If Life is Poetry, I’m an Opus

Life is Poetry
from Zen Habits by Leo
‘My life is my message.’ – Gandhi
Each of us lives a life that expresses who we are, reacts to the world around us, shows our passions, reflects our deep river of feeling and being.
We might sing out in joy, through our words and actions and expressions, we might hide [...]

GrAtItUdE

Feeling an enormous amount of gratitude today and hoping that wherever this finds you, in whatever mental/physical/emotional/spiritual state you may be in at THIS moment, that you can look around you and find blessings to be counted!
Moments to cherish.
People to love.
Laughter to be found.
And above all else, a sense of awe and gratitude for [...]

Honestly, It Is Mostly Scrap

Honest Scrap
Larry, over at Yesterday, Today, and Forever, bestowed a bloggy award on me, which even in NAME works for me!  I don’t usually do the blog award thing, but if I complain about not having inspiration lately (for posts), I really can’t argue when someone hands it to me on a plate, all gift [...]

Where You’re At

If you’re here for four more years or four more weeks,

you’re here right now.
I think when you’re somewhere, you ought to be there.
It’s not about how long you stay in a place,
it’s about what you do while you’re there,
and when you go,
is that place any better for your [...]

What Great Things

“My father warned me that sadness cleaves to sadness, and that depressed people go around in hangdog packs.
Common disaster is the worst reason for a friendship.
In picking your friends, he said, you should consider what great things you can do together. You are assembling a team, he told me, not a teatime cozy of crybabies [...]