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Last night while lying in bed I was thinking about the past and dreaming about the future. Most of my thoughts were led by loss. Sometimes it is the nighttime that brings on that melancholy feeling, and the questioning of our purpose? Shifting, I pushed my focus to the joy in my life, clinging to the present, while keeping thoughts of overwhelm at bay.
My heart breaks for those suffering, heartache...

  
"The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal, the tragedy lies in no goals to reach."  ~Benjamin Mays
What can you do in 100 days?
Beginning my year with plenty of goals was powerful, and I would highly recommend its course. My goal list included, personal improvement goals, life goals and of course, writing. I was learning, getting stronger and following through for myself...

So excited to be September's guest designer for Cocoa Daisy.  I plan to share my creations here and on the Cocoa Daisy blog and facebook page...

Here I grow again...
I thrive on the pattern that goal setting creates. Establishing accountability in the areas I want to change and guidance towards my potential. Each year I compile a list of intentions, areas I seek improvement where tiny shifts cast new habits.
After looking through a few sites for goal setting advice I created this list to focus on specific areas of improvement. Is there...

Each year I reveal a word to color the coming year that will tether both my intentions and goals while finding meaning to the next 365 days. This year  LIGHT  chose me, and am eager to embrace it with my daily routine.
Light 
noun
Something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.verb
to cause (the face, surroundings, etc.) to brighten, especially with joyto guide or conduct with a light:Idioms
bring to light, to discover or reveal:come to light, to be discovered or revealed:light at the end of the tunnel, a prospect of success, relief, or...

On January 7, fifteen-years will have magically passed since I quit smoking and transformed my life, by deciding to change one thing.
I remember grappling with resolutions. Knowing I should quit smoking yet not quite committed. Choosing quit dates, then finding a reason not to follow through. Now the New Year was fast approaching and I extended my quit date to February. 
February 7, I thought,...

"A child has a special way of adding joy to every day." 
What brought you JOY: Week 25
There is no need for introduction, joy was simple this week. Pure and simple and perfectly delivered. This week joy arrived as I witnessed my first grandchild come into the world... there are no words, just a wave of emotions, and JOY!
She is perfect and they brought her into the world in the most loving...

 "Art is man's expression of his joy in labor."
What brought you JOY: Week 24
There are many moments in a week where joy is revealed, but most often I find that joy is discovered with family as I reflect on the pause of conversation and laughter.
It is with this support when our true selves are revealed, deepening the bond of family and providing a place for joy to flourish, and within each...

"A joyful life is not a floodlight of joy. A joyful life is made up of graceful moments strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith." ~Brene Brown 
What brought you JOY: Week 23 (June 4-9) 
This week I took the time to notice and the space to inscribe the details in a day. Immersed on the path that honors quiet softness, pink sunrises, and the chasm to view it all I discover joy. 
Allowing...

"Find joy in the ordinary"
What brought you Joy: Week 22
After many visits to California, one of my favorite novelties while visiting is the simple joy in bird watching outside my Aunts window. With several feeders around the yard, the birds gather creating flutters of happiness as an array of creatures come to visit, or perhaps just to eat.
These visits prompted the idea for more feeders in...