Happy Birthday Ry!!

Happy Birthday to my 28 year old child, Ry~ You are loving, gentle, considerate, and so loved.  I told you the world needed you~ xo, Mom

Sorrow vs Fear~

Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey. But, sorrow is at least an arriving. 

Alan Paton

January 11, 1903: South African author Alan Paton wrote Cry, the Beloved Country and founded the anti-apartheid Liberal Party of South Africa. He was born 111 years ago today.

Forgiveness~

"Wise forgiveness knows that changes need to be made."
amen~

Illuminata~

Morning Prayer

Dear God,
I give this day to You.
May my mind stay centered on the things of spirit.
May I not be tempted to stray from love.
As I begin this day, I open to receive You.
Please enter where You already abide.
May my mind and heart be pure and true, and may I not deviate from the things of goodness.
May I see the love and innocence in all mankind, behind the masks we all wear and the illusions of this worldly plane.
I surrender to You my doings this day.
I ask only that they serve You and the healing of the world.
May I bring Your love and goodness with me, to give unto others wherever I go.
Make me the person You would have me be.
Direct my footsteps, and show me what You would have me do.
Make the world a safer, more beautiful place.
Bless all Your creatures.
Heal us all, and use me, dear Lord, that I might know the joy of being used by You.
Amen.
- from Illuminata

Happy 2014 !!

Of all sound of all bells... most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year. 

Charles Lamb


Today, as we wish each other a Happy New Year, let us determine to be more sincere, compassionate, warm-hearted human beings, trying to make our world a more equal place. That way we'll actually make it a happy year.

Dalai Lama

Widening Circles~

I live my life in widening circles that reach out across the world. 

Rainer Maria Rilke

December 4, 1875: Poet Rainer Maria Rilke may be best known for his Letters to a Young Poet, published after his death. When Rilke himself was a young writer living in Paris, he worked briefly as a secretary for the sculptor Auguste Rodin. Rilke was born 138 years ago today.

Buttons~

You can't push my buttons I know were they're at...  I keep them all safely tucked under my hat...  So, I'll share with a friend the feelings inside... and if I keep sharing I'll have no buttons to hide!

from my friend and mentor, Karen

i love you friend~