Dignity and Destiny...

"If it's meant for you, you won't have to beg for it. You will never have to sacrifice you dignity for your destiny."

Chelsis Porter

The Forest...

For awhile now I've been trying to listen when I get a feeling that won't stop. All this week I've had this urge and silent persistence to go out into the forest and just "be" with it. Everyday I've let other things keep me from listening. So today I went. I can't say I know why, or that I came back with a revelation of sorts but I did listen and somehow that feels right. The forest has always been my "go to" when I need to know "all is well" and I'm right where I need to be in my life.

It's the little things...

I do love my homemade granola. I've been out for more then a week and I don't know what to do in the morning. I'm not a heavy breakfast food eater, I just like a little crunchy cereal to start my day. I make my own because I can control what I put in it and how much sugar there is. It is cooking right now and it smells so good. I always have a small bowl right out of the oven. Can't wait till tomorrow!! It's the little present moments that add up to one big wonderful life...

Courage and Fear...

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

Nelson Mandela

When I saw this picture, it made me think of courage and fear. When darkness (fear) of the storm collides with the beauty (courage) of the sun, you get a brilliant rainbow! As when I am brave and can triumph over my fears, I feel as awesome as that rainbow looks. It is not something I will wake up one day and be done with, each fear must be conquered. But I know I do not walk this path alone. We all must face what we fear or be consumed by it.

Side of the road...

When I pulled up to a stop light today, there was a man standing there with a sign that he was homeless and needed money. My thought has always been to give him some without judgement. Does it really matter what he choose to use it for. But as I gave him the money I thought later - he is someone's son, maybe someone's father, he's a man with a story, a past and hopefully a future. I left him with loving thoughts to make the choices that are right for his life.

Games...

For awhile now when my oldest son comes up to eat and hang out we have been playing more games. It's always so much fun and who knew something as simple as a card game could bring so much laughter and connection. I'm a still a fan of TV, computers, video games, but there is something about the simplicity of games that offers a different kind of fun. Looking forward to remembering back in years and having these special "present moments" with all three of my beautiful children.

Ashamed..

"I decided that the most subversive revolutionary thing I could do was to show up for my life and not be ashamed."

Anne Lamontt

The word "ashamed" is the hard one for me. It takes forgiving myself over and over again until it finally takes hold and I let it go and I don't pick it back up for whatever it is I'm feeling ashamed about. And when I stay in the present moment  I find it much easier to show up for my life without judgement of myself ~ because the present moment only holds the present!