What Am I To Learn Today? - August 31, 2010

Some days I don't have a clue,

so I simply raise my hands

and surrender to the day...

trusting that I will learn exactly

what is meant for me to learn today.

First Days of School - August 30, 2010

Remember first days of school

with new school supplies

and freshly sharpened pencils?

***

It isn't real clear for me anymore

but I hope I liked it anyway.

Personal Uniqueness - August 29, 2010

Find ways to express your

own personal uniqueness.

***

It can be as easy as adding a

different pair of shoes

to your wardrobe that you may

have never had the nerve to wear until now.

Gifts of Life - August 28, 2010

The gifts in life are constant

and many times come

without any wrapping or bows.

***

Those gifts are the best of all.

Like Attracts Like - August 27, 2010

Like attracts like.

If you think like a rat,

act like a rat,

and treat people like rats...

then you will attract rats into your life.

***

Make  choices to think, act, and

treat others in a good way

and you will attract better people

into your world.

Exhausted - August 26, 2010

When you are exhausted,

allow yourself time to take a nap.

***

It is amazing how many excuses

we can make to keep

from taking care of ourselves.

Personal Hopes and Dreams - August 25, 2010

Our hopes and dreams are personal.

***

It is an intimate decision to move

forward into them

and requires no approval

from anyone except yourself.

Meant for a Reason - August 24, 2010

Realizing when a decision made

results in lingering

periods of solitude,

is the time to trust

how events in life happen

for a reason.

Funk Relief - August 23, 2010

When I feel trapped in a funk,

I ask myself what I can do to help

another person today?

Then I go and do something about it.

***

My mood improves every single time.

Lost At Times - Augut 22, 2010

We all feel lost at times.

***

It is rather normal.

Venture Out - August 21, 2010

Get off the couch and venture out

into the world.

***

So many experiences await.

Romantic Love - August 21, 2010

Romantic love and passion

still exists

although I am currently

exempt of that reality.

***

I believe it is on its way.

Writer's Mantra - August 19, 2010

Every writer could use

 a personal mantra.

***

What is yours?

Gift of Writing - August 18, 2010

Books allow us to share in the

lives and thoughts of others.

***

Writing books gives us the gift of

sharing ours lives and thoughts

with those in return.

Clearer Image - August 17, 2010

Traces of our past will continue

to reflect in who we are today,

yet we can decide to

make choices creating a clearer

image of ourselves right now.

Infinite Amounts of Energy - August 16, 2010

Be open to receiving infinite

amounts of energy

and more will be attracted

into your life.

Comfortable Alone - August 15, 2010

When you realize you can be comfortable alone,

you seldom feel lonely.

Play Your Heart Out - August 14, 2010

Play your heart out

Resinating Sounds - August 13, 2010

Listen for sounds you find

resinate within your soul

and surround yourself

in the depth of it on a regular basis.

Key To Contentment - August 12, 2010

What is your personal key

to contentment?

***

Maybe it is time you

discover it for yourself.

Perfidious Individuals - August 11, 2010

When you run across perfidious individuals

take a moment and send a kind

thought their way.

***

What they are really wanting is

love and acceptance.

86,400 Seconds - August 10, 2010

Each morning we awaken with

86,400 seconds

as a gift of life.

***

Once that time is gone it

cannot be replaced.

***

What can you best do with your time today?

Comfort Foods - August 9, 2010

Cook up one of your favorite

"comfort foods" today.

***

What will it be...???

Yin-Yang Energy - August 8, 2010

It is quite peaceful when the

Yin-Yang energy

behaves itself.

***

Appreciate it when it happens!

Do What I Can Today - August 7, 2010

Life is what happens

when we are busy making other plans

***

Today I must go with the flow

and just do what I can

with the best attitude possible

Listen to Oldies - August 6, 2010

Go back in time and listen to

some old favorites

Replace Fear with Faith - August 5, 2010

Rise above fear by replacing

it with faith that all is well

right at this moment.

Add Some Color - August 4, 2010

 Add some color to your life

in any way you find works for you

Fresh Fruit - August 3, 2010

Pick up some fresh fruit of summer

and make a big mess of it

Coffee and Oceanfront Views - August 2, 2010

Even better than a steaming cup of coffee

in the morning,

is savouring it with an oceanfront view.

***

Living in the desert, I must use my imagination

at the moment.

Coffee and a Book - August 1, 2010

Love can be found in a good cup of coffee

and a juicy book.

July Monthly Review - August 1, 2010

July was full of countless "first experiences"

and adventures galore.

***

Summer is so easy going for me...

even when staying relatively close to home.