Mom - Here's to Life

There are no words to say what I feel.

There is only a sense of gratitude that you did not hold anything I may have said that could have offended you - in the way that teenagers, children, and adult offspring offend their parents because they think them invincible and impenetrable - against me.

Your willingness to face life head on and encourage me and all those with whom you have come in contact to do the same - in whatever way we are called, inspires me. One lifetime is not enough to know what I know about you, to sense what I sense. In my heart, I am sure we have shared more.

There are no words to say what I feel.

I hope that in living my life I have shown you how much I love the opportunities you set before me. I know of some of your hardships and challenges but only those that leak in the bits and pieces of the stories on your youth. Some of your story I can never know.

Thank you for the invitation to walk with you for whatever length of arbitrary time we have; and most of all, for the opportunity to laugh and to smile.

There are no words to say what I feel.

Love Upsidedown

What is it about love that makes us stay with one person?

Mystery, Quirks, Spice, Unpredictability, the chance that any day...it will change...All under the guise that, of course...it will stay the same. Incidentally - it is the same stuff that can drive one crazy...also known as "unknown".

Unforgettable loves are not those we had no question about and could predict without fail. Those who turn our heads and steal our hearts are not bound in a neat and tidy package of conformity... They exude irresistible magnetic appeal with the very basic ingredient of anomaly - the fact that we are unsure of the 100 percent total package...but we like the potential and the dream we add to the mix and create to fill it.

The real keepers in the hope chest are those who manage to bring a little magic to the equation. Never fails. No matter the faults... the rough edges...and the impossible loose ends. The quirks add spark to light to create passion and chemistry...The mere act of breathing together becomes intoxicating. Life is renewed and love ... whatever the outcome -- is timeless.

The only thing predictable about love is the fact it is unpredictable. Welcome to life on the giant cue ball. Your turn.

Love Laughs

What do I love? The smell of spring dirt when I plant a flower. Walks with Gracie. A familiar voice on the phone ... even when the only word is "Hey!"... the memory of watching Cartoons with my Dad when I was four and he was happy... and finding excuses to remember my Dad when he was happy.

The power of yodeling and veggies...

The Power of Flowers

Let the sun shine.

Theater of the Mind...Love Moments

If ever I should leave you...

Robert Goulet had an interesting habit that kept his memory alive in a different way. He maintained his media connections via the Christmas card list. Getting on the list meant you were on it for life...And for at least one reporter, that was a coveted card.

from Camelot - The song, If Ever I Would Leave You -

If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in summer.
Seeing you in summer, I never would go.
Your hair streaked with sunlight, your lips red as flame.
Your face with a luster that puts gold to shame.
But if I'd ever leave you, it couldn't be in autumn.
How I'd leave in autumn, I never will know.
I've seen how you sparkle when fall nips the air.
I know you in autumn and I must be there.
And could I leave you running merrily through the snow
Or on a wintry evening when you catch the fire's glow.
If ever I would leave you, how could it be in springtime
Knowing how in spring I'm bewitched by you so.
Oh, no, not in springtime, summer, winter, or fall.
No never could I leave you at all.

Found an interesting blog on Relationships: BaltAmour. She lists the top five romantic moments on film submitted by her readers.

At number one... The Abyss. Intense and Timeless. About Leaving... and coming back.

A spoonful of Art

FOOD, LOVE, PaSSion, Art and happy sound --- all in one perky face...

How Do I Know?

Live your Peace; find your Joy.

The key to living is to create something you don't want to leave. The whole point is to find things here worth loving, worth staying for, worth living for, and worth dying for.

We want to stay even when we know there are other wonderful places to go. Here counts now. We will all be there soon enough.



P. S. I Love you.

Throwing it all away to get it all back and then some...

Could you throw away your life's work and start over? What would it take to inspire you to experience a rebirth of consciousness?

Artist Jerry Wennstrom threw away his art in 1979 and experienced a profound rebirth. The Series is posted on You Tube. You can see what he threw away and what has grown from within him as a result.

Having pitched a very beloved bit of writing - a year's worth of journal entries detailing a profound personal encounter with the Divine - I have a bit of a sense what that might be like.

It wasn't my life's work. But it was my way of trying to define the profound impact of a life-changing encounter with the Divine and the subsequent documentation of incredible details of all of the changes I made as a result. I figure it wasn't really meant to be defined.