Sweet Dreams

May your nights and days be peaceful and kind

May lessons be gentle, valued and

as the heavens deem appropropriate

May your laughter, 

light and love 

never be too far away

May your smile be just below the surface and

May all your sweet dreams come true

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Great Gifts

Great gifts abound in the slightest way, simple, gifts to amazing make me think how blessed one can be. How sad not everyone can say they feel blessed with gifts not small or big, simply absent. If only no one suffered or cuased suffering. If only everyone, everywhere could feel safe, cared for, loved and acknowledged.  I pray and send heartfelt hope and faith for blessings of peace and comfort, respite from lifes unfairness. I pray the hurting can heal and find a place in the world where things make sense and reality is not so cruel, ugly and unforgiving. 

I pray with gratitude for miracles and messages of a spiritual nature, mysterious and marvelous enough to make you wonder how we could ever question whispers from heaven, from sacred and holy places we all have access to.

The sign from earth as the heavens whirled by, read; 

Great gifts or small are appreciated, every little bit helps. 

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One Day

Really not too much to ask of the inhabitants of this world in all of it's fragil, resiliant, vulnerable, vast, microscopic existence in the seemingly infinitesimal universe. 

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DREAMS

Following the direction of our dreams and hopes is not always easy to figure out. It seems simple enough, just make it happen. Sometimes the call is clear and we navigate our way smoothly and directly toward a place or places we need to be with minimul obstacles to hinder our way. Other times the road is long, rocky, steep and unforgiving. Challenges seem unsurmountable and we want to stop trying to be or do our best.

In the moments of hesitation and doubt we search for something beyond earthly oppression and not so obvious, something greater more powerful than what the world offers. The heart and soul senses and responds with humble gratitude and at that moment peace takes over. The correct approach to troubles are revealed and we are once again renewed by the direction the great spirit takes us while in control of things that once seemed so out of reach. 

To keep trying, beleiving in ourselves and the possibilities, the opportunities to cease the day or the problem ajour is the best route to take and the most effective way to move forward, through it, up over and around the negative forces that would have us turn back on our sweet dreams that are eager to unfold no matter how grand or small. Whatever taps into a funny bone or tugs on the heartstrings or makes you happy everytime it pops into your head, these are things to pay attention to and pursue as answers to questions are discovered and steps are taken to live the best days of your life.

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Feathers

The saying; It's easy to be an angel when no one ruffles your feathers, holds true. When things are going well we find it easy to bring our best forward. It is when we are tested by a situation however small, insignificant or large seemingly unsurmountable that we get salty in a hurry perhaps over react or react in such a way that would be best to take a step back, breathe and collect ourselves. 

If it were that simple though when we are unwillingly thrown into a den of hungry lions or a place or predicament we would rather not be in. Something dreadful, uneasy, awkward or uncomfortable prompts anxiety and immediately messes with our nervous system, consequently emotions get out of whack. Our responsibility is to get a grip, keep ourselves together and take hold of those flighty knee jerk reactions that are so predicatable in their ability to get the best of us perhaps turn us into something we are not truly right with. We are faced with a necessary reconnaissance of sorts it is time to check-in with ourselves and find a way to disengage from something that attempts to wreck havoc on us, starting from within. When we make our way toward peace we can then thrive rather than live with a bitter attitude and not merely exist to traverse through the obstacle courses of life waiting for something to go wrong. Why deny ourselves the freedom to live with an open heart and mind and be better and stronger and braver for the wear and tear? When we are challenged to extract something good from the follies and foibles it is at that point we can fine-tune ourselves, progress and evolve into a new and an improved person. 

Life is easier when we choose the kinder path of a peaceful existance, forgive when it would be easier to hold on to anger, resentment, disgust or disappointment. For our own mental health and well being we look for and hopefully find a happy medium over and through trying times and not look for problems and reasons to be annoyed. No doubt it is much better to consistently set ourselves up to navigate through the sharp edges and bumps on the road, through all the plucking and ruffling of feathers and find our way to smooth roads that lead to calm waters, peace and much less hassle.

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Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day Mom! 

Thank you for being such a good mother.  

You did the best you could and made many sacrifices in the name of your six children's happiness and health. 

Happy Mother's Day to someone special at once tender and tough, thoughtful, a solid citizen who represented the strength of a women faced with many challenges and odds against you. Thank you for being my mother and loving me to death. In heaven we celebrate with crystalline tears of joy as we wait for loved ones living out their days. I hope they realize we are still very much a part of their lives, memories, magic and mysteries that remain.

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Attitude of Gratitude

Life is simply more enjoyable when we savor each day. The abundance is often taken for granted, overlooked all together or trampled on as if the conviences we enjoy are infinite, available and on the ready to accommodate our every whim, need and want. 

To appreciate our conviences, options and countless resources might seem meaningless and insignificant yet it is to live with an open humble heart and mind on the ready to recieve even more blessings and incites more ways of being a beautiful blessing to others.  

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Mining For Riches

El Santuario de Chimayo nestled in the rolling valleys and hills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern central New Mexico is a port in the storm for many, a reflection of people seeking and finding a focal point where Faith can lead one to soft landings, any place but back to places of regret, trauma, tragedy, uncertainty and fear, instead to places and situations that become more manageable accompanied by a spiritual revival and adjusted attitude, a resolve to receive blessings, unravel complexities and untangle life's gnarly knots.

From quiet sanctuaries and shrines unassuming chapels, temples and churches of every denomination to cathedrals and mosques, private peaceful places near and far, forests and natural environments prestine still undisturbed scattered around the weary world.  To find comfort and consolation in the peace and quiet of the moment is a reprieve based on Hope and a humble open heart able to breathe and beat better. 

Stake your claim on the richness of simple blessings discovered in plain sight as a glimmer of light flickers or glistens brilliantly through the darkness. Many things unseen yet felt and available to the miners seeking true riches. The soul responds in kind with humility and gratitude as Grace gives rise to inspired ways of traversing through tough times toward the light and love.

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PEACE ☮ Seems Simple Enough

It seems simple enough to have peace in the world. The challenge is in the launch pad and how we fuel the spacecraft we carry though life. We know peace starts within, yet we are inclined to blame the world for our own turmoil. Unrest, however, is an inside job the restlessness and rest begin in one's head and heart. All the aches and pains every triumphant moment brightly lit as well as all the dimly lit tragedies linger in our innermost being, the memories of every good and bad experience puddle-up and sometimes spill over to other parts of our lives in kind ways and in crazy ways, in ways that make us grateful and happy or sadder more solemn for the wear and tear.

Emotional intelligence is a preferred mode of operation generally and renders a nice happy medium, sounds nice particularly when something or someone, a situation comes at us side-ways out of nowhere we are blindsided. The times that test us as a person with a sense of reason, fairness and goodness are challenging and force us to evolve into stronger folk.

A solid route to take, to traverse through muddy waters is a resolve to come at whatever, whoever, wherever we are from a tolerant, patient, peace-loving stance. The approach has been tried and tested through the ages and proved to be a most effective way to cultivate peace from within, in the name of supporting and manifesting peace externally. ☮ Peace to you

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X2

As a twin there was a natural reverberation of sorts, reactions and actions X2 with constant nearby echos. Growing up a twin absolutely included life experiences in tandem like sports, games, education, religious rites of passage, even a duplicate consensus on political ideology. Our sense of right and wrong was usually in sync although twin sister was often the risk taker, daring and outspoken. 

We shared common ground on many levels in the formative years then became more out of sync about things as we developed our own individuality and sense of autonomy. In the teenage years the subtle separation from experiencing life X2 as twins and each other's shadow, back-up, wingman fading away on many levels was quite the trip, some contempt as misunderstandings, personality changes and miscommunication evoked resentment and anger. It may have been subconscious anxiety as we loosened the twin-ties even though we were eager to explore the world individually. It was scary, exciting, uncertain and we had to learn how to go about life without a sidekick nearby so dear yet annoying, smart, funny, inspiring and loved. 

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