Living Your Life

Someone To Watch Over Us

September 21st, 2012
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Angels are here to protect and guide us.  I truly believe in their powers.

Guardian angels never leave your side and are with us from birth to death.  Angels are so beloved that they have been the subject of paintings, sculpture, poems and photographs.

Today I call on the angels to look over a family member who is going into the hospital this morning for a biopsy.  At times like these you feel so helpless.

You watch the clock and wait and hope.  You try to control your thoughts and not let them get ahead of you.  Holding hands and … Read More

Kind Gestures

September 20th, 2012
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Life’s Little Presents Sometimes it’s the little things in life that can make a difference. Someone holds the door for you as you enter a building. A stranger (nicely and innocently) smiles at you for no reason. A friend calls you. Someone treats you to lunch. A happy card arrives in the mail. You find a dress, purse or shoes on sale at an incredible price. ( I always love this!) Someone actually listens to you. These small wonderful surprises give you a lift and put something extra into your step.  Most of these are surprises that you can give… Read More

Working Through Emotional Pain

September 19th, 2012
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Sunrise off the coast of Ireland At one time, I thought that if you ignored something unpleasant it would go away or solve itself on it’s own. And sometimes that actually does happen: people move away, they change jobs or people decide to transfer their children to another school. But for the big emotional stuff — grieving, divorce, abuse, illness — I find you have to face it and slowly work through the painful issues to get to the other side of it and eventually heal your inner self.  I have found that if you ignore the emotional pain from… Read More

I’m Sorry

September 18th, 2012
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Apologizing strengthens friendships I recently received a card in the mail and I recognized the handwriting right away so I knew before I opened the envelope who the card was from. What I didn’t know was why the card was being sent to me since it wasn’t my birthday and I hadn’t won the lottery so I knew it wasn’t mailed to congratulate me on anything that had happened in my life. I opened the card and read the handwritten words and was surprised and touched!  The card was an apology for something that had happened between us many years… Read More

The Courage To Be Yourself

September 14th, 2012
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  Lizzie Velasquez A woman I work with came into my office yesterday afternoon and said,  “You have to go on Yahoo and read this amazing story about a woman who weighs only 60 pounds.” What???? Of course, I logged on to Yahoo and right away I saw the story about a 23-year-old woman who weighs only 60 lbs, has no body fat or muscle and must eat every 15 to 20 minutes to sustain herself.  Tragically, Lizzie Velasquez of San Antonio, TX is one of only three people in the world born with this rare medical condition. My heart… Read More

Autumn Ivy

September 13th, 2012
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A Calming Thought For The Day. . . Autumn Ivy by Ogata Kenzan Even as it envelops me it is not mine, this autumn: that wind blowing through the pines, I regret how it makes them fall – the leaves, the scarlet leaves of ivy.… Read More

Break Away

September 10th, 2012
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I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in tune once more.                                                                 ~ John Burroughs, American Naturalist Instead of spending my Saturday morning doing the usual routine of reading the paper and attacking chores, I got in my car and drove out of the city.  I needed to break away from the congestion and concrete and refresh my spirit. A little over an hour later, I found myself driving through a shady tree-lined highway and then on to a flatter area of land surrounded by rolling hills of greenery and fields of dried… Read More

Still I Rise By Maya Angelou

September 6th, 2012
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Oh, Maya Angelou, you are one talented and wise woman! Her poem, Still I Rise, tells us about what it means to face life’s difficulties with courage and patience.  Staying committed to walk your journey and refusing to give up is not easy, but as long as we can take that first step and reach out for help, it can be done. Take Maya Angelou’s hand, read her inspiring thoughts and feel her strength in the following verses: Still I Rise By Maya Angelou You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me… Read More

Riding The Rollercoaster

September 5th, 2012
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Dear Readers: Just as you may find yourself on an emotional roller coaster, so do I. I have days, just as you do, when things don’t go well and I feel as if I am treading water or even going backwards a bit.  Writing and sharing with you the ups and downs of daily life helps me and I hope it helps you.  When you read Cry, Laugh Heal, I hope you discover that you are not alone in your feelings of bereavement and your quest to rebuild a new life. I certainly do not have it all together all… Read More