Half-gone.......2013 is half gone.....six months left.......how it did go by so fast? Where have the past six months gone?
Why does time drag by so slow when you are a kid, and after the age of forty, flies by?
I saw my first advertisement for fall clothes this week, people on FaceBook are already talking football.
As adults do we compress time? Do we somehow alter our perception, with our plans and schedules and time actually moves faster?
My mom use to tell me when I would wish for Christmas vacation or summer vacation that I was wishing my life away........did I do that?
Did all those wishes I made wanting to hurry up and grow up come true? If so, oh how I wish I could take them back!
How can four hours in those big green chairs pass so slow, yet the twenty something days between each drip pass so fast?
Wow, I think I am in a state of shock, the realization that today is the last day of June, 2013.
I have reverted to no longer wearing a watch when I am not at work......I didn't even take one with me on the cruise we took. Maybe if I don't know what time it is, time will slow down..........:)
I remember my grandparents and their attitude toward time.......they went to bed at sunset, they got up at sunrise......they had one Big Ben wind-up clock in their house. It seems every appliance and gadget we own
has a clock to remind us of the passing of time now days. We all, in so many ways seem obsessed with time.
Someone once asked me how my life would change if I didn't know how old I was, if there were no clocks or calendars in my life......interesting food for thought.
With all these musings on the passing of time tonight, I have probably had too much time on my hands today. :)
Goodnight, Sweet dreams
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Mississippi Friday Night
Friday, June 28, 2013
Mother Nature
Storms moving in again tonight, lightening burns the sky, black rolling clouds and a sunset as red
as you have ever seen in the background. Mother Nature strutted her stuff tonight.
Our gig was awesome, first time ever in Mississippi and thanks to Sam and Jordan for house sitting.
Once again, tired and wired and hungry........Pictures tomorrow night.
Good night Sweet dreams
as you have ever seen in the background. Mother Nature strutted her stuff tonight.
Our gig was awesome, first time ever in Mississippi and thanks to Sam and Jordan for house sitting.
Once again, tired and wired and hungry........Pictures tomorrow night.
Good night Sweet dreams
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Good Surprises
Thunderstorms rolled through around 5:00 this morning, I love summer thunder storms ( rarely a tornado in them.)
I saw the streaks of lightening light up the sky, heard the boom of thunder and the sound of pouring rain.
It was a pleasant surprise.
Don't you love the good surprises? You know those little ones, like a summer storm or the first ripe tomato, or maybe biting into the first juicy peach of summer. Jordan came over and we picked blackberries and blueberries, he can spot those berries that hide in the leaves better than I ever could. He also spied our first ripe tomato today.
Good surprises.......we all love them, we need them to carry us through the bad spots.......in the winter, I often put small bills in jacket pockets and never take them out, the next fall when I put the jacket on, I reach my hand in the pocket......I am five bucks richer! What can I say, sometimes you have to plan your surprises. :)
Another good surprise, we have a gig in Mississippi tomorrow, about a three hour drive......we had planned on driving back afterwards.......my sister called, she has a hotel room for us. So now, Jordan and Sam can house sit for us.
This weekend, I hope all of you receive a good surprise, something that will make you smile or even laugh out loud. I also hope.......you all get a big hug.
Goodnight, Sweet dreams
I saw the streaks of lightening light up the sky, heard the boom of thunder and the sound of pouring rain.
It was a pleasant surprise.
Don't you love the good surprises? You know those little ones, like a summer storm or the first ripe tomato, or maybe biting into the first juicy peach of summer. Jordan came over and we picked blackberries and blueberries, he can spot those berries that hide in the leaves better than I ever could. He also spied our first ripe tomato today.
Good surprises.......we all love them, we need them to carry us through the bad spots.......in the winter, I often put small bills in jacket pockets and never take them out, the next fall when I put the jacket on, I reach my hand in the pocket......I am five bucks richer! What can I say, sometimes you have to plan your surprises. :)
Another good surprise, we have a gig in Mississippi tomorrow, about a three hour drive......we had planned on driving back afterwards.......my sister called, she has a hotel room for us. So now, Jordan and Sam can house sit for us.
This weekend, I hope all of you receive a good surprise, something that will make you smile or even laugh out loud. I also hope.......you all get a big hug.
Goodnight, Sweet dreams
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Treatment #17
Treatment #17.........I am a professional......or at least I am starting to feel that way about the treatments.
My chair buddy Louis, came in today and as always he raised the vibrations in the room. Louis is a three time cancer survivor and I can't tell you how much he is loved in the infusion room. My other friend is having a bit of a rough go right now, he has lost a lot of weight but he promised today that he would try to eat this evening.
Louis has taught me so much......to be grateful for those treatments, to take them with dignity and honor,
to share joy and love to those around me. I never thought I would have a mentor in the infusion room, but that is what Louis has become. There are angels among us, this I truly believe.
It has been an interesting week of good and bad. My younger brother who lives next door (Jordan's grandpa) had a freak accident at work yesterday and is in the hospital. He is doing well, but yesterday was scary. This evening, we got a call for a gig in October. It is at a very prestigious festival, and we did the happy dance after the call. If singer/songwriters have a bucket list here in Alabama, this gig would be on it.
So there it is, life.....yin and yang, good and bad, always a full circle.
My bed is calling to me
wishing you all
goodnight, sweet dreams
My chair buddy Louis, came in today and as always he raised the vibrations in the room. Louis is a three time cancer survivor and I can't tell you how much he is loved in the infusion room. My other friend is having a bit of a rough go right now, he has lost a lot of weight but he promised today that he would try to eat this evening.
Louis has taught me so much......to be grateful for those treatments, to take them with dignity and honor,
to share joy and love to those around me. I never thought I would have a mentor in the infusion room, but that is what Louis has become. There are angels among us, this I truly believe.
It has been an interesting week of good and bad. My younger brother who lives next door (Jordan's grandpa) had a freak accident at work yesterday and is in the hospital. He is doing well, but yesterday was scary. This evening, we got a call for a gig in October. It is at a very prestigious festival, and we did the happy dance after the call. If singer/songwriters have a bucket list here in Alabama, this gig would be on it.
So there it is, life.....yin and yang, good and bad, always a full circle.
My bed is calling to me
wishing you all
goodnight, sweet dreams
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Live the Lesson
It's Tuesday, tomorrow is treatment day, number 17............some days (without the cloud of treatment hanging around) are difficult. This was a difficult day, just one of those stressful times that we all deal with.
This too shall pass, it will be ok..........I can't tell you how many times I have whispered those words today......and how many times I reminded myself to breathe. Sometimes the teacher has to live the lesson.
Goodnight, sweet dreams
This too shall pass, it will be ok..........I can't tell you how many times I have whispered those words today......and how many times I reminded myself to breathe. Sometimes the teacher has to live the lesson.
Goodnight, sweet dreams
Monday, June 24, 2013
Claim Your Space, Shine
Moon Salutations took place in yoga classes today........after all, we had to greet the super moon. I love teaching the particular set of moon salutations that I taught today, they are "big stretches." At the beginning of class I talked about how often some of us feel small or invisible........those are the times you need to claim your space. My favorite posture or stretch for claiming your space.......five point star.
Anytime you feel yourself growing "small" or you feel invisible.......do a five point star and take ten breaths.
So how do you do a five point star? Start your stance with your feet firmly planted on the mat or floor, with your feet at least 24 inches apart, lift your arms and spread them wide, spread your toes and fingers.......allow yourself to feel grounded and strong, think of energy flowing from your toes to your fingertips,let yourself take as much space as you can. Take ten nice deep even breaths........Claim your space! See yourself as the bright shinning star that you are.
I look at everyone in the class as they do these five point stars, you see postures change, faces change......there is an empowerment that comes with this yoga asana. Sometimes life beats us up so badly,
that we truly shrink, we try to disappear, but those are the days we need to shine......those are the days we need to claim our space. If you light is starting to dim, if you feel yourself getting smaller and smaller,
stand up........open your stance.......lift your arms........feel the energy from fingers to toes.......take some deep slow breaths........claim your space.......and SHINE!
Anytime you feel yourself growing "small" or you feel invisible.......do a five point star and take ten breaths.
So how do you do a five point star? Start your stance with your feet firmly planted on the mat or floor, with your feet at least 24 inches apart, lift your arms and spread them wide, spread your toes and fingers.......allow yourself to feel grounded and strong, think of energy flowing from your toes to your fingertips,let yourself take as much space as you can. Take ten nice deep even breaths........Claim your space! See yourself as the bright shinning star that you are.
I look at everyone in the class as they do these five point stars, you see postures change, faces change......there is an empowerment that comes with this yoga asana. Sometimes life beats us up so badly,
that we truly shrink, we try to disappear, but those are the days we need to shine......those are the days we need to claim our space. If you light is starting to dim, if you feel yourself getting smaller and smaller,
stand up........open your stance.......lift your arms........feel the energy from fingers to toes.......take some deep slow breaths........claim your space.......and SHINE!
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