First Wonderful Song I came across today...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_QBrOVBN0k&feature=related
Second one....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4GVvF8KP6g
Celebrate Your Journey!
Monday, February 22, 2010
What Would You Do If You Had No Fear?
Simple.... Think about it, get excited, write it down!
Then, go get this cd from Jana Stanfield...and listen!
Until later...
enjoy the moment!
Then, go get this cd from Jana Stanfield...and listen!
Until later...
enjoy the moment!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
"purple moments"
I have been asked many times, what is the meaning behind "purple moments" and I thought today I would shortly describe that for you.
First of all, purple is my favorite color. It has been since my Donny Osmond days growing up listening to "Puppy Love." Today, it is just a color that comforts me, and brings me great joy.
Purple moments to me signifies those defining moments of my life, that have stayed with me. While, I can't always define them as my most favorite moments, they are very influential in my journey of life.
What might be a "purple moment" of yours that can be shared???
Until tomorrow.... :-)
First of all, purple is my favorite color. It has been since my Donny Osmond days growing up listening to "Puppy Love." Today, it is just a color that comforts me, and brings me great joy.
Purple moments to me signifies those defining moments of my life, that have stayed with me. While, I can't always define them as my most favorite moments, they are very influential in my journey of life.
What might be a "purple moment" of yours that can be shared???
Until tomorrow.... :-)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Keep It Simple
Today, I start my journey of "blogging." I am not quite sure what I have to blog about, however I have been told over and over again that I should write a book. I guess I have been through a lot in my life, however I never look at it as out of the ordinary, or different. And, then...just as I write that I think, maybe that is the point. While, my story won't end up on the silver screen and I won't be on the Oprah show....maybe it is exactly the reason I need to share and let other people know that even the more "normal" experiences in life need to be shared.
Maybe we see the extraordinary examples, and then we get stuck thinking that just because we weren't homeless, or parent-less or extremely abused or mistreated that we don't have a voice, a story to tell, or that it even matters to anyone else. Maybe we feel as we are whining, or that others would think that our own experiences were no big deal.
How is my list of experiences from life? Let's see... 1. child of divorce 2. child of observed physical abuse of a parent 3. mentally abused myself 4. child of a parent's suicide 5. Observed alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness. 6. experimented in drugs and alcohol 7. failed at school 8. married too young 9. multiple miscarriages 10. divorced 11.single parent 12. single person searching for love in all the wrong places 13. brainwashed and re-married for 10 long days 13. suffered more tragic losses due to suicide...over and over again. Lost jobs, home, and all the possessions I have come to rely on. There is probably more, however that is a good start.
So, do I have a story? Do I have experiences to share? Do I feel like I have been given a raw deal in life? Actually...I have been asked, in all of my grief work and training, if I would change anything in my life, and today I would say "no way!" I know some of you might think....wouldn't I want my mother back? And, of course I would say to you that I would love to talk to her, see her, smell her and have that feeling again of the unconditional love only a mother can give. However, I would also say....that if that meant me changing any part of who I am today, I would emphatically say no. I would keep everything just the way it is.
So, for today... I am going to leave this entry as it is. I have come a great way since my 44 years began and I am at a great place today. My story isn't to get sympathy, it is and will be to inspire others to share their stories, whether small or large with the world. I want other people's "purple moments" or defining experiences in their life to be heard. I want us to teach and learn together and I want to be proactively creating what the next 44 years WILL look like!
Until tomorrow...
Maybe we see the extraordinary examples, and then we get stuck thinking that just because we weren't homeless, or parent-less or extremely abused or mistreated that we don't have a voice, a story to tell, or that it even matters to anyone else. Maybe we feel as we are whining, or that others would think that our own experiences were no big deal.
How is my list of experiences from life? Let's see... 1. child of divorce 2. child of observed physical abuse of a parent 3. mentally abused myself 4. child of a parent's suicide 5. Observed alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness. 6. experimented in drugs and alcohol 7. failed at school 8. married too young 9. multiple miscarriages 10. divorced 11.single parent 12. single person searching for love in all the wrong places 13. brainwashed and re-married for 10 long days 13. suffered more tragic losses due to suicide...over and over again. Lost jobs, home, and all the possessions I have come to rely on. There is probably more, however that is a good start.
So, do I have a story? Do I have experiences to share? Do I feel like I have been given a raw deal in life? Actually...I have been asked, in all of my grief work and training, if I would change anything in my life, and today I would say "no way!" I know some of you might think....wouldn't I want my mother back? And, of course I would say to you that I would love to talk to her, see her, smell her and have that feeling again of the unconditional love only a mother can give. However, I would also say....that if that meant me changing any part of who I am today, I would emphatically say no. I would keep everything just the way it is.
So, for today... I am going to leave this entry as it is. I have come a great way since my 44 years began and I am at a great place today. My story isn't to get sympathy, it is and will be to inspire others to share their stories, whether small or large with the world. I want other people's "purple moments" or defining experiences in their life to be heard. I want us to teach and learn together and I want to be proactively creating what the next 44 years WILL look like!
Until tomorrow...
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