limitless

Towards the beginning of the month, I was chatting with one of my friends when the subject of a word for the year was introduced. I hadn’t really thought about one, however I heard myself easily say “limitless.” 

The first month of this year has been unlike any other January I can remember. Sudden life changing events had totally pushed that conversation to a forgotten moment in my mind until I saw my word in the explanation for an inspirational card selected from a deck I recently added into my morning ritual. Seeing the word immediately called forth the conversation with my friend and with it a time to reflect.

Given a second chance, the path ahead of me is limitless so…

keep your peepers open!

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sunday

happy sunday! 

stay warm and dry and…

keep your peepers open!

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meandering

At the end of 2018, I read the following words, "meander at a higher level." Something about this short message resonated with me; it was a way of living to aspire to every now and again in 2019, so I wrote it in my journal with a turquoise watercolor pen. 

This morning, the words mean so much more as I sit on my couch, watch the snow fall, let my mind meander, breathe. 

What a difference a week makes is all I will say except to include...

keep your peepers open!

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to life!

here’s to love, laughter, light, life in 2019…

keep your peepers open!

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a poem for the new year

as we start two thousand one nine 

i would be remiss should i not opine

brief thoughts for an approach to the year ahead.

put all the nonsense aside 

open eyes, minds, hearts wide 

“calling all good forces!,” …it’s time to align.

in this year, twenty one nine

replace the talk with action to design

ways to crush intolerance, ignorance, indifference.

take a positive stance

without one backward glance

as we turn what was malignant to benign.

so cheers, two thousand one nine

as I peer through a glass of sparkling wine

that lends its own feeling of shimmering hope.

my wish for this new year,

let me speak it quite clear

is that it will be oh so sweetly divine. ©tsl

Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year and remember to always…

keep your peepers open!

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cheers the season!

keep your peepers open!

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mindful selfishness

an excerpt from a longer article I’ve written and seek to have published -

In thinking about the whirlwind of what-evers that sweep me up and either keep me swirling or drop me into my own personal Oz, I sometimes feel like there isn’t enough time to do all that is immediately in front of me much less get to the dreams I envision for the future. What I know for sure is, the minute I begin making progress with the to do’s on my calendar, a “seemingly” more urgent something appears via text, email, or phone call or the front door of my home office needs fixing because the house landed on the wicked witch! The more I do, the more there is to do, an exasperation expressed not only by me but also by others.

There’s a quote I use when conducting mindfulness or caring for the caregiver sessions that talks about not be able to pour from an empty cup. So many of us fail to grasp the fact that for mental, physical and emotional health, we need and deserve restful time intervals separate and distinct from those associated with sleep, yet way too many of us give ourselves permission to take them. This concept of mindful selfishness* that I suggest doesn’t come from a place of negativity rather a place of necessity. In order to operate with an efficiency that keeps us motivated instead of draining our energy, we must pay attention to what our mind, body, soul, spirit and hearts are telling us then take action when they speak. Every now and again it is in our best interest to step away from the electronics, turn off the phone, close our ears to others with their needs, requests, and problems, and even take a time out from caring for loved ones with health issues. Mindful selfishness is really not about being selfish at all. In fact, it’s about acknowledging the need for and taking the time to focus on self care in order to fill ourselves back up, plain and simple. 

And, oh yeah, no broom from the wicked is required to obtain it, so get selfish and… 

keep your peepers open!

*NOTE: I introduced the concept of mindful selfishness in passing during a conversation exactly one month ago today and decided I better get my thoughts out there before someone else puts their spin on it!

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