" Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler" Albert Einstein
I have been struggling with what I want to say in my blog. There is a big part of me that wants to be deep and thought provoking. That doesn't seem to be happening.( my ego is going to have to surrender it's need to be witty and smart.) There is great meaning and depth when we interact with others with love and gratitude. Maybe my simple and silly stories can make you laugh, cry and encourage you to reflect on the way you celebrate and interact with the people in your world. Life is complex enough. Gratitude and acknowledging our fellow beings does not need to be complicated. The idea has just been conceived and it's in it first month of gestation. The stick just turned blue. I am going to give myself permission to have one small idea and play with it. Ah..... Play! I forgot, this is supposed to be fun. I previously mentioned that one small gesture can change the course of someones day. One small action....that is "doable."
As I write this, I realize that I have not done anything in the past few days to "celebrate or acknowledge" anyone or anything. My daily practice of gratitude leaves something to be desired. I have been self-absorbed bitch...rather than gratitude girl. Today I will turn that around. It's just that "simple."
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
MORE THAN ENOUGH
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more! It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates vision for tomorrow."
Melody Beattie
I encourage you to acknowledge a thing of beauty in your life and find your peace for today!
Melody Beattie
I encourage you to acknowledge a thing of beauty in your life and find your peace for today!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
SAY IT!
Whoops! I republished this post. I was "acknowledging my human" son for his photography. Venture down to the next entry.
Photo by Bridger Schoer: Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area. Summer 2010
RANDOM ACTS OF CHOCOLATE
"Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give." Edwin Arlington Robinson
Thank you "work in progress" for today's title! I took the liberty of borrowing from your creative mind.
The chocolove mission was extraordinary! Let me begin my post by telling you about my partner in crime.
I met "Mermaid Bonnie" New Year's Day 6 years ago. I was invited to jump into the Boulder Reservoir with the Polar Bear Club. (Why not? I had nothing to do that day...why not freeze my ass off dressed as a mermaid?) I arrived at my friend's home to get adorned for the event. Across the room I saw this marvelous woman in a purple wig who was wrapped in colored cellophane. I immediately knew that the universe had introduced me to my new best friend!
Bonnie and I have hiked every Monday morning for many moons. Yesterday was no exception. I made it to the park early. I was contemplating where we were going to spread the chocolate joy, when a lovely woman and her 2 dogs walked by. I sprung out of my car like a semi-possessed person and threw the candy in her hands. I wished her the best Valentine's Day ever! My bright-eyed and bushy tailed self was ready to go. She was so grateful that her eyes teared up. She told me I was an angel countless times. As she walked away she kept turning around waving her chocolate in the air. However...half way through the park you could see she was uncomfortable because I was sitting there staring at her. I decided to drive out onto the street. The street was not my friend. Bonnie arrived, we packed up our bags with the chocolates and I proceeded to take a nasty fall onto the ice. Not good! Interpretive dance with the pavement was not in my plan for the day. My quad muscle started screaming at me. I could not abort our mission. I held onto my dear friend and pulled my gimpy leg behind me. (I wanted to share that visual.) We walked the beautiful Boulder Creek Trail laughing, smiling and sharing the chocolove! Our "targets" as we called them, greeted our gifts with great appreciation. Most of the people told us that we had changed the course of their days. The amount of love and gratitude that pulsed through my heart and soul yesterday can not be measured.
I did not tell my story to say "Yay, look at me." I share it to illustrate how little gestures can make a big difference. My hope is that it might inspire you!
I give thanks to Mermaid Bonnie for joining me on yesterday's "Random Acts of Chocolate" caper. I encourage you to find a playmate to participate in games of joy and gratitude with. It was tremendous morning!
Thank you "work in progress" for today's title! I took the liberty of borrowing from your creative mind.
The chocolove mission was extraordinary! Let me begin my post by telling you about my partner in crime.
I met "Mermaid Bonnie" New Year's Day 6 years ago. I was invited to jump into the Boulder Reservoir with the Polar Bear Club. (Why not? I had nothing to do that day...why not freeze my ass off dressed as a mermaid?) I arrived at my friend's home to get adorned for the event. Across the room I saw this marvelous woman in a purple wig who was wrapped in colored cellophane. I immediately knew that the universe had introduced me to my new best friend!
Bonnie and I have hiked every Monday morning for many moons. Yesterday was no exception. I made it to the park early. I was contemplating where we were going to spread the chocolate joy, when a lovely woman and her 2 dogs walked by. I sprung out of my car like a semi-possessed person and threw the candy in her hands. I wished her the best Valentine's Day ever! My bright-eyed and bushy tailed self was ready to go. She was so grateful that her eyes teared up. She told me I was an angel countless times. As she walked away she kept turning around waving her chocolate in the air. However...half way through the park you could see she was uncomfortable because I was sitting there staring at her. I decided to drive out onto the street. The street was not my friend. Bonnie arrived, we packed up our bags with the chocolates and I proceeded to take a nasty fall onto the ice. Not good! Interpretive dance with the pavement was not in my plan for the day. My quad muscle started screaming at me. I could not abort our mission. I held onto my dear friend and pulled my gimpy leg behind me. (I wanted to share that visual.) We walked the beautiful Boulder Creek Trail laughing, smiling and sharing the chocolove! Our "targets" as we called them, greeted our gifts with great appreciation. Most of the people told us that we had changed the course of their days. The amount of love and gratitude that pulsed through my heart and soul yesterday can not be measured.
I did not tell my story to say "Yay, look at me." I share it to illustrate how little gestures can make a big difference. My hope is that it might inspire you!
I give thanks to Mermaid Bonnie for joining me on yesterday's "Random Acts of Chocolate" caper. I encourage you to find a playmate to participate in games of joy and gratitude with. It was tremendous morning!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
CHOCOLOVE
Moderation is not a word used in my vocabulary. MORE always sounds delightfully fun. I was shopping in Whole Foods on Friday and I spotted the Chocolove Candy Bar Sale of the Year. They were 10 for $10. I was deliriously happy. Little things get me going. This was quite the bargain because they are normally $2.29 a piece. I grabbed my 10 and checked out. I got to the parking lot and couldn't help myself. I was back in for 10 more! (Note that they do not have to be purchased in multiples of 10......I just like the idea of 10.) There was a reason behind my madness. It's Valentine's Day tomorrow and I am heading out to "gift" some strangers with a piece of chocolate love.
I invite you to ask yourself what you might be able to do to make someone else's day happier tomorrow.
Share your "chocolove!"
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