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Spring is a time of rebirth, renewal and resurrection. How can one not be upbeat and optimistic after a long winter’s stretch. The sight of tender green shoots and the sweet rhythm of birdsong all around give us hope in the belief that we get yet another season to awaken, reach out and grow. Glory Be!
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This quote both stirs awareness that today is a gift and this day holds incredible power — your power of choice.
P.S. It was brought to my attention this quote is not the words of the Buddha, but should be attributed to the words of the Insight Meditation teacher and psychotherapist, Jack Kornfield. They’re found in his delightful work, “The Buddha’s Little Instruction Book.” So it’s Buddha-inspired. I still love the substantial message and poetry of the words.
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Obsessed with sunrises…this one is a beauty. Giving THANKS and GRATITUDE. Somewhere, somehow, somebody or some thing thought it’d be in the best interest of the Universe to give me another chance to screw up my little piece of the puzzle! Or NOT screw it up. Going with the latter today.
My dear friend, if you’re reading this post, somewhere, somehow, somebody or some thing gave you another chance, too.
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When yesterday sucked, but the good Lord saw to it that you should open your eyes today, rejoice! You get today to start over.
There wasn’t a thing I could do to change my husband’s cancer diagnosis. It-is-what-it-is, as they say. That day was, and still is, the absolute worst, most sucky day of my life. It felt as if life became a silent movie; there was action and words but we just sort of numbly watched the scenes play out, without popcorn or comfortable seating.
The next day reality hit. Bleary-eyed but resolute, we took a collective deep breath and agreed that this day was a good day to start over. Since there was no getting around this “thing” we really had no choice but to go through it. Together. (If there were other choices I sure didn’t know about them.)
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The “rules” had changed, of course. Everything felt upside down and twisted inside out, Bizarro World. Life would never be the same, at least not in the foreseeable future. That was yesterday we said. Not so great. But today?
Can I tell you how freakin’ grateful we were to wake up with a shared, determined purpose? (Trust me, we don’t always agree on stuff!)
We tapped our coffee cups and began a toast that has continued for the past seventeen years: “To us, and no more tumors.” Today we ask for blessings for others who need some love and hope, forever grateful for each and every day we get to start again, and pray they do too.
“Life isn’t fair,” we say.
“Shit happens.”
“You need to go through the rain to enjoy the rainbows.”
Etc.
We know all the lines. Heck, we’ve got posters and screen savers and bumper stickers to support the cause. But sometimes a simple ritual, like having coffee in the morning, is a good enough place to start over.
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Image: This crazy couple having an Eat, Pray, Love moment, and a delizioso cappuccino, in Italy.
Today, I pray you have a very good day.
May you be safe and sheltered from all harm —
your body be strong and energetic and healthy,
your mind sharp and open and accepting,
your spirit free and evolving and kind-hearted.
May you find the peace you seek —
the joy you yearn for,
the contentment you desire,
and the love you deserve.
May you spend quality time alone to think —
to pray for guidance and direction,
to ask for help and forgiveness,
to accept the limitations of others, and yourself.
May you notice beauty everywhere —
in the morning mirror as you rise,
in the afternoon light as you go,
in the evening shadows as you rest.
May you appreciate all your special gifts and talents —
the ones I see in you, lying in anticipation,
wanting you to create them, imagine them, bring them alive
and, please, generously share it all with the world.
Today I pray that you may understand your time here is precious and short —
That you truly enjoy this moment, and all the moments.
Be amazed by life’s wonderful unexplainable craziness,
and blown away by its constant bizarre twists and turns.
I pray you keep your chin up when things get tough.
I pray you keep your sense of humor when nothing’s funny.
I pray you strive for compassion when you’d rather punch somebody.
Most of all I pray you realize that people you don’t know love you, care about you and respect you.
Today, I pray you have a very good day. A most awesome day.
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We can call it fate, chance, luck or coincidence, but something bigger than us created our loveliness with a purpose in mind. There is no question that each of us has been cast as a player in grandest show. Do we play a bit part or a major role? Good question.
Our life is a continuous reel where moments turn into minutes, minutes to hours, hours to days, days to years, and years that create a lifetime.
Some moments we wish would move quicker than they do. “Is this sadist done cleaning my teeth?” Other moments, like our growing-up-too-fast children, we wish to slow down and enjoy. And at the beside of a dying loved one we beg and pray for just one more precious moment to say good-bye.
Or the stolen moments we crave with our lovers (ooh…Amore mio).
If only out of regard for those you love, be aware of the ticking clock but do not fear it.
“Perhaps this is the moment for which you were created” is a Biblical quote (Esther 4:14) that I use here in a more modern interpretation.
If you fail to speak up, take advantage of opportunities and lucky breaks, use your abilities to improve your position, do whatever your “thing” is, the moment intended for you will pass by like “magic in the moonlight”*.
If through any of your senses you receive a small nugget of something that speaks to you, do something. Take risks. Be present to embrace it whether it whispers or knocks you over. Be opportunistic –- the good kind, please.
“Today is the tomorrow you planned yesterday.”
Here’s the truth: We don’t know anything. This life is a total crapshoot. One day we’re skipping and dancing, fat with time on our hands and more to spare. And just like that, poof, it’s gone.
Our contract with the Universe is to wake up each day and do our very best to survive to the next day. And if we keep our chins up and our eyes open we just might hear the tapping on our window — the moment that is meant for nobody but us.
And will there be others if you miss the moment? I hope so. But there is no looking back in time for the ones that got away.
It’s up to you to make your time work. Stay alert and curious about your surroundings. Always be aware that a bigger role will present itself to you at any moment.
The question is: Will the moment seize you, or will you seize the moment?
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*”Is there enough magic in the moonlight?” quote from the movie, Field of Dreams.
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I woke up. Thank you for an awesome way to start the day.
The sun streamed in the window and practically blinded me. Thank you for my sight.
The salty ocean air reminded me how much I love salted caramels. Thank you for my sense of smell (and taste).
The chill from the toilet seat is a rude way to start the morning. Thank you for my sense of touch.
The damn alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. because I forgot to reset it. Thank you for my sense of hearing.
The coffee was cold by the time I got to drink it. Thank you for my sense of taste.
When these blessings are counted, how can we not drop to our knees, give thanks and be grateful for this day?
Make it a f-g awesome one, okay you guys? Tomorrow we might not be so lucky to have any senses at all. Now if I can only remember where the hell I put my reading glasses.
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Plan to be a free spirit, in the sense that your life is played all out. No holds barred.
Make your limited time matter. Show the Universe that the collection of cells which formed you into you deserves a pat on the back for its excellent choices.
Squeeze every moment until you physically feel the energy of your spirit oozing through you and out into the world. Be deliberate with your time whether you scale Mt. Everest or window shop. It’s your plan.
In the end, your legacy is as simple as showing the world that you lived this one life exceptionally well. And sometimes a little wild.
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Some of us (I include myself here) don’t pivot well, or as quickly, as we should when our PLAN A gets interrupted. This hesitation keeps us stuck in place as opportunities pass us by.
It makes sense to run a race in a straight line with your head facing forward, if crossing the finishing line as quickly as possible is your main goal. But life is more interesting when we tuck away the map and follow the direction of our intuition or interest.
Being inflexible is what my Grandma called ‘pig-headed’.
Stubborn thinking holds back advancements meant for us and keeps us bound by our limited belief of what is, and is not, possible. When we are open to changing our plans, and our thinking, we position ourselves to invite in amazing possibilities.
You don’t need to go all in with both feet to see results. Be willing to look a little to the left, or right; your view will change, and so will your choices. Sometimes called PLAN B.
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It may not feel like it, but you are in the right place; exactly where you are meant to be right now. This is hard to digest when you feel like Dorothy, sucked up in a swirling cyclone, begging to be spit out, praying to land in some magical place. Anyplace other than where you are at the moment will be a change, you’re sure of it, but for better, for worse, who knows.
The problem may be that we think too much about what we can’t see. We’re unsure what we really want or where we should go. We’re sure it isn’t this and it isn’t here and whatever crap and bad circumstances are happening in our life at the moment. People. Jobs. Health. Finances. Obligations. Strife comes in many flavors.
Or maybe it’s simple; just an itch you have. A deep seated feeling that you have more to offer the world. That you are meant for more than what your daily life is right now. We feel something better is out there, waiting for us to get there. It’s around the corner or on the other side of the fence.
Our feelings tell us that if only we could go that way. In another direction. With that person. To do that thing.
But something or someone (or you) holds you by the heels, competing against your struggle for independence and individuality. You’re lost in your own space. To admit this may mean you must disregard obligations or turn away from people. And as loving creatures, to admit wanting to put ourselves forward flies in the face of doing the right thing, no matter how much it hurts.
Many days I wander around my own house feeling lost, wishing there was a ‘You Are Here’ map between the kitchen and the living room.
I believe we are in the right place all the time. Hindsight is the only indicator of this truth, which does our psyche no good while we’re in the wilderness of our own heads. Ah, yes, so that’s why all this shit happened; I didn’t get that promotion or the house sale fell through, etc.
Trust the universe, my friends, that you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Look for the ‘You Are Here’ signs.
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