute graphics came with it, but they didn't transfer when I copied from the email....oh, well, I can use my imagination.)

Stay Young My Friend

We all need to read this one over and over until it becomes part
of you we are:

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Try everything twice.
On one woman's tombstone she said she wanted this epitaph:
"Tried everything twice.loved it both times!"

2. Keep only cheerful friends.
The grouches pull you down.
(Keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches!)

3. Keep learning:
Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever..
Never let the brain get idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.'

And the devil's name is Alzheimer's!


4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud.
Laugh until you gasp for breath..
And if you have a friend who makes you laugh,
spend lots and lots of time with HIM/HER.

6. The tears happen:
Endure, grieve, and move on.
The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves.
LIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love:
Whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.
Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health:
If it is good, preserve it.
If it is unstable, improve it.
If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips.
Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county,
to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

I love you, my special friend.

11. Forgive now those who made you cry. You might not get a second chance

And if you don't send this to at least 4 people - who cares?
But do share this with someone.

Remember!

Lost time can never be found.

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle...

Universal truth

One of my favorite books offers a lot of insight to everyday epiphanies. Here's a quote I have proven to myself over and over.

"Invisible acts of power are always unfolding in our lives, even without our having to ask. Our spirits and energy fields reach out for help even when our personalities find it uncomfortable to ask. When we release our needs and prayers to the universe without strings attatched, the heavens take care of coordinating the outcome.
Our universe has an invisible devine energy, that intimately connects all the souls within it."
Invisible Acts of Power, by Carolyn Myss

Here's a small personal example: I was lamenting that there weren't more plentiful mullein growing on the 40 acres, had resigned myself to collecting daily what I could, and was very very grateful for the mullein here. Last Sunday, as I drove to church, I went past a large field that I pass several times a week - but this time I actually LOOKED at it. It was covered with tall mullein spires. More than I had ever seen in one place. Ever. 15 acres of mullein. That is the generosity of the universe!

There are no limits on the human spirit. Or on the power and love of our Heavenly Father. My most frequent prayer and thought is, "THANK YOU!"