Soul Shine

I had to start another new inspirational notebook (the one on the left is totally full). Here are some goodies that I have added to the new one (orange one, on the right):

“There’s a difference between conversing and broadcasting.”

“Not on one strand are all of life’s jewels strung.” – William Morris

“Happy Lightning – a sense of intense joy and gratitude that strikes all at once.” – Allen Levi

“Beauty is not fact.”

“Life does not need us to get things done.” – Cheri Huber

From the Kelly Corrigan podcast:

“Rename the grind and the grind gets lighter.”

“Once is a incidence, three times is a pattern.”

“Good help rarely announces itself as good help.” (This put me in mind of an unusual person whom my son and his girlfriend recently randomly met. They got “red flags” when she kept telling them that she was a “good person”. My son said to me, “Most good people don’t feel the need to tell you that they are good.”)

All of the rest are Cassandra Tyndall:

“Starve your distractions and feed your purpose.”

“Nothing that arrives on a silver platter lasts forever.”

“Do you just go where the wind takes you? If you keep ending up in familiar places, then you may need to adjust the sails within.”

“Not everyone is going to understand you and not everyone even wants to understand you.”

I’ve spent the last few weeks resetting my nervous system. Throughout this entire year there has been so much build-up and anticipation, with two weddings and a graduation. No wonder why I was having neck issues, I was “wearing my shoulders as earrings,” as my new physical therapist pointed out (and she also pointed out that shoulders do not make for pretty earrings).

I have a text chat with the young ladies in my circle (my daughter, my daughter-in-laws and my youngest son’s girlfriend). We were sharing what the themes of our week had been so far. The overall gist: “You can’t do everything. Take a breath before you proceed and prioritize what is ACTUALLY urgent.” Ladies, you make me proud.

“Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth.” – J.K. Rowling

Are you passing on love or are you passing on pain? Heal your pain and pass on love.

Manatee Monday

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Right before this coronavirus thing really took hold, I swam with manatees. It is easily one of my favorite memories of 2020. Go to your happy memories, today. Go to your gratitude. Look for the stuff that makes you happy. Make lists, and make writing the lists of “your happy stuff” a priority today. This will be your best fuel for a quiet, moody Monday in 2020. This will keep your energy light and bright and clear and strong.

Slow and Steady

Yesterday, my husband, my daughter and I swam with manatees. The one pictured above is one of many manatees who we met on our adventure. I have been wanting to swim with manatees since we moved to Florida almost nine years ago. They are the sweetest, most docile, gentle giants you could ever come across in the wild. This experience was one of my most favorite adventures in nature that I have ever experienced and I have done a lot of wandering around in nature, in my forty-nine years. What I learned from this is, don’t let your life just pass on by, without making sure you are getting everything that you want out of it. Take the time and energy and resources, to plan in the bucket list items. Life is fleeting. I forgot my little bag of fortunes, so today’s fortune comes from a manatee magnet in the gift shop:

“Slow and steady wins the race.”