It is true for all things...not just two souls

If you love someone, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours.  And if they don't they never were. 
-Kahil Gibran

There are times in ones journey, when online sites you visit, are a good fit.  There are other times, as you evolve and change, that the good fit...no longer fits like a glove.  So as the quote says, step back and if it is meant to be...you will return.

I am so empowered and there is no other option

I will NO LONGER live in the past, the what could, what should, what did, what didnt, what if, why, why not. What I will do is LIVE EACH DAY as though tomorrow will never come.

Once upon a time, I was into stockpiling groceries. This was a good idea, when the kids were younger, as there was four little mouths to feed. The years have passed, but now I only have one 19 year old, left at home.

I started writing this post, a couple of hours ago. What is above is the original post. I left it for a bit, not sure of the purpose or where I wanted it to go. A few hours and many thoughts later.

Let me go back to the first part of this post. My pantries are full. Full of what I don't even know, due to plain and simple; buying and not using. Monday night I made a salad. All the ingredients had been bought recently except, the salad dressing, which was in the fridge. That night I suffered a really bad stomach ache. I took a look at the dressing and it had expired in 2007. I have no idea, how long it had been sitting in the refrigerator.

So today I decided to pull everything out of one cabinet. A very narrow, but very deep one. Can after can, box after box of very expired food. I am not going to take the chance of getting anyone ill. So there was no other choice than to trash it. A couple of large size trash bags full. It made me sick. Not physically sick, but sick about the waste.

The ties that bind, my thoughts was todays post on the blog; Down To Earth. Reading Rhonda's post earlier, triggered a connection. My awareness to be exact. The wasted food just a symbol. Simply, I need to be more aware of the choices I make; in all aspects of my life.

For if I want to live a authentic life; I need to weave these gentle threads of awareness and intertwine them, into all that I am.

A gentle reminder to myself,

to...



and that...

Do not only look at the beauty...but also hear to the message

The day before last, I was walking to my car; to leave for work. It was a ordinary cloudy day, with a light rain falling. Overpowering this gloomy, dark cloudiness; was the bright, crystal clear sunshine. The sunshine overpowering the clouds; even though the sky was not clear. Down the street this exquisite rainbow, in the horizon.

What a metaphor for life.

That which teaches us...does not always come in a text book

It took a life altering illness, to finally understand that, the amount of wealth I have; is not measured by the material things I possess, but rather by the milestones I am blessed to witness.

One of life's lessons

To release ones self from outer clutter, is to no longer have inner turmoil. Instead of dreading, on all that has to get done and feeling overwhelmed, by the vastness of the mess; I am exhilarated at the thought, of what more I can do.

One of life's lessons

In order to have physical self acceptance, you must first have inner contentment.