HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

"Nothing is possessed save in appreciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient."

~ WJ Cameron ~

I am grateful for YOU, who read this blog!

And changing weather,

And the ocean and sun,

And snow, 

And gentle soaking rain,

And good food,

And the warm Holiday feeling in my heart,

And friends.

I am grateful for the experience of 

Presence in my life,

And love,

And excitement,

And courage,

And laughter.

I am grateful for my body

And good health,

For creativity,

Productivity,

Freedom,

And hard work.

All of it really,

I am grateful for 

the whole ride.

I am grateful. 

THE UNTOUCHABLE CORE

"I am not afraid of storms."

~ Louisa May Alcott ~

Solid, grounded spiritual strength can co-exist with physical and emotional trauma. Even as the winds of our life circumstances beat us about, there is a core within, an anchored kernel, the source of our very existence, that remains unfettered, untouched and unharmed. It carries us always, and especially when we do not feel fully able to carry ourselves.

There is that within me which is unchangeable and vastly secure.

NO MATTER WHAT

"Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years."

~ Simone Signoret ~

I am grateful for my marriage. 

We've had our challenges, 

to be sure, 

and continue to have them, 

but we keep on communicating 

and keep on feeling our feelings 

and keep on loving each other 

no matter what.

I celebrate the journey of partnership.

THANKSGIVING WEEK

"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds."

~ Theodore Roosevelt ~

Thanksgiving week has come again, launching the 2019 Holiday Season, and the gathering of families with their new additions and their loved ones lost, food a plenty, and the range of feelings that come and go and come and go. Let's be grateful for all of it and for our lives as well, and the journey of the ongoing days.

I am grateful to be. 

FLIPPING THE SCRIPT

"You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. 

But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing."

~ Marie Stopes ~

For those of us who live with hot flashes, perhaps we can learn to experience them as a surge of power and an intimation of the vast reservoir within us that wants expression in the world. And perhaps those who live with us can learn to accept our hot flashes like beacons from a lighthouse leading the lost and wandering spirit home. And for those who have nothing whatsoever to do with hot flashes, take a moment to be grateful for balanced hormones and your ability to be a steady presence in the world.

I create the reality I experience.

TENUOUS BALANCE

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

~ Confucius ~

Just because something works for me doesn't mean it will work for you and vice versa. We are all uniquely responsive to herbs, to medicines, to therapies, to supplements, and to the energies and messages of our bodies.
      When someone shares an ailment, it seems to be a common trend to flippantly say, "This will fix it," and move on, completely missing the emotional and metaphysical implications of the sharing and the journey.
     Let's heighten our sensitivity and stop thinking we know so much about what other people need. It's job enough to maintain the tenuous balance of ourselves.

I may know less than I think I do. 

WAITING ON HOLD

"It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest."

~ Robert Brault ~

Dealing with an efficient, high-integrity company is a pleasure, but sadly, not all companies fall into this category. Recently, I ordered some things online, and a few days later got an email saying there was a problem with the coordination of the credit card information and billing address so could I please call to verify.
     When I called, I waited on hold for twenty minutes with the constant haranguing of the techno-voice telling me she appreciated my patience and please hold for the next available representative, who finally picked up, and then couldn't understand why I had gotten the email in the first place because all was actually in order with my address.
     I was reassured that my items would be shipped.
     But no shipping verification email came; instead, another notice that the order could not be processed because of a problem with the address and could I please call. So here I am on hold again, listening to the techno voice, and it's been twenty two minutes and counting. They have lost all my future business at this point, and my patience, and my respect.

I celebrate the efficiency of high-integrity companies.