October 31, 2011- What’s Wrong?

I’m feeling a little grumpy day for a million and a half reasons.

I began to write and then to cook and then to do some yoga.

I remembered the last yoga class I went to and how this woman talked on and on about joy.   She looked so energized and thin and beautiful and well, joyful.

Beyond all of her external perfections, was what she chose to talk about and what came back to me today.   Rather than to say what’s wrong, why don’t we try to reverse things into a different form in that, what’s not wrong and therein find joy.

I came back to that today and focused on it.  I mentally began my list and within seconds realized that there is far more to be joyful about than to be grumpy.   And perhaps it is time I start to find that.

There is so much that is simply, not wrong.   On that is which I will focus.

~K

October 27, 2011 – Stardust…

 “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.  Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.  ~Alex Haley”

One of many special moments to be thankful for.

~K

October 24, 2011 – Friendship

Innocent and beautiful and true.

 

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.  - Thomas Aquinas

~K

October 23, 2011- Pumpkin Hunting

~K

October 22, 2011- Fall Family Fun

We had a family day… pumpkins, corn mazes, colorful trees, hayrides and play sets.   They jumped over hay bales and yelled ‘hee haw’.  

It was a perfect day.   And I have so many pictures to choose from.   Precious pictures of the two of them running through corn.  Lovely pictures of the group together smiling with pumpkins.   Awesome little fingers gripping pumpkin stems.   

I think instead, I’ll share this one.

A granddaughter and her Pop.   He’s tying her shoe.   She’s thinking of where she’ll run next.   She’s wiggling.  He’s concentrating.  She’s balancing.   He’s trying to go quickly.

And the caption, if you were there:

Watch my head there, honey.

Does that hurt, Poppy??

Well, I mean, yes, a little bit….

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A wonderful day.  Filled with many picture perfect moments and then there’s the others, --  just like this,--  the good stuff, that of which fills our lives.

~K

October 21, 2011- Moments

… with my boy.

… and my girl

… with my family.

… Friday nights together.

….laughing

….running

……learning

and then…..

….TEMPER TANTRUMS!!

… meltdowns.

…warm baths.

… goodnight kisses.

I want to be sure to be grateful for all of the moments.   Even the temper tantrums.   They remind me of where we are at just. this. moment.

And I don’t ever want to forget.

~K

October 19, 2011 – Friendship

“Oh, I’m alright.  Got a good old friend here with me tonight so I guess I’m doing alright…”

Many years ago, a young bride called her best friend to the bridal stage to share a dance with these lyrics.

Over a decade later, embracing all that life has given, I’m grateful for this good old friend and his presence in our lives.

Here he is playing hangman and building helicopters….

~K

On a crisp fall afternoon....

Squealing little girls in little brown vests are running through the courtyard. Piling in and out of the car, one after the other, excited for their meeting. They giggle and cartwheel, feet over hands, toothless smiles and matching outfits. I hear them sing and see their smiles. I'm happy to wait while they sing in a circle and talk of community and kindness and safety.

I sit and wait and remember my own brown vest and the cafeteria we would cartwheel through. Different locations, different times.... But still somehow just the same -- little girls, being little girls, - squealing happily in little brown vests.

Beautiful moments today.

- K

October 18, 2011- It’s Been Awhile…

so let’s go ahead and begin here….

Thoughts for today…

~K