Dear Reader:

Kate Wolfe-Jenson, in her latest blog, discussed the importance of realizing that the ‘days of our lives’ are finite and we don’t have the luxury of dismissing any of them as trivial, while waiting for something ‘big’ to happen.

The philosophy that “When this happens or that happens” then I will get started with my life… leads us down a dead-end street that stops before we even get going. Our philosophy should be more in line with the children’s chant “Bum, bum, bum, here I come…ready or not?”

Jenson reminds us: “The truth is that you are enough. Right here. Right now. At this point on your journey. Whether it feels glorious or tentative or a mess. You-and it-are glorious examples of sacred thinking-feeling life. L’chaim” which means “love I am.”

“It is not so much what we do each day, but how we do it. It is up to us to rouse the feelings and notice the emotions attached to Gratitude, Forgiveness, Humility, Integrity, Compassion, Awe, and Connection!” Take time to pause and let these emotions sink deep inside us. 

Where so many of us go wrong is that we believe we have to do a certain something in order to feel a certain way. For example: If we want to feel awe, we might think we need to visit the Grand Canyon. In fact, if we slow down and pay close attention to the pine cone sitting on our desk, we can feel awestruck- the structure of it, the gradations of color, the clever functionality…Awesome!

If we discover we are not spending our days in a way that invites sacred emotions, the secret is to follow our energy. What makes our heart sing? Start with the smallest meaningful increment.” 

*For me writing gives meaning to my life. I find that I go over my self-imposed time allotment most days while writing the blog. I am not ready to quit…because by adding writing to my daily life…I am ensuring my soul  that my day has purpose, big or small.

So until tomorrow…Take time to listen to what your heart tells you to do…and then do it! Fall in love with your life!

“Today is my favorite day”  Winnie the Pooh

*Yesterday I was off with Kaitlyn and her former roommate and friend, Bristol. The seamstress is closing in on the last adjustments to Kaitlyn’s wedding dress. Just beautiful.

Sorry I can’t share this with you but, obviously, it would give away the entire surprise. But we did all have fun and ended up on the top deck of the Restoration Boutique Hotel downtown.

I just love hanging out with young people…they always know the “coolest” places to hang! I took several snapshots of Charleston from the deck…just glorious! How lucky we are to live in this area!!!!

While Mollie is gone this weekend Walsh is holding down the fort  – Mandy told him to bring the boys and hang out at their house yesterday afternoon! They had a neighborhood egg hunt going on. Somehow Walsh found a ‘john’ instead of an egg! The night before, Friday night,  he took the boys to the River Dogs game!

While Rutledge was looking for a misplaced toy truck he won at the egg hunt…  the rest of the cousins were happily packed in together!