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It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward ~Patti Davis
The sounds of life
A crash of disbelief still bubbles up when I think of the loss of my mother. The reminder of her death comes in waves as the lessons of grief return. Joyful memories of the past become the guidepost of my life, a balm to my grief. They provide the opportunity to look...

The happiness in your life depends on the quality of your thoughts
Today I need to get back to it, back to some sort of schedule, a balance to my day. This attempt to plan each hour with activity and rest, creativity and quiet. A distraction of time that provides a fast to the worry that silently awaits my attention.
After a restless night I wake with a new determination. One that I plan to use...

 
  
 During this time of isolation and quarantine, I read these reminders that feel so much clearer today, as if our eyes are fully open to see.
 
 
 
From the book of awakening by Mark Nepo: 
The line between living and watching is very thin. A moment's rest or pause for reflection can spread into a thickness of hesitation, and the next thing we know, reaching out or saying something...

March 22 - Sabbath Time
From the book: The book of Awakening by Mark Nepo
 I did not write this, but read it this morning and wanted to share...
Work when there is work to do. Rest when you are tired. One thing done in peace will most likely be better than ten things done in panic...I am not a hero if I deny rest; I am only tired.  ~Susan McHenry 
When I need to be refreshed or renewed, I...

Remembering Ryan with a rewrite of a story I wrote a few years ago 
12/7/87 - 2/23//93
Beautifully broken
Searching for validation, I set forth on a journey to fill the blank space that grief had cast upon me. The emptiness  engraved on my soul transferred to the pain unleashed from loss; death hijacked my heart and the fragments I battled to preserve were scattered debris encircling...

Do small things with great love ~ Mother Theresa 
Instructions for life: Week 7-  Kindness begins when we understanding we all struggle
February theme: Do small things with great love
Everything we do matters, each small act of taking care of someone matters. Each phone call or text to a friend to lift them up, it matters. Each kindness to a stranger can change their day, it matters. Send...

Mostly it is loss that teaches us about the worth of things
Good grief: Remembering my father (3/12/44 - 2/7/98)
Recently, I listened to a story about the last letter a woman received from her father before he died. My first thought was how lucky she was since there was no note when my father died. But then, she went on to explain the little he had written left her empty and wanting, like that...

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room-by-room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.
Instructions for life: Week 3 - Make a plan and take small steps
January theme: Resolve to ♥
Ready...Set... goal...
Whether its a 30 day goal...

 We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room-by-room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential.
 Instructions for life: Week 2
January theme: Resolve to (the power of habits)
The reason for setting small goals is to create the habit first,...

We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room-by-room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but  for potential.
Instructions for life: Week One
Theme: Resolve to
Every year we resolve for things to be different, raising my hand too. We create lists, goals...