The metamorphosis is perfect. Each stage different – different goals, different process, different experience. Before the beautiful butterfly, there is work and change and living. Then comes the beauty, the finale. As you savor the butterfly, Maya reminds us of the work, the energy, the change to reach that beauty, that final form. Grandma and […]
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Thankful for Less
Today it’s about being thankful for less. How do we end up with so much stuff? It used to be the goal, not any longer. Can’t you appreciate George Carlin’s skit about our “stuff?” Funny and true. Just in case… Someone may need it… Because I worked so hard for it… So many reasons, rationalizations. […]
Thankful for Today
Today is simple. TGIF… It’s each moment, each experience. A moment to consider and to be thankful. Some days it’s about taking that moment.
Thankful for Normal
Today I’m thankful for normal. My Mom always said that boring was good. I could never quite get there. Boring is… well… it’s boring. Not sure if she always felt that way, I can’t remember having those conversations in younger days. Today I feel that it’s wisdom that comes with more time on earth. Still […]
Thankful for WNY
With each natural disaster, most recently the record-breaking Harvey, I am more thankful for where we choose to call home. First and foremost, my heart, and prayers are with everyone, human & not, effected by this disaster. I can’t even imagine the devastation. Mother Nature does her thing, we have no control. We just have […]
Thankful for Pain
What??!!??!! Hear me out… To live an adventurous life takes a certain amount of pain tolerance. Physical or mental. Something that sends your head into gyrations can be the same as running your first (or fiftieth) mile. A wise man once shared the quote “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyways.” It was… and is […]