Fav Dr. Seuss Quote

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
~ Dr. Suess

Starfish Story

Starfish on Sand by Derek Cole

I came across this story while I was looking at this website http://www.thegracefoundationofnorcal.org/hero.html which I found from this website http://redwingshorsesanctuary.org/ which came to me from an email from my Mom about twin foals that were born and are surviving nicely. Always interesting how you end up where you do when on the internet. Anyway - apparently this story is not a new one, but it's new to me and I really liked it so I'm sharing it with you.

As the story goes, there was a wise man who, at one time, went to the ocean to do his writing. One day he was walking along the shore; as he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. As he got closer, he saw that it was a girl, and she wasn't dancing, instead was reaching down to the shore picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean. As the man got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?" The girl paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing Starfish into the ocean." "Why are you throwing Starfish into the ocean?" asked the man. "The sun is up and the tide is going out and if I don't throw them in, they'll die," she answered. "But don't you realize there are miles and miles of beach and Starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!" The girl listened politely, then bent down, picked up another Starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said to the man, "It made a difference for that one."

For me that is such a nice story and one that leaves me feeling so warm and fuzzy. Love it!

InJoy and Love!

Mother Nature's Bling Bling

I woke up this morning with Riley - Stacey's cat - wanting to practically sit on my head. Needless to say she was wanting some attention. Now I must admit that I often sleep with earplugs so when I removed them this morning imagine my surprise when I heard rain. It's the end of May - we don't usually get very much rain this time of year. This wasn't a kind of downpour, just a nice gentle rain. Soooo awesome. I've been doing what's called Morning Pages from the book The Artist's Way. I was sitting there writing when I looked out the window and saw this tree.
Doesn't really look like much - actually needs a trimming but when I looked up at the one branch on the far right this is what I saw.
I don't know if you can see them or not but I instantly thought of diamonds. And so many....they were just sparkling so in the light and were so pretty. I mean really - what's not to like about diamonds. I think I'll call this Mother Nature's Bling Bling for the trees. Every now and then we all want to get a little dressed up.

Knowing

I have all I need within myself to be, do and have all that I desire. 

I am one with all that is and I know I am traveling in the direction of all my desires.

I know that all that I see for myself is vividly alive and tangible in the here and now.  

I can fully see and experience all of my desires now.

I am experiencing great expanding and immense love and joy to be living the life that I desire. 

The love and joy of each and every moment continually swells within me and flows outward to all around in a most loving way to spread the love and joy that I feel to all that I come in contact with.

This moment and every moment is just one more moment of awe to be here now.

All is well and I am filed with the love of the universe and for myself and all those around me.

In Peace, InJoy & Love!

Loved

A few days ago it was my birthday and my Mom sent me flowers. There are 20 of these beautiful iris flowers and they are so pretty. This photo was taken on Friday almost a full week since they arrived and are still so pretty.

I feel so gr8ful that I am loved by my Mom and other people in my life. I look at these flowers with the fun balloon and it reminds me that I am loved. We all really need to remember that each one of us is loved by someone or lots of someones. Even if we don't think that we are, we are.

This quote - To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. ~ anonymous - really states what we may not be aware of. I think that even just the smallest act of kindness can have a profound effect on someone and we won't ever realize that what we did, or said made someone think of us in such a way, but it happens, probably way more than we can imagine.

Sometimes people just don't say so or even know how to form the words to express how they feel but we are all loved. It really can be a comfort to know that and really feel it.

I would bet that everyone loves at least one someone else, now we just have to feel that love for ourselves too. And as the old L'Oreal commercials used to say I'm worth it!

OK all together now;
repeat after me...
I'm Worth It!
See how nice that feels?

I wish you a lovely Sunday and know that you are loved!

InJoy and Love!

Watching a show on Sally Mann...

Watching a show on Sally Mann...

having such an opening conversation with Thompson...

being in the moment...just who I am

understanding...

embracing what I am , what I know , what I feel...

being ok with that.

Ready to experience and explore that existence,

knowing that what I see is,

what I feel is,

what I know is...

really know,

it is not only in my mind but in the physical plane.

Open to really see the majestic, physical plane that we live in,

to be able to quantify in my heart that which was,

that which is,

and that which will be.

Based on my vision, my desire,

and my unbridled wish to share that which is

with the other beings in this physical plane.

InJoy & Love!

Abundance everywhere you look...

Friday aftn. Thompson, my s.o., and I went for a walk on the beach. Well, that was the idea but I got carried away taking photos. He was so patient with me as I was stopping every 30 seconds it seemed.

The photo on the left is so telling for me, visually showing all the abundance around us. This funny little piece of seaweed and then all the individual grains of sand - millions and millions of them. Each unique and yet they make up a cohesive whole.
These photos show just what a great time of year this is. The abundance of new growth and everyday you can see more and more. The new leaves are such an amazing green and some of the new growth just seems to glow.

The flowers I found along the way were great. So many petals, such great colors and all such a beautiful package, unfolded to share it's brilliance. I like to think of each of us as an unfolding blossom sharing with the world our brilliance.
Some of the most random and mundane things I saw still showed me the abundance all around - so visible if only I would look/see - really see. Not just aimlessly walk by but really be there and see everything. I know this is really saying to just be present in the moment but I've heard that for years and it just never really hit me like this. I'm sure it's all the same but maybe I'm finally waking up just like the plants are waking up after winter.

I think my favorite one above is the diamond plate - I guess that's what you call it. Anyway, not sure if you can see them or not but I love the the grains of sand and the funky random red spot.

And finally to end this post. One of my fav photos from the walk. This reminds me of some sort of lion or something. Just such a great plant and all the new growth on it - so symmetrical and yet so alive.

I wish you an abundantly beautiful day!

InJoy & Love!

This morning as I was waking up I heard the birds outside. So sweet they are.

I could also see part of a tree that is outside. It has so many leaves on it. They are small leaves & I was thinking just how many there were. The abundance of them...ok so not just the leaves on the tree but what about all the feathers on the birds I heard this morning...millions of them.

Then I was thinking ok so I know there is abundance all around...same song in my head...well, the pillow case my head is on has what 200-300 threads per inch - that's a bunch of threads for the whole thing... more abundance.

One of the cats laying next to me - all her fur - millions of tiny hairs that make up her coat...more visible abundance...ok so then what about my hair, all the perfect cells that make up my physical body & with each breath I take the oxygen particles...more abundance...it's everywhere & I'm a part of it all.

To see, to know & honestly feel all the abundance that is - to really embrace it & claim it - to rejoice in it - to love it - to appreciate it - to dream it & create it. That is my biggest observation & task - duty - job - talent - what is the word to describe this? Destiny - too "new age" - calling, maybe that fits. My heart longing to be, to know, to appreciate, to verbalize all that's locked up inside just aching to be heard. damn...getting a bit heavy...scary...no, all good!

InJoy & Love

A few gratitude quotes

Here are a few quotes I ran across the other day that I really like. I have a large collection of quotes but I didn't have these.

As each new day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon the blessed world. ~ Adabella Radici

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you"? ~ William A. Ward

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. ~ G.K. Chesterton

Gratitude is the best attitude. ~ Unknown

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~ Thornton Wilder


InJoy & Love!

The beginning

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So I work up one morning a week ago with all these thoughts racing through my head. They were about prosperity, a beautiful morning, living in a great city, etc, etc. The next thing I know I'm going down the thank you road & I get the nudge to do this blog. The title comes to me that morning & I can really feel it. So that night I investigate where to put a blog, set it up, etc & then it comes time for the first post. Yikes...where to start, what to write, why am I doing this again? So I close the computer & let it go. The next several days I keep thinking about it. I see things, think things that I want to add but am just not sure.

As a little history I've been on a road similar to lots of people. My journey mainly started when a 4 year boy that lived across the street from me had cancer and then passed on. Loads of lessons & awakenings from him. Then through my own illness, even more learning, discovering. I feel that is when I really began my journey for understanding who I am, spiritual unfoldment, prosperity consciousness and more. The last few years have been the biggest for me as far as understanding myself, learning, ok, actually being shown who & what I am. In most ways finally really getting comfortable in my own skin. There's still loads that I want to improve on &/or learn but I finally feel more confident about me. For once in my life I have a real desire of what I want to be doing in my life. Especially now that my daughter is grown and I'm not the stay at home/work at home mom anymore (the most amazing thing I've ever done!). I've never really had that concrete idea before but now I do. You know some people come out of the womb knowing they are here to be a doctor or whatever – not me.

So here I am back to this first post & all that's been flying through my mind.

I think for me the bottom line is that I am so grateful to have chosen to be here at this time in physical form. I am so grateful to live where I live, meet the people that cross my path, have the experiences that I do & know & celebrate my connection with the Divine. I feel that this blog is a way to get all that's running through my mind out & into some sort of semi physical form. I've tried journals many, many times but to no avail. Maybe this is something that is just that little bit more demanding of me. I see this as a way to share what I see, find & experience of my gr8ful journey through the moments of my life.

InJoy & Love!