Day 7 of 31 - A Day to Reflect...

I was thinking about what it means 

to reflect, to be a reflection on 

someone. I actually consulted the 

dictionary for differing definitions. 

One that struck me was; to have a 

bearing or influence.


Being a grandmother, Nana, as my 

grandchildren lovingly refer to me,  

I want to be mindful of how I present

myself. Yet, I want my reflection 

to be true to the inner self.


My goal - to have my reflection show 

an unfailing, honest and true image 

of who I am inside. I may not win 

many friends. Those I gain will 

be true. 


Be good to yourselves!

Blessings!

Day 6 of 31 - Pull of the Moon

This is the wonderful view of the moon we here get to enjoy and share in Missoula, Montana. The photo was taken by John R Honsky and shared over the Internet news site. I woke to this site. I took  photo of the same view that just wasn't as good. 

Anyway, I wanted to write about how beautiful it was and how amazing the way the moon seemed to call and say wake up, come see me. I woke, went outside and spent time had salutations and a wonderful a start to promising day.

Have a wonderful hope filled day!  

Day 5 of 31 - What Really Matters??

Amid all the daily running, deadlines, obligations, and responsibilities one thing hit home to me ... in the big scheme of things what really matters???

  

 

Love the people in your lives fiercely, so there is no doubt how you feel...

                                       

 Notice the splendor around you and take the time to savor it... 

Enjoy your playtime with quality friends and activities... 

And most of all

       

Do what you love to do and the rest will follow... 

What I have learned is that it all comes down to this. It is in all these moments we've lived or let slip life by that matter. I plan on LIVING the rest of my life... how about you?

Day 4 of 31 - Can It Get Any Better?

Andi and I were spending some snuggle time together and she decided that it was okay for me to blog and her to play a video game.

We will probably later make some polymer clay beads later. She like to make beads with her Nana. We have fun crafting together. Here are some of her last pieces...

We have fun together and a special bond. Can it get any better than that?

Day 3 of 31 - Finding Whimsy in the Mundane

How many times have you started your day to find yourself not in your normal routine but instead what seems to be a magical realm instead? In my world it happens quite frequently. For example, I just met this woman the other day and she gave me the most perfect gift ever! She didn't know me but from our first meeting and graced me with this lovely raw Amethyst!




The next day, I am still in awe of the generosity of the gift of the rock made to me, I am oblivious to the fact that we have new flowers blooming as a result of the 'Indian Summer' we are enjoying. I was about to pull out all the dead growth and put the rest to bed for fall when I discovered this... I have been blessed with some friendly flowers to cheer my day as I pull the seed for next year.

Then as I was finishing up outside, the UPS driver pulls up with my kindle Fire! It came early, as a gift from my beloved to help me along my journey. It took these photos and will allow me to do some work when I cannot get to the laptop. He is good to me.

See magic and whimsy in the ordinary - it can be found! 

Be good to yourselves.
Blessings!

Day 2 of 31 - Setting the Tone

Today I wanted to just briefly share how my day was a simple put it out there get it back kind of day. It was actually amazingly wonderful! If only all days could go so well.

I woke up and decided to wish a friend a Magnificently Marvelous Monday and claimed the same blessing for myself, why not, right? 

So I went about my day being kind and polite, not too unusual... and others were actually being kind and polite to me too - that was kind of unusual. I went with it, gladly and gratefully, passing on more blessings!

My work seemed to go on better today without too much hassle too. Deals and bargains just came my way, and things that weren't supposed to ship for another week are now shipping this week now making my work able to get done sooner. Orders coming in, supplies to answer need, work space becoming available to handle the load, etc. this is how the day progressed.

Maybe it had nothing to do with my putting positive thoughts and energy into the universe first thing and continually throughout the day, but I would like to believe it did. Like maybe it just fed itself and grew, the nature of the beast kind of thing. Love and kindness begetting more of the same.

If only more days could go this way with more of us having days like this. Imagine it... Say thousands of us having stellar days like this and then improving days for others and then their days improving as well. It would just keep growing and cycling. 

Okay well I had my Magnificent Marvelous Monday. Dare I hope for a Terrific Tuesday?

Be good to yourselves. 

Blessings! 

Day 1 of 31 - 31 Day Post Challenge

In honor of freedom of speech I elected to partake of a challenge to blog for 31 days. It was supposed to be all of the month of October but my computer was having issues and wouldn't play nicely. At any rate, today is day one for me. I will give fair warning, I tend to shoot from the hip. I don't yield to bullying, so be fair warned. Any comments made by me are not and never are intended to offend, my intent is to write my thoughts and feelings with love. That being said let's move on... 

I have let my blogging go and was glad that this challenge arose and gave me opportunity to come back. Very few people know this or would guess this about me knowing me now. I was a victim of bullying. Pretty serious bullying, in all aspects of my life. the affects still haunt me today. I am a survivor and advocate. I absolutely will not tolerate bullying of any nature. 

I'd seen a dear friend and fellow blogger getting cyber bullied and just wasn't sure what to do about it other that to take a stand and blog with her and to blog boldly against bullies. Truth be told I was "that" kid, in grade school. The one that always got picked on. The one that got teased, shoved, belittled, verbally, emotionally, abused. At school, home, everywhere... it then followed me into my first marriage... I hate bullying.  I am so glad that there are programs now that teach kids and teachers to stand up against and how to respond to bullying. For example right here in Missoula, Montana I am proud to be able to interact with a nationally known program Bikers Against Bullies USA. The kids are glad to see the bikes roll in and the program is really helping not to just to educate but also to help lead people to resources if necessary for suicide prevention, crime victim advocacy and more. It truly was something to be on the open highway with over two hundred motorcyclists knowing we were all out there for the same reason. we all want to make a difference for the kids, for the world. we want to see an end to bullying. it was a sight I am sure to onlookers too to see a stream of that many motorcycles tooling down the roads together. All types: Harley, Indian, Triumph, Honda, BMW, Yamaha, Kawasaki, you name it if it had wheels and ran it was on the road and it was beautiful!

Here are a couple of photos of the last Bikers Against Bullies Charity Ride just last month. There were over two hundred riders that came out for the event. It was a beautiful ride and a fun filled event evening that followed. It was hosted by Grizzly Harley Davidson who also hosts the local Harley Owners Group (HOG) another group I am honored to be associated with. I am in awe with all the  many wonderful things this group of fine people do for their communities. 

Me and Hubby with our "Ice Blue" 2007 Harley Road King taking a Water Break

These are just a few of the many many bikes that came to show support for the event

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings!