♥Saying it like it is. Speaking from the heart. Letting the rest fall into place...if it will...and being ready to accept it if it didn't. But it did! :)
♥Walking, walking, walking...starting when it was light and finishing way after dark...walking the thoughts out, walking the day off, walking toward something...I'm sure of it!
♥The Big Dipper positioned like a blooming flower of stars.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Day Fifteen of Beauty
♥This morning:
♥This afternoon:
♥Today was tea and warm fuzziness, 6.6 miles of walking with amazing music and spectacular views, movies and cuddles...being fully present but smiling about yesterday and looking forward to tomorrow.
♥This afternoon:
♥Today was tea and warm fuzziness, 6.6 miles of walking with amazing music and spectacular views, movies and cuddles...being fully present but smiling about yesterday and looking forward to tomorrow.
Day Fourteen of Beauty
♥Leaving this place...all 8 seats filled for a day in a magical place...trolley cars, towers, mermaids, chocolate, chicken wings, jager right out of the bottle, shopping, talking, laughing and walking, walking, walking! A secret unmarked speakeasy complete with password and moving book cases, and a ride home full of laughter, silliness and singing.
♥A long hot shower.
♥My fluffy cloud of a bed.
♥A long hot shower.
♥My fluffy cloud of a bed.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Day Thirteen of Beauty
♥Blizzard pics sent by my namesake...shrinking the distance a little bit and making me feel part of where they are right now.
♥Reminders...the hard ones even had beauty in them.
♥Putting out into the universe the belief that my needs will be met and it happening. Day 13 of beauty was not unlucky at all!
That last item is so powerful. I completed my Masters Program work a couple of years ago but have left the completion of my thesis just hanging out there...an undone "do" on my "to do" list. I've moved it two years in a row and have set my mind on finishing it this year. I've been motivated and done a LOT of the legwork...each small success making the completion feel so much closer and possible. Late last week I hit a HUGE stumbling block that I was unable to find my way around or over or under and certainly couldn't obliterate it completely. I started to believe that it simply wasn't an obstacle that could easily be managed...and it may actually be enough to stop me in my tracks. I started wondering if I even needed to bother with this damn thesis. I have a great job already...one that treats me as if I had actually gotten the diploma that comes with the thesis completion. Luckily my support system wouldn't let me surrender to that kind of thinking. Instead I surrendered to belief that it would work out and I started acting like it already had, actually. I put forth the effort to do a little asking...just a little...just to get the energy moving. Only yesterday, I planted a seed here and posed a hypothetical there and directly asked for what I needed in one more place today. It worked. The answer was yes. Just like that. Yes. No convincing needed. No explanations or promises. Not only a yes but a yes with promises made to go along with it. I sit here tonight completely humbled, tickled, honored and convinced that belief is one of the most powerful tools we have...and it's so conveniently located tucked into the corner of our heart at all times...all we have to do is use it. My thesis will be completed November 2011. This year.
And a PS. one more beauty~full thing:
♥Being presented with my 15 year pin at work with it's pretty little emerald.
♥Reminders...the hard ones even had beauty in them.
♥Putting out into the universe the belief that my needs will be met and it happening. Day 13 of beauty was not unlucky at all!
That last item is so powerful. I completed my Masters Program work a couple of years ago but have left the completion of my thesis just hanging out there...an undone "do" on my "to do" list. I've moved it two years in a row and have set my mind on finishing it this year. I've been motivated and done a LOT of the legwork...each small success making the completion feel so much closer and possible. Late last week I hit a HUGE stumbling block that I was unable to find my way around or over or under and certainly couldn't obliterate it completely. I started to believe that it simply wasn't an obstacle that could easily be managed...and it may actually be enough to stop me in my tracks. I started wondering if I even needed to bother with this damn thesis. I have a great job already...one that treats me as if I had actually gotten the diploma that comes with the thesis completion. Luckily my support system wouldn't let me surrender to that kind of thinking. Instead I surrendered to belief that it would work out and I started acting like it already had, actually. I put forth the effort to do a little asking...just a little...just to get the energy moving. Only yesterday, I planted a seed here and posed a hypothetical there and directly asked for what I needed in one more place today. It worked. The answer was yes. Just like that. Yes. No convincing needed. No explanations or promises. Not only a yes but a yes with promises made to go along with it. I sit here tonight completely humbled, tickled, honored and convinced that belief is one of the most powerful tools we have...and it's so conveniently located tucked into the corner of our heart at all times...all we have to do is use it. My thesis will be completed November 2011. This year.
And a PS. one more beauty~full thing:
♥Being presented with my 15 year pin at work with it's pretty little emerald.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Day Eleven of Beauty
Today was rough emotionally...there were melancholy moments, difficult conversations, tough situations and more tears than I really was prepared for from more places than I ever would have expected...but there was STILL beauty!
♥A super productive morning at work so that I could justify leaving early. An afternoon much needed meeting...one that was almost totally about connecting.
♥Being confided in...the highest honor ever Ever EVER.
♥Hoodie and Uggs...clothes hugs.
And because today was special, an extra:
♥Inviting myself and then finding myself well-fed and surrounded by amazing~ness...laughter and tears and kids and sharing. Martin-Murrays, you complete me. ;)
♥A super productive morning at work so that I could justify leaving early. An afternoon much needed meeting...one that was almost totally about connecting.
♥Being confided in...the highest honor ever Ever EVER.
♥Hoodie and Uggs...clothes hugs.
And because today was special, an extra:
♥Inviting myself and then finding myself well-fed and surrounded by amazing~ness...laughter and tears and kids and sharing. Martin-Murrays, you complete me. ;)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Day Ten of Beauty
♥Being called a girlfriend...even if it's like wearing a coat that is several sizes too small and too big at the same time, still beauty~full to hear. That coat can be a beauty~full goal and lovely to admire even before it fits. Even if it's not the right coat for the season.
♥Making plans...for tomorrow, for next month, for next August...the smiling anticipation that comes along with that planning. Butterflies, baby. Big ole butterflies.
♥Saying yes to spontaneousness. A great big resounding YES! And a great time coming out of that yes.
♥Making plans...for tomorrow, for next month, for next August...the smiling anticipation that comes along with that planning. Butterflies, baby. Big ole butterflies.
♥Saying yes to spontaneousness. A great big resounding YES! And a great time coming out of that yes.
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