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What Goes Around Comes Around It's not my nature to dwell on ugliness. I'm an optimist to the core. It's a choice I made long ago. I rather enjoy the PollyAnna mentality. After all, PollyAnna lived a pretty happy life, you know? So imagine my dismay when I found out that the... ( added 13 days 3 hours ago.)

The Annual Family Vacation ~ Even If Money IS Tight! Listen up, people...we do NOT have to skip our vacation this year. Honest to goodness! I keep hearing how people are canceling the annual family vacation because money is tight, gas prices are still too high, etc., etc. And I, for one, say DON'T... ( added 51 days ago.)

And The Walls Come Crumbling Down ~ How Our Current State Of Affairs Is A Boon To Humanity You'd have to live in a cave not to hear all the doom and gloom being aired all around the world. Financial crises. War. Hatred. Bigotry. Crumbling governments. Domestic violence. And on and on it goes. So, the first thing one (well, this "one")... ( added 70 days 22 hours ago.)

A Love Chain ~ Yes, We Can Make A Difference! My Dear Fellow Beings of Light & Love ~ I write this post today, with a surge of light that can only be the result of great love flying around the planet. And while there may be a bit of 'resistance' (as to whether or not this even gets... ( added 72 days 17 hours ago.)

How To Make The World A Better Place? All around us, almost everywhere you turn, you can find 'proof' of disconnection. Walk down any city street, and watch to see how many (if any) people will actually look at you. Say hello to a stranger and watch their response. Try to help someone... ( added 95 days 3 hours ago.)

Grief Doesn't Wear A Watch There's no clock that tells you when it's time to stop. There isn't any set period. The grieving process is different for each of us. The time we spend going through this process is as individual as we are. So it shouldn't really be a surprise... ( added 112 days 22 hours ago.)

When The Straw Gets Too Heavy ~ A Word On Anger I'm all for growth. Be it spiritual, mental, emotional, whatever. I believe we're here to grow, in every way possible, so that we can expand...ourselves AND the world. I also realize that often, no matter what kind of growth we may be... ( added 120 days 11 hours ago.)

Spring Has Sprung ~ What Seeds Will You Plant? Spring has a way of making you want to do a little dance. Well, at lease that's how it makes me feel. A happy little dance to urge the seedlings along. A silly little dance..with the trees as partners. Arms spread open, taking it all in...the... ( added 124 days 23 hours ago.)

If It Doesn't Kill Ya..... It's said that "that which does not kill you makes you stronger". Sometimes, that's a pretty good anchor. Sometimes, it just flat pisses me off. (is that considered 'foul language'? Hmmmmmm. Sure hope not. Cuz that'll piss me off too. Right now... ( added 129 days 22 hours ago.)

The State of Grace ~ A Little Reminder To Carry Along Today seems like a perfect day to offer a reminder. It's a shining, sparkly day here in the foothills. The winds have calmed, the sky is soft, the mountains powdered with snow. They say it's going to be warm. Right now, it's just right. So why not... ( added 134 days 3 hours ago.)

Ditch the Ick I'm one of those people who really believes that thoughts become things. I believe in the power of my words, the power of my thoughts, the power of my Being. I am a 'magnificent creator'. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. So, when thoughts... ( added 142 days 1 hour ago.)

Why Do We Age? Sitting in the waiting room, flipping through a magazine, something caught my eye. It was an ad that read: "How do some people look so much younger than they are?". It got me to thinking about this whole idea of aging. About how in America we seem... ( added 142 days 5 hours ago.)

How Do We Follow Our Bliss? Joseph Campbell said, "If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you see that, you begin to meet... ( added 148 days 3 hours ago.)

How Do I Get The Juices To Flow? There is a woman who is, without doubt, one of the most creative people I've ever met. Her work is so inspiring, sometimes it's a bit daunting. I've known this woman for more than 28 years, since we were both just pups in the world of big dogs.... ( added 156 days 3 hours ago.)

The Prosperity Game Before I get into the meat of all this, I must first say that this is not my game. It's something I found in one of my favorite books, "Ask & It Is Given", by Esther & Jerry Hicks (The Teachings of Abraham). I've read this book a few times before... ( added 160 days 17 hours ago.)

Carving Out The Not It was an unusually sunny day in seattle. Weekend of the annual Bumbershoot Festival. Music & artisans & food at every turn, there was lots to take in. It was not the first time I'd attended, but certainly the one I'll always remember. For that... ( added 163 days 3 hours ago.)

Snowing Sideways ~ The Power of Imagery I got this message today from my favorite cousin who lives on Nantucket Island. He's as big a nature lover as I am...which is one of the many bonds we share. His love of the outdoors is obvious from the moment you meet him. He's a gentle, caring... ( added 169 days 23 hours ago.)

New Year's Resolutions ~ A Little Twist To Succeed! Lots of people do it: they list their New Year's Resolutions with great determination and resolve . This year, I am going to stop smoking. Lose weight. Get in shape. Find a new job. Learn a language. Whatever. And the promises are made with the... ( added 179 days 21 hours ago.)

The Choices We Make Create The Tapestry Of Our Lives I have a friend, a really terrific friend, who, besides being incredibly beautiful, also happens to be incredibly talented. She makes beautiful things; with her words she writes books, with her hands she paints and molds clay, with her heart she... ( added 180 days 2 hours ago.)

A Brand New Start ~ For whatever reason, we seem to find more motivation to begin anew when the new year rolls in. Not sure why we have to wait for January 1st, but whatever it takes, huh? I believe in new beginnings, although I don't think we need to limit them to... ( added 184 days 1 hour ago.)

Slow Down And Taste The Cookies! As Christmas day approaches ever nearer, and all the people are running, running, running to catch as many moments as they can, I feel a calm wash over me. A calm that speaks of days gone by. Days when things seemed so much simpler. And it makes... ( added 196 days 18 hours ago.)

A Few Tips To Finish Up Your Holiday Gift List ~ Christmas is but a week away, and many are juggling, struggling and stressing over gifts yet to be found, cookies to be baked and all the other added things to do on their lists. All around, I see people anxious and grumpy over the season, when... ( added 198 days 1 hour ago.)

OH For Pete's Sake! Lighten UP!!! You know, it really amazes me how people get all fridgety and weird around this time of year. Folks go around grumbling about traffic and prices and all the gobs of people in the malls...that sort of thing. Never have understood this. How come... ( added 203 days 18 hours ago.)

Music, Tears And A Passing ~ The Christmas I Shall Always Remember December 1, 1985. NFL Playoff time, and my team is winning. The phone rings. In the instant my ears registered the sound, I know it is my sister. I know because everything in my core knows that my mother has just passed on to wherever it is we... ( added 211 days 3 hours ago.)

Stepping Out Of Your Cozy Little Comfort Zone ~ Hone Your Craft! Nothing happens by 'accident'. I've known this for a pretty long time, and the more I acknowledge this truth, the more apparent it becomes. So when I got an email from the 'powers that be' at a particular site, I knew instinctively that this was... ( added 211 days 19 hours ago.)