“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.” ~ Buddha
Tag: hope
I Will…
I keep telling myself, and anyone else who’ll listen, that I don’t do New Year's Resolutions. All that does is set me up for failure. I’m hard enough on myself without adding more baggage to the situation. Instead of making a list of things I want to achieve that may be unattainable, I’m joining Aunt … Continue reading I Will…
With a little help from my friends…
Band Back Together, a community created by Aunt Becky of Mommy Wants Vodka fame, if you haven't already heard, is a safe haven for anyone needing support and comfort when faced with seemingly overwhelming struggles. Whether it's a personal conflict, or something you're facing as a caregiver, BB2G is a place where you can share … Continue reading With a little help from my friends…
Making sense of it all
“Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out” ~ Vaclav Havel
Try turning around
There's a light at each end of this tunnel, You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again If you'd only try turning around. ~ Anna Nalick, "Breathe." Wreck of the Day. Sony Music BMG, 2005. I try to learn from … Continue reading Try turning around
Haiku Friday – toward the light
Struggling to survive Reaching out of the shadows Stretch up toward the light Setting roots, grasping For a hand to hold, a home Built of hope and love Tearing down fences Burning bonfires of 'what-ifs' Phoenix from ashes Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL. *photo taken with iPhone4, post-effects created with Artista Haiku … Continue reading Haiku Friday – toward the light
Thin spiral notebook 