Rain April 30, 2010

It’s pouring outside. Not quite a thunderstorm but raining. The clouds are grey, the sky is dark, the sun is somewhere hiding, even though it is, technically, daytime. Some would call it a gloomy day.

Not me. It looks FUN outside.

I have this itching burning urge to put on some rain boots and a poncho and just run out into the rain. To trample out into the puddles and splash with sheer abandon. To dance – just dance to the pitter patter of the rain drops on the rooftops – to the beat of the thunder, the swoosh of the wind, the rhythm of the gushes… just let my body go to the music. Tap tap in the puddles, splash splash in the water, get soaked in the fun, in the abandon, in the sheer freedom and liberty and let go of my inhibitions. Let the straightened tresses of my hair release their natural curliness with the water, let my makeup run slightly as the water hits my face, laugh out loud as the cold drops tickle me and my pants and shirt sleeves get wet…Let my cares wash away with the rain, down the street, into the gutters…

Laugh away all the cares in my life… if only for just a few minutes…

Today… despite the weather wherever you are… may love, light and tranquility rain down upon you and yours… 🙂

My Photography: Purple Berries April 29, 2010

Purple Berries

My Photography: Playing in the Rain April 27, 2010

I couldn’t help but capture the fun of my kids splashing in a huge puddle in their rain boots. I almost ran in myself… 🙂

Playing in the Rain

Good News: There’s Always Plenty April 22, 2010

I was trying to find articles with GOOD NEWS to share. Man, that is hard sometimes. The media loves to focus on negativity. It’s a real downer.  Yes, there are tragedies that stand out. Tragedies that break your heart, rip it to pieces, anger you to shreds… but there is so much more love and happiness out there that for some reason we as humans just don’t seem to focus on.

So I decided “You know what, dude?” I can think of plenty of good news, all on my own, to share with the world.”

All over the world today, there were tons and tons of healthy, beautiful bouncing babies born. New little souls to give more life to this wonderful planet. Parents and families were joyous and celebratory at this momentous addition to the clan.

All over the world, sick or terminal patients lived another day. They were given one more day with their loved ones, one more day to right their wrongs, tie up their loose ends, spend time with those they choose to, and enjoy each moment that they have. They are using each breath wisely and judiciously, appreciating it for the valuable treasure it truly is.

All over the globe, children laughed and played. That sound, that glorious sound of a child laughter, like the peal of bell, beautiful joyous contagious music, the most sincere of laughs and the most happy of giggles. The universal sound of happiness and freedom that requires not a common language  to be understood.

All over the earth, people hugged one another. Whether it was in triumph, in greeting, in love, in sympathy, in friendship, whatever the motivator, there were hugs. Gentle ones, tender ones, tiny ones, big bear ones… HUGS. Glorious, affectionate, loving hugs.

Everywhere, someone avoided a car accident. Better yet, someone survived some kind of accident. Or a fire. Or a tragedy.

Everywhere, people made up. A fight ended. A friendship rekindled. A relationship reunited. Peace was made.

Everywhere, someone’s life was saved. By EMS workers. By a stranger. By a doctor. By a mother or father. By a teacher. By a waiter or waitress. By an enemy. By the person least expected.

All over the planet today, someone smiled and it made someone smile back. It spread like wildfire. From him to her to her to him. Some because they enjoyed it, some because they were confused, some because they just felt like it. But a smile is a smile and it’s contagious nonetheless. So smiles were bountiful all over the world.

What other wonderful news can you share?

My Photography: After the Rain

After the Rain

My Photography: Rose in the Rain April 21, 2010

Rose in the Rain

My Photography: Funky Flower April 18, 2010

Funky Flower

Quote to Share April 17, 2010

No man can hope to accomplish anything great in this world until he throws his whole soul, flings the force of his whole life, into it. It is not enough simply to have a general desire to accomplish something. There is but one way to do that; and that is, to try to be somebody with all the concentrated energy we can muster.

— Orison Sweet Marden

With a Smile April 16, 2010

I’ve been pretty quiet for a week. I apologize. I’ve had a cold and I’ve been tired. Not the best of excuses but at least nothing terrible. Just quiet and a bit on the busy side.

I wanted to thank the good people of the world. I truly mean that. Thank you, good people of the world.

The people that truly are good – that live their own lives every day with the intent to do good, with the intent to be a good soul, with the intent to bring good to the world. To do their own job the way it should be done, not with malice or mischief, but with kindness, compassion and a smile. Not to be a floor mat to walk over, but to be gentle and loving and to be a person worth respecting.

This week I’ve run into so many examples of that. Kind, good people that do jobs that most people associate with crummy people… jobs that you come to expect negativity from – but I’ve run into people behind those jobs that are truly good souls. People who radiate a kind and vibrant energy that reminds you good people DO exist.

So thank you good people of the world… for living life to the fullest capacity of your soul… and doing it with a smile.

XOXO

Did I Swallow It? April 8, 2010

My kindergartener recently got his first pair of loose teeth.  Last night as I was helping him make sure he brushed his teeth properly, I apparently brushed a little too enthusiastically and knocked a tooth out. 😦 OOPS!!!!! He insisted I did not but cried and said I hurt him and had a bloody mouth. 😦 BAD MOMMY!!!!! I immediately saw the visible space in his gums and knew it was gone so I made him spit out into the sink – but saw no tooth. We did it repeatedly and STILL found NO TOOTH. In all the commotion, it appears little man swallowed his own tiny little baby tooth, poor monkey. Oh my goodness, I felt like a toad.

Well, quick thinking mama that I can be at times, I immediately said “Man, that tooth fairy was FAST! She came and grabbed your tooth just like that – fast as lightning – and we didn’t even see her!” And he stopped sobbing and very pensively stared at the hole in his gums. He asked if she would come back to leave him his gift that night and I said “Of course, when you’re sleeping.” I gave him construction paper and markers to leave a note for her when she visited.

He wrote: “Tooth Fairy: Did you tak my tooth out or did I swolow it?” He also drew a boy holding a tooth and a mouth with a gap in the lower front teeth. He lovingly placed it under his pillow and fell asleep faster than ever to enable her visit.

❤ ❤ ❤

Of course the Tooth Fairy responded she grabbed it fast as lightning and left him the appropriate amount of compensation for such a precious first baby tooth.

On a side note, on warm nights, like last night, our son usually sleeps in a t-shirt and his boxer briefs. Last night, he insisted on his pajama pants. His reasoning: It was not proper for a girl like the Tooth Fairy to see him in his underwear. ❤  😀