It's in the Present Moments...

Today while my soul aches with grief, I sit outside among the trees, the warmth of the sun, the birds and mother nature. She gently reminds me to stay in the present moment and gather the smallest of moments that can drift by without notice and allow them to soften the sharp edges.

"My smallest of moments"...

A postcard of shared sorrow and hope

A friends shared tears and laughter

A small package of thoughtfulness

A meal offered and shared

A welcoming place to be

Animals with unconditional love

Quiet time with healing space

A car taken care of and safe to travel

Projects to work on, made with loving hands and heart 

Surrounded with art that speaks and soothes

and...human kindness that connects us all.

Friday Photo...

Leaves... "in" my car. Anyone that knows me, knows my love for leaves. I even have to have them in my car.

Car...

 I seem to do a lot of driving even though it happens to be my least favorite activity. Most of my friends live far away, my family live a good distance and I'm now helping a friend that lives on the other side of town from me. So I try to use the time in the car as a "car meditation." I quiet my mind as much as possible while still driving and just try to keep all the ideas, lists and thoughts that come flooding in when I'm still. I've heard of walking meditation, why not car meditation?!

Kindness...

Today while on my break during work, I was sitting in the back seat of my car in the parking lot, eating my lunch and a little while later a lady parked a few spaces beside me. When she got out of her car she stopped for a minute and noticed me sitting in the back seat. I'm not sure what she thought or was going through her mind when she saw me, ( I didn't think I looked too unusual) but she asked if I was alright. I told her I was good, and I was just on break from work. But thanked her, and then thought how kind it was of her to check on me "just in case."

Present Moment Haiku..

A family of gophers

With a significant loss

But they carry on

While I was waiting to get my brakes done on my car  ( had three hours to wait), I started a book I am really enjoying and got a surprise visit in a near by field of gophers. There were three, what looked like a parent and two children. I asked the owner of the car shop about them and he said one of the parents had just gotten hit by a car not long ago. 

Surreal Present Moment...

As I was driving to spend a fun day with friends that I love very much, two deers walked out in front of my car. It was like this surreal present moment. No one was behind me and no cars were coming from the other direction, and I just stopped... It felt like the world just paused and what looked like a mother and child just walked across the street off into the woods, then traffic was everywhere, and I was left in awe. I believe animals have meaning and this is what I found when I looked it up:

"Deer's enter your life to help you walk the path of love with full consciousness and awareness, to know that love sometimes requires caring and protection, not only in how we love others, but also in how we love ourselves.

When deer's enter your life, a new innocence and freshness in about to be awakened. New adventures are just around the corner and there will be opportunity to express the gentle love that will open new doors for you."

Dance...

As I was running errands this morning, the sky was fairly blue and the sun peaked out of the clouds, leaving no indication of what was to come. Well by the time I got ready to leave the store to put the groceries in my car the sky fell open and dumped A LOT of rain. My first thought was "Oh NO" how am I going to get to my car with a cart full of groceries, I have no umbrella, etc. Then later today I thought, " wouldn't it have been nice if I hadn't worried so much about getting wet and just embrace the rain and decided to dance!

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's learning to dance in the rain."

~ Vivian Greene

Baby Goose...

Near my house is a pond that sits to close to the road. As I was headed down the highway this morning, most of a flock of geese had crossed the ramp except one baby goose and its parent. The adult goose was screaming and flapping it's wings because one of the babies had been hit by a car. I had to stop! I got out and picked up the limp body and placed it ever so gently out of harms way and hoped that mom or daddy goose would find some comfort in the rescue. I don't think the little one will make it but at least they can grieve in safety.  I just cried feeling so helpless to do anything else for the wee one. But I have to believe the Universe will provide what the geese need and the rest will remain safe.

Huge Happiness...

Last night I was watching an interview and something they said stuck a chord with me. They said " I have a huge priority to be happy." I thought, thanks for the reminder ~ to be happy. About twenty five years ago I use to have a license plate on my car that read "be happy." I still have it and I think I'll get it out and put it in a place to remind myself that I too have a HUGE priority to be happy!!!