Bag.....

My Thought for this Day.......Maybe your world today is not in a picture perfect box tied with a very shiny bow. Maybe instead it is in a plastic bag with a hole and one broken handle. We've all been there. Many of us may be there now. Problems and sorrow and burdens of every kind weigh your plastic bag down and your fear is that all the pieces will fall out and never be retrieved and never be stored again in that beautiful box with that bow. The weight of that bag can and will weigh you down and do exactly what you let it. STEAL YOUR JOY!  Guard your heart with the promises given that you can carry your load and that you will be victorious. Life isn't always the candy aisle. Sometimes you have to be in the loading zone of burdens. But here's the joy. When you carry that burden, and then when you turn into that candy aisle, you have not only found your strength, you have been given the tools to help others when they are at their own loading dock. Be strong in your problems. Life abounds even when your choice isn't chocolate.

Rise......

My Thought for this Day......I hope you rise...always. Life has a way of throwing us into the dirt, against the wall, under the bus. But with faith and heart and glory, we can rise. When days are rough, and some will be, remember this quote from Maya Angelou. Her story is raw and real and still she rose. Be a riser. It is your duty to your existence. You are not meant for despair. You are meant to delight, defend and defeat. Rise.

Precious.....

My Thought for this Day....Don’t live your life hoarding possessions. Make and hoard memories. What’s more important?  The right label?  Or the right moment?  Never take for granted that time waits for no man. It is quite frankly the most precious possession you have. There is no label worthy of your time. It is indescribably delicious. Savor it like a perfect meal, for it truly nourishes the spirit much like the healthiest of food sustains your body. Put those dollars not into what you wear or carry. Put those dollars in moments and memories. The day will come when your heart will thank you.

Life...

My Thought for this Day.......Life is like a party. You invite a lot of people, some join you, some laugh with you, some don't come. But in the end, after the fun, there are only a few who stay and  help clean up the mess.  It’s the girl with the dishrag and mop who is the keeper of your heart and soul.

Advice.......

My Thought for this Day ......To give unsolicited advice reeks of moral and intellectual superiority. We all are guilty of this. Whether to the president, your neighbor, or your best friend, you have climbed on your mountain top and slathered the air with your words. You insinuate that you know better. Well, what you know, is just a sliver of the situation. You can not, will not, nor will ever be able to see any situation from a space that is not yours. You occupy your spec of this earth ONLY. I am so sick of hearing what someone should or should not do from people who simply like to hear their own empty words. So let me give you some advice (tongue in cheek) STOP. Unsolicited advice is like junk mail. It is tossed. Save your breath. Pull your own weeds. Till your own soil. Build your own house of brick, not straw. There. I’ve said it. And it wasn’t asked for, nor probably wanted. So file it away in Drawer 13. But only after you have thought about it. 😁😁.

Prayer.....

Do you realize what an honor it is to have someone pray for you?  I think if we are prayerful people, we concentrate much more on our prayers for others. We lift many in our prayers. But oh the joy and hope of realizing there are those who diligently pray for you. Think on this. For truly it is one of life’s biggest blessings. May you receive them in the earnestness in which they are given.

Mistakes.......

My Thought for this Day....We’ve all made mistakes. Little ones, big ones, colossal ones. It’s the Art of being Human. We have even made the same mistake over and over and over. We have misused our time, our money, our friends, our family. To say you haven’t is to sound arrogant, and well, stupid. Some mistakes disrupt a moment, some an hour, and some, days and weeks and months. But when we are open to the idea of change and lessons, then the mistakes become growth. I don’t know how you turn a mistake around. That choice is as varied as our individual personalities. The how isn’t as important as the reality, and the breakthrough. Painful though it is, a life lesson learned is a life  changer. So if you, at this moment, are living under the umbrella of mistake, at some point, you’re going to have to stand in the rain to get to the sunshine.

Blessings.....

My Thought for this Day....I think many times we skim right by our blessings and view them as ordinary life. We are always waiting on that BIG one. And in our wait, we miss oh so much. Stop for a moment and just for a breath or two inflate your heart with the tiniest of your blessings. And if you are true to your life, you will immediately be immersed in moments of joy. Gratitude, that’s what’s for today.

New Normal.....

My Thought for this Day....I am literally pulled over on the side of the road and typing. ‘New Normal’ is reverberating in my mind. So here goes.  We all, from time to time, will encounter a new normal. Birth, death, new job, illness, friends, emotions, the list goes on and on. Here are our choices. Fight, rage, accept, learn, pass on. With our different personalities, we encounter a new normal in a myriad of ways. And they all are fine. It’s your choice, and life. Yet I know that at the end of your process, it’s the passing on, the teaching, the instructing that will make your new normal ok. I don’t know if you have a new normal in your life. If not now, you will. It’s a certainty. So my hope and wish for you is to walk through that darkness, or that light with the intention of growth, power and peace. And then, relax in your days embracing your evolution with prayer and grace. I find myself right smack in the middle of a new normal. And the struggle is real. But the reward is a lesson well learned and a road soon to be well traveled.

Split....

My Thought for this Day.....I remember as a mother of small children the feeling...always the feeling...of needing to be in two places at once. Physically impossible. Emotionally exhausting. I had a very part time job when our kids were small, maybe an hour or two a day, and not every day. Yet the anguish was still there. I needed to do my job the best I could, yet my heart and breath longed to be at home. I think we, as women, tend to pile unearned guilt upon our heads and hearts. It’s the nature of us. So I’m saying it’s ok to feel, but it’s not ok to beat yourself up. I’m really not sure why this popped into my head at this moment, yet it did, so I’m trusting someone needs to read it. Be kind to yourself. Be gentle. You are one head, heart, soul. Don’t split yourself in half trying to be all to everyone you know. A candle in a relenting wind burns out. Love yourself. It will be fine.