Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Today ...







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I believe the Universe
always
has our best intentions at heart.
I believe this
with every beat
of mine.

K.B.










The intangible things we know...
More and more I listen to that voice.
And when I do it only gets stronger.


I felt it today.
Something was off.
Am at the airport.
The minute I heard flight delay over the loud speakers...
I re-booked for tomorrow.
Not even going to chance it.


But something so right on also happened.
I had this sudden urge on the way 
to the airport to make a call.
To say I love you. I did.  He called me back.
He said I want to come with you.
That meant everything to me. 
I said I'll make it happen.




I think he's growing up.
And I think this year he understands loss.
I think he understands now, not waiting until it's too late.





I said I can't hear you...
Like I always used to.








And he said ...


 I love you too.
Like he always used to. 










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that's my boy. 

















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Kentucky Tree ...








It's time ...
to go home.


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Waiting,
is
not
an
option.


















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

In the midst of everything...










I took some time for myself,
and to take care of a friend. 
To make some memories.
The kind that you can hold on to
when the physical presence
is no more.

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The ocean is a mighty harmonist.

~William Wordsworth












Indeed it is.






















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Friday, October 22, 2010

For my Father...







I keep a framed card on my kitchen counter that says "Expect Miracles".
I do.
I also know the power of intention, prayer and thought...am not letting up.
In fact now is the time for even more...



















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

We have a new blogger in our midst ...



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Hope you all will make him feel at home.
I know you will.
Click the link below. 





p.s. you know him.
It's my brother Joshy.














One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Thank you ...

For your prayers and words of support here and privately.
Some of you are aware of my fathers battle with Lymphoma
over the last few years.

Thursday of last week, October 7th, he suffered a stroke.
Further tests show a blood clot on the brain,
in a deadly spot.  Will be seeing a neurologist asap.

He's a fighter, the strongest man I know.


I don't have much to say,  but I wanted to make sure
to thank you all for your love and support.













One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

More Prayers.....













for my father. 


please. 




















On the Subject of Character ...








The emotional selfishness and dishonesty of some
people never ceases to amaze me.


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The thing is ...
The lessons they have the opportunity to learn from
are usually at the expense of others.

If they ever learn at all. 




J. Anderson















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Prayers for my Father...













I have no pictures to post.
I have only one request...





prayers for my father.















On the Subject of Anger...


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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal 
with the intent of throwing it at someone else; 
you are the one who gets burned.
Buddha

















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways. 

Saturday, October 9, 2010

One the Subject of Personal Accountability...







”All blame is a waste of time
No matter how much fault you find with another, 
and regardless of how much you blame that person, it will not change you. 
The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you 
when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration. 
You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming the individual, 
but you won’t succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy.”
– Wayne Dyer



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When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. 
You look into the reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. 
You never blame the lettuce. 
Yet if we have problems with our friends or our family, we blame the other person. 
But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like lettuce. 
Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and arguments. 
That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. 
If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change. -


















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Rockin the Fondue Pot





I do take candids.
Not every picture has to be picture perfect.
This night was.
Perfect. 


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(thank you Philip the kid next door, the 12 year old rocked my camera better than most adults)


Two of my favorite people, 
beef fondue, great conversation and laughter.
Doesn't get better than that.

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Becca is moving to Georgia.
This isn't your goodbye blog girl.
You'll have to come back for that.

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thank you both. 
three little words.
whole lot of heart in them. 

















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

On the Subject of Living...








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‎Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what's next or how. 
The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. 
The artist never entirely knows. 
We guess. 
We may be wrong,
but we take leap after leap in the dark.

- Agnes de Mille






















One Love. One peace. Always and all ways. 



On the subject of Personal Boundaries...repost redux

I'm making it a practice to re-post this frequently.
And it's been a while.
Its the most important contract I've ever written for myself.
And a promise I intend to keep.
We cannot be all things to all people, there are times
when we
for sanity's sake have to pull back and self care.
Sometimes we do have to draw the line, or ask for a time out, or let someone go,
 for their sake and for our own.
Why people react so strongly when we do is beyond me.
I suspect ego has much to do with it, and a need to control the outcome.
When we set a boundary, we remove that control as well as the outcome.






"When we set a boundary, we let go of the outcome."


The purpose of setting boundaries is to take care of our self.
Being forced to learn how to set boundaries is a vital part of learning to own our self,
of learning to respect ourselves, of learning to love ourselves.
If we never have to set a boundary,
then we will never get in touch with who we really are.
~Robert Burney







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I will not apologize for setting my own personal boundaries.
I will not apologize for doing whatever it takes to enforce those boundaries.
I will not apologize for doing whatever it takes to protect my emotonal well being.
I will not apologize for keeping out and or letting go those who are not healthy 
and who would damage my soul, self and mind.  

I will not apologize for taking time to think before I speak.
I will not apologize for telling someone their behavior is not acceptable to me.
I will not apologize for deciding what behavior is and is not acceptable.
I will not apologize for stepping back from a situation in order to evaluate my feelings, 
however long that takes.

I will not apologize for setting stricter boundaries when I need and sticking to them.
I will not apologize for asking for space when I need it.
I will not apologize for taking responsibility for the way I allow others to treat me.
I will not apologize for cutting someone completely out of my life 
if I feel they don't respect my boundaries.

I will not apologize for not believing everything I'm told.
I will not apologize for knowing what I want and not settling for less.
I will not apologize for letting your problems, your dysfunction be yours.
I will not apologize for not being able to help you when you choose not to help yourself.
I will not apologize for not being able to be all things to all people.
I will not apologize for not accepting deceit and chaos in my life.
I will not apologize for loving myself enough to set these boundaries
......even if it means I risk losing people in my life because of them.




















One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

I got some Texas deep in my heart!






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How's next week for y'all?



: )













One Love. One Peace. Always and all ways. 

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