The Friday Affirmation

“It’s a blessing to celebrate a birthday.” I still celebrate every year. I also remember that many people did not reach my age and I am indeed blessed with another year on this earth. Many of the people who live around me consider their lives a burden, but I continue to affinm “It’s a blessingContinue reading “The Friday Affirmation”

A Holiday Extra

Today I am doing the prep work for the Thanksgiving meal. The cranberry sauce is in the fridge and eggs are sitting in hot water on the stove waiting to be deviled. Earlier in the week I baked and dried cornbread for the dressing and sometime today will bake either a pumpkin pie or carmelContinue reading “A Holiday Extra”

Life is a celebration of love and consciousness

“Celebrate every day, every moment, every success and every failure. Life is a celebration of love and consciousness.”  ― Debasish Mridha MD

Every Day is a Good Day

“Every day is a good day. There is something to learn, care and celebrate.”  ― Amit Ray, Walking the Path of Compassion   So what does it mean to celebrate?  What does celebration look like? I believe celebration is a state of being, not just a party.  For me celebration is about acknowledging that life is good.Continue reading “Every Day is a Good Day”

When Women Were Birds

“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”  ― Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations onContinue reading “When Women Were Birds”