Snow Globe

I once wrote that I felt like my life was a snow globe which had been shaken up. I felt so unsettled and unsure about where my life was going. I had an image of how I wanted it to be and I held on to that dream. Now that the "snow" is settling I have a different perspective on where I've been and where I am going. I believe my globe had to be shaken up in order to grow and move forward in my life. As difficult as it has been at times, I feel I have become wiser and more enlightened. I've become closer to my self and this higher magical energy in the universe.

I remember years ago thinking about this concept called "faith". I couldn't wrap my mind around it. I didn't understand it. I realize now that it can mean different things to different people. I get comfort from this word, concept or belief because it makes me feel "safe". When I think of the word "faith", It feels as though a warm fuzzy blanket has been gently wrapped around my body protecting me from the bitter cold.

I rarely doubt the people and/or experiences that come into my life now. I know it is all happening for some unexplained yet good reason. Is it a matter of how I perceive these things? I think partly so, yes. Have my positive thoughts about my world and life attracted peace and contentment? Sure! Why not? Is there some kind of invisible but powerful force guiding and protecting me? Maybe. It's possible.

I have come to learn that life is like one big snow globe. It can be constantly shaken up and snowing or the pieces may settle at times. But if you hold on to your faith it makes dealing with life a lot easier.

Falling Into Place

Worry

Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.
~Author Unknown

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which will never happen.
~James Russel Lowell

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
~Elbert Hubbard, The Note Book, 1927



The psychological condition of fear is divorced from any concrete and true immediate danger. It comes in many forms: unease, worry, anxiety, nervousness, tension, dread, phobia, and so on. This kind of psychological fear is always of something that might happen, not of something that is happening now.
~Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now

What Makes You Smile?

Find Yourself Again

What brings you joy, passion, excitement? Is it reading? Writing? Knitting? Painting? Do you like to exercise? Or scrapbook? What did you like to do when you were a little girl? What were your dreams? I used to say that I wanted to be a psychologist. I would still like to achieve that dream. Maybe that will be my next goal in life?

If you didn't have children or a spouse, what would you be doing with your free time?

We give of ourselves so much that there is very little time and energy left for the one person who is (or should be) the MOST important person in our lives. THAT is YOU. Find that girl hidden deep in your soul and befriend her. Let her out and become the person she was meant to be! It's OK. Don't feel guilty. You are worth it. Your children, spouse, and friends will like you much better being the real you.

Sometimes We Need Reminders

Love takes time. It needs a history of giving and receiving, laughing and crying.

Love involves much careful and active listening. It is doing whatever needs to be done, and embracing whatever will promote the other's happiness, security, and well-being. Sometimes, love hurts.

Love realizes and accepts that there will be disagreements and disturbing emotions... There may be times when miles lay between, but love is a commitment. It believes, and endures all things.

~Barb Upham